[Gllug] Wanted - small (20, 30,

[Chris Bell]

On Mon 16 Nov, Peter Corlett wrote:
> 

> 
> For wiping and testing, you'd be better off using DBAN:
> 
> http://sourceforge.net/projects/dban/
> 
> I see that there's some bitching on that page about the current  
> version not working right, so here's an earlier version that works for  
> me if you're also having problems with the new version:
> 
> http://abuse.mooli.org.uk/dban-1.0.7_i386.iso
> 
> 

   Better than a test that does a write + read to the whole disc using a
sequence of four different patterns? That does take a long time, but it is
thorough, it can cope with coding systems such as NRZ, and I can just leave
it running somewhere out of the way for as long as it takes.

-- 
Chris Bell www.chrisbell.org.uk (was www.overview.demon.co.uk)
Microsoft sells you Windows ... Linux gives you the whole house.

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