On Fri, 15 Sep 2000, Kevin Maguire wrote:
> Hi
>
> While re-installing my system from a kickstart server, and before we
> discovered the "--ondisk hda" option, I had 2 disks: One with the a
> linux OS on it, which I was happy to waste. The other (hdb) with my
> data on it, which I wanted to keep.
>
> kickstart (btw is there any good documentation on the kickstart
> process), in its infinite wisdom, decided to trash my partition table
> on hdb, despite me disabling the drive in the BIOS (I knew I shouldn't
> trust the BIOS). I know the disk had 3 (real) partitions, but I have
> little clue of where exactly they started or ended. I presume, since
> no partitions were made on hdb, that my data is still on the disk,
> intact. However I have need of a tool which can find it!!
>
> Any suggestions ......
>
> Ciao
> Kevin
>
> PS. Please don't suggest I restore from backup :-(
>
You can try fixdisktable. I have not tried it, but it is supposed to do
what you are looking for. It is part of the software on the Linuxcare
Bootable Business Card. http://www.linuxcare.com/bootable_cd/
Good luck!
Mikkel
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Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons,
for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.
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