Re: How to zero a failing disk drive before disposal?
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Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 07:59:42 UTC
In message <d093f0ac42c0bb9c05ce8559c35c56ec55301084.camel@riseup.net>, Ralf Mardorf <ralf-mardorf@riseup.net> wrote: >https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/229354/how-to-ignore-write-errors-while-zeroing-a-disk > >a "sdd" command is mentioned, wich seems to be provided by >https://sourceforge.net/projects/schilytools/files/ > >and it might be available for FreeBSD, >https://www.freshports.org/devel/schilybase . > >FWIW the Arch User repository provides schily-tools-sdd, but Arch Linux >doesn't provide a live media. Ubuntu and friends provide a live media, >but they don't provide schilytools, but it might build without issues on >an Ubuntu or so live media, >https://www.unixmen.com/install-schily-tools-on-linux/ . Thanks Ralf. I'll definitely give this a try if I can't get the SMART secure erase to complete.