I think you are talking about 'parted' which is a gnu software. It comes with Debian as also other distributions like Mandrake and Redhat. To use it however he has to boot from floppy which should also contain the compiled 'parted' utility. Well, it is possible to recover the partitions.
-- narsingh --- Jaswinder Singh Kohli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > heres' another bit of advice > > There's a utoluity called "gpart", comes with > Debian(dont know about the REST) > > If someone near to you happens to have Debain, or > linux, you can download from > somewhere gpart and... > > It scans the disk and finds the possible partition > starts.. > So data recovery is quite possible... > > BUT MAKE SURE YOU STAY ATLEAST A MILE AWAY FROM > """"DOS FDISK"""" > > Use Linux fdisk to try diff, combinations that gpart > tells ya, > and check 'em by mounting the partition. > > BTW gpart = guess partition table (kinda) > That helped me.... (will most probably work for you > too) > > > Finally Free.... > > > > Sauron the Dark Lord wrote: > > > 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. 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