.dvr and .idx recovery from Linux

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Re: .dvr and .idx recovery from Linux

by Alt » Sun Jul 03, 2011 2:47 am

The problem has nothing to do with the fact that R-Linux doesn't know how to read those file types. R-Linux simply copies disk sectors it believes belonging to a particular files. The problem may be because of:
* the previous file system is seriously damaged during formatting. For example, the unit may specifically overwrite the data area on the disk to completely wipe the video data away.
or
* something incompatible with the file system on the disk. Maybe, the Linux version slightly modifies the file system to suit its purpose better.

.dvr and .idx recovery from Linux

by Paladin005 » Fri Jul 01, 2011 4:59 am

Hi

I have a CCTV unit which is running on Linux which has been formatted and I'm desperately trying to get a hold of the .dvr and .idx files it contains.

Ideally I would like to have the drive returned to it's original state as the playing software requires the files to be in a particular structure.

I have tried using R-Linux which has put the file structure back together but unfortunately hasn't extracted the files correctly as it doesn't know how to read a .dvr or .idx. Has anyone here had a similar problem or does anyone know how I can fix this issue.

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