NDD only recovers FAT32 partitions, recovering by NDD will only erase ext2 info and reset the partition to FAT or FAT32 moreover NDD only recovers partitions with wrong cylinder or block info.
i dont think it is a viable option but the brave can still venture..... regards SAuron the Dark Lord ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandeep Singh Kohli" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 10:34 AM Subject: Re: [ilugd]: Partition Help > hi > did it have some Dos partition,,if yes then get a dos startup disk..and run ndd (norton disk doctor) for dos..it will automatically scan for partitions and > will prompt u like "a 2134 MB (just for name sake) partition found..u wanna recover it " > or if ure brave and know how to handle norton disk editor..u can manually see where u're partition starts and ends and can recover it..there are two > partition table copies and theres an option to use the other copy in diskeditor..maybe that'll work > phew,,what wud i get to talk abt dos in a lug :)) > buh bye > happy hunting > sandy > > Sauron the Dark Lord wrote: > > > Hey > > > > Try the following set of commands , i did the same when i blew up my linux > > partition > > > > 1) start the system in Linux rescue mode > > 2) mknod /dev/hda > > 3) mount /dev/hda( whatever ur / drive no. was) > > 4) repeat step 3 for /boot > > 5) e2fsck -f (force file system check n repair) > > 6) mount /dev/hda(no.) /mnt/(directory) > > 7) chroot /mnt/(directory) > > 8) cd " " > > 9) sync > > 10) check lilo.conf and change settings as applicable > > > > if e2fsck -f fails then u can wave g'bye to ur system. otherwise these > > commands have proven to be useful in recovering my partitions in RH 7.2 > > > > one more thing, why do u need a 1GB swap partition???? > > > > regards, > > Sauron The Dark Lord > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Arindam Dey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2002 2:03 PM > > Subject: [ilugd]: Partition Help > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > I have acidentally deleted all my linux partitions on my Linux HDD while > > > installing Windows XP on another HDD. > > > > > > On my linux HDD i had RH 8.0 installed with the following partitions > > > > > > /boot 50 M > > > swap 1024M > > > / remaining abt 18G > > > > > > Is there any way i can repartition it to the same above specifications > > > without losing my data. Also forget repartitioning I am willing to install > > > it again is there any way i can just retrieve my precious precious data > > > ?????? > > > > > > Somebody please help.............. > > > > > > Arindam Dey > > > > > > The mind is not a vessel to be > > > filled but a fire to be kindled. > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* > > > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > > > > > > ================================================ > > > To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe in > > subject header. Check archives at > > http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd%40wpaa.org > > > > > > > > > > ================================================ > > To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe in subject header. Check archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd%40wpaa.org > > > ================================================ To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe in subject header. Check archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd%40wpaa.org
