On Sun, 2008-04-13 at 20:10 -0500, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: > Anne Wilson wrote: > > I need to wipe some floppies before disposal. I have a usb LS-120 drive that > > I used to be able to use with linux, but it looks as though the drivers may > > no longer be in the kernel - it is of the vitage of zip drives. Or maybe I > > just need some extra packages installed? Can anyone help me get this working > > again? > > > > Anne > > > If you have a large quantity of the disks, consider using a bulk > tape eraser, if you have one, or a magnet if you do not. It is much > faster, and does a better job. The erase heads on a disk drive are > not as wide as the write head, so you leave recoverable data behind. > (Something about not damaging adjacent tracks.) > > Mikkel And if you're really paranoid, take the disks outside, place them on the ground, point a lit propane torch at them. Crispy critters in no time at all :) Fred
