> > But really.. isn't "hdparm --security-erase NULL /dev/sdX" good enough ??? > This thread seems to have died off. If there is a real problem, I hope it picks back up. Mark, as to your question the few times I've tried that the bios on the test machine blocked the command. So it may have some specific utility, but it's a not a generic solution in my mind. Greg -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxx For more info on Linux MM, see: http://www.linux-mm.org/ . Don't email: <a href=mailto:"dont@xxxxxxxxx";> email@xxxxxxxxx </a>