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Use a menu.lst stanza like this: title DBAN 1.0.7 root (hd0,0) kernel /dban.bzi nuke="dwipe --autonuke" initrd /initrd.gz boot Get the dban.bzi and initrd.gz files from the DBAN boot media. Get command line examples from the SYSLINUX.CFG file. Note that DBAN will wipe the entire...

Yes.

Please try the latest DBAN beta release, which has a fix for the "warning: l to %l" glitch. It is currently linked to the DBAN home page.

Launching DBAN from inside Microsoft Windows is a planned enhancement that is not currently available. The solution here likely involves wrapping DBAN in a PXE loader, if the terminals support it, which will be somewhat difficult. If disk in the terminal client is not the Microsoft Windows...

Mostly confident. No. The partition numbers that DBAN recognizes will be stable if the partition table remains intact between installations. Does the first partition appear in the disk manager? If not, then the risk of leakage is small. Also check whether the first partition is being used...

Yes, but you want to change the "rounds", not the "passes". Edit the A:\SYSLINUX.CFG file or search this forum for information about remastering the ISO file.

Yes.

No. Yes.

The computer went into standby mode. Push-and-hold the power button for 10 seconds to force it to power off.

I will add this method to the DBAN enhancement wishlist.

What message?

DBAN cannot save the log file to a USB floppy drive. Power-off the computer. No.

The Adaptec 48300 driver is not in DBAN because it contains a black blob with an incompatible license. I can do this customization for you, but note that the change will not be added to the public DBAN release. I would need a hardware sample and a few weeks of time. If the job is typical...

What is the model of the Toshiba laptop? It could be incompatible with DBAN.

First, disassemble all RAID volumes. Second, try the beta, which has better support for this kind of hardware.

Try starting DBAN with "nofloppy" at the boot prompt, even if you are starting DBAN from a floppy drive. DBAN cannot currently save log files to USB floppy drives. Past that, follow the forum posting rules and provide information about your computer.

Use another Microsoft Windows installation disc. Some vendors provide incomplete or non-bootable rescue media with their computers.

The partition table warning is spurious. Ignore it. Try starting DBAN with "nofloppy" at the boot prompt instead.

Mail it to me directly. Use the email link from the DBAN home page.

You should physically destroy these disks. Install the Microsoft Windows operating system that you want in C: first. Create secondary partitions after the first operating system is installed. DBAN does not reduce the size of a disk. Read the FAQ. Run it.