[nflug] After many, many google searches, I have to admit defeat and ask for help...

[Sam Stern]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: nflug-bounces at nflug.org [mailto:nflug-bounces at nflug.org] On Behalf
> Of Brad Bartram
> Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 12:36 PM
> To: nflug at nflug.org
> Subject: [nflug] After many, many google searches, I have to admit defeat
> and ask for help...
> 
> Hey guys (and girls);
> 
> I'm looking for a utility that will run under linux.  Preferably command-
> line, rather than GUI.
> 
> I need a utility that will wipe a partition, of my choosing, of all data
> to DoD spec.
> 
> Here are my limitations -
> 
>   as I said, it has to be a standalone utility or some obscure option to
> an existing utility
>   it has to be to a verifiable specification - i.e., write with 0, then
> with 1, then with FF and repeat several times (DoD spec)
> 
> I've looked high and low and can find windows utilities from now until
> next week that do what I need but I'm having a beast of a time finding a
> utility in linux that doesn't want to do an automated thrashing of my
> entire system on boot or anything I don't want.
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Brad
> 

Hi Brad,

The tool I use when I must use a validated wipeing method is:

<http://www.jetico.com/bcwipe3.htm>
or
<http://wipe.sourceforge.net/>

When evaluating options make a point of only using tools that account for
the ide write cache and other newer features that can render wiping
ineffective.

Sam S.