I just screwed up bad. I accidently chose the wrong drive to use WIN32 Disk Imager On. I just lost 10 years worth of pictures. Is there any way to undo it? and revert my thumb drive to it's original contents?
Try a Linux disto like backtrack on a USB
Within will be a path to "data recovery" tools on the main start bar.
Use some "googleing" and ask when you get stuck, but the gist of it is:
Using the command line navigate to the drive or directory in question
If a drive; then you may have to look up how to recover lost partitions
If a directory or a folder; then you'll want to look up how to recover deleted directories
If a drive that was formatted and then written to by something else ie save something back to it; then it might be toast
With the above suggestions if you're unfimilure with command line stuff; then try google searching "backtrack recover deleted files or partitions" without the quotes and watching a few 1 or 2 minuet videos, its what I do, and then trying it out on something safe before attempting on the "target" storage source.
Hope its not toast. And let me know if you need links or get stuck.
Sent from either my SPH-D700 or myTouch3Gs
Debian Kit Install guide for all android devices that I'm writing:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2240397
Or
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ssVeIhdBuuy8CtpBP1lWgUkG6fR6oHxP20ToYPPw6zI/edit?usp=drive_web
Back again but to share a real working solution that another user emailed me after going through this
From Backtrack Linux... dd was able to make a forensic image of the SD card, and testdisk was able to show and save unlinked files from the image file, so we were able to get all her photos and videos back!
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They where able to recover almost 100% of all their lost data. And I got to watch, it works
http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk
Sent from either my SPH-D700 or myTouch3Gs
Debian Kit/QEMU Linux Install guide for all android devices that I'm writing:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2240397
Now have working Installers for ARM Java 7 JDK + Maptools + jMonkey
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why do i NEED this adp program, all it does is push files to the sdcard right? Windows 7 (not sure about vista) has the android software drivers prebuilt into the 7000 beta. If the only reason i need adp is to copy files to the sdcard (which i do when i just mount the device and up pops the sdcard) than i shouldnt bother reading into this anymore.
adb is for much more than just pushing files. It is the debugger interface for android that allows a lot of things, including, installing/uninstalling apps. pushing/pulling apks, shelling into the phone, and so on.
The sdk works well in windows 7 too. That's what I've been using lately.
It's a developer tool. If you're not a developer you don't need it.
alright, install uninstall, which can be done with the app installer through the root of the sdcard. Same way i put the multitouch apps to play around with. Shelling into the phone is as easy now as opening the terminal on the phone and doing what i need through the file system.
The "linux guru" is asking why he needs adb?!?
ADB can be used to push things to places other than the sdcard.
I, for my part, prefer to shell with my full-size keyboard when I want to do anything long and involved.
you can't mount you sdcard if you phone doesnt boot up, but you can still push, also you can perform commands that are cant be done in terminal emmulator, you can run commands while phone is in recovery mode, you can use the debug monitor and so much more fun stuff
inpherno3 said:
If the only reason i need adp is to copy files to the sdcard
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Hahahaha
so i follow the steps in this topic http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1045910
but it doesnt work, i can see thats its loading linux, but then it doesnt boot up to the desktop, there's something about that it cant find init. after that it reboots in 5 sec so it not enough to read in all..
could somebody help?
I think your rootfs.img is at the wrong place.
Do you have App2SD?
what does ubuntu do exactly?
@bergfex
its in root of the sd inside a file called linux. (/sdcard/linux/rootfs)
@jcsd1212
ubuntu is an operating system.
it is based on linux.
(windows is also an operating system, just like android etc)
When attempting to open the program I presented this.
"file "sc" is missing or corrupt
Your PC window ENV is damaged and should be repaired.
At least one default system file is missing, corrupt
or the windows pc env has been otherwise compromises.
The hack kit quits before damage is done to your phone.
Retry with a diferent PC or try a 32 bits Ubuntu Linux LiveCD."
DragonBall_Af said:
When attempting to open the program I presented this.
"file "sc" is missing or corrupt
Your PC window ENV is damaged and should be repaired.
At least one default system file is missing, corrupt
or the windows pc env has been otherwise compromises.
The hack kit quits before damage is done to your phone.
Retry with a diferent PC or try a 32 bits Ubuntu Linux LiveCD."
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Please read the OP of the hack kit thread. It says if you have an issue to hit up the IRC chat channel. Those guys are usually around to help.
Its best to go straight to the source then open a thread and get several different answers.
"I am the Bacon Pope"
DragonBall_Af said:
When attempting to open the program I presented this.
"file "sc" is missing or corrupt
Your PC window ENV is damaged and should be repaired.
At least one default system file is missing, corrupt
or the windows pc env has been otherwise compromises.
The hack kit quits before damage is done to your phone.
Retry with a diferent PC or try a 32 bits Ubuntu Linux LiveCD."
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I have never seen that before....but just for the sake of your phone run the kit from a liveCD. If your PC Is not working properly, You will et stuck.
hey guys im trying to use virtualBox on my Ubuntu machine. Im trying to run windows 7. Got it all set up and loaded with no problems. Heres where I cant get passed.
Im trying to get VB to utilize the entire screen space. Ive read through all the articles about installing the additions iso. I cant seem to find a good copy. Also I cant get Odin to recognize my phone either. I have USB set up in VB and can access the files on phone but cant get Odin to recognize it. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
You can install guest additions from within VirtualBox. It shows up as a mounted CD drive. Open it, & run the appropriate script.
If your ultimate goal is to use Odin, though, I don't think it will work through VirtualBox. Maybe it's possible, but I think it needs direct access to the USB. You could just dual-boot Windows & do it directly.
Thanks for the info
post-mortem said:
You can install guest additions from within VirtualBox. It shows up as a mounted CD drive. Open it, & run the appropriate script.
If your ultimate goal is to use Odin, though, I don't think it will work through VirtualBox. Maybe it's possible, but I think it needs direct access to the USB. You could just dual-boot Windows & do it directly.
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thanx for the info dude. I guess i just assumed i could get it to work in a virtual machine. Could have swore Ive seen Adam doing it...mind u he is MUCH MUCH more educated than me. That is my goal. I have a linux machine and wanna use odin to flash Adams Odin root file for the Note 2. No problem running his CASUAL program, but need to root it first and as far as I can tell it needs to be done in Windows. I guess I can always turn a spare computer back into a windows machine...just didnt wanna have to go through the headache,.
Well, you can boot off a Ubuntu install disk (or make a GParted Live USB), then use gparted to resize your Ubuntu. Set a few GB aside for a new partition, then install Windows there, instead of installing Windows in the VM. It ends up being the same thing, just a few more steps to get it running.
Just make sure you back up your grub config and mbr. I don't think Windows would make your Ubuntu install vanish, but ya never know...
BDogg718 said:
Im trying to get VB to utilize the entire screen space.
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Oh, yeah. The default command to switch to fullscreen mode is Host+F, where the default Host key is Right Ctrl (so, RightCtrl+F).
It's REALLY important that I recover as much data as I can. I've been following this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1994705
I have my mccblk0 (Some 14.6Gb) dumped to a RAW file, but am unable to attach it as a VHD to proceed with the tutorial. Windows gives me an error about the Disk Management console not being up-to-date. I've tried it on two different computers, one of which being a version of Windows 7 that's pretty darn close to being stock. I've searched through Google and through the posts on XDA threads and can't find a single other person who's seen my error. I'm really at a loss on how to proceed from here.
Jewcifer said:
It's REALLY important that I recover as much data as I can. I've been following this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1994705
I have my mccblk0 (Some 14.6Gb) dumped to a RAW file, but am unable to attach it as a VHD to proceed with the tutorial. Windows gives me an error about the Disk Management console not being up-to-date. I've tried it on two different computers, one of which being a version of Windows 7 that's pretty darn close to being stock. I've searched through Google and through the posts on XDA threads and can't find a single other person who's seen my error. I'm really at a loss on how to proceed from here.
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You could try to flash the raw data to a USB pen and then mount the partitions you need on a GNU/Linux (they are typically ext3/4 partitions, not supported by Windows natively) box to get at least your files back.