2009/5/30 Patrick O'Callaghan <pocallaghan@xxxxxxxxx>: > On Fri, 2009-05-29 at 23:37 +0100, Sharpe, Sam J wrote: >> 2009/5/29 Jussi Lehtola <jussilehtola@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: >> > Quoting "Sharpe, Sam J" <sam.sharpe+lists.redhat@xxxxxxxxx>: >> >> >> >> 2009/5/29 Alan Cox <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: >> >>>> >> >>>> 'shred' is part of coreutils (i.e. installed by default). >> >>>> Doing something like >> >>>> >> >>>> shred /dev/sdX >> >>>> >> >>>> as root will write various bit patterns 25 times over the entire drive >> >>>> (see the man page for more options). >> >>> >> >>> Whoopeeedoo. Thats still not the correct way to erase a disk. >> >>> >> >>> Use security erase, that is why it is there. >> >> >> >> I use a hammer, because it wins over all other solutions on both ease >> >> of use and catharsis. >> > >> > For laptop (1.8" and 2.5") disks, sure. A couple of good bangs and you have >> > yourself a maraca. >> > >> > I haven't so far been able to destroy 3.5" disks with a hammer, as the >> > enclosure is quite durable. A sledgehammer would probably do the trick. Or, >> > you can open up the hard drive and smash the magnetic disks. >> >> I use some of the undocumented options to /usr/sbin/hammer that are >> relevant to larger disks: >> >> hammer --unscrewfirst|-u >> disassemble the drive using a tork wrench first before smashing >> the platters >> hammer --force|-f >> use more force with the hammer >> >> NOTE: use of -u and -f together is discouraged unless wearing suitable >> protective equipment. > > You're forgetting the -v (verbose) option: > > # hammer -v /dev/sda > bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang > bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang > bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang > bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang > bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang I was trying to be funny. You succeeded. Well done Sir! -- Sam -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
