Messages in this thread | | | From | Robert Nicholson <> | Subject | Re: Does the linux kernel contain support for ATA Security feature set? | Date | Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:50:14 -0500 |
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So you're implying that it is possible to do a SECURE_ERASE using hdparm then.
I don't know why but HDDERASE tool requires legacy IDE mode.
On Apr 16, 2009, at 7:46 PM, Matthew Garrett wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 06:49:59PM -0500, Robert Nicholson wrote: >> So, I've got an X-25M that I want to securely erase and it turns out >> on a Mac I'm not going to be able to issue the command because it >> doesn't support legacy IDE mode from what I understand. So the idea >> of >> a any boot CD that I could boot and run a program that can issue a >> SECURE_ERASE (SE) to the drive is only applicable to PC's. > > Why is the lack of legacy IDE an issue? hdparm works fine with SATA > setups. > -- > Matthew Garrett | mjg59@srcf.ucam.org
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