ataprint.cpp: add suggestion when 'Read Device Identity failed: xxx' error generated to look at --device-type=TYPE variants

git-svn-id: http://svn.code.sf.net/p/smartmontools/code/trunk@5336 4ea69e1a-61f1-4043-bf83-b5c94c648137

smartmontools/ChangeLog

@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 $Id$
 
+2022-02-26  Douglas Gilbert  <dgilbert@interlog.com>
+
+	ataprint.cpp: add suggestion when 'Read Device Identity
+	failed: xxx' error generated to look at
+	--device-type=TYPE variants. May help with USB-C connected
+	NVMe enclosures (e.g. with M-2 modules inside)
+
 2022-02-26  Christian Franke  <franke@computer.org>
 
 	configure.ac: Print 'deprecated' warning for '--with-signal-func'.

smartmontools/ataprint.cpp

@@ -3480,6 +3480,8 @@ int ataPrintMain (ata_device * device, const ata_print_options & options)
   if (retid < 0) {
     pout("Read Device Identity failed: %s\n\n",
          (device->get_errno() ? device->get_errmsg() : "Unknown error"));
+    pout("If this is a USB connected device, look at the various "
+         "--device=TYPE variants\n");
     failuretest(MANDATORY_CMD, returnval|=FAILID);
   }
   else if (!nonempty(&drive, sizeof(drive))) {