On 04/03 02:11, Harry Putnam wrote:
> I probably should know this, but off the top of my head I don't
> remember ever running into anything like this.
>
> I'd like to do what ever is done to set a used disk back to the
> state it was in when new... Not sure what that state is, but at least
> no evidence of boot manager or fs having been installed.
>
> This if for something I'm doing on OS openindiana (a solaris offshoot)
> and the disks are for that OS.
>
> The solaris milieu is somewhat behind linux in development of tools at
> least in my opinion. That is why I'm asking here.
>
> I am a gentoo user as well, but expect I may have to boot the solaris
> host with one or another linux boot ISO in order to have the tools
> required.
>
>
Hi,
if I understand you correctly: You want the opposite of "Total Recall"
for your harddisk...You want "to remember nothing...ignorance is
bliss" (The Matrix) in case of your harddisk.
I would suggest to
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/<yourharddiskdevice>
but!:
Vor example, your drive shows up as:
/dev/sdb
/dev/sdb1
/dev/sdb2
/dev/sdb3
you have to choose the raw device: /dev/sdb
(may be the partitions will not show up).
YOU CAN SHOOT YOUR OWN FEET-WARNING!
Be very careful here! You are acting as root here,
and choosing the wrong device will wipe the wrong
disk instantly.
Good luck!
Cheers
Meino
PS: I will not take any responsibility for
any command, which is not submitted by my own
hand -- and even then I will be unsure ;)
