Guin, Jay wrote:
>
> Thanks for your reply. When I deleted the hda1 partition through
> Linux's fdisk, I did not create any new partition on those sectors.
> My new partition table looks like the following:
>
> Original partition (before using fdisk):
>
> Dev. Boot Begin Start End Blocks
> Id System
> /tmp/hda1 * 1 1 616 2483680+
> b Unknown
> /tmp/hda2 617 617 786 685440
> b Unknown
>
> New partition table looks like the following:
>
> Dev. Boot Begin Start End Blocks
> Id System
> /tmp/hda2 617 617 624 32256
> 82 Linux swap
> /tmp/hda3 625 625 636 48384
> 83 Linux native
> /tmp/hda4 637 637 786 604800
> 83 Linux native
>
> So basically I have repartitioned hda2. Do you think win95 on hda1 is
> lost?
>
> Thanks
>
> Jay
>
> ----------
> From: Donnie McInis[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, June 29, 1998 4:05 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Cc: The recipient's address is unknown.
> Subject: Re: HELP!! made mistake in fdisk
>
> If you deleted the partition for hda1 and that is where your win95 is
> . I think There's nothing you can do but repartition
> reformat and start over.
>
> sorry
>
> Dmc
>
> Dan Cyr wrote:
>
> > My opinion is that you are screwed. However, someone out there with
> more
> > years under their belt might know of some super duper utility to fix
> this,
> > so wait for more responses before you start crying.
> >
> > Dan
> >
> > At 02:11 PM 6/29/98 -0400, you wrote:
> > >I ran into trouble while trying to install Linux. I was wondering
> if
> > >anyone can give some advice on how to recover from it. The
> following
> > >is a description of the problem:
> > >
> > >I used fdisk to partition my only harddrive. Thereafter I proceeded
> to
> > >install Linux on the newly created partition. When I reached the
> point
> > >on creating the Linux partitions this is what I saw.
> > >
> > >Dev. Boot Begin Start End Blocks
> Id System
> > >/tmp/hda1 * 1 1 616
> 2483680+ b Unknown
> > >/tmp/hda2 617 617 786
> 685440 b Unknown
> > >
> > >In order to make sure that I did nothing to my dos partition
> (Windows
> > >95) I used the "d" option (delete) in fdisk to get rid off hda1. I
> > >feel that this is the mistake I made. Thereafter I repartitioned
> hda2
> > >for all the appropriate partions (root,swap,home etc.) for Linux
> and
> > >the installation went fine. At the end of it I am using LILO as my
> > >booting utility which I installed in the Master boot record.
> > >
> > >After completing my installation when I reboot LILO staright away
> > >takes me to LINUX
> > >and I don't know how to boot to Windows95. In fact if I use a DOS
> > >bootable floppy I get to A: but it no longer recognizes my hard
> drive
> > >(i.e. when I do dir C:, it says drive not found)
> > >
> > >Have I made a mistake beyond repair? I found in the documentation
> for
> > >fips that I might still be able to run Linux's fdisk (by booting
> from
> > >the Linux boot floppy) and restore the partition (hda1). I tried
> this
> > >and was able to create hda1 with the "n" option of fdisk. I
> changed
> > >the system type and boot indicator (*) as shown above to make sure
> > >that it looks the same as when it did the first time. But I did
> not
> > >have the confidence of saving the output fdisk and came out of it.
> Do
> > >you think I should proceed in this manner?
> > >
> > >Please let me know your opinion. I am very hopeful on your
> feedback.
> > >Thanks.
> > >
> > >Jayanta Guin
> > >
> > >[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > --
Yep I think your 95 sutff is gone. It is DED dead. Don't feel to bad
though 95 ain't all the great anyway.
Brian Bothern
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