🧵 2/n

well, i did execute a dd-wipe before, via #PartedMagic (the "live" boot option that doesn't require more than 2gig of RAM)

…i just "took off, and nuked the whole place, from orbit"

it's "…the only way to be sure" 😅

Resetting my Dell/Wyse 3040 thin client, using the integrated tools.

I'm still not quite sure whether i should re-sell, or re-use it as a secondary #PiHole #DNS filter.

I've measured it at 6.5 Watts PEAK-ish, usually more like 3.5W, running #PartedMagic (using an SEM6000 smart plug)

8gig of storage, 2gig of ram, Atom x5-Z8350 quad-core

*sigh* it's 20 bucks on eBay, or another PiHole …anyone, Bueller, Bueller, Bueller? 😅

I haven't tried the restore process, yet. But I kinda love the #RescueZilla distro (a #CloneZilla GUI[?]) - it's less complicated than pure text mode. I might keep using this, instead of #PartedMagic. (PM still has the best GUI for SATA/ NVMe secure erase, though [afaik])

In the screenshot;
👉 htop on the right, showing 2.5gig LAN in action (via SSH)
👉 Github on the left, showing me in action, trying to be helpful

Please, for fox' sake, wipe your storage devices BEFORE you sell them!

I've just got a SATA M.2 SSD in the mail, with bloody Turkish lingo Windows 11 on it!

…for the giggles, i've booted it up on my test rig - that's how i know it was win11.

…just now, i've nuked its contents via #PartedMagic (S)ATA-Secure-Erase. Apparently, i'm its 1st "user" who ever ran a "long" SMART self-test on the thing. *sigh*
#privacy #security

…🧵 i wouldn't even have to "burn" a whole "drive-write" of the SSD, if i can get #PartedMagic to import my #ZFS pool (it's upgraded to the Ubuntu-23.10-CURRENT feature set).

Using #CloneZilla, in a backup-restore scenario, would only "burn" the currently allocated capacity worth of PE cycles on the SSD.

#NTFS is handled quite well, nowadays! CloneZilla wouldn't have to read/write the full length of the partition - it's smart like that, not even considering compression.

#shred Kommando zum löschen der Festplatte. Schon bei meinem #linux dabei. Wie praktisch! Mein Kumpel (Windows) hatte sich zum Platten-reinigen explizit #partedmagic runtergeladen.

Before going to bed, i booted the corrupted VM into #PartedMagic. xfs_repair has been printing dots ever since. I guess walking ~750 gix takes a while on a 4c/4t i3-9100F.

EDIT: it didn't finish when i woke up, so i aborted it. See thread below to learn what happened next.

#ActuLibre En vrac’ de fin de semaine à lire sur https://blog.fredericbezies-ep.fr/?p=21246 #Bandcampetcompagnie #Vrac'attitudes! #LeFondeurdeson #Informatique #Trucsdegeek #PartedMagic #bodhilinux #Libreries #NomadBSD #Culture #Musique #Tikkun #Guix

Parted Magic Switches to Xfce Desktop, It’s Now a Full 64-Bit System

https://9to5linux.com/parted-magic-switches-to-xfce-desktop-its-now-a-full-64-bit-system

#Linuxdistribution #rescuedistro #diskpartitioning #PartedMagic #systemrecovery

Parted Magic Distro Drops 32-Bit Support, Now Powered by Linux 5.8 and OverlayFS

https://9to5linux.com/parted-magic-distro-drops-32-bit-support-now-powered-by-linux-5-8-and-overlayfs

#diskpartitioning #diskcloning #PartedMagic

Bon ben voilà, je sais maintenant démarrer n'importe quelle distro #Linux sur #loRdi de l'ado : il faut et il suffit de dégager grub de la clé USB et installer syslinux comme bootloader à la place. C'est casse-couilles, mais avec ça je boote aussi bien #PartedMagic que #Manjaro par exemple...

Wopiting, j'ai réussi à booter #PartedMagic sur “loRdi” en construisant une clé PartedMagic FAT32 avec unetbootin PUIS en remplaçant tout son bootloader par le syslinux d'une clé Tails.
ET LÀ ÇA MARCHE ✌️ 👍 😄 https://mstdn.fr/media/JjDmzuh3bQBNToWvSNU

Si qqun a une astuce pour booter une clé USB #Linux sur #Lordi HP ProBook x360 11 G1 EE filé par la région Languedoc-Roussillon aux lycéens... Cette saloperie semble avoir un BIOS EFI verrouillé sur #Windows. C'est une honte. Secure boot désactivé (bien sûr) aucun bootloader de clé #PartedMagic 17/09, #Mint 18.3 ni #Manjaro 17.0.6 ne charge. Seul #rEFInd se charge (j'ai un petit espoir par son truchement...)