[smartmontools-support] Seagate Expansion 2TB

[Nathan Stratton Treadway]

On Thu, Oct 24, 2019 at 11:03:10 -0300, Paulo Flabiano Smorigo wrote:
> $ sudo smartctl -t long /dev/sdb -d sat
> ...
> Read Device Identity failed: scsi error unsupported field in scsi command
> A mandatory SMART command failed: exiting. To continue, add one or
> more '-T permissive' options.
> 
> How can I fix it? Any help is appreciated!

What operating system distribution and kernel version are you using (and
what version of of smartctl)?

If some version of linux, is the device being detected in UAS mode? 
(i.e. what does "lsusb -t" report for that particular device?)

						Nathan

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