Data Recovery and Disk Utilities Forum @R-TT

Hi all,

I had a FreePBX phone server die on a client the other day. In an effort to make restoration as quick and easy as possible, I took the SSD out and created a byte-for-byte image with R-Studio.

Now, I was looking to just pull specific files out of the drives, but I am only seeing a LVM Protective Partition with a couple volume names under it. This appliance came pre-loaded with FreePBX, so I didn't do the original drive formatting or anything. Is this some sort of Linux encrypted partition? That said, do I have any chance of reading the contents of the drive, even if I can boot it to a new motherboard? Or, if this is encryption, is it tied to the motherboard such that I can't boot to it or retrieve any data?

Or is R-Studio just the wrong program to read this drive?

Thanks!

Update -- I guess it isn't encrypted as I can ready it with Paragon Linux File Systems for Windows.... Perhaps R-Studio just doesn't support LVM?

An LVM Protective Partition is a partition where LVM creates its volumes to store its data. It may be encrypted, it may be not. R-Studio supports LVM.

As to your case, did you try to open any of the volumes with R-Studio?

I did try to open the volumes but I wasn't able to read any contents even after a full scan. As mentioned I could read it with other software, so the LVM is not encrypted...

muzicman82 wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 14, 2021 10:44 am

I did try to open the volumes but I wasn't able to read any contents even after a full scan. As mentioned I could read it with other software, so the LVM is not encrypted...

Could you provide us with the system info of this system? Please contact our techsupport and attach the info to the support request. System info: Tools menu -> Save System Info.

I don't see where I can attach files to a support ticket.

muzicman82 wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 14, 2021 12:46 pm

I don't see where I can attach files to a support ticket.

Send it to raptorbck (at) r-tt (dot) com .

Alt wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 14, 2021 12:57 pm

muzicman82 wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 14, 2021 12:46 pm

I don't see where I can attach files to a support ticket.

Send it to raptorbck (at) r-tt (dot) com .

That email address is bouncing.

muzicman82 wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 14, 2021 11:46 pm

Alt wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 14, 2021 12:57 pm

Send it to raptorbck (at) r-tt (dot) com .

That email address is bouncing.

Sorry, my mistake. raptorbck (at) gmail (dot) com .
Mea culpa!