USB Drive not working after Linux...

[Gamingphreek]

I used my USB Drive on my linux install and I no longer have my linux install. Now everywhere I use it it says that the drive is unformatted.

Is there anyway to the data off of there. It has my O2007 Beta Product Key, my Reports for school etc...

-Kevin

 

[n0cmonkey]

Did you format the drive in Linux?
Can you plug the drive into a Linux machine and find out if that machine and read it?
Do you have current backups?

 

[IEC]

Oh dear... sounds like FAT is screwing up again 🙁

Run chkdisk or other utilities on it to examine the filesystem.

 

[Pepsi90919]

why would you store the only copy of something on a USB key...

 

[shelaby]

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919
why would you store the only copy of something on a USB key...

great contribution to the thread

try out a live cd, like knoppix. That may be able to read off the drive and then you can save it to the hard drive

 

[Nothinman]

Bootup a Linux LiveCD and see if you can read it in there.

 

[Gamingphreek]

Thanks, I completely forgot about a LiveCD.

The USB Key was my backup drive. I felt no need to backup my backup.

Is there a Filesystem that you guys would suggest other than FAT for a USB key. It is a 2 Gig drive so it isn't too small, but I know it falls far short of the generally accepted requirements for NTFS. IIRC I think it is using FAT16, would FAT32 help at all??

Thanks for the help guys!
-Kevin

 

[Nothinman]

FAT is FAT, whether you're using 16-bits for or 32-bits for the FAT is irrelevant. And sadly FAT is the only real option if you want it to be usable in just about any OS.

 

[greylica]

Originally posted by: Nothinman
Bootup a Linux LiveCD and see if you can read it in there.

Ideas, thats what I like. Ideas

 

[xtknight]

If it was formatted with ext2 or ext3, use explore2fs to read it.