Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 6 Jan 2007 16:15:34 +0100 | From | "Kay Sievers" <> | Subject | Re: how to get serial_no from usb HD disk (HDIO_GET_IDENTITY ioctl, hdparm -i) |
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On 1/6/07, Greg KH <greg@kroah.com> wrote: > On Fri, Jan 05, 2007 at 12:27:34AM +0200, Yakov Lerner wrote: > > How can I get serial_no from usb-attached HD drive ? > > use the *_id programs that come with udev, they show you how to properly > do that.
Only "advanced" ATA-USB bridges will offer you the serial number the adapter reads from the disk on power-up. The usual id-tools will just work fine on theses bridges.
There is no way to reach that information with most of the cheap USB storage-adapters.
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