FreeBSD: how to read serial # from HD?

**teksonline** · 10-22-2006, 03:13 PM

serial number or model number?

check /var/run/dmesg.boot

**rowan** · 10-22-2006, 03:35 PM

Serial number. I've already seen the model number at boot

**teksonline** · 10-22-2006, 03:43 PM

well start thinking, what would be the serial number, generated at time of formatting a volume? and what tools do you have for that?

**PolySix** · 10-22-2006, 04:37 PM

You can use the smartctl utility to get the hard drive serial number.

It is part of smartmontools.

**rowan** · 10-22-2006, 04:42 PM

Originally posted by teksonline

well start thinking, what would be the serial number, generated at time of formatting a volume? and what tools do you have for that?

Uh... I just want the physical drive's serial number, nothing to do with formatting.

It's to check when it was manufactured.

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