Re: how to install stretch securely
On 12/12/17 13:22, Long Wind wrote:
I haven't been able to find "manufacturers utility"and I don't have stretch CD
Using hdparm from a live CD to perform an ATA Secure Erase should
eradicate any malicious content from the drive:
https://ata.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/ATA_Secure_Erase
This is the quickest way of deleting everything on a drive (short of
destroying it).
Last time I checked, Debian Live images do not contain hdparm (and I
have complained about it), but many other distributions do.
One important trick is that many motherboards freeze the disk on boot
and thus prevent ATA Secure Erase. My solution is to suspend/resume
which has unfrozen every combination of motherboard and drive that I
have tried. If you booted from a live disk, you may need to know the
password to unlock after resume.
What makes you think that your computer might have a virus?
Kind regards,
--
Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben@transient.nz>
Director
Transient Software Limited <https://transient.nz/>
New Zealand
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