fixing mbr on usb
 

Hi,

I think while playing and not really what I am doing, I damaged the mbr on my usb stick.

I used the command dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdb bs=512 count=1

Is there away to recover the mbr and keep the data.

Thanks.

I use suse linux.

i.s.

Try using the program testdisk. You may be able to repair the partition table that way. If that doesn't work, try using photorec or foremost to recover the data.

Typically, I make an exact copy of the drive using dd to my hard disk, and then try using the programs on that. Then if it works and I can repair the image file, then I go back and work on the actual usb key.

Render unto Caesar...

...and download a repair tool for Windows. I just researched this same problem for a guy in another forum, and the easiest method ended up being downloading a Windows utility and fixing it that way.

http://www.downloadjunction.com/prod...517/index.html


There is a linux alternative, if you insist...

http://www.tux.org/pub/people/kent-r...looplinux/rip/



There should be a second copy of your FAT that can be used to rescue the drive. I'd do what pljvaldez suggests, before making any changes to your USB stick.

This is partition table obliteration, not FAT corruption. Testdisk should do the job easily.
On a stick there's generally only one partition anyway - I'd give it the lot and see if it's recognised.

testdisk worked fine. Thanks.

i.s.