lost my FC5 LVM volumes

[gary]

On Sat, 2006-12-16 at 14:55 +0900, Joel Rees wrote:

> 
> Any pointers where I can go to find information that might help me  
> recover the data?
> 
> I'm thinking maybe I should install another FC5 in hda4, just enough  
> to use the command-line pvcreate tools, and all in one partition, so  
> I can scrub the FC6 install and get that other LVM volume off of hde .
> 

 I currently have an adapter that converts pata to usb ( and power
source) - enabling me to simply mount and read the files. Some live cds
(knoppix?) allow you to read and write to your screwed up partition.
                           ----gary