On Fri, May 13, 2005 at 02:32:16PM -0400, Marty wrote: > Deboo ^ wrote: > >I accideantally fdisked my linux hard disk and deleted all > >partitions, created one single solaris partition. > > If you ever ran lilo on a root partition of the disk, then it probably saved > a copy of the mbr in the /boot directory which can be manually restored with > a disk editor (for example), although I'm not sure about the multiple disk > scenario you describe, or about grub. > > Furthermore this will only work if you did not repartition the drive after > running lilo, but even if you did, at least the root partition at that > time should still be recoverable assuming you didn't do anything fancy in > the meantime, like resize the root partition with parted. > > If all else fails, there are a number of ways to deduce and restore the > correct > partition table entries, either manually via inspection of the disk > contents, > or using various automatic recovery tools, or even by trial and error. > >
Just for those of us just following along, can I use fdisk to record the EXACT information on my currently working systems to a file, and be sure that file contained enough information to rebuild the partition table if ever needed? Is there a tool/command to do this? fdisk has quite a few options so I was courious about some preventative measures. Deboo I REALLY hope you get this fixed btw. -- Angelina Carlton -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
