I am zeroing out some old drive - some may not have secure erase. If I issue the command:

hpparm --security-erase-enhanced

Against a drive that does not have this feature, will it error? Man does not tell me.

    • WasPentalive@lemmy.oneOP
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      1 year ago

      Not in my case.

      After I posted :
      I ran hdparm --security… and did not get an error.

      Then I ran hpparm -I and found that the drive did not have the secure erase feature.

      So I did not get the error on a drive that should have errored. I am guessing the Security Erase command just spews the appropriate command at the drive and nothing Is reported back.