On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 1:41 PM, Steve Holdoway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:54:51 +1200 > david merriman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >
> 4. dd the complete disk, partition by partition to iso images on the live > disk. Use the dd_rescue version. http://www.gnu.org/software/ddrescue/ddrescue.html It's on the System Rescue Disk. http://www.sysresccd.org/Main_Page I used the systemrescuecd-x86-1.1.0-beta7.iso version for the help messages below. You might also find the gpart testdisk and photorec utilities useful:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] /root % gpart Usage: gpart [options] device Options: [-b <backup MBR>][-C c,h,s][-c][-d][-E][-e][-f][-g][-h][-i] [-K <last sector>][-k <# of sectors>][-L][-l <log file>] [-n <increment>][-q][-s <sector-size>][-t <module-name>] [-V][-v][-W <device>][-w <module-name,weight>] gpart v0.1h (c) 1999-2001 Michail Brzitwa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. Guess PC-type hard disk partitions. ------------------------- [EMAIL PROTECTED] /root % testdisk --help TestDisk 6.9, Data Recovery Utility, February 2008 Christophe GRENIER <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.cgsecurity.org Usage: testdisk [/log] [/debug] [file or device] testdisk /list [/log] [file or device] /log : create a testdisk.log file /debug : add debug information /list : display current partitions TestDisk checks and recovers lost partitions It works with : - BeFS (BeOS) - BSD disklabel (Free/Open/Net BSD) - CramFS, Compressed File System - DOS/Windows FAT12, FAT16 and FAT32 - HFS, HFS+, Hierarchical File System - JFS, IBM's Journaled File System - Linux Ext2 and Ext3 - Linux Raid - Linux Swap - LVM, LVM2, Logical Volume Manager - Netware NSS - NTFS (Windows NT/2K/XP/2003) - ReiserFS 3.5, 3.6 and 4 - Sun Solaris i386 disklabel - UFS and UFS2 (Sun/BSD/...) - XFS, SGI's Journaled File System If you have problems with TestDisk or bug reports, please contact me. -------------- [EMAIL PROTECTED] /root % photorec --help PhotoRec 6.9, Data Recovery Utility, February 2008 Christophe GRENIER <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.cgsecurity.org Usage: photorec [/log] [/debug] [/d recup_dir] [file or device] /log : create a photorec.log file /debug : add debug information PhotoRec searches various file formats (JPEG, Office...), it stores them in recup_dir directory. If you have problems with PhotoRec or bug reports, please contact me. ---------- I have an .iso file of the system rescue cd and could easily make a copy for you if you are now not able to boot your machine and thus unable to get it. I think I'm correct in saying that said utilities are also on Knoppix. Do note Steve's first point. It really is important. The more you futz and faff around with a faulty disk, the more difficult it becomes to recover anything. -- Sincerely etc. Christopher Sawtell
