Andrew, IIRC, there were at most a couple of responses that "shat" upon your post. Hardly a consensus. Sounds to me like you are generalizing the attitude of the entire BRLUG membership based on a couple of zealots. I personally get angry at being lumped in with the Linux zealots, being a reformed zealot myself.
And if you hadn't noticed, I'm on a crusade to ridicule the zealots on this list when I get the chance to do so. John On 9/21/05, Andrew Baudouin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I've personally had phenomenal success mounting disks in Linux and > reading any NTFS data on-platter assuming the partitions and heads are > still intact. I made a post to the LUG about this some time ago and was > unsurprisingly shat upon. Do you suspect head failure or platter > failure? If so, get a quote (see below) from a data recovery shop and > present that to your client. Let him make the decision. > > Ontrack Data Recovery (ontrack.com <http://ontrack.com>) is the most > reputable shop out there > IMO. > > Andrew > > Dustin Puryear wrote: > > > I have a new client from New Orleans that, lo and behold, found out > > his IT > > guy wasn't backing up his nightly SQL Server dumps. Well, they > > retrieved the > > server yesterday with an IDE drive. > > > > The question is: Can we get the guy's data back? > > > > He asked me to first try to spin it up. I was worried about that, but > I'd > > heard of some success stories from other consultants helping NOLA > > clients. > > So we plugged the drive into a new PC and started the system. The > > drive spun > > up but we got a disk error before any OS boot. After that I powered > > down the > > system. > > > > At this point I'm thinking we would need a hard-disk recovery expert. > > I know > > there are some, but I'm not familiar with this. Who should we use? How > > much > > will this cost? > > > > Any information is appreciated! > > > > --- > > Puryear Information Technology, LLC > > Baton Rouge, LA * 225-706-8414 > > http://www.puryear-it.com > > > > Author of "Best Practices for Managing Linux and UNIX Servers" > > Download your free copy: > > http://www.puryear-it.com/bestpractices.htm > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > General mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/general_brlug.net/attachments/20050921/2e5f5b00/attachment.htm From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed Sep 21 13:14:50 2005 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hebert) Date: Wed Sep 21 13:14:24 2005 Subject: [brlug-general] Hard disk recovery In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Dustin, As others have suggested, a professional outfit like OnTrack is your safest bet. However, have you considered putting the platter in a duplicate model drive's housing? I've read that this is basically what any data recovery shop does. Also, was the drive submerged? What condition is it in now? Rust/corrosion over time is your biggest risk. John On 9/21/05, Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have a new client from New Orleans that, lo and behold, found out his IT > guy wasn't backing up his nightly SQL Server dumps. Well, they retrieved > the > server yesterday with an IDE drive. > > The question is: Can we get the guy's data back? > > He asked me to first try to spin it up. I was worried about that, but I'd > heard of some success stories from other consultants helping NOLA clients. > So we plugged the drive into a new PC and started the system. The drive > spun > up but we got a disk error before any OS boot. After that I powered down > the > system. > > At this point I'm thinking we would need a hard-disk recovery expert. I > know > there are some, but I'm not familiar with this. Who should we use? How > much > will this cost? > > Any information is appreciated! > > --- > Puryear Information Technology, LLC > Baton Rouge, LA * 225-706-8414 > http://www.puryear-it.com > > Author of "Best Practices for Managing Linux and UNIX Servers" > Download your free copy: > http://www.puryear-it.com/bestpractices.htm > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/general_brlug.net/attachments/20050921/d35e2b02/attachment.htm From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed Sep 21 13:18:07 2005 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Andrew Baudouin) Date: Wed Sep 21 13:17:46 2005 Subject: [brlug-general] Hard disk recovery In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I understand fully, but I think Will took you quite seriously. I am not a Windows zealot by any stretch of the imagination, but I will take offense at being the target of those who are on the opposite end of the spectrum. I didn't think I intimated that the whole group responded negatively to my earlier thread, but the usual suspects sure did. You remember what went on at that meeting at that Mexican place on T.Bend... I happen to know that you work in a Windows shop (Aegis? ) so I do not consider you a Linux zealot. Andrew John Hebert wrote: > Andrew, > > IIRC, there were at most a couple of responses that "shat" upon your > post. Hardly a consensus. Sounds to me like you are generalizing the > attitude of the entire BRLUG membership based on a couple of zealots. > I personally get angry at being lumped in with the Linux zealots, > being a reformed zealot myself. > > And if you hadn't noticed, I'm on a crusade to ridicule the zealots on > this list when I get the chance to do so. > > John > > On 9/21/05, *Andrew Baudouin* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > I've personally had phenomenal success mounting disks in Linux and > reading any NTFS data on-platter assuming the partitions and heads are > still intact. I made a post to the LUG about this some time ago > and was > unsurprisingly shat upon. Do you suspect head failure or platter > failure? If so, get a quote (see below) from a data recovery > shop and > present that to your client. Let him make the decision. > > Ontrack Data Recovery ( ontrack.com <http://ontrack.com>) is the > most reputable shop out there > IMO. > > Andrew > > Dustin Puryear wrote: > > > I have a new client from New Orleans that, lo and behold, found out > > his IT > > guy wasn't backing up his nightly SQL Server dumps. Well, they > > retrieved the > > server yesterday with an IDE drive. > > > > The question is: Can we get the guy's data back? > > > > He asked me to first try to spin it up. I was worried about > that, but I'd > > heard of some success stories from other consultants helping NOLA > > clients. > > So we plugged the drive into a new PC and started the system. The > > drive spun > > up but we got a disk error before any OS boot. After that I powered > > down the > > system. > > > > At this point I'm thinking we would need a hard-disk recovery > expert. > > I know > > there are some, but I'm not familiar with this. Who should we > use? How > > much > > will this cost? > > > > Any information is appreciated! > > > > --- > > Puryear Information Technology, LLC > > Baton Rouge, LA * 225-706-8414 > > http://www.puryear-it.com <http://www.puryear-it.com> > > > > Author of "Best Practices for Managing Linux and UNIX Servers" > > Download your free copy: > > http://www.puryear-it.com/bestpractices.htm > <http://www.puryear-it.com/bestpractices.htm> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > General mailing list > > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >_______________________________________________ >General mailing list >[email protected] >http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/general_brlug.net/attachments/20050921/0b012a01/attachment.htm From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed Sep 21 13:36:12 2005 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Christian Tortorich) Date: Wed Sep 21 13:37:42 2005 Subject: [brlug-general] Hard disk recovery Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> That was a typo. What andrew meant to say was: "I take offense at being the target of those who are on the opposite end of my rectum" Certainly understandable. ________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andrew Baudouin Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 11:18 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [brlug-general] Hard disk recovery I understand fully, but I think Will took you quite seriously. I am not a Windows zealot by any stretch of the imagination, but I will take offense at being the target of those who are on the opposite end of the spectrum. I didn't think I intimated that the whole group responded negatively to my earlier thread, but the usual suspects sure did. You remember what went on at that meeting at that Mexican place on T.Bend... I happen to know that you work in a Windows shop (Aegis? ) so I do not consider you a Linux zealot. Andrew John Hebert wrote: Andrew, IIRC, there were at most a couple of responses that "shat" upon your post. Hardly a consensus. Sounds to me like you are generalizing the attitude of the entire BRLUG membership based on a couple of zealots. I personally get angry at being lumped in with the Linux zealots, being a reformed zealot myself. And if you hadn't noticed, I'm on a crusade to ridicule the zealots on this list when I get the chance to do so. John On 9/21/05, Andrew Baudouin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I've personally had phenomenal success mounting disks in Linux and reading any NTFS data on-platter assuming the partitions and heads are still intact. I made a post to the LUG about this some time ago and was unsurprisingly shat upon. Do you suspect head failure or platter failure? If so, get a quote (see below) from a data recovery shop and present that to your client. Let him make the decision. Ontrack Data Recovery ( ontrack.com) is the most reputable shop out there IMO. Andrew Dustin Puryear wrote: > I have a new client from New Orleans that, lo and behold, found out > his IT > guy wasn't backing up his nightly SQL Server dumps. Well, they > retrieved the > server yesterday with an IDE drive. > > The question is: Can we get the guy's data back? > > He asked me to first try to spin it up. I was worried about that, but I'd > heard of some success stories from other consultants helping NOLA > clients. > So we plugged the drive into a new PC and started the system. The > drive spun > up but we got a disk error before any OS boot. After that I powered > down the > system. > > At this point I'm thinking we would need a hard-disk recovery expert. > I know > there are some, but I'm not familiar with this. Who should we use? How > much > will this cost? > > Any information is appreciated! > > --- > Puryear Information Technology, LLC > Baton Rouge, LA * 225-706-8414 > http://www.puryear-it.com > > Author of "Best Practices for Managing Linux and UNIX Servers" > Download your free copy: > http://www.puryear-it.com/bestpractices.htm > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > _______________________________________________ General mailing list [email protected] http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net ________________________________ _______________________________________________ General mailing list [email protected] http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/general_brlug.net/attachments/20050921/26d822a5/attachment-0001.htm From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed Sep 21 14:11:24 2005 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (-k.) Date: Wed Sep 21 14:11:04 2005 Subject: [brlug-general] Hard disk recovery In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- Christian Tortorich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "I take offense at being the target of those who are on the opposite end > of my rectum" Hate to steer the conversation away from rectums, really i do... Has anyone ever used one of the aforementioned data recovery services? If so what where the results? How much did it cost you? I've heard a lot of talk about them but never actually been in contact with anyone who has actually used one. Just curious. -k. __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com
