NEWS

smartmontools NEWS
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CVS ID: $Id: NEWS,v 1.32 2006/12/20 20:39:25 chrfranke Exp $

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Date 2006-12-20
Summary: smartmontools release 5.37 (UNSTABLE/EXPERIMENTAL)
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This is an unstable/experimental release of smartmontools.
It includes:

- Many additions to the table of known drives
- SAT (SCSI/ATA Translation) support
- SCSI background scan results log
- smartd -W directive for temperature tracking and warning
- smartctl -n option to check power state
- improved smartd power state logging
- CCISS support under Linux
- HighPoint RocketRAID support under Linux
- 3ware RAID support under Windows
- SPT interface for SCSI devices under Windows
- ATA selective self test under Windows XP/2003
- NSIS installer support for Windows version
- Started move from C to C++
- Various other improvements


Date 2006-04-12
Summary: smartmontools release 5.36 (STABLE)
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This is a stable smartmontools release.  The 5.34 version
described just below was never officially released because
Bruce Allen decided to wait until Linux support for
accessing SATA devices through libata was in the official
kernel.org sources.  Changes include:

- Win 2000/XP:ability to cancel drive self-tests
- Additions to the table of known drives
- FreeBSD support for 3ware char device interface and
  multiple 3ware cards
- Various cygwin improvements for running as service
- Works 'out of the box' with Linux SATA libata
- smartd option added to list test schedules
- smartctl option added to list part of drive database
- various improvements for SCSI disks and logs


Date 2005-04-19
Summary: smartmontools release 5.34 (STABLE)
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This is a stable smartmontools release.  It includes:
- OS/2 and eComStation support
All Platforms:
 - Printing of drive family info
 - SCSI disks: output size of grown defect list
 - Added info about drive family to 'smartctl -i' output.
 - Added option ',q' for smartd '-n' directive to suppress
   'skipping checks' message which may spin up laptop disk.
 - Added message if smartd '-n' check power mode spins up disk.
Cygwin and Windows:
 - Added info about Windows version and service pack to banner line.
 - Added support for smartd '-n' directive for Win2000/XP.
 - Added support for READ_LOG for WinNT4 also.
 - Fixed bug that prevents display of empty logs on Win2000/XP
 - Fixed use of cached smart enabled state in 'smartctl -i' output. 
Windows:
 - Fixed bug that prevents running smartd as service on WinNT4.