Re: [Grml] recovery from mkfs error?

Well, had that also once.

First of all, if you have the place to make a full image of the disk (using dd/dd_rescue/whatever) do it before you do anything else. Then tools that might proof usefull:

* gpart: can automatically restore the old filesystem if you're lucky. * autopsy: lets you browse deleted files via a webbrowser * testdisk: scans and repairs lost partitions * photorec: usefull for easy recovery of pictures on the partition * magicrescue: does about the same as photorec, but for abitrary filetypes.

That are the tools I know of (and those I actually used)

Hope this helps you!

Jan-Pieter