Topic: Installed linux over windows drive with my wallet.dat (Read 1026 times)
I can't remember if I reformatted or not, I know I deleted the existing partitions and made it one large drive.
If the installation of Linux included a full format (probably 20 minutes of formatting on a 160G drive), then all hope is lost.
The pywallet offline scan instructions that were given scan your entire raw hard drive looking for private keys, if it can't find bitcoin keys anywhere on the disk (and the wallet was unencrypted) then there is no point spending the effort to recover other stuff.
The pywallet offline scan instructions that were given scan your entire raw hard drive looking for private keys, if it can't find bitcoin keys anywhere on the disk (and the wallet was unencrypted) then there is no point spending the effort to recover other stuff.
Nope, nothing that important.....would be nice to get the files back tho:)
There's a ton of recovery software for windows, just need to find one that will work for Linux.
Any suggestions?
If its important send to someone, will cost you a couple grand normally to get it recovered.
No I didn't let it finish, I was looking for a file recovery program, I need more than the wallet file.
Couldn't find one that I could get to work.
Did you let pywallet finish? try not to be impatient let it run over night
Is there a good recovery program for Linux?
I'm gonna try TestDisk, anyone know of anything better?
http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk_Step_By_Step
I have not much exp with linux, but seems like it's trying to rebuild the filetables, and that estimated total time is about 4 hrs.
Here's a sample of the output ..... doesn't make any sense to me.
21.22/171.80 Go
ETA: 03:50:57
21.23/171.80 Go
ETA: 03:50:56
21.24/171.80 Go
ETA: 03:50:55
21.25/171.80 Go
ETA: 03:51:02
21.27/171.80 Go
ETA: 03:51:01
21.28/171.80 Go
ETA: 03:51:00
21.29/171.80 Go
ETA: 03:50:59
21.30/171.80 Go
How long will this take to run on a 160GB drive?
Fixed the path .... /dev/sda ... it's doin something lol
I must have somehing wrong ... says can't find device.
root@xubuntu:/home/xubuntu/Downloads/pywallet-master# ./pywallet.py --recover --recov_device=/sda1 --recov_size=160Gio --recov_outputdir=~/.bitcoin
Can't open /sda1, check the path or try as root
root@xubuntu:/home/xubuntu/Downloads/pywallet-master#
I've tried sda and sda1
Code:
sudo pywallet blah blah
or
sudo su
Then run the comamnd when you are root you youll need the password for the user as sudo will ask for it.
OK, I'm booted to USB drive.
Here's what I've tried: Not working
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xubuntu@xubuntu:~/Downloads/pywallet-master$ sudo fdisk -l
Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes --- FILES SHOULD BE ON HERE SOMEWHERE
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders, total 312581808 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x0003a25b
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 2048 304195583 152096768 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 304197630 312580095 4191233 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 304197632 312580095 4191232 82 Linux swap / Solaris
Disk /dev/sdb: 15.6 GB, 15610576896 bytes
119 heads, 55 sectors/track, 4658 cylinders, total 30489408 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xc3072e18
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 * 8064 30489407 15240672 c W95 FAT32 (LBA)
xubuntu@xubuntu:~/Downloads/pywallet-master$ sudo ./pywallet.py --recover --recov_device=/sda1 --recov_size=160Gio --recov_outputdir=~/.bitcoin^C
xubuntu@xubuntu:~/Downloads/pywallet-master$
xubuntu@xubuntu:~/Downloads/pywallet-master$
xubuntu@xubuntu:~/Downloads/pywallet-master$
xubuntu@xubuntu:~/Downloads/pywallet-master$
xubuntu@xubuntu:~/Downloads/pywallet-master$
xubuntu@xubuntu:~/Downloads/pywallet-master$ sudo ./pywallet.py --recover --recov_device=/sda1 --recov_size=160Gio --recov_outputdir=~/.bitcoin
Can't open /sda1, check the path or try as root
xubuntu@xubuntu:~/Downloads/pywallet-master$ sudo ./pywallet.py --recover --recov_device=/sda --recov_size=160Gio --recov_outputdir=~/.bitcoin
Can't open /sda, check the path or try as root
xubuntu@xubuntu:~/Downloads/pywallet-master$
Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes --- FILES SHOULD BE ON HERE SOMEWHERE
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders, total 312581808 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x0003a25b
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 2048 304195583 152096768 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 304197630 312580095 4191233 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 304197632 312580095 4191232 82 Linux swap / Solaris
Disk /dev/sdb: 15.6 GB, 15610576896 bytes
119 heads, 55 sectors/track, 4658 cylinders, total 30489408 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xc3072e18
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 * 8064 30489407 15240672 c W95 FAT32 (LBA)
xubuntu@xubuntu:~/Downloads/pywallet-master$ sudo ./pywallet.py --recover --recov_device=/sda1 --recov_size=160Gio --recov_outputdir=~/.bitcoin^C
xubuntu@xubuntu:~/Downloads/pywallet-master$
xubuntu@xubuntu:~/Downloads/pywallet-master$
xubuntu@xubuntu:~/Downloads/pywallet-master$
xubuntu@xubuntu:~/Downloads/pywallet-master$
xubuntu@xubuntu:~/Downloads/pywallet-master$
xubuntu@xubuntu:~/Downloads/pywallet-master$ sudo ./pywallet.py --recover --recov_device=/sda1 --recov_size=160Gio --recov_outputdir=~/.bitcoin
Can't open /sda1, check the path or try as root
xubuntu@xubuntu:~/Downloads/pywallet-master$ sudo ./pywallet.py --recover --recov_device=/sda --recov_size=160Gio --recov_outputdir=~/.bitcoin
Can't open /sda, check the path or try as root
xubuntu@xubuntu:~/Downloads/pywallet-master$
Gonna try it .... thx
Turn off the computer and quit using it. You don't want to overwrite any more than you already have.
Boot from a rescue CD (your Linux install CD will probably work). Download this: https://github.com/jackjack-jj/pywallet/blob/master/pywallet.py . Then run: python pywallet.py --recover --recov_device=/dev/sda --recov_size=2Tio --recov_outputdir=~/.bitcoin
(set the 2Tio to the size of your HD)
I'm assuming you know your way around Linux a little. If not, ask and we'll walk you through it.
Edit: /dev/sda is your drive C. You may want /dev/sdb. Run 'fdisk -l' to see which drive is which.
Boot from a rescue CD (your Linux install CD will probably work). Download this: https://github.com/jackjack-jj/pywallet/blob/master/pywallet.py . Then run: python pywallet.py --recover --recov_device=/dev/sda --recov_size=2Tio --recov_outputdir=~/.bitcoin
(set the 2Tio to the size of your HD)
I'm assuming you know your way around Linux a little. If not, ask and we'll walk you through it.
Edit: /dev/sda is your drive C. You may want /dev/sdb. Run 'fdisk -l' to see which drive is which.
Here's what happened.
I was running Winxp on my hard drive, partitioned as C and D. The C drive had the operating system/program files. The D drive was used for my files only.
I created another partition to install Ubuntu and had it working for a while. I was going to back up my files on the D drive of course, but ..... I figured I'd do it later lol. To make a long story short, at a certain point neither system would boot, so I installed Ubuntu onto the drive wiping out all partitions. I can't seem to find any utility that will allow me to even try to recover files on that drive. Yep .... wallet is on there, along with some other stuff I'd like to get back.
Any ideas?
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