failure to mount corrupted drive

[Fred Roller]

Steve Reilly wrote:
> James Michael Fultz wrote:
>   
>> * Steve Reilly <sfreilly at roadrunner.com> [2009-10-10 16:38 -0400]:
>>     
>>> update...... downloaded remix rescue and have been playing with
>>> testdisk.  (nice utilities! by the way) apparently this kid tried to
>>> install osx over windows because its reporting an HFS filesystem that is
>>> "unrecoverable"  got the same thing from chkdsk under recovery console.
>>> thanks for the advice, i think im going to write this one off...
>>>       
>> Unless it exceeds the time/effort you're interested in investing, all
>> hope may not be lost.  There is still potential for recovery using
>> Photorec (part of the Testdisk package), Foremost, or Magic Rescue among
>> others.
>>
>> Since you mentioned pictures, Photorec or recoverjpeg would be of
>> interest.
>>
>>     
>
> ...yet another update...
>
> i let testdisk do a deeper scan after the first one,(it asked me) and it
> came up with a bunch of directories.... documents and settings, windows,
> etc  i was able to browse through each one, and use "c" to copy to
> /home/ubuntu, i did this for each directory i found a jpg in, then scp
> the directory to another box in the house.  was able to recover over 700
> pictures.!!  let me say, its been quite a while since ive had to mess
> with a corrupted drive, and this nice utility did a fine job, very easy
> to use.  ubuntu rescue remix would be a fine addition to anyones
> "toolbox" ...thanks everyone for the help, appreciate it!
>
>
>
>   
Good work and congratulations.  I will be downloading and giving the 
remix a go myself.

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Fred
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