> Hello, > > Is there a way to retreive information about the size of an ext2 > partition? > > I filled the first 1024 bytes of my harddisk with zeros, because LILO did > not want to downgrade. I realised too late that this would wipe out my > partition table as well. I have been able to recreate a new partition > table with only one partition and luckily my systems boots. Problem is > that I had two partitions: first my ext2 and at the end a swap partition. > I do not know where my (original) first partition ended. > > Can anybody help me out? >
The Linux partition mini HOWTO has a section about `Recovering a Deleted Partition Table'. The Partition-Rescue mini HOWTO seems relevant as well, at least by its name. As far as I remember, at least the former address your case. > Thanks in advance, > Sebastiaan > > > > -- > NT is the OS of the future. The main engine is the 16-bit Subsystem > (also called MS-DOS Subsystem). Above that, there is the windoze 95/98 > 16-bit Subsystem. Anyone can see that 16+16=32, so windoze NT is a > *real* 32-bit system. > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Shaul Karl email: shaulka(at-no-spam)bezeqint.net Please replace (at-no-spam) with an at - @ - character. (at-no-spam) is meant for unsolicitate mail senders only.