Xander
Banned
- Reaction score
- 66
- Location
- Niagara region, Ontario
I'm looking to incorporate it into my standard D7 routine. It would seem that smartctl is the main file and gsmartcontrol is just the gui.
smartctl.exe -t short -C d:*
smartctl.exe -l selftest d:
When I run the first line on my C: drive (SSD), it waits for the test to finish, but not when I run it on my D: (regular HD), it says it's running it in the background and returns to the prompt. That's not desirable as D7 would then assume it's just plain finished.
If I try to combine them, (smartctl.exe -t short -C -l selftest d:), it says there's no log available and then queues the test in the background, immediately returning to the dos prompt.
I could put two entries in the list, the first for the test and the second for the log. If I put a few things in between them, that would guarantee that the test would have time to run. This is my best plan currently unless someone has a great idea.
Of course, if anybody really knows what they're doing here, I don't mind being made to look like an idiot for the sake of getting it done right
*manual says I can do /dev/ with sda/pd1/driveletter. Since the sd/pd part seems to vary by machine, it seemed best to stick to what is always the root drive.
smartctl.exe -t short -C d:*
smartctl.exe -l selftest d:
When I run the first line on my C: drive (SSD), it waits for the test to finish, but not when I run it on my D: (regular HD), it says it's running it in the background and returns to the prompt. That's not desirable as D7 would then assume it's just plain finished.
If I try to combine them, (smartctl.exe -t short -C -l selftest d:), it says there's no log available and then queues the test in the background, immediately returning to the dos prompt.
I could put two entries in the list, the first for the test and the second for the log. If I put a few things in between them, that would guarantee that the test would have time to run. This is my best plan currently unless someone has a great idea.
Of course, if anybody really knows what they're doing here, I don't mind being made to look like an idiot for the sake of getting it done right
*manual says I can do /dev/ with sda/pd1/driveletter. Since the sd/pd part seems to vary by machine, it seemed best to stick to what is always the root drive.
