Re: OT: dying disk - data recovery recommendations

[KS <lists04@fastmail.fm>]

Ron Johnson wrote:
> 
>> shut down the machine and trying to list various options of salvaging
>> the data from the HDD. I was reading up on dd_rescue (had tried it on a
>> couple of CDs earlier), foremost, and Sleuthkit. Does anyone have any
>> recommendations on how to proceed in this case? Any live CD(PPC) which
>> will be more helpful than the systemrescueCD (0.2.0 PPC)?
> 
> What happens when you fsck it?
> 

I have a feeling that Apple Hardware Diagnostic check utility CD might
have done that. But I will try it tomorrow before anything else.

/KS