Can I recover drive from partial / failed installation format?

TheArchieBunker · 2023-08-24 00:04:41

My own stupid fault. I deleted a 50GB partition which I intended to use to try arch linux. I used the archinstall script. It seemed to want to wipe the whole 1GB drive. But anyway it failed. I am not sure if it wiped a partition table, all partition tables, or whatever.

On that particular drive I had other linux installs together with my Windows games (not very important since I can just download them from steam, gog, etc. again).

I am downloading a live distro of fedora to take a look at the disk as I type this.

d_fajardo · 2023-08-24 07:27:37

It seemed to want to wipe the whole 1GB drive.

I think you meant the whole 1 TB drive. Not entirely clear on your post what you want to achieve. Do you just want to see your partition table? You can used the same fedora live to do that. I have a feeling the partitions are still intact. If you want to install Arch, then best is to do a manual and format just the partition you need for the install. Just make sure you take note of the different partitions so you don't overwrite the existent ones. You also must have already an EFI partition since you have other distros so make note of that as well to use and share with your Arch install.

TheArchieBunker · 2023-08-24 20:41:31

d_fajardo wrote:

It seemed to want to wipe the whole 1GB drive.
I think you meant the whole 1 TB drive. Not entirely clear on your post what you want to achieve. Do you just want to see your partition table? You can used the same fedora live to do that. I have a feeling the partitions are still intact. If you want to install Arch, then best is to do a manual and format just the partition you need for the install. Just make sure you take note of the different partitions so you don't overwrite the existent ones. You also must have already an EFI partition since you have other distros so make note of that as well to use and share with your Arch install.

I just want to get the partition table or find the individual LUKS partitions. Now I'm using

sudo hexdump -C /dev/nvme1n1 |grep LUKS

to try to find the LUKS partitions. If I can grab the data out of those I'm ready to wipe the drive and start again.

This is what fdisk sees for that drive

Device Start End Sectors Size Type
/dev/nvme1n1p1 2048 1050623 1048576 512M EFI System
/dev/nvme1n1p2 1050624 42993663 41943040 20G Linux filesystem
/dev/nvme1n1p3 42993664 1953523711 1910530048 911G Linux filesystem

just4arch · 2023-08-25 04:31:09

Testdisk worked for me, to recover lost partitions.

frostschutz · 2023-08-25 07:37:48

I wrote a LUKS repair / recovery guide (includes how to find the partition offsets) over here, but it only works for LUKS 2: https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/741850/30851

If it was formatted at all... you might be out of luck, since mkfs does a full discard / trim and all data is gone.

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You can roughly guess how much (encrypted or otherwise) data there might be left on the device by compressing it and counting the compressed size. If it's all discarded / zero, the output size will be very small and there is nothing to recover...

trimcheck.sh

#!/bin/bash

#
# check how much encrypted data vs. trimmed areas
#

target="$1"

if [ -b "$target" ]
then
    size=$(blockdev --getsize64 "$target")
else
    size=$(stat -c "%s" "$target")
fi

pv -cN input < "$target" | lzop --fast | pv -cN output --size="$size" > /dev/null

example for a trimmed device:

    input: 62.0GiB 0:00:29 [2.17GiB/s] [======>                      ] 26% ETA 0:01:19
   output:  291MiB 0:00:29 [10.1MiB/s] [>                            ]  0% ETA 6:37:49

example for a device with data:

   output: 64.3GiB 0:00:42 [1.60GiB/s] [======>                      ] 27% ETA 0:01:49
    input: 67.1GiB 0:00:42 [1.60GiB/s] [=======>                     ] 28% ETA 0:01:43

Last edited by frostschutz (2023-08-25 07:54:31)

TheArchieBunker · 2023-08-26 15:48:22

I think my data is still there. I searched for LUKS partitiions on the drive. Unfortunately I only came up with an earlier one which I had deleted. But in the process I saw that my drive is still full of data. I am trying testdisk without writing anything to see what it can come up with.

I decrypted the useless 50gb LUKS partition and found the single file inside which I placed there so I would know it from other partitions. I am just hoping my other linux data, which was part of a logical volume spread across this SSD and an intact one, is OK.

```

sudo hexdump -C /dev/nvme1n1 |grep LUKS
205029050 d6 9c 0f d2 02 27 3e 74 b9 e3 24 6d 4c 55 4b 53 |.....'>t..$mLUKS|
38cf4a9f0 a2 e5 f6 ff eb 2f fc 6f 2f e9 0b 4c 55 4b 53 0f |...../.o/..LUKS.|
48a84f1b0 45 4f 43 4c 55 4b 53 5b 38 58 57 28 5d 5d 48 5e |EOCLUKS[8XW(]]H^|
561b37820 dc 0d 4c 55 4b 53 d5 8d d9 89 89 ac ef 03 92 eb |..LUKS..........|
561b392d0 3f 18 77 2a 22 3f 99 ab c8 dc 0d 4c 55 4b 53 d5 |?.w*"?.....LUKS.|
6a52b3d30 b5 1c 7d a4 78 9f e6 73 65 4c 55 4b 53 7e 52 70 |..}.x..seLUKS~Rp|
8c90e7bf0 3d 07 a1 fa f4 60 e7 bd 96 61 4c 55 4b 53 b9 b9 |=....`...aLUKS..|
9e9cb3df0 32 9f 3d 07 a1 fa f4 60 e7 bd 96 61 4c 55 4b 53 |2.=....`...aLUKS|
a6fd603e0 96 61 4c 55 4b 53 b9 b9 e7 d0 1d e8 48 42 8a a0 |.aLUKS......HB..|
c76f84780 be c8 4c 55 4b 53 00 1c f6 31 45 cc f3 d3 27 33 |..LUKS...1E...'3|
da5b0e7d0 db a3 b9 9f a8 91 60 da 4c 55 4b 53 f4 ed 77 e7 |......`.LUKS..w.|
e80a2aa20 c2 80 a1 b8 20 16 ac 4c 55 4b 53 41 63 6a 6f 25 |.... ..LUKSAcjo%|
edb9e4e60 53 4f 56 45 4c 4c 55 4b 53 45 54 4e 69 6d 65 74 |SOVELLUKSETNimet|
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10429fced0 1d cd 94 72 37 ed ed bb 4c 55 4b 53 93 a8 bb 42 |...r7...LUKS...B|
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1eecac9e60 53 4f 56 45 4c 4c 55 4b 53 45 54 4e 69 6d 65 74 |SOVELLUKSETNimet|
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9568512c70 56 52 4f 55 4d 4c 55 4b 53 56 58 53 52 54 58 4e |VROUMLUKSVXSRTXN|
956853b3e0 55 4f 50 57 50 56 52 4f 55 4d 4c 55 4b 53 56 58 |UOPWPVROUMLUKSVX|
956853b4a0 49 52 55 4f 50 57 50 56 52 4f 55 4d 4c 55 4b 53 |IRUOPWPVROUMLUKS|
956853b690 4f 50 57 50 56 52 4f 55 4d 4c 55 4b 53 56 58 53 |OPWPVROUMLUKSVXS|
956854e7e0 52 55 4f 50 57 50 56 52 4f 55 4d 4c 55 4b 53 56 |RUOPWPVROUMLUKSV|
9568576f60 4c 55 4b 53 56 58 53 52 54 58 4e 53 49 4e 59 55 |LUKSVXSRTXNSINYU|
9568577020 55 4d 4c 55 4b 53 56 58 53 52 54 58 4e 53 49 4e |UMLUKSVXSRTXNSIN|
956858a360 4d 4c 55 4b 53 56 58 53 52 54 58 4e 53 49 4e 59 |MLUKSVXSRTXNSINY|
95685b2ad0 50 56 52 4f 55 4d 4c 55 4b 53 56 58 53 52 54 58 |PVROUMLUKSVXSRTX|
95685b2b90 50 57 50 56 52 4f 55 4d 4c 55 4b 53 56 58 53 52 |PWPVROUMLUKSVXSR|
95685b2d80 56 52 4f 55 4d 4c 55 4b 53 56 58 53 52 54 58 4e |VROUMLUKSVXSRTXN|
9b76a00e90 e8 e7 91 4c 55 4b 53 a1 9d 65 95 9c 1c a2 c2 5f |...LUKS..e....._|
a27f1eea70 72 f4 80 52 60 4c 55 4b 53 57 d0 0a ee f2 6f 14 |r..R`LUKSW....o.|
a80ace86b0 34 18 ec 26 16 44 4c 55 4b 53 1c e1 67 f8 fa 1a |4..&.DLUKS..g...|
a8ca9e08a0 51 66 65 6e 5d 5d 49 6f 69 60 4c 55 4b 53 5c 5e |Qfen]]Ioi`LUKS\^|
aae7000000 4c 55 4b 53 ba be 00 01 61 65 73 00 00 00 00 00 |LUKS....aes.....|
ab5672d250 d7 4c 55 4b 53 0d 2a 2b 19 15 0f 82 9d 2b 27 20 |.LUKS.*+.....+' |
ab7fb8b930 4c 55 4b 53 30 ca 7d 39 6f a2 b0 2f 2b 8d 18 13 |LUKS0.}9o../+...|
aca4fbbd30 66 c0 28 81 f6 ed 61 ff 5c b3 4c 55 4b 53 3a 54 |f.(...a.\.LUKS:T|
ad09637c60 cc bb bc fd 44 51 d7 4c 55 4b 53 82 ed cf 12 62 |....DQ.LUKS....b|
adc9441870 c4 25 44 ae 4c 55 4b 53 42 1b da f8 99 0d 24 5e |.%D.LUKSB.....$^|
aeb4dd3d90 af ee c0 9f 19 1d ba 87 4c 55 4b 53 60 9a 3d 11 |........LUKS`.=.|
aedf639150 4c 55 4b 53 70 e6 46 b2 b2 42 10 fe c1 88 3e 88 |LUKSp.F..B....>.|
aee7c41f30 1a 30 65 9a 1e 19 70 be df 4c 55 4b 53 f5 a1 cd |.0e...p..LUKS...|
b093fca5a0 66 36 30 62 a2 c7 1e c6 4c 55 4b 53 1e f2 f9 70 |f60b....LUKS...p|
b22f54dbf0 55 66 4c 55 4b 53 11 c9 37 c3 ef 47 64 af ac ab |UfLUKS..7..Gd...|
b2ee14b7c0 99 fc a1 be c7 b9 08 11 70 4c 55 4b 53 1e d9 40 |........pLUKS..@|
b304b3e3b0 93 6f 4c 55 4b 53 0c a6 02 68 c5 c5 b9 a7 5b f5 |.oLUKS...h....[.|
b564479860 68 85 4c 55 4b 53 c9 0b df 57 bd 42 54 0f 3e de |h.LUKS...W.BT.>.|
b96e5aee20 ab 13 4c 55 4b 53 03 cf dc fd ec 2e 5e 7b 78 a0 |..LUKS......^{x.|
ba1f659620 4c 55 4b 53 12 64 71 b2 8a ed 7c 7c 4f 6c db 53 |LUKS.dq...||Ol.S|
bc1bb06e30 ee b0 0f 11 be f3 d6 a4 bd 4c 55 4b 53 c8 9a 62 |.........LUKS..b|
bd6db42740 2f 5f a9 e6 6b 7b 4c 55 4b 53 8b 4e 9b 34 a8 00 |/_..k{LUKS.N.4..|
be6fbf0470 b7 cd 83 38 2b a3 e6 c5 6e 84 64 f0 4c 55 4b 53 |...8+...n.d.LUKS|
bf8a96e600 c3 73 bf d1 86 4f 56 4c 55 4b 53 a9 1f 8f b5 fc |.s...OVLUKS.....|
bfa6593c20 0a 5e 0c fe b6 c8 0e 4d b4 73 55 73 4c 55 4b 53 |.^.....M.sUsLUKS|
c00ed7c7a0 c6 be cf 42 a1 4f 3d 4c 55 4b 53 14 db a7 f9 ea |...B.O=LUKS.....|
c0c7e5f820 35 68 fb fa 6a 73 4e 25 52 cd e7 ca 4c 55 4b 53 |5h..jsN%R...LUKS|
c1460236e0 cf 1e 08 4c 55 4b 53 a0 c7 b4 7b 1b cb a7 b7 4b |...LUKS...{....K|
c1ddbdf810 ca 7a 84 3b bf a3 00 f6 12 4c 55 4b 53 09 93 d0 |.z.;.....LUKS...|
c27fa903d0 15 8c 81 2f e8 bb 94 9e 6c 4c 4c 55 4b 53 9b 93 |.../....lLLUKS..|
c485e008a0 cb 4c 55 4b 53 80 d1 ab fc 09 6a b8 fc 6e b6 75 |.LUKS.....j..n.u|
c4feda8870 49 ee 6b b9 6b 74 05 1b 5d 4c 55 4b 53 66 5e cd |I.k.kt..]LUKSf^.|
c7c9e717d0 79 8f 6c 73 64 94 e4 56 99 5c 4c 55 4b 53 e9 7f |y.lsd..V.\LUKS..|
c834bcbe00 4a c3 53 c1 08 fa a2 5e 54 2f 5d 33 4c 55 4b 53 |J.S....^T/]3LUKS|
c8785bcbb0 ad 09 ef c5 95 5a 8a 4c 55 4b 53 ab 63 c6 12 94 |.....Z.LUKS.c...|
c8e7479520 5e 5d 43 d3 4c 55 4b 53 58 7d 1c 66 1f a7 cd a8 |^]C.LUKSX}.f....|
cc2940c680 18 a6 c0 14 4c 55 4b 53 b2 55 bf ce 78 ae 47 91 |....LUKS.U..x.G.|
cc2afc1e60 4c 55 4b 53 fb 16 2a 15 a2 ce 23 1c f1 91 9e 62 |LUKS..*...#....b|
cd1730e5f0 61 d4 5f 2c 88 91 eb 4c 55 4b 53 88 ff f0 f8 f3 |a._,...LUKS.....|
cd4724b140 41 c5 d1 b6 c3 26 3b 4c 55 4b 53 4b ed 09 fa 10 |A....&;LUKSK....|
cf3a035920 35 b8 e5 4c 55 4b 53 f3 9d 09 a9 98 1d 33 eb ef |5..LUKS......3..|
cf8734f240 76 7c 1b ea ea b0 13 4a 5d cf 4c 55 4b 53 ca e9 |v|.....J].LUKS..|
cfd214def0 e6 5c e2 de af 34 18 04 68 29 d7 4c 55 4b 53 ae |.\...4..h).LUKS.|
d194303080 4c 55 4b 53 df fd 61 08 ed 23 82 b1 0d b2 e7 d9 |LUKS..a..#......|
d327845f20 79 99 83 4c 55 4b 53 8c c5 d8 05 d3 2d c1 fa f5 |y..LUKS.....-...|
d435e6a720 91 20 dc f7 dd 4c 55 4b 53 f0 3a 05 8d b6 47 c6 |. ...LUKS.:...G.|
d4597eb920 2f 36 6c 8c 4c 55 4b 53 06 91 76 b4 b5 70 c6 80 |/6l.LUKS..v..p..|
d4f9bfcea0 6e c1 10 4c 55 4b 53 db de f5 d3 88 fe 65 e3 02 |n..LUKS......e..|
d76cf91ea0 0c c0 4f 85 19 1d b5 6e b4 76 db 2f 4c 55 4b 53 |..O....n.v./LUKS|
d96192fd40 54 3a 4c 55 4b 53 e8 03 5d 42 63 33 0f c8 9a 91 |T:LUKS..]Bc3....|
dbebf9ebb0 3f 4c 55 4b 53 c1 d9 52 4c 2e 9e 66 78 b1 71 d3 |?LUKS..RL..fx.q.|
dc356db100 35 3c 27 75 32 cd e7 b5 7e 9e 4c 55 4b 53 04 f1 |5<'u2...~.LUKS..|
dddbb738c0 b1 b4 3d d5 e5 dc b6 28 65 4c 55 4b 53 83 ff a2 |..=....(eLUKS...|
df8c24baf0 45 4c 55 4b 53 63 5b be e1 ea ab d8 b9 ec 3d 73 |ELUKSc[.......=s|
e075b2b6b0 63 35 4c 55 4b 53 9e 14 13 26 d6 63 73 17 63 ae |c5LUKS...&.cs.c.|
e27feb2780 05 91 4c 55 4b 53 54 12 0b 38 b6 72 01 57 2a ec |..LUKST..8.r.W*.|
e52b5e3330 0c 4c 55 4b 53 f7 69 83 2e b7 ae c2 d5 8e 9a af |.LUKS.i.........|
e693bdbce0 f1 e3 b7 4c 55 4b 53 e6 44 c6 66 c2 08 fc 72 66 |...LUKS.D.f...rf|
e736db8270 45 1d 4c 55 4b 53 51 6c 2d eb 15 71 72 63 27 b8 |E.LUKSQl-..qrc'.|
e89275da10 82 be ed 08 75 63 06 6f 1a e4 4c 55 4b 53 d0 a9 |....uc.o..LUKS..|
```

Last edited by TheArchieBunker (2023-08-26 15:51:44)

frostschutz · 2023-08-26 16:12:29

Out of these, only `aae7000000 4c 55 4b 53 ba be 00 01 61 65 73 00 00 00 00 00 |LUKS....aes.....|` looks like it could be a valid header.

(Adapt your grep to look for `4c 55 4b 53 ba be`, anything else will be garbage)

I am just hoping my other linux data, which was part of a logical volume spread across this SSD and an intact one, is OK.

LVM metadata of the other SSD might be interesting... was it LVM on LUKS... or LUKS on LVM? In the latter case you might have to look for LVM metadata instead...

It's complicated, and I can't help much, sorry

Last edited by frostschutz (2023-08-26 16:14:54)

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