smartmontools NEWS
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-$Id: NEWS 3979 2014-08-15 11:09:41Z samm2 $
+$Id: NEWS 4318 2016-05-07 11:18:20Z chrfranke $
The most up-to-date version of this file is:
http://sourceforge.net/p/smartmontools/code/HEAD/tree/trunk/smartmontools/NEWS
-- darwin: '-S' command implemented, '-l devstat' should work now
+Date 2016-05-07
+Summary: smartmontools release 6.5
+-----------------------------------------------------------
+- Experimental support for NVMe devices on FreeBSD, Linux and Windows.
+- smartctl '-i', '-c', '-H' and '-l error': NVMe support.
+- smartctl '-l nvmelog': New option for NVMe.
+- smartd.conf '-H', '-l error' and '-W': NVMe support.
+- Optional NVMe device scanning support on Linux and Windows.
+- configure option '--with-nvme-devicescan' to include NVMe in
+ default device scanning result.
+- Device scanning now allows to specify multiple '-d TYPE' options.
+- ATA: Added new POWER MODE values introduced in ATA ACS-2.
+- ATA: SCT commands are no longer issued if ATA Security is locked.
+- SCSI: LB provisioning improvements.
+- SCSI: Fixed GLTSD bit set/cleared info messages.
+- SCSI: Solid State media log page is no longer checked for tapes.
+- SCSI: Improved handling when no tape cartridge in drive.
+- SCSI: Workaround for buggy Seagate firmware.
+- SAT: Improved heuristics to detect bogus sense data from SAT layer.
+- smartd: Fixed crash on missing argument to '-s' directive.
+- update-smart-drivedb: Now uses HTTPS for download by default.
+- update-smart-drivedb: New options to select URL and download tool.
+- update-smart-drivedb: New download tool 'svn'.
+- configure option '--without-update-smart-drivedb' to disable
+ update-smart-drivedb script.
+- configure options '--disable-drivedb', '--enable-savestates',
+ '--enable-attributelog' and '--with-docdir' are no longer supported.
+- autoconf < 2.60 and automake < 1.10 are no longer supported.
+- Drive database file now also includes the DEFAULT setting
+ for each attribute.
+- HDD, SSD and USB additions to drive database.
+- Darwin: New support files for package installer.
+ New makefile target 'install-darwin' builds DMG image.
+- Solaris: Auto detection of SATA devices behind SAT layer.
+- Solaris SPARC: Legacy ATA support disabled by default.
+ New configure option '--with-solaris-sparc-ata' enables it.
+ File os_solaris_ata.s is no longer included in source tarball.
+- Windows: Auto detection of USB devices specified by drive letter.
+- Windows: Device scanning does no longer ignore unknown USB devices.
+- Windows: Prevent drive spin up by '-n standby' check.
+- Windows: New application manifests indicating Win 10 support.
+- Windows smartd: '-m [sys]msgbox' is no longer supported.
+- Windows installer: Defaults to 64-bit version on 64-bit Windows.
+- Various code changes suggested by Clang Static Analyser and Cppcheck.
+
+Date 2015-06-04
+Summary: smartmontools release 6.4
+-----------------------------------------------------------
+- Device type '-d usbprolific' for Prolific PL2571/277x USB bridges.
+- SAT: Support for ATA registers returned in fixed format sense data.
+- smartctl '-i' and '--identify': ATA ACS-4 and SATA 3.2 enhancements.
+- smartctl '-l xerror': Support for logs with more than 255 pages.
+- smartctl '-l devstat': Prints ACS-3 DSN flags.
+- smartctl '-l devstat': Read via SMART command if GP log is not
+ available.
+- smartctl '-l scttempsts': Prints SCT SMART STATUS (ACS-4) and
+ vendor specific SCT bytes.
+- configure option '--with-systemdenvfile=auto' as new default.
+- configure options '--disable-drivedb', '--enable-savestates'
+ and '--enable-attributelog' are deprecated.
+- Corresponding '--with-*' options are enhanced accordingly.
+- Configure option '--with-docdir' is deprecated.
+- autoconf < 2.60 and automake < 1.10 are deprecated.
+ (all of the above still work but a warning is printed if used)
+- HDD, SSD and USB additions to drive database.
+- Linux: AACRAID fixes, SMART STATUS should work now.
+- Linux: '/dev/megaraid_sas_ioctl_node' fd leak fix.
+- Darwin: '-S' command implemented, '-l devstat' should work now.
+- Cygwin: Compile fix.
+- Windows: Device type '-d aacraid' for AACRAID controllers.
+- Windows: SAT autodetection based on IOCTL_STORAGE_QUERY_PROPERTY.
+- Windows installer: Fix possible loss of user PATH environment variable.
Date 2014-07-26
Summary: smartmontools release 6.3
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