Data Recovery (was: 10.04.1 "partion not marked for formatting" during install)

[Doug]

On 9/16/2010 1:51 PM, Alan McKay wrote:
> OK, there was some data there that I'd like to get back if possilble.
> I still did not manage to do a new install on the RAID10 array, so the
> data should mostly still be there.  It is LInux SW RAID10.  As
> mentioned I started the install but it bombed out as mentioned in the
> original thread, so never got any further.
>
> Can someone provide details on exactly by what means the installer
> removed my /usr directory?  This may help in recovering it.
>
> I've had my array mounted RO since then, booting from ubuntu live cd
>
> Tried photorec already and it did not get the photos I am looking for.
>
> What else to try?
>
> The filesystem mounts find and everything else is there, just the /usr
> (and assumedly other system dirs) are blown away.
>
> thanks,
> -Alan
>
If you have access to the drive from the live CD, then you should be 
able to search for the files, and if you find them, cp them or dd them 
to a directory you can make on some location you _can_ access.
Well, I'm just an old newbie, so maybe I don't understand the situation.
--doug

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