From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG  Mon Dec 22 01:53:19 2008
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C61251065670
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Mon, 22 Dec 2008 01:53:19 +0000 (UTC)
	(envelope-from freebsd@edvax.de)
Received: from mx01.qsc.de (mx01.qsc.de [213.148.129.14])
	by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 86EEC8FC0C
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Mon, 22 Dec 2008 01:53:19 +0000 (UTC)
	(envelope-from freebsd@edvax.de)
Received: from r55.edvax.de (port-92-196-14-53.dynamic.qsc.de [92.196.14.53])
	by mx01.qsc.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3B1463CA68;
	Mon, 22 Dec 2008 02:53:11 +0100 (CET)
Received: from r55.edvax.de (localhost [127.0.0.1])
	by r55.edvax.de (8.14.2/8.14.2) with SMTP id mBM1qma4004776;
	Mon, 22 Dec 2008 02:52:48 +0100 (CET)
	(envelope-from freebsd@edvax.de)
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2008 02:52:47 +0100
From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>
To: Fbsd1 <fbsd1@a1poweruser.com>
Message-Id: <20081222025247.9225e612.freebsd@edvax.de>
In-Reply-To: <494CA9E6.6050501@a1poweruser.com>
References: <494CA9E6.6050501@a1poweruser.com>
Organization: EDVAX
X-Mailer: Sylpheed 2.4.7 (GTK+ 2.12.1; i386-portbld-freebsd7.0)
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject: Re: recover data from damaged msdos fat32 partition
X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5
Precedence: list
Reply-To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>
List-Id: User questions <freebsd-questions.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, 
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, 
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2008 01:53:19 -0000

On Sat, 20 Dec 2008 16:16:38 +0800, Fbsd1 <fbsd1@a1poweruser.com> wrote:
> I know i can mount fat32 partition using mount_msdos command. But my 
> msdos fat32 partition is a bad disk with corrupted fat table.
> 
> Question is can i use freebsd to recover data from this msdos fAT32 disk????

Oh yes, you can! As a side product of my attempt to restore data
from an UFS partition with orphaned inodes, I found some good
utilities that might be helpful fo you.



> What tools do you suggest to use?

Check 'em out!

System:
        dd
        fsck_ffs
        clri
        fsdb
        fetch -rR <device>
        recoverdisk

Ports:
        ddrescue
        dd_rescue
        ffs2recov
        magicrescue
        testdisk
        The Sleuth Kit:
                fls
                dls
                ils
                autopsy
        scan_ffs
        recoverjpeg
        fatback

Especially magicrescue can do wonders. If everything fails,
The Sleuth Kit is a good tool.

Don't forget to try mtools.



-- 
Polytropon
>From Magdeburg, Germany
Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0
Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...