>> Or, is there any way that I can fix/restore the formatted drive? > Not at the *NIX level. If the data were SERIOUSLY valuable > it can be recovered by physical means. Short of that I'd > say it's time to reach for your tapes... Are you sure? The data should be there in the co-worker did not make a "full" (zeroing blocks) format. Is it not possible to restore the LVM headers (or what it is called) on that drive? - Anders > -- > Steven Lembark 2930 W. Palmer > Workhorse Computing Chicago, IL 60647 > +1 800 762 1582 > _______________________________________________ > linux-lvm mailing list > linux-lvm@sistina.com > http://lists.sistina.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm > read the LVM HOW-TO at http://www.sistina.com/lvm/Pages/howto.html _______________________________________________ linux-lvm mailing list linux-lvm@sistina.com http://lists.sistina.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm read the LVM HOW-TO at http://www.sistina.com/lvm/Pages/howto.html