> > Message: 26 > Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2006 13:46:30 -0500 > From: Gerard Seibert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Help with lost MBR on USB HDD > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > > I know you do not want to hear this, but why on earth did you > attempt to > mess with the HD without a full backup in place first? > > I am not sure if you can recover the lost data. If not, this > would be a > good time to wipe the disk clean and partition it to your liking. I > believe that you will have to install Windows before > installing FreeBSD. > > Good Luck! > -- > Gerard
I accidentally posted a reply to this which didn't appear in the thread. Check it out on Mar 07 in freebsd-questions. (How do I ensure my replies get "threaded" btw?) Please see that one for a few details on what I did to find a solution to the problem. You'll all be happy to know ;) that everything turned out ok in the end! I got my disks back and my MP3s. It turned out that it was just a single partition entry in the MBR that had been erased. Once I calculated what it should have been and restored it things were good to go. The handy tools were: - dd - chexedit (available in /port/editors/chexedit ) Plus I read a ton of stuff on the internet, the bookmarks for which I will be happy to share with anyone who needs them. Cheers, Jarrod. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"