Corrupt partitions are not just restricted to Windows only you know. In some cases, you might need such a solution for Linux as well. Assuming the partition was of the ReiserFS variety, then this app below may be just what you are looking for.

Kernel for ReiserFS recovers, undeletes data from damaged, deleted or corrupted linux partitions where ReiserFS File System based operating systems, such as Debian, Red Hat Linux, SuSe Linux, Mandrake Linux, Ubuntu, Turbo Linux are installed on the hard disk or data storage media.

During recovery process a complete scan of the damaged drive or data storage media is performed to locate and revive the lost partitions, files and folders. After the complete scanning the data found in the damaged disk is displayed in a tree like structure from where you can easily copy your recovered files to a working disk or volume. [Read the rest]