On Mon, Aug 19, 2002 at 10:41:24PM +0200, Anders Widman wrote: > > >> 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... The unfortunate thing was that timing couldn't have been worse. The last backup I made before the incident would only contain a fraction of the info that I actually need. Partly my fault, I know, but being able to restore the drive would be the goal. > 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? I do know that it was a straight simple format, literally 'mkfs.ext2 /dev/hdb', so I know the info is still there. My experience in this is rather limited, so I'm not sure of the best way to fish it out. -- Adam McDaniel Array Networks Calgary, AB, Canada
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