On 24/04/17 03:21, Patrik Dahlström wrote:
I just thought of something: since /dev/sdf is a completely new disk, shouldn't I be able to locate the starting point by looking at how much of the new disk is filled. It comes filled with zeros from factory, right?
Pretty close. You should also be able to see how the reshape worked (front to back, back to front) and you should get a pretty good idea of the data-offset by the gap between the superblock and the data.
I must say I'm having trouble imagining a more difficult recovery scenario, so at least you present an interesting challenge.
There's a lot to be said for the old "Don't panic" mantra, but hindsight is always 20/20.
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