dd works a lot better if you set the buffersize to higher than the default.
Ted >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Danny MacMillan >Sent: Monday, August 22, 2005 5:58 PM >To: Sebastian Pahlke >Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >Subject: Re: dd is so slow on my SCSI disc > > >Sebastian Pahlke wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> I'm trying to "clean" a disc before selling them: >> >> dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/da0 > >You may want to consider using /dev/random instead of, or in combination >with, /dev/zero. Zeroing out a disk isn't a significant barrier to >forensic analysis. > >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to >"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.14/79 - Release Date: >8/22/2005 > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.14/79 - Release Date: 8/22/2005 _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
