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sudo zypper install 'nvme-cli' -y && sync
sudo apt install 'nvme-cli' -y && sync
sudo dnf install 'hdparm' -y && sync

Suspend/Wake

  • Some motherboard firmware lock/freeze drives, and prevents some wipe commands from working
  • Unlocking drives can be done with a suspend and wake
  • :!: This applies to both SATA and NVMe drives
sync && systemctl suspend

lsblk

  • :!: Always check before running anything
  • :!: Assume nothing; all commands below are immediately destructive on the block device they're ran on
lsblk

EFI Variables

sudo rm -f '/sys/firmware/efi/efivars/'* || sync && sudo efibootmgr -v

Drive Wipe

nvme0

sudo blkdiscard --force --verbose '/dev/nvme0n1' && sync && sudo nvme format '/dev/nvme0' --reset --ses='1' --pil='0' --pi='0' --ms='0' && sudo rm -f '/sys/firmware/efi/efivars/'* || sync
sudo blkdiscard --force --verbose '/dev/nvme0n1' && sync
sudo nvme format '/dev/nvme0' --reset --ses='1' --pil='0' --pi='0' --ms='0' && sync
sudo wipefs --all --force '/dev/nvme0n1'

sda

sudo blkdiscard --force --verbose '/dev/sda' && sync && sudo hdparm --user-master u --security-set-pass 'x' '/dev/sda' && sudo hdparm --user-master u --security-erase 'x' '/dev/sda' && sudo hdparm --user-master u --security-set-pass 'x' '/dev/sda' && sudo hdparm --user-master u --security-erase-enhanced 'x' '/dev/sda' && sudo rm -f '/sys/firmware/efi/efivars/'* || sync
sudo blkdiscard --force --verbose '/dev/sda' && sync
sudo hdparm --user-master u --security-set-pass 'x' '/dev/sda' && sudo hdparm --user-master u --security-erase 'x' '/dev/sda' && sync
sudo hdparm --user-master u --security-set-pass 'x' '/dev/sda' && sudo hdparm --user-master u --security-erase-enhanced 'x' '/dev/sda' && sync
sudo wipefs --all --force '/dev/sda'

sdb

sudo blkdiscard --force --verbose '/dev/sdb' && sync && sudo hdparm --user-master u --security-set-pass 'x' '/dev/sdb' && sudo hdparm --user-master u --security-erase 'x' '/dev/sdb' && sudo hdparm --user-master u --security-set-pass 'x' '/dev/sdb' && sudo hdparm --user-master u --security-erase-enhanced 'x' '/dev/sdb' && sudo rm -f '/sys/firmware/efi/efivars/'* || sync
sudo blkdiscard --force --verbose '/dev/sdb' && sync
sudo hdparm --user-master u --security-set-pass 'x' '/dev/sdb' && sudo hdparm --user-master u --security-erase 'x' '/dev/sdb' && sync
sudo hdparm --user-master u --security-set-pass 'x' '/dev/sdb' && sudo hdparm --user-master u --security-erase-enhanced 'x' '/dev/sdb' && sync
sudo wipefs --all --force '/dev/sdb'

sdc

sudo blkdiscard --force --verbose '/dev/sdc' && sync && sudo hdparm --user-master u --security-set-pass 'x' '/dev/sdc' && sudo hdparm --user-master u --security-erase 'x' '/dev/sdc' && sudo hdparm --user-master u --security-set-pass 'x' '/dev/sdc' && sudo hdparm --user-master u --security-erase-enhanced 'x' '/dev/sdc' && sudo rm -f '/sys/firmware/efi/efivars/'* || sync
sudo blkdiscard --force --verbose '/dev/sdc' && sync
sudo hdparm --user-master u --security-set-pass 'x' '/dev/sdc' && sudo hdparm --user-master u --security-erase 'x' '/dev/sdc' && sync
sudo hdparm --user-master u --security-set-pass 'x' '/dev/sdc' && sudo hdparm --user-master u --security-erase-enhanced 'x' '/dev/sdc' && sync
sudo wipefs --all --force '/dev/sdc'

sdd

sudo blkdiscard --force --verbose '/dev/sdd' && sync && sudo hdparm --user-master u --security-set-pass 'x' '/dev/sdd' && sudo hdparm --user-master u --security-erase 'x' '/dev/sdd' && sudo hdparm --user-master u --security-set-pass 'x' '/dev/sdd' && sudo hdparm --user-master u --security-erase-enhanced 'x' '/dev/sdd' && sudo rm -f '/sys/firmware/efi/efivars/'* || sync
sudo blkdiscard --force --verbose '/dev/sdd' && sync
sudo hdparm --user-master u --security-set-pass 'x' '/dev/sdd' && sudo hdparm --user-master u --security-erase 'x' '/dev/sdd' && sync
sudo hdparm --user-master u --security-set-pass 'x' '/dev/sdd' && sudo hdparm --user-master u --security-erase-enhanced 'x' '/dev/sdd' && sync
sudo wipefs --all --force '/dev/sdd'
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