Hi I have run win98 defrag on my c:\ drive, dev/hda1 partition and it has destoyed the ext2 partitions on the same drive. Linux no longer boots, I have tried the rescue system and used e2fsck but it reported that it could not find a valid ext2fs, inode problems etc The partitions affected are /var /usr/local /home /tmp and swap Is this mess recoverable? Other than a re-installation. Many thanks Rich <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HEAD> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <META content='"MSHTML 4.72.3110.7"' name=GENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Hi </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>I have run win98 defrag on my c:\ drive, dev/hda1 partition and it has destoyed the ext2 partitions on the same drive.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Linux no longer boots, I have tried the rescue system and used e2fsck but it reported that it could not find a valid ext2fs, inode problems etc</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>The partitions affected are /var /usr/local /home /tmp and swap</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Is this mess recoverable? Other than a re-installation.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Many thanks</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Rich</FONT></DIV></BODY>
On Mon, 24 Apr 2000, Rich wrote:
Hi
I have run win98 defrag on my c:\ drive, dev/hda1 partition and it has destoyed the ext2 partitions on the same drive.
It is interesting to note that Win95 never bothered other partitions. This 'feature' is proabably added to discourage dual boots with Linux. Your best choice would be to boot your SuSE install CD, reformat hda1 as ext2 and make SuSE your only OS. Works for me! JLK
Linux no longer boots, I have tried the rescue system and used e2fsck but it reported that it could not find a valid ext2fs, inode problems etc
The partitions affected are /var /usr/local /home /tmp and swap
Is this mess recoverable? Other than a re-installation.
Many thanks Rich
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If the partition table itself was corrupt, or if there was an overlap, it is certainly possible for defrag to make your day very interesting. When I upgraded to a 20GB drive, I used SuSE fdisk to create my partitions including 1 Windoz boot. I then used DD to copy from the old (failing 8.4GB) to the new 20GB. Windows booted ok, Linux booted ok. Later, I went to resize my partitions with Partition Magic and it reported overlapping partions. I then used SuSE fdisk to delete the windows partion, resized my partitions with Partition Magic, and formatted the Windows partion. I then used a recursve cp to copy the old windows partion to the new one. The moral of the story: Backup your data, and keep a map of your partition table. If your partition table is messed up, in many cases you can rebuild it from scratch if you know all your parameters, and not lose data. Also, several Windows viruses can destroy partition tables. On 24 Apr 2000, at 15:28, Jerry and June Kreps wrote:
On Mon, 24 Apr 2000, Rich wrote:
Hi
I have run win98 defrag on my c:\ drive, dev/hda1 partition and it has destoyed the ext2 partitions on the same drive.
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Rich wrote:
Hi I have run win98 defrag on my c:\ drive, dev/hda1 partition and it has destoyed the ext2 partitions on the same drive. Linux no longer boots, I have tried the rescue system and used e2fsck but it reported that it could not find a valid ext2fs, inode problems etc The partitions affected are /var /usr/local /home /tmp and swap Is this mess recoverable? Other than a re-installation. Many thanksRich
This has happend to me too. Not usinf defrag but while creating a _VERY_ large file. Question, did you use fips to split your partition? It appears that Win9x does not respect the partition table and only 'listens' to the FAT (only when using FAT32??) and happily writes straight across the partition boundaries, flawlessly I must add. The only Windows program I know of that actually reads the Partition Table is WinRAR. Well, I had to reinstall the lot, especcially since the affected partitions were / and /boot :-(((((((( But more important is to solve this once and for all!!! I used a program called partb.exe This is a freeware podos partition and FAT editor and I adjusted the FAT with errors (displayed in red) so they had the correct info on the partitions and all was well. Later I ran Partition Magic 5 and it reported no errors. Maybe it too can solve it but I wanted to actually see what was going on. Good Luck! BB, Arjen -- Sell what you use, use what you sell. -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/
Running e2fsk as "e2fsck -cfvy /dev/hdaX" fixed the win98 defrag destruction, all working fine :o) Cheers Rich -- On Tue, 25 Apr 2000, Arjen Runsink wrote:
Rich wrote:
Hi I have run win98 defrag on my c:\ drive, dev/hda1 partition and it has destoyed the ext2 partitions on the same drive. Linux no longer boots, I have tried the rescue system and used e2fsck but it reported that it could not find a valid ext2fs, inode problems etc The partitions affected are /var /usr/local /home /tmp and swap Is this mess recoverable? Other than a re-installation. Many thanksRich
This has happend to me too. Not usinf defrag but while creating a _VERY_ large file.
Question, did you use fips to split your partition? It appears that Win9x does not respect the partition table and only 'listens' to the FAT (only when using FAT32??) and happily writes straight across the partition boundaries, flawlessly I must add. The only Windows program I know of that actually reads the Partition Table is WinRAR.
Well, I had to reinstall the lot, especcially since the affected partitions were / and /boot :-((((((((
But more important is to solve this once and for all!!!
I used a program called partb.exe This is a freeware podos partition and FAT editor and I adjusted the FAT with errors (displayed in red) so they had the correct info on the partitions and all was well.
Later I ran Partition Magic 5 and it reported no errors. Maybe it too can solve it but I wanted to actually see what was going on.
Good Luck!
BB, Arjen
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