This program is an easy to use info/backup/restore/copy tool for the Host Protected Area data (usually containing Predesktop, System installers, diagnostic tools, etc) found on laptops featuring HPA-supporting BIOSes, such as some models of IBM ThinkPad
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2.0.1 - * Man page created * -x option implies -nc option * -C option bug squashed - incorrect copy commandline from HPA-containing file/device of size bigger than header but smaller than HPA area 2.0.0 - * Full backup/restore capability - now possible to copy HPA area between disks of different capacity * More sanity checks - more verbose diagnostic output * Disk information gathering via sysfs * -R option dropped * -m option renamed to -M * -c option renamed to -E * -C, -x, -l, -g, -t, -s options added 1.0.1 - * More efficient backup/copy/restore commandlines ("tail" dropped) * Tighter sanity checks * -u option: the output is MebiBytes (1 MiB = 1024*1024 bytes) not Megabytes. * More verbose diagnostic output * Code cleanup 1.0.0 - Initial release
2.0.0 - * Full copy capability - now possible to copy HPA area between disks of different capacity * More sanity checks - more verbose diagnostic output * Disk information gathering via sysfs * -R option dropped * -m option renamed to -M * -c option renamed to -E * -C, -x, -l, -g, -t, -s options added 1.0.1 - * More efficient backup/copy/restore commandlines ("tail" dropped) * Tighter sanity checks * -u option: the output is MebiBytes (1 MiB = 1024*1024 bytes) not Megabytes. * More verbose diagnostic output * Code cleanup 1.0.0 - Initial release
1.0.1 - * More efficient backup/copy/restore commandlines ("tail" dropped) * Tighter sanity checks * -u option: the output is MebiBytes (1 MiB = 1024*1024 bytes) not Megabytes. * More verbose diagnostic output * Code cleanup 1.0.0 - Initial release
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