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==disk_sreset==
  
Version 2.09 Man Page
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disk_sreset was a Linux-only tool that could remove a host Protected Area (HPA) from a hard disk. The HPA was  temporarily  removed so that the full disk can be acquired.  When the disk is powered off or reset, then the HPA will exist again.
  
NAME
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This tool was removed from TSKUse hdparam instead.
      disk_sreset - Temporarily reset the size of an ATA disk - LINUX ONLY
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SYNOPSIS
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      disk_sreset [-V] hd_device
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DESCRIPTION
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      disk_sreset  works in only Linux and uses ATA commands to query a hard-
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      disk.  If there is a Host Protected Area, then it  temporarily  removes
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      it so that the full disk can be acquired.  When the disk is powered off
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      or reset, then the HPA will exist again.
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      The options are as follows:
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      -V    Display version
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      hd_device
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              The device corresponding to the  hard  disk.  Typically  it  is
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              /dev/hdX.
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EXAMPLES
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      disk_sreset /dev/hdd
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HISTORY
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      disk_sreset first appeared in The Sleuth Kit v2.00.
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      It is based on code from http://www.win.tue.nl/~aeb/linux/setmax.c
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LIMITATIONS
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      disk_sreset works  only in Linux and does not support large disks.  It
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      will also not work on ATA disks connected with USB or Firewire.
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AUTHOR
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      Brian Carrier <carrier@sleuthkit.org>
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Latest revision as of 19:13, 27 October 2010

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disk_sreset

disk_sreset was a Linux-only tool that could remove a host Protected Area (HPA) from a hard disk. The HPA was temporarily removed so that the full disk can be acquired. When the disk is powered off or reset, then the HPA will exist again.

This tool was removed from TSK. Use hdparam instead.