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From: Mark Lord <lkml@rtr.ca>
To: Daniel J Blueman <daniel.blueman@gmail.com>
Cc: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org, Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>
Subject: Re: hdparm "unknown 206[12]" features and security...
Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2008 09:44:10 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4784DDBA.5060505@rtr.ca> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <6278d2220801090317g5afda292qd1a8e1a9a802a651@mail.gmail.com>

Daniel J Blueman wrote:
> Hi Mark,
> 
> I was looking at the features on a new 320GB 2.5" SATA2 disk and
> finding the current hdparm 7.7 doesn't recognise a couple of features
> [1]. I dumped the raw identify data [2], if it is of use.
> 
> Also, do you know what tools to use to set a drive password and unlock
> the drive at boot-time, equivalent to what various laptop BIOSes
> allow.
..

   hdparm --security-help

That code worked for me when I tested it here (libata only!!),
but it has not been widely tested/used by others.

..
>            *    SCT Data Tables (AC5)
>                 unknown 206[12]
>                 unknown 206[13]
..

Thanks.  I'll double-check the latest ATA draft spec again,
but those bits are/were defined as "vendor specific" when I
last checked.

Cheers

      reply	other threads:[~2008-01-09 14:44 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 2+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-01-09 11:17 hdparm "unknown 206[12]" features and security Daniel J Blueman
2008-01-09 14:44 ` Mark Lord [this message]

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