Your hard drive's security state is set to frozen!!

cousinlucky · 11-25-2014, 03:31 PM

How do I go about changing this, please?? Thanks!!

TB0ne · 11-25-2014, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by cousinlucky

How do I go about changing this, please?? Thanks!!

A good first step is providing some actual, useful details.

Things like version/distro of Linux, what kind of controller, what kind of hardware, hard drive, where you're seeing that error, WHEN you're seeing that error, if it's a new installation or existing, any updates lately, etc.

All you've posted is a generic error message.

smallpond · 11-25-2014, 04:31 PM

This is an SSD? You need a recent version of hdparm to mess with the secure erase stuff. Read the man page several times because it is very confusing.

cousinlucky · 11-25-2014, 08:24 PM

Thanks, Smallpond! hdparm sounds just like what I need to get into to combat the hacker constantly messing with my computer!!

smallpond · 11-26-2014, 03:16 PM

Yeah. I've seen that guy in the mirror a few times, myself.