That's what I get if run
fsck 1.40-WIP (14-Nov-2006)
[/sbin/fsck.ext2 (1) -- /media/hdb] fsck.ext2 /dev/hdb
Nothing else
Alex
Rusty,
What do you exactly mean by not mounted?
Knoppix refused to mount it because it could not recognize its file system, so it should not be mounted if this is what you mean??
Thank you
Alex
That's what I get if run
fsck 1.40-WIP (14-Nov-2006)
[/sbin/fsck.ext2 (1) -- /media/hdb] fsck.ext2 /dev/hdb
Nothing else
Alex
You can back up a MBR (of which the partition table is a part) withOriginally Posted by Metallo
and restore it withCode:$dd if=/dev/hdx of=MBR-backup bs=512 count=1
whexe x is replaced by rhe proper number and hd is for regular parallel ide drives. Clearly with Knoppix you have to be sure that you write the backup file to a partition that is writeable, and having a backup on ram disk is of minimal use.Code:$dd if=MBR-backup of=/dev/hdx bs=512 count=1
Harry,Originally Posted by Harry Kuhman
A question, the disk is for me the hdb and there is only one partition, should I then write $dd if=/dev/hdb of=MBR-backup bs=512 count=1?
I tried and the mbr has been saved into HOME Personal Filesr of knoppix, is this OK?
Thank you
Alex
OK for making the backup file, but I would copy it to a flash drive or even a floppy to be sure it would still be around when needed.Originally Posted by Metallo
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Verifying of md5 checksum and burning a CD at slow speed are important.
try fsck -N /dev/hdb1
Hi guys,
Just wanted to let you know that gpart did a perfect guess of what the partition table of my HDD should be, in fact, after rebooting I could open the drive and save 100% of all my data
A big thank to you who took the time and patience to answer my "beginner's" questions.
Cheers
Alex
Hi Metallo:
I know this is a Linux forum and all, but i had a similar problem once (i had overwritten the partition table) and solved it with a software called "Active Partition recovery" thats for Windows (DOS Actually) the program creates a boot floppy with tools which guess the partition table and even allow you to see the files on the disk as if the guessed partition was used (that way you can be sure to write it to the disk).
Luck.
Thank you for your advice, it is always useful to have alternativesOriginally Posted by alek6cu
Regards
Alex
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