On Wed, Nov 13, 2002 at 09:14:21AM +0100, Francesco Peeters wrote: > OK, got the new drive (will be getting a RAID card and another drive too to > do RAID1 for data security!) and did the image xfer (dd etc) > > Then ran e2salvage on it (kewl program!!!) > Then ran e2fsck again to restore the superblocks... The superblock that > saved me was the 10TH!!!! > > It is now copying old data to the new disc, after that we'll have to > investigate whether and how much data is still valid... > > Thx for the advice ya'll tho! I wouldn't have made it without the hints, > tips and pointers! Remember RAID =! to backups. You should also invest in an actual backup solution, such as a removeable hard drive or, even better, tape. RAID can protect you from disk failure, but not from the accidental "rm -fr /". -- -- Skylar Thompson (skylar@attglobal.net) -- http://lizw090-016.resnet.wisc.edu/~skylar/, http://www.earlham.edu/~thompsk/
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