XPost: alt.os.linux.mageia, comp.sys.raspberry-pi   
   From: unruh@invalid.ca   
      
   Tried it on a system with and external drive inside a usb converter, and   
   the systemctl command simply hangs. ^C cannot free it, but   
   sudo killall hddetemp   
   did kill it.   
      
      
   On 2022-09-17, Markus Robert Kessler  wrote:   
   > Hi everyone,   
   >   
   > maybe this info is helpful for someone:   
   >   
   > With "hddtemp" there's a tool out, capable of monitoring harddisks'   
   > temperature. This may help to prevent them from heat death.   
   >   
   > Unfortunately, hddtemp (every version I know of) can only access internal   
   > drives. External ones can not be read. Don't know why.   
   >   
   > So, I developed a little workaround and called it hddetemp (e for   
   > external, also). It is now also tested under Raspbian OS.   
   >   
   > Here you see the difference:   
   >   
   > [542 root@rpi-inst /]# hddtemp /dev/sda   
   > /dev/sda: Generic External: S.M.A.R.T. not available   
   >   
   > [543 root@rpi-inst /]# hddetemp /dev/sda   
   > /dev/sda: Hitachi HTS545016B9A300:      25 (Min/Max 16/43)°C   
   >   
   > If you find this helpful, you can get it from here:   
   >   
   >     https://www.dipl-ing-kessler.de/developer/freigabe/hddetemp   
   >   
   > Best regards,   
   >   
   > Markus   
   >   
   >   
      
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