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lorchel
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Deeper Search: Disc too small error

#1 Post by lorchel »

Dear all,

I googled a lot and searched this forum, but I couldn't find a solution to restore my home partition folder structures.
Before trouble started my hard disk had the following partitions:

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P windows, ntfs, with label windoof
Extended partition consisting of
L lubuntu root, ext4, no label
L home, ext4, label home
L swap
L fat32, label fat
I suceeded in destroying all the data on my home and root partition with the following actions:
I created an usb multiboot system with the help of the multisystem software. Two of the installed images were Dr. Web Antivirus and Parted Magic. When booting the Dr. Web Antivirus Image I encountered some error messages. After that the laptop didn't boot anymore from hd, because all the data of the lubuntu root partition were gone and grub could not be found. After reinstalling Lubuntu, everything was fine again, the home data was still ok and the story could have ended here.
But I added a new logical partition behind the fat32 partition with ext4, label grub2 and installed grub additionally on that partition. Later I booted the Dr. Web image again - with similar results. Finally I could not find any data on the root, home and grub2 partitions. The windows partition is still ok.

Now I started using the parted magic image from the usb stick, and used the testdisk and photorec tools. Photorec worked like a charm on the home partition. Now I try too recover the data of the home partition with testdisk to get back the folder structure too.

The results of the quick search look promising. But when I look at the existing files on e.g. the home partition I only find deleted folders (guest, tom, lost+found) and these are empty:

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P Linux                 4569   1  1 60016 254 62  890772056 [home]
Directory /tom

No file found, filesystem may be damaged.
The advanced search found a lot of different home partitions some extending behind the end of the 500GB hd suggesting that it should be as large as 1023GB:

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The harddisk (500 GB / 465 GiB) seems too small! (< 1023 GB / 953 GiB)
Check the harddisk size: HD jumpers settings, BIOS detection...

The following partitions can't be recovered:
     Partition               Start        End    Size in sectors
>  Linux                 7205 171  7 62653 170  5  890772056 [home]
   Linux                 7207 213 47 62655 212 45  890772056 [home]
   Linux                 7211  71 29 62659  70 27  890772056 [home]
   FAT16 <32M           20783  87 39 124469 203 58 1665722918
I end with

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Disk /dev/sda - 500 GB / 465 GiB - CHS 60802 255 63
     Partition               Start        End    Size in sectors
 D HPFS - NTFS              0   1  1  2609 254 53   41929577 [windoof]
 D HPFS - NTFS              0   1 11  2609 254 63   41929577
 D Linux                 2611   0  1  4568 254 57   31455264 [root]
 D Linux                 2611   1  1  4437 253 58   29350624
>* Linux                 4569   1  1 60016 254 62  890772056 [home]
 P Linux Swap           60017   1  1 60669 254 41   10490360
 P FAT32 LBA            60670   1  1 60788  79 27    1900611 [fat]
 D Linux                60788 111 58 60800 237 43     200704 [grub2]
 D Linux                60788 111 60 60800 237 45     200704 [grub2]



Structure: Ok.  Use Up/Down Arrow keys to select partition.
Use Left/Right Arrow keys to CHANGE partition characteristics:
*=Primary bootable  P=Primary  L=Logical  E=Extended  D=Deleted
Keys A: add partition, L: load backup, T: change type, P: list files,
     Enter: to continue
EXT4 Large file Sparse superblock, 456 GB / 424 GiB
and dont know what I could try next. The displayed home partition still shows the deleted, empty folders tom, guest and lost+found.

Any help, comments and tips are highly appreciated. :)

Greets, Tom


Here is my log:

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Mon Apr 23 16:37:40 2012
Command line: TestDisk

TestDisk 6.13, Data Recovery Utility, November 2011
Christophe GRENIER <grenier@cgsecurity.org>
http://www.cgsecurity.org
OS: Linux, kernel 3.2.13-pmagic (#1 SMP Sat Mar 24 08:16:47 CDT 2012) i686
Compiler: GCC 4.5
Compilation date: 2012-01-28T16:01:13
ext2fs lib: 1.42.1, ntfs lib: libntfs-3g, reiserfs lib: none, ewf lib: none
/dev/sda: LBA, HPA, LBA48, DCO support
/dev/sda: size       976773168 sectors
/dev/sda: user_max   976773168 sectors
/dev/sda: native_max 976773168 sectors
/dev/sda: dco        976773168 sectors
Warning: can't get size for Disk /dev/mapper/control - 0 B - CHS 1 1 1, sector size=512
Hard disk list
Disk /dev/sda - 500 GB / 465 GiB - CHS 60801 255 63, sector size=512 - WDC WD5000BEVT-00A0RT0, S/N:WD-WXB1C10T5424, FW:01.01A01

Partition table type (auto): Intel
Disk /dev/sda - 500 GB / 465 GiB - WDC WD5000BEVT-00A0RT0
Partition table type: Intel

Analyse Disk /dev/sda - 500 GB / 465 GiB - CHS 60801 255 63
Geometry from i386 MBR: head=255 sector=63
NTFS at 0/1/1
Info: size boot_sector 41929577, partition 41929587
FAT32 at 60670/1/1
Info: size boot_sector 1900611, partition 1900611
FAT1 : 42-1896
FAT2 : 1897-3751
start_rootdir : 3752 root cluster : 2
Data : 3752-1900607
sectors : 1900611
cluster_size : 8
no_of_cluster : 237107 (2 - 237108)
fat_length 1855 calculated 1853
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=255 nbr=14
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=8 nbr=3
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=16 nbr=2
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=32 nbr=1
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=64 nbr=1
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=128 nbr=1
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=240 nbr=1
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=255 nbr=14
Current partition structure:
 1 * HPFS - NTFS              0   1  1  2609 254 63   41929587 [windoof]
 2 E extended              2610 254 62 60800 254 63  934822352
 5 L Linux                 2611   0  1  4568 254 63   31455270 [root]
   X extended              4569   0  1 60016 254 63  890772120
 6 L Linux                 4569   1  1 60016 254 63  890772057 [home]
   X extended             60017   0  1 60669 254 63   10490445
 7 L Linux Swap           60017   1  1 60669 254 63   10490382
   X extended             60670   0  1 60788  79 27    1900674
 8 L FAT32                60670   1  1 60788  79 27    1900611 [fat]
   X extended             60788  79 28 60800 237 45     202752
 9 L Linux                60788 111 60 60800 237 45     200704 [grub2]
Computes LBA from CHS for Disk /dev/sda - 500 GB / 465 GiB - CHS 60802 255 63
Allow partial last cylinder : Yes
search_vista_part: 1

search_part()
Disk /dev/sda - 500 GB / 465 GiB - CHS 60802 255 63
NTFS at 0/1/1
filesystem size           41929577
sectors_per_cluster       8
mft_lcn                   786432
mftmirr_lcn               1835425
clusters_per_mft_record   -10
clusters_per_index_record 1
     HPFS - NTFS              0   1  1  2609 254 53   41929577 [windoof]
     NTFS, 21 GB / 19 GiB

recover_EXT2: s_block_group_nr=0/119, s_mnt_count=5/36, s_blocks_per_group=32768, s_inodes_per_group=8192
recover_EXT2: s_blocksize=4096
recover_EXT2: s_blocks_count 3931908
recover_EXT2: part_size 31455264
     Linux                 2611   0  1  4568 254 57   31455264 [root]
     EXT4 Large file Sparse superblock, 16 GB / 14 GiB

recover_EXT2: s_block_group_nr=0/3398, s_mnt_count=5/26, s_blocks_per_group=32768, s_inodes_per_group=8192
recover_EXT2: s_blocksize=4096
recover_EXT2: s_blocks_count 111346507
recover_EXT2: part_size 890772056
     Linux                 4569   1  1 60016 254 62  890772056 [home]
     EXT4 Large file Sparse superblock, 456 GB / 424 GiB
     Linux Swap           60017   1  1 60669 254 41   10490360
     SWAP2 version 1, 5371 MB / 5122 MiB
FAT32 at 60670/1/1
FAT1 : 42-1896
FAT2 : 1897-3751
start_rootdir : 3752 root cluster : 2
Data : 3752-1900607
sectors : 1900611
cluster_size : 8
no_of_cluster : 237107 (2 - 237108)
fat_length 1855 calculated 1853

FAT32 at 60670/1/1
     FAT32 LBA            60670   1  1 60788  79 27    1900611 [fat]
     FAT32, 973 MB / 928 MiB

recover_EXT2: s_block_group_nr=0/12, s_mnt_count=5/4294967295, s_blocks_per_group=8192, s_inodes_per_group=1936
recover_EXT2: s_blocksize=1024
recover_EXT2: s_blocks_count 100352
recover_EXT2: part_size 200704
     Linux                60788 111 60 60800 237 45     200704 [grub2]
     EXT4 Sparse superblock, 102 MB / 98 MiB
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=255 nbr=9
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=8 nbr=3
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=16 nbr=2
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=32 nbr=1
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=64 nbr=1
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=128 nbr=1
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=240 nbr=1
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=255 nbr=9

Results
   * HPFS - NTFS              0   1  1  2609 254 53   41929577 [windoof]
     NTFS, 21 GB / 19 GiB
   P Linux                 2611   0  1  4568 254 57   31455264 [root]
     EXT4 Large file Sparse superblock, 16 GB / 14 GiB
   P Linux                 4569   1  1 60016 254 62  890772056 [home]
     EXT4 Large file Sparse superblock, 456 GB / 424 GiB
   L Linux Swap           60017   1  1 60669 254 41   10490360
     SWAP2 version 1, 5371 MB / 5122 MiB
   L FAT32 LBA            60670   1  1 60788  79 27    1900611 [fat]
     FAT32, 973 MB / 928 MiB
   L Linux                60788 111 60 60800 237 45     200704 [grub2]
     EXT4 Sparse superblock, 102 MB / 98 MiB


dir_partition inode=2
   P Linux                 2611   0  1  4568 254 57   31455264 [root]
     EXT4 Large file Sparse superblock, 16 GB / 14 GiB
Directory /
       2 drwxr-xr-x     0      0      4096 22-Apr-2012 13:58 .
       2 drwxr-xr-x     0      0      4096 22-Apr-2012 13:58 ..
X 524289 drwxr-xr-x     0      0         0 22-Apr-2012 13:58 home
X 786433 drwxr-xr-x     0      0         0 22-Apr-2012 13:58 etc
X 131073 drwxr-xr-x     0      0         0 22-Apr-2012 13:58 bin
X 655370 drwxr-xr-x     0      0         0 22-Apr-2012 13:58 boot
X     64 drwx------     0      0         0 22-Apr-2012 13:58 lost+found
X 655374 drwxr-xr-x     0      0         0 22-Apr-2012 13:58 var
X  32770 drwxr-xr-x     0      0         0 22-Apr-2012 13:58 media
X     14 lrwxrwxrwx     0      0        11  2-Nov-2009 21:47 cdrom
X 262145 drwxr-xr-x     0      0         0 22-Apr-2012 13:58 dev
X 131074 drwxr-xr-x     0      0         0 22-Apr-2012 13:58 lib
X 786435 drwxr-xr-x     0      0         0 22-Apr-2012 13:58 mnt
X 524290 drwxr-xr-x     0      0         0 22-Apr-2012 13:58 proc
X 262146 drwx------     0      0         0 22-Apr-2012 13:58 root
X  65537 drwxr-xr-x     0      0         0 22-Apr-2012 13:58 opt
X 524291 drwxr-xr-x     0      0         0 22-Apr-2012 13:58 run
X 786436 drwxr-xr-x     0      0         0 22-Apr-2012 13:58 sbin
X 131075 drwxr-xr-x     0      0         0 22-Apr-2012 13:58 selinux
X 262147 drwxr-xr-x     0      0         0 22-Apr-2012 13:58 srv
X 262148 drwxr-xr-x     0      0         0 22-Apr-2012 13:58 sys
X 786437 drwxrwxrwt     0      0         0 22-Apr-2012 13:58 tmp
X  90114 drwxrwxrwt     0      0         0 21-Apr-2012 20:39 tmp
X  98305 drwxr-xr-x     0      0         0 22-Apr-2012 13:58 usr
X     11 lrwxrwxrwx     0      0        32 22-Apr-2012 11:10 initrd.img
X     12 lrwxrwxrwx     0      0        29 22-Apr-2012 11:10 vmlinuz
X 394596 -rw-r--r--     0      0         0 22-Apr-2012 13:58 share
X     77 -rwxr-xr-x     0      0         0 22-Apr-2012 13:58 vmlinuz.2429
X  56665 lrwxrwxrwx     0      0        33 16-Feb-2012 21:26 initrd.img.old
X     77 -rwxr-xr-x     0      0         0 22-Apr-2012 13:58 vmlinuz.old


dir_partition inode=2
   P Linux                 4569   1  1 60016 254 62  890772056 [home]
     EXT4 Large file Sparse superblock, 456 GB / 424 GiB
Directory /
       2 drwxr-xr-x     0      0      4096 22-Apr-2012 13:59 .
       2 drwxr-xr-x     0      0      4096 22-Apr-2012 13:59 ..
X     11 drwx------     0      0         0 22-Apr-2012 13:58 lost+found
X   8193 drwxr-x---  1000   1000         0 22-Apr-2012 13:59 tom
X27262977 drwxr-xr-x  1001   1001         0 22-Apr-2012 13:58 guest

dir_partition inode=8193
   P Linux                 4569   1  1 60016 254 62  890772056 [home]
     EXT4 Large file Sparse superblock, 456 GB / 424 GiB
Directory /tom
Directory /
       2 drwxr-xr-x     0      0      4096 22-Apr-2012 13:59 .
       2 drwxr-xr-x     0      0      4096 22-Apr-2012 13:59 ..
X     11 drwx------     0      0         0 22-Apr-2012 13:58 lost+found
X   8193 drwxr-x---  1000   1000         0 22-Apr-2012 13:59 tom
X27262977 drwxr-xr-x  1001   1001         0 22-Apr-2012 13:58 guest

interface_write()
 1 * HPFS - NTFS              0   1  1  2609 254 53   41929577 [windoof]
 2 P Linux                 2611   0  1  4568 254 57   31455264 [root]
 3 P Linux                 4569   1  1 60016 254 62  890772056 [home]
 4 E extended LBA         60017   0  1 60801 254 63   12611025
 5 L Linux Swap           60017   1  1 60669 254 41   10490360
 6 L FAT32 LBA            60670   1  1 60788  79 27    1900611 [fat]
 7 L Linux                60788 111 60 60800 237 45     200704 [grub2]

search_part()
Disk /dev/sda - 500 GB / 465 GiB - CHS 60802 255 63
NTFS at 0/1/1
filesystem size           41929577
sectors_per_cluster       8
mft_lcn                   786432
mftmirr_lcn               1835425
clusters_per_mft_record   -10
clusters_per_index_record 1
     HPFS - NTFS              0   1  1  2609 254 53   41929577 [windoof]
     NTFS, 21 GB / 19 GiB
NTFS at 2609/254/63
filesystem size           41929577
sectors_per_cluster       8
mft_lcn                   786432
mftmirr_lcn               1835425
clusters_per_mft_record   -10
clusters_per_index_record 1
     HPFS - NTFS              0   1 11  2609 254 63   41929577
     NTFS found using backup sector!, 21 GB / 19 GiB

recover_EXT2: s_block_group_nr=0/119, s_mnt_count=5/36, s_blocks_per_group=32768, s_inodes_per_group=8192
recover_EXT2: s_blocksize=4096
recover_EXT2: s_blocks_count 3931908
recover_EXT2: part_size 31455264
     Linux                 2611   0  1  4568 254 57   31455264 [root]
     EXT4 Large file Sparse superblock, 16 GB / 14 GiB

block_group_nr 3

recover_EXT2: "e2fsck -b 98304 -B 4096 device" may be needed
recover_EXT2: s_block_group_nr=3/119, s_mnt_count=44/36, s_blocks_per_group=32768, s_inodes_per_group=8192
recover_EXT2: s_blocksize=4096
recover_EXT2: s_blocks_count 3931908
recover_EXT2: part_size 31455264
     Linux                 2611   0  1  4568 254 57   31455264 [root]
     EXT4 Large file Sparse superblock Backup superblock, 16 GB / 14 GiB

block_group_nr 3

recover_EXT2: "e2fsck -b 98304 -B 4096 device" may be needed
recover_EXT2: s_block_group_nr=3/111, s_mnt_count=0/30, s_blocks_per_group=32768, s_inodes_per_group=16384
recover_EXT2: s_blocksize=4096
recover_EXT2: s_blocks_count 3668828
recover_EXT2: part_size 29350624
     Linux                 2611   1  1  4437 253 58   29350624
     EXT3 Sparse superblock Backup superblock, 15 GB / 13 GiB

recover_EXT2: s_block_group_nr=0/3398, s_mnt_count=5/26, s_blocks_per_group=32768, s_inodes_per_group=8192
recover_EXT2: s_blocksize=4096
recover_EXT2: s_blocks_count 111346507
recover_EXT2: part_size 890772056
     Linux                 4569   1  1 60016 254 62  890772056 [home]
     EXT4 Large file Sparse superblock, 456 GB / 424 GiB

block_group_nr 3

recover_EXT2: "e2fsck -b 98304 -B 4096 device" may be needed
recover_EXT2: s_block_group_nr=3/3398, s_mnt_count=0/26, s_blocks_per_group=32768, s_inodes_per_group=8192
recover_EXT2: s_blocksize=4096
recover_EXT2: s_blocks_count 111346507
recover_EXT2: part_size 890772056
     Linux                 4569   1  1 60016 254 62  890772056 [home]
     EXT4 Large file Sparse superblock Backup superblock, 456 GB / 424 GiB

recover_EXT2: s_block_group_nr=0/3398, s_mnt_count=17/26, s_blocks_per_group=32768, s_inodes_per_group=8192
recover_EXT2: s_blocksize=4096
recover_EXT2: s_blocks_count 111346507
recover_EXT2: part_size 890772056
     Linux                 7205 171  7 62653 170  5  890772056 [home]
     EXT4 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 456 GB / 424 GiB
This partition ends after the disk limits. (start=115759104, size=890772056, end=1006531159, disk end=976784130)

recover_EXT2: s_block_group_nr=0/3398, s_mnt_count=7/26, s_blocks_per_group=32768, s_inodes_per_group=8192
recover_EXT2: s_blocksize=4096
recover_EXT2: s_blocks_count 111346507
recover_EXT2: part_size 890772056
     Linux                 7207 213 47 62655 212 45  890772056 [home]
     EXT4 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 456 GB / 424 GiB
This partition ends after the disk limits. (start=115793920, size=890772056, end=1006565975, disk end=976784130)

recover_EXT2: s_block_group_nr=0/3398, s_mnt_count=7/26, s_blocks_per_group=32768, s_inodes_per_group=8192
recover_EXT2: s_blocksize=4096
recover_EXT2: s_blocks_count 111346507
recover_EXT2: part_size 890772056
     Linux                 7211  71 29 62659  70 27  890772056 [home]
     EXT4 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 456 GB / 424 GiB
This partition ends after the disk limits. (start=115849216, size=890772056, end=1006621271, disk end=976784130)
BAD_RS LBA=333884414 12980581
check_part_i386 failed for partition type 04
     FAT16 <32M           20783  87 39 124469 203 58 1665722918
This partition ends after the disk limits. (start=333884414, size=1665722918, end=1999607331, disk end=976784130)
     Linux Swap           60017   1  1 60669 254 41   10490360
     SWAP2 version 1, 5371 MB / 5122 MiB
FAT32 at 60670/1/1
FAT1 : 42-1896
FAT2 : 1897-3751
start_rootdir : 3752 root cluster : 2
Data : 3752-1900607
sectors : 1900611
cluster_size : 8
no_of_cluster : 237107 (2 - 237108)
fat_length 1855 calculated 1853

FAT32 at 60670/1/1
     FAT32 LBA            60670   1  1 60788  79 27    1900611 [fat]
     FAT32, 973 MB / 928 MiB
FAT32 at 60670/1/7
FAT1 : 42-1896
FAT2 : 1897-3751
start_rootdir : 3752 root cluster : 2
Data : 3752-1900607
sectors : 1900611
cluster_size : 8
no_of_cluster : 237107 (2 - 237108)
fat_length 1855 calculated 1853
set_FAT_info: name from BS used

FAT32 at 60670/1/7
     FAT32 LBA            60670   1  1 60788  79 27    1900611 [NO NAME]
     FAT found using backup sector!, 973 MB / 928 MiB

recover_EXT2: s_block_group_nr=0/12, s_mnt_count=5/4294967295, s_blocks_per_group=8192, s_inodes_per_group=1936
recover_EXT2: s_blocksize=1024
recover_EXT2: s_blocks_count 100352
recover_EXT2: part_size 200704
     Linux                60788 111 60 60800 237 45     200704 [grub2]
     EXT4 Sparse superblock, 102 MB / 98 MiB

block_group_nr 1

recover_EXT2: "e2fsck -b 8193 -B 1024 device" may be needed
recover_EXT2: s_block_group_nr=1/12, s_mnt_count=0/4294967295, s_blocks_per_group=8192, s_inodes_per_group=1936
recover_EXT2: s_blocksize=1024
recover_EXT2: s_blocks_count 100352
recover_EXT2: part_size 200704
     Linux                60788 111 58 60800 237 43     200704 [grub2]
     EXT4 Sparse superblock Backup superblock, 102 MB / 98 MiB

block_group_nr 3

recover_EXT2: "e2fsck -b 24577 -B 1024 device" may be needed
recover_EXT2: s_block_group_nr=3/12, s_mnt_count=0/4294967295, s_blocks_per_group=8192, s_inodes_per_group=1936
recover_EXT2: s_blocksize=1024
recover_EXT2: s_blocks_count 100352
recover_EXT2: part_size 200704
     Linux                60788 111 58 60800 237 43     200704 [grub2]
     EXT4 Sparse superblock Backup superblock, 102 MB / 98 MiB

block_group_nr 5

recover_EXT2: "e2fsck -b 40961 -B 1024 device" may be needed
recover_EXT2: s_block_group_nr=5/12, s_mnt_count=0/4294967295, s_blocks_per_group=8192, s_inodes_per_group=1936
recover_EXT2: s_blocksize=1024
recover_EXT2: s_blocks_count 100352
recover_EXT2: part_size 200704
     Linux                60788 111 58 60800 237 43     200704 [grub2]
     EXT4 Sparse superblock Backup superblock, 102 MB / 98 MiB

block_group_nr 7

recover_EXT2: "e2fsck -b 57345 -B 1024 device" may be needed
recover_EXT2: s_block_group_nr=7/12, s_mnt_count=0/4294967295, s_blocks_per_group=8192, s_inodes_per_group=1936
recover_EXT2: s_blocksize=1024
recover_EXT2: s_blocks_count 100352
recover_EXT2: part_size 200704
     Linux                60788 111 58 60800 237 43     200704 [grub2]
     EXT4 Sparse superblock Backup superblock, 102 MB / 98 MiB

block_group_nr 9

recover_EXT2: "e2fsck -b 73729 -B 1024 device" may be needed
recover_EXT2: s_block_group_nr=9/12, s_mnt_count=0/4294967295, s_blocks_per_group=8192, s_inodes_per_group=1936
recover_EXT2: s_blocksize=1024
recover_EXT2: s_blocks_count 100352
recover_EXT2: part_size 200704
     Linux                60788 111 58 60800 237 43     200704 [grub2]
     EXT4 Sparse superblock Backup superblock, 102 MB / 98 MiB
NTFS at 0/1/1
filesystem size           41929577
sectors_per_cluster       8
mft_lcn                   786432
mftmirr_lcn               1835425
clusters_per_mft_record   -10
clusters_per_index_record 1
Disk /dev/sda - 500 GB / 465 GiB - CHS 60802 255 63
Check the harddisk size: HD jumpers settings, BIOS detection...
The harddisk (500 GB / 465 GiB) seems too small! (< 1023 GB / 953 GiB)
The following partitions can't be recovered:
     Linux                 7205 171  7 62653 170  5  890772056 [home]
     EXT4 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 456 GB / 424 GiB
     Linux                 7207 213 47 62655 212 45  890772056 [home]
     EXT4 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 456 GB / 424 GiB
     Linux                 7211  71 29 62659  70 27  890772056 [home]
     EXT4 Large file Sparse superblock Recover, 456 GB / 424 GiB
     FAT16 <32M           20783  87 39 124469 203 58 1665722918
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=255 nbr=10
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=8 nbr=3
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=16 nbr=2
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=32 nbr=1
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=64 nbr=1
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=128 nbr=1
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=240 nbr=1
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=255 nbr=10

Results
     HPFS - NTFS              0   1  1  2609 254 53   41929577 [windoof]
     NTFS, 21 GB / 19 GiB
     HPFS - NTFS              0   1 11  2609 254 63   41929577
     NTFS found using backup sector!, 21 GB / 19 GiB
     Linux                 2611   0  1  4568 254 57   31455264 [root]
     EXT4 Large file Sparse superblock, 16 GB / 14 GiB
     Linux                 2611   1  1  4437 253 58   29350624
     EXT3 Sparse superblock Backup superblock, 15 GB / 13 GiB
   * Linux                 4569   1  1 60016 254 62  890772056 [home]
     EXT4 Large file Sparse superblock, 456 GB / 424 GiB
   P Linux Swap           60017   1  1 60669 254 41   10490360
     SWAP2 version 1, 5371 MB / 5122 MiB
   P FAT32 LBA            60670   1  1 60788  79 27    1900611 [fat]
     FAT32, 973 MB / 928 MiB
     Linux                60788 111 58 60800 237 43     200704 [grub2]
     EXT4 Sparse superblock Backup superblock, 102 MB / 98 MiB
     Linux                60788 111 60 60800 237 45     200704 [grub2]
     EXT4 Sparse superblock, 102 MB / 98 MiB


dir_partition inode=2
   * Linux                 4569   1  1 60016 254 62  890772056 [home]
     EXT4 Large file Sparse superblock, 456 GB / 424 GiB
Directory /
       2 drwxr-xr-x     0      0      4096 22-Apr-2012 13:59 .
       2 drwxr-xr-x     0      0      4096 22-Apr-2012 13:59 ..
X     11 drwx------     0      0         0 22-Apr-2012 13:58 lost+found
X   8193 drwxr-x---  1000   1000         0 22-Apr-2012 13:59 tom
X27262977 drwxr-xr-x  1001   1001         0 22-Apr-2012 13:58 guest

dir_partition inode=8193
   * Linux                 4569   1  1 60016 254 62  890772056 [home]
     EXT4 Large file Sparse superblock, 456 GB / 424 GiB
Directory /tom
Directory /
       2 drwxr-xr-x     0      0      4096 22-Apr-2012 13:59 .
       2 drwxr-xr-x     0      0      4096 22-Apr-2012 13:59 ..
X     11 drwx------     0      0         0 22-Apr-2012 13:58 lost+found
X   8193 drwxr-x---  1000   1000         0 22-Apr-2012 13:59 tom
X27262977 drwxr-xr-x  1001   1001         0 22-Apr-2012 13:58 guest


dir_partition inode=2
   P Linux                60788 111 60 60800 237 45     200704 [grub2]
     EXT4 Sparse superblock, 102 MB / 98 MiB
Directory /
       2 drwxr-xr-x     0      0      1024 22-Apr-2012 13:59 .
       2 drwxr-xr-x     0      0      1024 22-Apr-2012 13:59 ..
X     11 drwx------     0      0         0 22-Apr-2012 13:59 lost+found
X     12 drwxr-xr-x     0      0         0 22-Apr-2012 13:59 boot

dir_partition inode=12
   P Linux                60788 111 60 60800 237 45     200704 [grub2]
     EXT4 Sparse superblock, 102 MB / 98 MiB
Directory /boot
Directory /
       2 drwxr-xr-x     0      0      1024 22-Apr-2012 13:59 .
       2 drwxr-xr-x     0      0      1024 22-Apr-2012 13:59 ..
X     11 drwx------     0      0         0 22-Apr-2012 13:59 lost+found
X     12 drwxr-xr-x     0      0         0 22-Apr-2012 13:59 boot

   P Linux                60788 111 58 60800 237 43     200704 [grub2]
     EXT4 Sparse superblock Backup superblock, 102 MB / 98 MiB
Can't open filesystem. Filesystem seems damaged.

interface_write()
 1 * Linux                 4569   1  1 60016 254 62  890772056 [home]
 2 P Linux Swap           60017   1  1 60669 254 41   10490360
 3 P FAT32 LBA            60670   1  1 60788  79 27    1900611 [fat]
 4 P Linux                60788 111 58 60800 237 43     200704 [grub2]
simulate write!

write_mbr_i386: starting...
write_all_log_i386: starting...
No extended partition

TestDisk exited normally.
Last edited by lorchel on 24 Apr 2012, 08:16, edited 1 time in total.
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lorchel
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Joined: 23 Apr 2012, 17:43

Re: Deeper Search: Disc too small error

#2 Post by lorchel »

Another small clue:
When adding the grub2 partition I also labeld the root partition with a "root" label. Maybe this information has some value.

Thanks, Tom
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