Re: [6.2/Windows] Short self-test routine: "Function not implemented"

Gilles wrote:

> I just installed Smartmontools on Windows 7 through Smartmontools-win
> (www.netpower.fr) and am learning about how to use Smartmontools.
>
> I opened a DOS box with Admin rights, but apparently, smartclt.exe
> won't run the short self-test:
>
> ...
> =================
> c:\Program Files\smartmontools for Windows\bin>smartctl -t short
> /dev/sda
> smartctl 6.2 2013-07-26 r3841 [i686-w64-mingw32-win7-sp1] (sf-6.2-1)
> Copyright (C) 2002-13, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke,
> www.smartmontools.org
>
> === START OF OFFLINE IMMEDIATE AND SELF-TEST SECTION ===
> Sending command: "Execute SMART Short self-test routine immediately in
> off-line mode".
> Command "Execute SMART Short self-test routine immediately in off-line
> mode" failed: Function not implemented
>

The Windows driver of the (which?) SATA controller does not implement 
IOCTL_ATA_PASS_THROUGH or predecessors.

Try "smartctl -r ioctl,2 -t short /dev/sda" for debug output.

Thanks,
Christian


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