[Bug 1095361] Re: hdparm is 2 years old and uses old depricated IDE API for ATA Security commands

[Luciano Mougenot]

I'm getting this same error, under the same attempted pwd removal
command with the hdparm bundled with 14.04 Ubuntu.  Then also with the
latest (9/2015 v 4.98 version from sourceforge.net).

Did the bug come back or was it never really verified to be fixed?

Off-topic:
I'm following my SSD MFG's recommendation for recovery of a SSD that they returned with no-fault found, by performing a security-erase.  What's strange, and from what I've read elsewhere, is that the security information printed by hdparm -I /dev/device_node returns that it'll only take "2 minutes" for the erase.  Which from what I've read means that its not implemented.

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Title:
  hdparm is 2 years old and uses old depricated IDE API for ATA Security
  commands

Status in hdparm package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  Hello,

  hdparm is 2 years old on Ubuntu 12.10: 9.37-0ubuntu4
  It uses old depricated IDE API for ATA Security security which is not evailable anymore in latest Ubuntu kernels.

  Following commands does not work:

  hdparm --security-set-pass
  hdparm --security-unlock
  hdparm --security-disable

  For example:
  hdparm --security-disable xxx /dev/sdb
  ----------
  security_password="xxx"

  /dev/sdb:
   Issuing SECURITY_DISABLE command, password="xxx", user=user

  
  The running kernel lacks CONFIG_IDE_TASK_IOCTL support for this device.
  SECURITY_UNLOCK: Invalid argument
  ---------------

  Please update the package from latest source
  https://sourceforge.net/projects/hdparm/files/hdparm/

  - Dmitry

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