You have to use fdisk on the complete disk not on a partition:
e.g.: fdisk /dev/sda instead of fdisk /dev/sda1
Best Regards,
Reiner.
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> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Kiran Kumar M
> Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2001 15:37
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: How can I rescue the disk
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>
> Thanks for your mail.
>
> Even the file system is not able to locate. (eg.fdisk /dev/sda1
> giving the messaaage "Unable to open"), so how can I do fdisk, if the
> filesystem is not found.
>
> Kiran
>
>
>
> On Thu, 4 Jan 2001, Mike Burger wrote:
>
> > What has worked for me, in teh past, was recreating the partition...if you
> > just recreate the partition in fdisk, often you'll find that the contents
> > of that partition are still there, as long as you don't mkfs on that
> > partition.
> >
> > On Thu, 4 Jan 2001, Kiran Kumar M wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I am using RH 7.0, with kernel 2.2.16. I installed this on two IBM SCSI,
> > > each having 18 GB. Suddenly the file system was corrupted.
> > >
> > > I tried to rescue the disk, but I am not able to mount the /
> > > (root) partition. I am able to mount the other partition that is there in
> > > the same harddisk. I have three partition in the same harddisk out of that
> > > I am able to mount one (not root). In second disk I am able to mount two
> > > partitions not able to mount the third.
> > >
> > > How can I mount the other two, because I have very very important data on
> > > one of the partition.
> > >
> > > I tried to use e2fsck to remove the currpted part. But giving use
> > >
> > > e2fsck -b 8193 <device>
> > >
> > > If I give the same with different devices it is repeating the same
> > > message.
> > >
> > > If anyone know how to come out of this... please please let me know how to
> > > do that....
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Kiran
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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