[SLE] EMERGENCY - CANNOT BOOT MAIN SYSTEM!
Hello Chodura and unorthodox friends :-) Problem is this: I booted using LILO with spelling mistake as "boot=/dev/hda1" instead of correct "boot/dev/hda2". Since that, I cannot access /dev/hda1 which is my DOS partition with valuable data. So, I tried to boot from CD and trief to mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/c and the error is: "/dev/hda1 has wrong major or minor number" whereas the fdisk partition table shows everything o.k. . Obviously, however, the partition table or the fat1 has been destroyed. What can I do here to rescue my files (/dev/hda1 has NOT been formatted since error occurence, so the files MUST be there). simply re-editting and re-starting LILO does no success. O.k. I will leave it to talents as you are. hope that helps ;-) O -- 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/faq
I am hoping very much that your partition has been left alone... This is something to try that may or may not work, use at your own risk (although IMHO you have nothing left to lose...). Boot from either a Windows CD or Windows boot floppy disk and run fdisk /mbr If this fixes it you will not be able to boot directly to Linux until you use the Linux boot disk and choose the option to boot the installed system (and re-run Lilo with the correct parameters). Give this a try. If you need more information please tell us. Matt On Fri, 26 Jan 2001, Oliver Ob wrote:
Hello Chodura and unorthodox friends :-)
Problem is this: I booted using LILO with spelling mistake as "boot=/dev/hda1" instead of correct "boot/dev/hda2". Since that, I cannot access /dev/hda1 which is my DOS partition with valuable data.
So, I tried to boot from CD and trief to mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/c and the error is: "/dev/hda1 has wrong major or minor number" whereas the fdisk partition table shows everything o.k. .
Obviously, however, the partition table or the fat1 has been destroyed.
What can I do here to rescue my files (/dev/hda1 has NOT been formatted since error occurence, so the files MUST be there).
simply re-editting and re-starting LILO does no success.
O.k. I will leave it to talents as you are. hope that helps ;-)
O
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Matthew Johnson schrieb:
I am hoping very much that your partition has been left alone...
What you mean precisely?
This is something to try that may or may not work, use at your own risk (although IMHO you have nothing left to lose...).
True.
Boot from either a Windows CD or Windows boot floppy disk and run fdisk /mbr
If this fixes it you will not be able to boot directly to Linux until you use the Linux boot disk and choose the option to boot the installed system (and re-run Lilo with the correct parameters).
Give this a try. If you need more information please tell us.
Matt
Hi Matt and group... I gave that a try, also. However, without success. As I stated in that quote below, the whole partition table seems to be erased. In order, I cannot write using fdisk/mbr. So, find me some solution to save or at least recover my data from /dev/hda1 type dos and I will have my hands on the rest.
On Fri, 26 Jan 2001, Oliver Ob wrote:
Hello Chodura and unorthodox friends :-)
Problem is this: I booted using LILO with spelling mistake as "boot=/dev/hda1" instead of correct "boot/dev/hda2". Since that, I cannot access /dev/hda1 which is my DOS partition with valuable data.
So, I tried to boot from CD and trief to mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/c and the error is: "/dev/hda1 has wrong major or minor number" whereas the fdisk partition table shows everything o.k. .
Obviously, however, the partition table or the fat1 has been destroyed.
What can I do here to rescue my files (/dev/hda1 has NOT been formatted since error occurence, so the files MUST be there).
simply re-editting and re-starting LILO does no success.
O.k. I will leave it to talents as you are. hope that helps ;-)
O
Oliver Unless you can stiil boot to your linux installation and copy your Win files from there you do not have many options. I will offer a couple: 1)Attach a 2nd hd as master with your existing hd set to slave. Install Win on the new drive and copy your files from the old Win to the new Win, as long as your old Win partition still exist you can access it from any other bootable Win partition on the same machine. 2)Buy PQ Lost and Found and use it to recover your data 3)Use PartitionMagic to resize and move your current Win partition and create a new C partition and install Win to it. You can they copy and/or access your files from the old Win to the new Win. Option 2 will not work if you attempt it after attempting option 3. Forever never goes beyond tomorrow.
-----Original Message----- From: Oliver Ob [mailto:ob_ok@gmx.net] Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2001 3:42 AM To: Matthew Johnson; suse-linux-e@suse.com Subject: Re: [SLE] EMERGENCY - CANNOT BOOT MAIN SYSTEM!
Matthew Johnson schrieb:
I am hoping very much that your partition has been left alone...
What you mean precisely?
This is something to try that may or may not work, use at
your own risk
(although IMHO you have nothing left to lose...).
True.
Boot from either a Windows CD or Windows boot floppy disk
and run fdisk
/mbr
If this fixes it you will not be able to boot directly to Linux until you use the Linux boot disk and choose the option to boot the installed system (and re-run Lilo with the correct parameters).
Give this a try. If you need more information please tell us.
Matt
Hi Matt and group... I gave that a try, also. However, without success. As I stated in that quote below, the whole partition table seems to be erased.
In order, I cannot write using fdisk/mbr.
So, find me some solution to save or at least recover my data from /dev/hda1 type dos and I will have my hands on the rest.
On Fri, 26 Jan 2001, Oliver Ob wrote:
Hello Chodura and unorthodox friends :-)
Problem is this: I booted using LILO with spelling mistake as
"boot=/dev/hda1" instead of
correct "boot/dev/hda2". Since that, I cannot access /dev/hda1 which is my DOS partition with valuable data.
So, I tried to boot from CD and trief to mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/c and the error is: "/dev/hda1 has wrong major or minor number" whereas the fdisk partition table shows everything o.k. .
Obviously, however, the partition table or the fat1 has been destroyed.
What can I do here to rescue my files (/dev/hda1 has NOT been formatted since error occurence, so the files MUST be there).
simply re-editting and re-starting LILO does no success.
O.k. I will leave it to talents as you are. hope that helps ;-)
O
Charles A Edwards schrieb:
Oliver
Here!
Unless you can stiil boot to your linux installation and copy your Win files from there you do not have many options.
I agree, that in fact is my desaster...
I will offer a couple:
1)Attach a 2nd hd as master with your existing hd set to slave. Install Win on the new drive and copy your files from the old Win to the new Win, as long as your old Win partition still exist you can access it from any other bootable Win partition on the same machine.
It exists, but with format set to "UNKNOWN", see below.
2)Buy PQ Lost and Found and use it to recover your data
Is there any evaluation version? Where can I obtain it from?
3)Use PartitionMagic to resize and move your current Win partition and create a new C partition and install Win to it. You can they copy and/or access your files from the old Win to the new Win.
As long as 1) (see there) applies, I cannot access the old partition. I need a program which is capable of accessing damaged partitions WITHOUT using the partition table/fat
Option 2 will not work if you attempt it after attempting option 3.
Forever never goes beyond tomorrow.
Oliver You can get Lost and Found from www.powerquest.com. Their price is $69 and it is downloadable.(You can get it cheaper at any # of e-stores, but if you need it today the Powerquest site, or possibly a local Staples, Office Depot, Office Max, etc. is theway.) They Do Not offer an evaluation version. They do offer a demo version. You will not be able to recover your files with it but you will be able to see what files can be recovered with the full version. Your best bet is to download the demo and see what if any files you will be able to recover with it and then decide. Charles (-: Forever never goes beyond tomorrow.
-----Original Message----- From: Oliver Ob [mailto:ob_ok@gmx.net] Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2001 9:11 AM Cc: Suse-Linux-E (E-mail) Subject: Re: [SLE] EMERGENCY - CANNOT BOOT MAIN SYSTEM!
Charles A Edwards schrieb:
Oliver
Here!
Unless you can stiil boot to your linux installation and
copy your Win
files from there you do not have many options.
I agree, that in fact is my desaster...
I will offer a couple:
1)Attach a 2nd hd as master with your existing hd set to slave. Install Win on the new drive and copy your files from the old Win to the new Win, as long as your old Win partition still exist you can access it from any other bootable Win partition on the same machine.
It exists, but with format set to "UNKNOWN", see below.
2)Buy PQ Lost and Found and use it to recover your data
Is there any evaluation version? Where can I obtain it from?
3)Use PartitionMagic to resize and move your current Win
create a new C partition and install Win to it. You can
partition and they copy and/or
access your files from the old Win to the new Win.
As long as 1) (see there) applies, I cannot access the old partition.
I need a program which is capable of accessing damaged partitions WITHOUT using
the partition table/fat
Option 2 will not work if you attempt it after attempting option 3.
Forever never goes beyond tomorrow.
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I did some more testing: I tried to "fake-install" linux, means: I deleted /dev/hda1 and reinstalled it right after that - without saving partition data between these tasks. I continued yast-install without (!) formatting /dev/hda1 all in all: the partition table is o.k. (according to fdisk, /dev/hda1 is type 6 FAT, ok) the file allocation table on /dev/hda1 is destroyed the SECOND fat is maybe in order i do not know how to access fat2 and copy its data to fat1 remember: /dev/hda1 is DOS i tried to manually mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/c and error is: "/dev/hda1 has wrong major or minor number" AARRGGGH sorry.... O
Why am I in this thread?.. -William On Sat, 27 Jan 2001, Oliver Ob wrote:
Charles A Edwards schrieb:
Oliver
Here!
Unless you can stiil boot to your linux installation and copy your Win files from there you do not have many options.
I agree, that in fact is my desaster...
I will offer a couple:
1)Attach a 2nd hd as master with your existing hd set to slave. Install Win on the new drive and copy your files from the old Win to the new Win, as long as your old Win partition still exist you can access it from any other bootable Win partition on the same machine.
It exists, but with format set to "UNKNOWN", see below.
2)Buy PQ Lost and Found and use it to recover your data
Is there any evaluation version? Where can I obtain it from?
3)Use PartitionMagic to resize and move your current Win partition and create a new C partition and install Win to it. You can they copy and/or access your files from the old Win to the new Win.
As long as 1) (see there) applies, I cannot access the old partition.
I need a program which is capable of accessing damaged partitions WITHOUT using
the partition table/fat
Option 2 will not work if you attempt it after attempting option 3.
Forever never goes beyond tomorrow.
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