Re: [SLUG] How do you un-partition a HD
2008/12/23 Quan Sun : > First of all, you need to make a byte-to-byte backup of your external hard > disk. > A single 'dd' command will achieve that. > > Then, if you can remember the original partition scheme, try to manually > restore it. Hopefully most data can be found with minor inconstancies. > > BTW There was a thread on 'Recovering data from failed hard drive' around 1 > December 2008, and it may be useful to you. Maybe it's also worth trying to find one of the alternate superblocks. If you used ext2/ext3 then a "mke2fs -n ..." will tell you where htey could have been and a "e2fsck -b ..." will use them. There could be also tools around to search for superblocks by their "magic number", I can't find one right now but maybe the afore-mentioned sysrescuecd includes such tools. I've just had a dig through the kernel sources and I didn't complete it but I think I can write you something to lookup blocks with the magic number in the right place if it comes to that. Cheers, --Amos -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] How do you un-partition a HD
First of all, you need to make a byte-to-byte backup of your external hard disk. A single 'dd' command will achieve that. Then, if you can remember the original partition scheme, try to manually restore it. Hopefully most data can be found with minor inconstancies. BTW There was a thread on 'Recovering data from failed hard drive' around 1 December 2008, and it may be useful to you. Wishes, Quan On 23/12/2008, at 6:41 AM, Daryl Thompson wrote: Help Help Help Last night a copied all my data onto a external Hard disk. then precoded to install Linux forgetting to remove the external Hard disk. Now how can I un-partition my external Hard disk and recover all my data 4 years worth of it. I need most of it back Thanks Daryl The silly one -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] referencing lyx jabref bibtek
2008/12/23 Ken Wilson : > I have read the tutorials in lyx, and jabref, googled, installed extra > packages for jurabib and natbib styles, tried all the obvious menu options. > I am thinking that it is probably a bibtek preamble to the document that > is required. Any pointers from here. Maybe you'll have better success with google if you spelt it "latex" and "bibtex". Cheers, --Amos -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] referencing lyx jabref bibtek
I am having trouble getting references in the format required for my partners thesis. Using lyx as a frontend to latek, and jabref as a frontend to bibtek. Using Natbib style of citations. currently getting Author (year) would like (Author, year:page) I have read the tutorials in lyx, and jabref, googled, installed extra packages for jurabib and natbib styles, tried all the obvious menu options. I am thinking that it is probably a bibtek preamble to the document that is required. Any pointers from here. Cheers Ken -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] How do you un-partition a HD
Try SystemRescueCD to see past the new header structure and find if there are any files left. It's a bit user-vicious but you'll manage . . Maybe an addendum to Mary Gardiner's story on external backups: "unplug drive" I have a home external drive kept at work, against moments of weakness such as these. Good luck. Kevin. On Tue, 2008-12-23 at 09:41 +1100, Daryl Thompson wrote: > Help Help Help > > Last night a copied all my data onto a external Hard disk. then precoded to > install Linux forgetting to remove the external Hard disk. > > Now how can I un-partition my external Hard disk and recover all my data 4 > years worth of it. > > I need most of it back > > Thanks > Daryl > > The silly one -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] How do you un-partition a HD
If you stopped while just arranging where you wanted the disk partitioned, nothing has been written to the disk. If you actually proceeded with partitioning the disk then all the disc has been overwritten in the formatting of the disk/partitions, and data recovery would be very difficult and expensive if someone specialised does it. If you accidentally partitioned your external drive rather than your internal drive, then the internal drive should be OK. Make backups and start again. You dont so much unpartition a drive as delete partitions and repartition again. Hopefully there are other backups. cheers Ken Daryl Thompson wrote: Help Help Help Last night a copied all my data onto a external Hard disk. then precoded to install Linux forgetting to remove the external Hard disk. Now how can I un-partition my external Hard disk and recover all my data 4 years worth of it. I need most of it back Thanks Daryl The silly one -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] How do you un-partition a HD
The standard Linux install done (partition and them format) gpart is saying format not reconasied. 2008/12/23 Dean Hamstead > did you install on to the external hard disk? > > what format was the external hard disk before and after? > > Dean > > > Daryl Thompson wrote: > >> Help Help Help >> >> Last night a copied all my data onto a external Hard disk. then precoded >> to >> install Linux forgetting to remove the external Hard disk. >> >> Now how can I un-partition my external Hard disk and recover all my data 4 >> years worth of it. >> >> I need most of it back >> >> Thanks >> Daryl >> >> The silly one >> > > -- > http://fragfest.com.au > -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] How do you un-partition a HD
did you install on to the external hard disk? what format was the external hard disk before and after? Dean Daryl Thompson wrote: Help Help Help Last night a copied all my data onto a external Hard disk. then precoded to install Linux forgetting to remove the external Hard disk. Now how can I un-partition my external Hard disk and recover all my data 4 years worth of it. I need most of it back Thanks Daryl The silly one -- http://fragfest.com.au -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] How do you un-partition a HD
Help Help Help Last night a copied all my data onto a external Hard disk. then precoded to install Linux forgetting to remove the external Hard disk. Now how can I un-partition my external Hard disk and recover all my data 4 years worth of it. I need most of it back Thanks Daryl The silly one -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Hauppauge Vid Cards - suggested dealers?
Hi All, I've got one Hauppauge PVR-150 card but am looking for another. Can anyone recommend anywhere in Sydney to buy one? Regards, Patrick -- Registered GNU/Linux User 368634 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
