On Mon, Mar 20, 2006 at 12:07:11PM +0100, Sebastian Schönwetter wrote:
> concerning the RAID5 LVM2, assuming you created a Linux MD RAID5, which 
> you partitioned later on :
> 
> run
> 
> gpart -f /dev/md/0p1
> 
> which should run a full scan of your MD device and will report any 
> partition look-alike it detects.

Unfortunately that was all done in the RAID box.

Ive shipped the box off to IBAS for recovery, as I wont take any chance on
messing with them.


BUT!....

happy happy joy joy...

My original attempt with scanner is actually working!

I just did a test recovery from one of the areas on these tapes and it WORKED!

OH FRABULOUS JOY!,,,

Sorry..I'm a bit woozy from lack of sleep atm..no I must get a lowly production 
assistant
to be my human tape robot.

-- 
Per Kristiansen
per AT gathering DOT org

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