2011/10/3 Robert Blair Mason Jr. <r...@verizon.net> > > Hey list, > > A few days ago one of my parents' computers stopped booting, and they > don't have any external backups, so I have to try and backup the data. > BIOS POST revealed that the cause was a hard disk error. I swapped the > drive in as a slave on another comp of mine and attempted to see if I > could salvage any data. However, the kernel doesn't recognize the > partitions and create /dev entries for them. Gparted wouldn't even > recognize the disk. At this point, I assumed it was a partition table > problem, as dmesg revealed that the kernel does see the disk:
This trick might work (no warranties and take your own risk for total data loss): put hard disk on freezer for little amount time and then try to read data from it using another machine or usb adapter. (using dd_rescue or similar tools) -- Eero -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CABzZrXfLe21U0jndBh9=L6xC=+Bik8u0PvM7PmuXVn+Q9g=H=g...@mail.gmail.com
