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Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 17:13:19 -0400
From: Mark Shields <laebshade@gmail.com>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Good command for wiping a hard drive?
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Forgot to credit my source:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php?s=3D&postid=3D184877=
0

That post also mentions a Helix livecd that comes with the dlcfdd program I
mentioned.

On 9/30/05, Mark Shields <laebshade@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Deleting and recreating new, different partitions isn't enough, as the ra=
w
> data is still there. I would use /dev/urandom combined /bin/dd. Never don=
e
> this before, but *should* work. Boot from the gentoo livecd (or some othe=
r
> livecd that provides a full working linux environment), type dd
> if=3D/dev/urandom of=3D/dev/hda conv=3Dnotrunc . Run that about 10 times =
(you do
> want it securely erased right?) or however many times you feel is necessa=
ry.
> Use dlcfdd instead of dd if you can, as with an extra CLI option
> (sizeprobe=3Dof) you can get a progress bar.
>
> On 9/30/05, Mark Knecht <markknecht@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> > Sold my laptop on Ebay. It was dual boot Gentoo/XP Pro and had
> > financial data on it. I'd like to pretty securely wipe the drive
> > before shipping. I've already deleted all 10 partitions and written
> > new partitions on which are different sizes and different file
> > systems. What simple command can Ido to write data to the whole drive?
> >
> > After doing this I will be deleting all partitions again and
> > running the XP reinstall disk from Compaq so that the new buyer gets a
> > machine more or less ready for him to work. (I offered to set him up
> > with Gentoo but he didn't byte.) ;-)
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Mark
> >
> > --
> > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> - Mark Shields




--
- Mark Shields

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Forgot to credit my source:&nbsp; <a href=3D"http://www.linuxquestions.org/=
questions/showthread.php?s=3D&amp;postid=3D1848770">http://www.linuxquestio=
ns.org/questions/showthread.php?s=3D&amp;postid=3D1848770</a><br>
<br>
That post also mentions a Helix livecd that comes with the dlcfdd program I=
 mentioned.<br><br><div><span class=3D"gmail_quote">On 9/30/05, <b class=3D=
"gmail_sendername">Mark Shields</b> &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:laebshade@gmail.c=
om">
laebshade@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:</span><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" =
style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8=
ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Deleting and recreating new, different partitions i=
sn't enough, as the
raw data is still there.&nbsp; I would use /dev/urandom combined
/bin/dd.&nbsp; Never done this before, but *should* work.&nbsp; Boot
from the gentoo livecd (or some other livecd that provides a full
working linux environment), type dd if=3D/dev/urandom of=3D/dev/hda
conv=3Dnotrunc .&nbsp; Run that about 10 times (you do want it securely
erased right?) or however many times you feel is necessary.&nbsp; Use
dlcfdd instead of dd if you can, as with an extra CLI option
(sizeprobe=3Dof) you can get a progress bar.<br><br><div><span class=3D"q">=
<span class=3D"gmail_quote">On 9/30/05, <b class=3D"gmail_sendername">Mark =
Knecht</b> &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:markknecht@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank" on=
click=3D"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
markknecht@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:</span>
</span><div><span class=3D"e" id=3D"q_106a8df87c2a39c9_2"><blockquote class=
=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin=
: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Hi,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; Sold my laptop=
 on Ebay. It was dual boot Gentoo/XP Pro and had
<br>financial data on it. I'd like to pretty securely wipe the drive
<br>before shipping. I've already deleted all 10 partitions and written<br>=
new partitions on which are different sizes and different file<br>systems. =
What simple command can Ido to write data to the whole drive?<br><br>&nbsp;=
&nbsp; After doing this I will be deleting all partitions again and
<br>running the XP reinstall disk from Compaq so that the new buyer gets a<=
br>machine more or less ready for him to work. (I offered to set him up<br>=
with Gentoo but he didn't byte.) ;-)<br><br>Cheers,<br>Mark<br><br>--<br>

<a href=3D"mailto:gentoo-user@gentoo.org" target=3D"_blank" onclick=3D"retu=
rn top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">gentoo-user@gentoo.org</a> mailin=
g list<br><br></blockquote></span></div></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- =
<br>
<span class=3D"sg">- Mark Shields

</span></blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br>- Mark Shields

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