catastrophic failure

[Chris Strellis]

Hi Tony,

I feel for you - really and truly...

http://www.recoverdatatools.com/linux-data-recovery.html

Recover Data for Linux can successfully recovers Linux data that gets lost due to some common reasons as follows:

    * Virus attack
    * Power surges or due to human errors
    * Accidental deletion of files
    * Unexpected system shutdown
>>>>* Formatted Partitions<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
    * Bad sectors in the hard disks


Do NOTHING to that drive now...don't even install recovery software on it.  Slave up your accidentally formatted drive to a new system.

Cheers

Chris