Re: disk destroyer, etc

From: Anton Ivanov (aivanov@eu.level3.net)
Date: Mon Jul 24 2000 - 04:54:19 EST


> On Mon, 24 Jul 2000, Taso Hatzi wrote:
> > Is this a problem for all brands of IDE drive?
> > If not, then which brands protect themselves?
>
> What about doing some tests, any volunteers :-)
>
> Or let's write some diagnostic tool:
> "
> [root@grill.now]# ./d2b
> brick-test: /dev/hda Model X FwRev Y: is vulnerable... :-)
> brick-test: /dev/hdc Model A FvRev B: is vulnerable... :-)

The research in order for this d2b to return accurate results would be rather
er... expensive...

So I would rather obey the spec and enforce obedience from apps to the maximum
extent possible. Especially if the drive that we attempt to disk2brick is
new...

[snip]

-- 
Anton R. Ivanov ARI2-RIPE
mailto:aivanov@sigsegv.cx
The excuse for delaying today's deliverables is:
heavy gravity fluctuation, move computer to floor rapidly


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