Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2006 15:02:07 -0300 From: Jose Tavares <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] Express Media Sofware
On Fri, 2006-03-10 at 13:01 -0800, Tony Oresteen wrote: > Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 15:55:25 -0500 > From: "Tony Oresteen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Express Media Sofware > > Sorry if this has been covered before but I think it is important! > > I just got a Libretto U105 yesterday. In less than 24 hours I've manage to > screw up the hard drive (hey, there's more than just XP out there!). I tried > to create a 700mb partition at the beginning of the drive for DOS. I used > Portion Magic 8 and it created the partition and moved the files. > Unfortunately, it screwed up some files in the move as WinXP now doesn't > boot. No problem, I just reached for the recovery CD. > > Cracking open the DVD package, I discovered an info sheet that says "How to > recover the Express Media Software (for the Libretto U105 model Only)". > Reading it, it says: > > 1. The Express Media Player Software is NOT on the recovery CD. > 2. Back up the Express Media Player software by using Recovery Disc Creator. > > Naturally, I never did this - who would open a recovery DVD to see if there > is a hidden note in it? I got lots of pop ups on the U105 for various things > but never one that said to back up any software. Now that my WINXP system is > corrupted, how am I supposed to back it up? > > So if you have a U105 and have never backed up the Express Media Software, > you should do it now! > > Toshiba is looking for a disk to send me. It seems that they don't have any > part numbers for Express Media Player for the U105! > > BTW, the recovery DVD is brain dead. It was smart enough to see that I had > two portitions on the hard drive. It give you two options: > > 1. Install in the first partition and leave #2 alone. > 2. Delete all partitions and install XP in a new single partition > > Now partition 1 is 700mb in size. How is it going to install XP in 700mb? > It didn't bother to check partition size. > > There is NO option to install into partition 2! Now that is brain dead! So > if you partion your drive, leave XP in the FIRST partion if you want to use > the recovery DVD. > Hi.. I did the same as you and created a partition with 35MB in the beggining of the disk for the linux /boot partition.. I think that, if pmagic completed its job, and if you run fdisk and set windowsxp partition as active, your system will boot up. Then you'll have to use some trick for selecting XP or your DOS or will live with all the time changing the active partition.. I'm with my U105 for 15 days right now and the first thing I did was to create these backup dvds .. It clones recovery the data that is on the end of U105 HD.. All the software, windows and toshiba drivers are there.. The tip to create this disks is printed in one of the sheets that comes with the manual. In the manual there is a line that says this too. Anyway, take a look at the active partition thing and you can do what you was trying to... About recovering with the disks, there are lot's pages that warns that with you have linux + xp installed, by recovering you will have to delete the whole drive... Don't do anything without RTFM or you'll screw everythyng! :) [] JA Tavares
