Hi,
Marco A. Calamari wrote (29 Mar 2011 12:35:13 GMT) :
>> Isn't the following message prepended? It should be.
> Yes, but for me (Uberparanoid) not enought reassuring
> Looks like the system hangs, giving no feedback that
> wiping was really done.
> We can solve the problem (I know that nothing remains
> that can write another message after wiping)
> adding another line. Something like
> "You'll not see any further message.
> Please wait few seconds before powering off"
Argh, on most systems I tried it the new system powered the computer
off after wiping the memory. Sure, in case it does not manage to, the
existing message is not sufficient.
In any case, when your system hangs with no feedback on screen, you
cannot be sure it has wiped the memory indeed. It is inevitable some
systems won't work for reasons we cannot do that much about ourselves
(kernel bugs, mostly), so we need to take this usecase into account.
With that in mind, which may be new to you, how would you phrase an
appropriate message?
>> You can now remove the boot CD or USB stick.
>> The system memory is going to be wiped in a few seconds...
>> Display might be corrupted during this operation.
>>
>> (By the way, you are welcome to send us an Italian translation for
>> these three lines ;)
> Adesso puoi rimuovere il cd o la penna USB.
> La memoria del computer verra' cancellata tra pochi secondi...
> Il display potra' essere corrotto durante questa operazione.
> Non vedrai nessun altro messaggio; per favore aspetta qualche
> secondo prima di spegnere.!
Thanks, applied the three first lines to the devel branch. We'll see
what the last one must be once the above question founds an answer.
Bye,
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