Re: [Grml] recovery from mkfs error?

* Jan-Pieter Jacobs janpieter.jacobs@gmail.com [080420 13:50]:

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)

Thanks! I'll try this out soon as I have another disk lined up. In any case, at least I'll get to learn about some new tools.

John