Need my files on a damaged linux partition from Mac OS X

Hi everybody !
Just got my new MacBook Pro 15 inches today and it is absolutely great. I have problems transferring my documents from linux to my mac. I tried ext2fsx, but I have a critical error. I guess this is the same as for windows, meaning that it was badly unmounted under linux due to a brutal shut down. I cannot repair the linux partition because my other computer is really dead. Any idea how to fix this under mac os x ?
Thanks in advance,
D

I did not suggest this because I was uncertain if Apple had changed fsck to work only with HFS file systems. If it works with other unix file systems that would be an nice easy way to check the disk out.
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