-pj composed on 2024-03-01 17:07 (UTC-0600):
=== START OF OFFLINE IMMEDIATE AND SELF-TEST SECTION === Sending command: "Execute SMART Extended self-test routine immediately in off-line mode". Drive command "Execute SMART Extended self-test routine immediately in off-line mode" successful. Testing has begun. Please wait 10 minutes for test to complete. Test will complete after Fri Mar 1 16:32:28 2024 CST Use smartctl -X to abort test. Thinkcentre-M57p:~>
I do not understand why this dumps back to prompt so quickly (in the Konsole instance). Ok, it is because "smartctl" sends the test off to the drives firmware. Is the "smartctl" application running?
What does it say that you don't understand? It tells you what to expect. When the wait time has expired, use smartctl to access the results.
I cannot see a process output by reviewing 'ps -aux' either. How can I see the test status?
You can't. Smartctl simply triggers the test *in/by* the drive's firmware. The operating system that runs smartctl isn't involved with the triggered process. -- Evolution as taught in public schools is, like religion, based on faith, not based on science. Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata