"Check Log" checks the validity of the log file created by the "Green Pepper PRO" system.

Log file output

In the "Boot up erase program", the log is written to the hard disk, floppy disk, and USB flash drive after the erase process is completed.
The "Windows Erase Program" writes to the hard disk after the erase process is completed. In addition, it is output as a "End Report" in the erase process and read check process.

They are prepended with a "checksum" string (eg "92ae1655be5a5b95977863ac87c637a5").
This is to check that the log contents are output by "Green Pepper PRO" and that no single character has been changed since then.
If even one character in the log is changed, the internal characters and the checksum will be inconsistent, and it will be known that the log has been tampered with.

* Handle the log file in units of the contents between "===" (including itself) and the checksum character string on the next line.



Operation on the screen

Paste
Paste the log file that has been "copied" in advance to the screen.

File
Read the log file saved in the disk drive.

Clear
Clear the screen.

exec Check
Check the validity of the log file displayed on the screen.

Dump disk

"Dump disk" is a function that displays the contents of the connected disk as they are.
You can actually see what the contents of the disk are now.



Operation on the screen

Select Drive/Disk
Select "Drive" unit (C, D, E, ...) or "Disk" unit (physical / RAID logical disk) unit.
From the drives / disks displayed in the list, select the disk you want to display.

Sector
The currently displayed sector number is displayed.
You can also display the contents of the specified sector by entering the sector number here.

Move Sector
You can move sector by any of the following methods.
*Enter the sector number you want to display in "Sector"
*Right of "Sector", press the left / right move button
*Operate the slider bar with the mouse under "Sector".

ASCII/HEX
Switches between ASCII: character display and HEX: hexadecimal display.

Copy
Copies the information displayed on the screen to the clipboard. You can then "paste" it into Notepad or other programs.

Disk log

"Disk log" is a function to read the log written to the hard disk drive.
The log is a file that was written directly to the hard disk drive by the "Boot up Erase Program" or "Windows Erase Program" after the erase process. It is written to the beginning area of the disk drive.



Operation on the screen

Select disk
Select the disk drive for which you want to view the logs.
If the log has been written, the contents will be displayed on the screen

Delete from disk
Erase the log from disk. Only the written part of the disk log is overwritten with zero.

Copy
Copy (to clipboard) the contents of the log.

Save
Save the contents of the log to a file.
If you check [* use UNICODE], the file will be saved with [UNICODE]. If unchecked, it will be [ANSI].

S.M.A.R.T.

"SMART" displays the contents of S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology), which is information that can lead to failures in the disk drive itself.

Operation on the screen

Select disk
Select the disk drive for which you want to view the S.M.A.R.T. information.

Copy
Copies the information displayed on the screen to the clipboard. You can then "paste" it into Notepad or other programs.

Data file

In "Data file", operate the data file (gpdata.pac) used in "Startup environment creation tool".
* You can also use for Network boot data file (gpdatahost.pac).

Operation on the screen

Data file
Specify the data file you want to operate. It can also be specified by clicking the "Ref." button.

Version Info.
Displays the version of the specified data file.

Net (0/1) ・ ・ ・ 1: Network (LAN, USB-LAN) log compatible data file 0: Not supported
WiFi (0/1) ・ ・ ・ 1: Network (WiFi) log compatible data file 0: Not supported

See Executing "Startup environment creation tool"/ "Data file" type

exec Clear
Clears the customization information written by the "Customizing/Setting data file " operation and returns the data to the initial state.
If you hide the "Data file" page of the "Startup environment creation tool", clear it by this operation, and then use the "Startup environment creation tool" again to set the data file.

Log Conv

In "Log Conv" (Log Conversion), reads erasure log files, convert  them into a text (CSV) file.
You can also create a "Disk Erasure Report" in XPS file format from the log file.

When reading, checksums are checked and only valid log files are converted.
The text file can be used in Excel, databases, etc.

Operation on the screen

Text(CSV) ----------------------
 
Log file folder (*.log files are read)
Specify the folder where the erasure log is saved. You can also specify a folder using the "Ref" button.
Read files with the extension ".log" in the specified folder.
If you check "Read subfolders", files in subfolders will also be included.

Output text (CSV) file
Specify a file name of output text (CSV) file. You can also specify a file name using the "Ref" button.
If you check "Append data if file exists", when the specified file already exists, the data to be processed this time will be added to the end of the file. If not checked, existing file will be deleted.

Output file format
Comma or tab seperated. Line seperate code is CR+LF.
* Items may change in future versions.

Item Name	Description	Example
MODEL	Disk drive Model	"Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 250GB"
SIZE	Disk Drive Size (bytes)	250059350016
SECTOR	Disk Drive Size in Sector(512byte)	488397168
REV	Disk Drive Revision	"1B2QEXM7"
SER	Disk Drive Serial Number	"S4EUNG0M120524V"
HPA	HPA/AMA configuration	"HPA enabled." "AMA enabled."
DCO	DCO configuration	"DCO enabled."
METHOD	Erase method	"2-times[(sanitize)block erase-00] -> verify"
START	Process start Date/Time	"October 14, 2023 15:03:04"
END	Process end Date/Time	"October 14, 2023 15:58:48"
ERR_WRITE	Write Error Count (total)	46
ERR_WRITE1	Write Error Count in Step1	12
ERR_WRITE2	Write Error Count in Step2	8
ERR_WRITE3	Write Error Count in Step3	16
ERR_WRITE4	Write Error Count in Step4	10
ERR_READ	Read Error Count	156
ERR_VERIFY	Verify Error Count	1054
RETRY_WRITE	Retry Count in Write Process (total)	201
RETRY_WRITE1	Retry Count in Write Step1	48
RETRY_WRITE2	Retry Count in Write Step2	32
RETRY_WRITE3	Retry Count in Write Step3	56
RETRY_WRITE4	Retry Count in Write Step4	65
RETRY_READ	Retry Count in Read Process	358
STATUS	Erase Process Status	"OK" or "ERR"
STATUS_TEXT	Erase Process Status in Text	"finished (no error)", "finished (verify error)"
STANDARD	Compliant standard	"NIST.SP.800-88.Rev1(clear) compliant"
OS	Operation System (when Windows)	"WindowsPE(10.0.22621.1)"
PC	PC information	"NEC PC-MK37LLZKCZSU 79000361A"
PCVEND	PC Vender (>= Gppro 4.7.5 )	"NEC"
PCPROD	PC Product name (>= Gppro 4.7.5 )	"PC-MK37LLZKCZSU"
PCVER	PC Version (>= Gppro 4.7.5 )	"NEC Product"
PCSER	PC Serial NUmber (>= Gppro 4.7.5 )	"79000361A"
CPU	CPU infomation	"Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-6100 CPU @ 3.70GHz"
MEMORY	Memory(RAM) size	"4100900 kB"
PROG	Process program name	"GreenPepper PRO Ver.4.7.5 (c)kirara21"
ADDINFO1	Additional infomation1, title	"PC-NO"
ADDINFO1_VAL	Additional infomation1, input value	"CB1234"
ADDINFO2	Additional infomation2, title	"USER"
ADDINFO2_VAL	Additional infomation2, input value	"nomura"
FILENAME	Log file name	"26140307.log","c:\GPlog\2024\26140307.log"
LOG	The log file itself, including line breaks	"===\r\ndisk : ATA ....."

Output item names
If checked, item names will be output as the first line.
However, if "Append data if file exists" is specified and the output file already exists, item names will not be output.

Comma seperated (when checked)/tab seperated
If checked, items are separated by commas. If unchecked, separated by tab code.

Output file name with full path
Specifies the output method for the "FILENAME" item of the output file.
If checked, the file name will be output as the full path from the root. If not checked, only the file name without the path will be output.

Output log contents as the last item
If checked, the contents of the log file will be output as is as the final item of the output file.
The entire log file is enclosed in double quotes, but it contains line breaks.

Create Conversion log (same folder as output file:gpconv.txt)
Create a processing log file to check the processing status of individual files.
A file will be created with the name "gpconv.txt" in the same folder as the output file.
[OK], [Format Error], and [Checksum Error] are recorded for each file.

exec Convert
Perform the conversion.

XPS file ----------------------

 

Log file folder (*.log files are read)
Specify the folder where the erasure log is saved. You can also specify a folder using the "Ref" button.
Read files with the extension ".log" in the specified folder.
If you check "Read subfolders", files in subfolders will also be included.

Output XPS folder
Specify a folder name of output XPS files. You can also specify a folder name using the "Ref" button.
If it is blank, the output will be in the same folder as the log files.

If you check "Overwrite if file exists", the file will be overwritten if a file with the same name already exists. If you do not check this, the file will be output with a different file name.

Sign the Document
XPS files are signed to ensure that it has not been altered since it was output.

Create Conversion log (same folder as output file:gpconv.txt)
Create a processing log file to check the processing status of individual files.
A file will be created with the name "gpconv.txt" in the same folder as the output file.
[OK], [Format Error], and [Checksum Error] are recorded for each file.

XPS file sample (enlargeable)

exec Convert
Perform the conversion.

XPS check sign ----------------------

 

Folder where XPS files are saved (*.xps files are read)
Specify the folder where the XPS files is saved. You can also specify a folder using the "Ref" button.
Read files with the extension ".xps" in the specified folder.

Create check log (same folder as output file:gpcheck.txt)
Create a processing log file to check the processing status of individual files.
A file will be created with the name "gpcheck.txt" in the same folder as the sepcified XPS folder.

exec Check
Perform the check process.

Drive Usage

Displays a list of processes that are using programs/files on the drive specified in "Select Drive".
This can be used to investigate cases where the drive cannot be locked when erasing the drive or setting up a USB flash drive.

Warning!

This function scans all processes running on your PC, so some antivirus/EDR software may warn you about it as harfull software. "gputil4.exe" is created and signed by our company. The signature checks for program tampering, so when the signature is valid, the program will not harm your PC.

Copy
Copies the information displayed on the screen to the clipboard. You can then "paste" it into Notepad or other programs.

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