I formatted my hard disk and forgot to back up my saved games on my ps3?

May be...

Hello, I was so excited to install linux on my ps3, I totally forgot to backup the saved data before I format the hard disk. Now every saved game is gone ! :S. I need my gta 4 saved game, does anyone know someway to get it back or something ?

Nope impossible... since you erased all the data its impossible.... start gaming!

Not Possible.