Resending an email from Nathan that he posted here almost 4 years ago. I used it on a few and afterwards, the system didn't even know any device was attached as I hadn't specified a starting block, it wiped block zero. It is the 'w' that writes. Without the w, it just verifies the blocks. +++++++++++ destroying hard drives (intentionally) Thursday, January 13, 2005 7:36 AM From: "Nathan England" Add sender to Contacts To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us -----Inline Attachment Follows----- If the hard drive still works, boot knoppix on the machine, then run 'badblocks -svvw /dev/hda1' or whatever the drive is. That will zero everything in the disk. I've not found a recovery utility yet that will find anything after that. nathan 73 Ed/ke7feg ....Now that Novemeber is here, April can wait! On 2/23/2007 the morse code requirement was dropped for getting a ham license. Now just pass the written exams which are on the web at arrl.org for questions and http://www.kb0mga.net/exams/ --- On Fri, 11/7/08, Josh Coffman wrote: > From: Josh Coffman > Subject: Disk wiping recommendations > To: "plug" > Date: Friday, November 7, 2008, 8:21 PM > Hi all, > > Could anyone please post recommendations on wiping data > off of a hard > drive? I'm getting rid of my old desktop and want to > make sure its clean > before the recipient gets it (not that they would have a > clue how to > retrieve data). It's just a precaution. > > Thanks, > -j > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss