linux-kernel - Re: Does the linux kernel contain support for ATA Security feature set?

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Date:	Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:50:14 -0500
From:	Robert Nicholson <robert.nicholson@...il.com>
To:	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Does the linux kernel contain support for ATA Security feature set?

So you're implying that it is possible to do a SECURE_ERASE using  
hdparm then.

I don't know why but HDDERASE tool requires legacy IDE mode.

On Apr 16, 2009, at 7:46 PM, Matthew Garrett wrote:

> On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 06:49:59PM -0500, Robert Nicholson wrote:
>> So, I've got an X-25M that I want to securely erase and it turns out
>> on a Mac I'm not going to be able to issue the command because it
>> doesn't support legacy IDE mode from what I understand. So the idea  
>> of
>> a any boot CD that I could boot and run a program that can issue a
>> SECURE_ERASE (SE) to the drive is only applicable to PC's.
>
> Why is the lack of legacy IDE an issue? hdparm works fine with SATA
> setups.
> -- 
> Matthew Garrett | mjg59@...f.ucam.org

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