Results 1 to 3 of 3

Thread: using Knoppix 7.0 to access Recovery on Vista ult. Have run sudo gparted.

  1. #1
    Junior Member
    Join Date
    Feb 2014
    Posts
    1

    using Knoppix 7.0 to access Recovery on Vista ult. Have run sudo gparted.

    I'm learning Knoppix slowly. My Vista ult. boot dies with a black screen, and movable mouse cursor. I read here about sudo gparted and thought I'd give it a try. results; Partition File Sys Mount Point Label Size Used Unused Flags
    /dev/sda1 fat16 /media/sda1 Dell Util. 39MiB 7.02MiB 32.17MiB diag.
    /dev/sda2 NTFS /media/sda2 Recovery 10GiB 4.49GiB 5.51GiB
    /dev/sda3 NTFS /media/sda3 OS 203GiB 56.4GiB 146.43GiB Boot
    /dev/sda4 extended 1.53MiB lba
    /dev/sda5 NTFS /media/sda5 Linux 19.53GiB 90.93MiB 19.44GiB
    /dev/sda3,4,5 have key symbals next to them, (locked?). sda2 Recovery looks like it may help me fix Vista? How do I activate it, mount it, or, what ever??? sda5 was labelled Linux months ago when learning Linux products was "just wondering about it".
    Can I use Knoppix to activate that recovery partition?

  2. #2
    Member Blacksimon's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2011
    Location
    Italy
    Posts
    93
    I think you do not need knoppix, only google

    Code:
    Dell System Recovery Partition Hotkey & Instructions (Dell PC Restore):
    
    To access the recovery partition on your Dell computer for recovery, follow the steps listed below.
    1. Power on the computer
    2. At the Dell logo, hold the Ctrl key and press the F11 key simultaneously.
    2. The Dell PC Restore screen will come up.
    3. Select Restore or use the Tab key to highlight it and press Enter.
    4. if you wish to continue, click Confirm, or use the Tab key to highlight it and press Enter.
    5. When the utility is finished, click Finish, or use the Tab key to highlight it and press Enter.

  3. #3
    Senior Member registered user
    Join Date
    May 2006
    Location
    Columbia, Maryland USA
    Posts
    1,631
    Thanks, Blacksimon.
    This is really valuable stuff for Dell users like myself.

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  


ASUS H110M-R Motherboard Intel 6th/7th Gen LGA1151 DDR4 Micro-ATX i/o shield picture

ASUS H110M-R Motherboard Intel 6th/7th Gen LGA1151 DDR4 Micro-ATX i/o shield

$42.00



***NEW*** BCM RX67Q Gaming Motherboard | Intel Q67 2nd/3rd Gen. | LGA1155 | DDR3 picture

***NEW*** BCM RX67Q Gaming Motherboard | Intel Q67 2nd/3rd Gen. | LGA1155 | DDR3

$27.77



Asrock Z390 Phantom Gaming 4S/AC Wifi 8th/9th Gen Intel 1151 Motherboard Bulk picture

Asrock Z390 Phantom Gaming 4S/AC Wifi 8th/9th Gen Intel 1151 Motherboard Bulk

$99.00



ASUS Motherboard H81M-C | No CPU picture

ASUS Motherboard H81M-C | No CPU

$30.00



Micro ATX Desktop Motherboard ASUS H110M-C LGA 1151 picture

Micro ATX Desktop Motherboard ASUS H110M-C LGA 1151

$31.95



ASRock B660M PRO RS LGA 1700 Intel SATA 6Gb/s DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard picture

ASRock B660M PRO RS LGA 1700 Intel SATA 6Gb/s DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard

$94.99



ASUS Q87M-E/CSM Intel Q87 Chipset DDR3 mATX LGA1150 Motherboard Tested picture

ASUS Q87M-E/CSM Intel Q87 Chipset DDR3 mATX LGA1150 Motherboard Tested

$48.95



ASUS Motherboard H110M-A | No CPU picture

ASUS Motherboard H110M-A | No CPU

$40.00



GIGABYTE MB10-Datto Motherboard Xeon D-1521- SR2DF 2.40 GHz- Open Box picture

GIGABYTE MB10-Datto Motherboard Xeon D-1521- SR2DF 2.40 GHz- Open Box

$115.00



BTC-S37 Mining Motherboard Kit /w SSD & Ram Preinstalled picture

BTC-S37 Mining Motherboard Kit /w SSD & Ram Preinstalled

$59.99