I haven't been able to get the floppy version of dban-1.0.5 to work. Here's what I've tried:
* On a Windows XP box: I logged onto an account with full administrator privileges, I downloaded the dban .zip file and extracted its contents, I deactivated the virus scanning software, I inserted a floppy disk into the floppy drive and ran the install.bat script. After creating the floppy I used the 'md5sum' utility in Linux to verify that the floppy's MD5 checksum matches the dban .img file's MD5 checksum, and the checksums match.
* On a Linux box: I downloaded the dban .zip file, extracted its contents, inserted a floppy disk into the drive, and used the 'dd' program to transfer the contents of the .img file onto the floppy:
% cd <directory where the .img file resides>
% sudo dd if=dban-1.0.5_i386.img of=/dev/fd0 bs=1024
I used the 'md5sum' utility in Linux to verify that the floppy's MD5 checksum matches the dban .img file's MD5 checksum, and the checksums match.
Unfortunately, after I create the dban-1.0.5 floppy it does not boot on any of my machines. I've tried 3 different brands of floppy disk. I've tried creating the dban floppy on 3 different PCs (one Gateway, a Dell GX270 and a Dell GX280). I've tried booting the floppy on 4 different PCs. I've even asked an IT guy from a different department to try it, and he can't get it to work either.
So is the dban-1.0.5 boot floppy broken, or are we doing something wrong when creating the floppy?
* On a Windows XP box: I logged onto an account with full administrator privileges, I downloaded the dban .zip file and extracted its contents, I deactivated the virus scanning software, I inserted a floppy disk into the floppy drive and ran the install.bat script. After creating the floppy I used the 'md5sum' utility in Linux to verify that the floppy's MD5 checksum matches the dban .img file's MD5 checksum, and the checksums match.
* On a Linux box: I downloaded the dban .zip file, extracted its contents, inserted a floppy disk into the drive, and used the 'dd' program to transfer the contents of the .img file onto the floppy:
% cd <directory where the .img file resides>
% sudo dd if=dban-1.0.5_i386.img of=/dev/fd0 bs=1024
I used the 'md5sum' utility in Linux to verify that the floppy's MD5 checksum matches the dban .img file's MD5 checksum, and the checksums match.
Unfortunately, after I create the dban-1.0.5 floppy it does not boot on any of my machines. I've tried 3 different brands of floppy disk. I've tried creating the dban floppy on 3 different PCs (one Gateway, a Dell GX270 and a Dell GX280). I've tried booting the floppy on 4 different PCs. I've even asked an IT guy from a different department to try it, and he can't get it to work either.
So is the dban-1.0.5 boot floppy broken, or are we doing something wrong when creating the floppy?