[c-nsp] 2. Format a nexus 7k sup-1 flash card (slot0) without a sup-1

[scott owens]

use a macintosh with secure erase or a linux box with a reader.
write '0's to /dev/sd..... or /dev/random


   2. Format a nexus 7k sup-1 flash card (slot0) without a sup-1
>       (Jeffrey G. Fitzwater)
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> Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 17:54:15 +0000
> From: "Jeffrey G. Fitzwater" <jfitz at Princeton.EDU>
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> Subject: [c-nsp] Format a nexus 7k sup-1 flash card (slot0) without a
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> We have replaced all our sup-s with sup-2s and shipped back the sup-1s,
> but kept the slot0: flash cards because they still had sensitive data.   We
> have been trying to format the flash cards using different DISK utilities
> and CLIs but cannot seem to find anything that will work.
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> I used to do this with 6500 flash cards, but it doesn't work with the
> Nexus 7ks.
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> I don't care about mounting the drive, I just want to format it and then
> maybe bit clean it.
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> CISCO wants these back as part of the exchange, but we cannot until we
> clean them.
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> I have opened TAC case but I might as well see if there are any answers
> out there also.
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> Thanks for any help.
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> Jeff Fitzwater
> OIT Network Systems
> Princeton University
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