Re: [expert] kernel panic after defrag in WinjMe
OK, let's go safe first. Before doing ANYTHING more make a partition table copy just in case it gets even worse: 1) Boot a linux (for example th rescue cd you have). 2) Insert a spare floppy disk 3) (As root) dd if=/dev/hda of=/dev/fd0 bs=512 count=64 Fine, so you have now a copy of your harddisk boot and table partition (the damaged one). Now let's start playing Write down in a paper sheet the guessed partitions and then run parted from the rescue linux: parted /dev/hda To see what you have rigth now type: print then remove every partition you have except 1 and 2 (Windows and extended one): rm minor_number where minor_number is the number in the first column of the partition to erase. When you are done, just create the new ones with guessed starts and ends: mkpart ext2/ext3/reiserfs/what-ever-you-had guessed_start guessed_stop mkpart linux-swap guessed_swap_start guessed_swap_stop To exit just type: quit To know more about parted type man parted or just type help inside parted. Good luck. El mar, 25-02-2003 a las 17:40, antonio rodriguez escribió: Dear All, I've downloaded and run gpart, but I'm not getting the results I expected. By the moment lilo works. I've enterede in rescue mode with cd1. So I'm able to work in rescue mode, but gpart gives to me: *Waarning partition (Extended DOS, LBA) ends beyond disk end,. Number of inconsistencies found: 1 Guessed primary parttion table: Primary partition(1): DOS or Windows Primary partition(2): Extended DOS Primary partition(unused): Primary partition(unused): So what's the following? Cheers, Antonio go to freshmeat grab gparted put it on a floppy and let it try and rediscover your partitions again. Then replace your winME with 2000 *grin*.. James On Tue, 2003-02-25 at 01:46, antonio rodriguez wrote: Dear All, I have Mandrake Linux 8.1 installed on a Duron sharing the hard disk with WinMe. After defrag WinMe I found that I couldn't boot Linux because of a kernel panic. Entering in rescue mode I've ran fdisk so my new partition table has only two sections: /dev/hda1/Win95 FAT32 (LBA) /dev/hda2/Extended How do I could fix this problem in order to have my old 3 partitions (W, Linux and Linux swap)? Any hints appreciated THanks in advance Antonio Rodriguez --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.455 / Virus Database: 255 - Release Date: 13/02/03 __ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.455 / Virus Database: 255 - Release Date: 13/02/03 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com ___ Yahoo! Móviles Personaliza tu móvil con tu logo y melodía favorito en http://moviles.yahoo.es Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] kernel panic after defrag in WinjMe
Dear Ted, Yes it gives more information than gpart, and most of all, it recognizes my linux partitions, with all my dear data within. Now the problem is how to resize the partitions and how to boot again the system. Lilo works OK, the problem is that linux size partitions are all wrong and duplicated. Cheers, Antonio - Original Message - From: Ted [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 7:40 AM Subject: Re: [expert] kernel panic after defrag in WinjMe On Tuesday 25 February 2003 06:49 am, tarvid wrote: gpart rescued one customer after a viral infection had messed up partitions. You can also try testdisk: http://www.cgsecurity.org/index.html?testdisk.html For me, it was able to rescue partitions that gpart could not. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.458 / Virus Database: 257 - Release Date: 24/02/03 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] kernel panic after defrag in WinjMe
On Wed, 2003-02-26 at 02:43, antonio rodriguez wrote: Dear Ted, Yes it gives more information than gpart, and most of all, it recognizes my linux partitions, with all my dear data within. Now the problem is how to resize the partitions and how to boot again the system. Lilo works OK, the problem is that linux size partitions are all wrong and duplicated. Antonio, It's delicate... it can be done. But if you know which partition is your home partition (or wherever the data is) all is not lost. If gparted or the other tool give you the beginning of each partition (this is more important than the end actually) You can use fdisk to recreate them. What I've done in the past is boot from the disk 1 rescue disk. then using it, create the first partition. Test mount it. If it mounts ok and is readable go on to the second. If it isn't readable recheck the beginning of the partition doing so one at a time your data will re-appear since it's not gone... just hidden from view. James Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] kernel panic after defrag in WinjMe
go to freshmeat grab gparted put it on a floppy and let it try and rediscover your partitions again. Then replace your winME with 2000 *grin*.. James On Tue, 2003-02-25 at 01:46, antonio rodriguez wrote: Dear All, I have Mandrake Linux 8.1 installed on a Duron sharing the hard disk with WinMe. After defrag WinMe I found that I couldn't boot Linux because of a kernel panic. Entering in rescue mode I've ran fdisk so my new partition table has only two sections: /dev/hda1/Win95 FAT32 (LBA) /dev/hda2/Extended How do I could fix this problem in order to have my old 3 partitions (W, Linux and Linux swap)? Any hints appreciated THanks in advance Antonio Rodriguez --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.455 / Virus Database: 255 - Release Date: 13/02/03 __ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] kernel panic after defrag in WinjMe
On Tuesday 25 February 2003 05:44 am, James Sparenberg wrote: go to freshmeat grab gparted put it on a floppy and let it try and rediscover your partitions again. Then replace your winME with 2000 *grin*.. James gpart rescued one customer after a viral infection had messed up partitions. defrag and scandisk have destroyed many otherwise semi-functional win9x systems. defrag is an odd game - you risk everything for very marginal improvements. there is no sane reason to play such games. scandisk is a poor substitute for the manufacturers recertification programs jim tarvid Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] kernel panic after defrag in WinjMe
This is a good example of the wisdom of having a separate /home partition. Rescues, and if need be, reinstalls are then essentially painless. I've forgotten exacly how 8.1 cd1 installs, but did you try booting from a linux floppy boot disk, and trying to run lilo lilo? Perhaps that might work. However, defrag is still an essential part of the windows experience- there is no getting around it, and the improvement is more than marginal for severely fragged drives. I must have defragged window thousands of times over the years, and never had any problems whatsoever, so the risk is virtually non-existent. I'm still not convinced Linux doesn't need defragging also, and I've done a lot of reading on the subject. Robert Crawford On Tuesday 25 February 2003 05:44 am, James Sparenberg wrote: go to freshmeat grab gparted put it on a floppy and let it try and rediscover your partitions again. Then replace your winME with 2000 *grin*.. James On Tue, 2003-02-25 at 01:46, antonio rodriguez wrote: Dear All, I have Mandrake Linux 8.1 installed on a Duron sharing the hard disk with WinMe. After defrag WinMe I found that I couldn't boot Linux because of a kernel panic. Entering in rescue mode I've ran fdisk so my new partition table has only two sections: /dev/hda1/Win95 FAT32 (LBA) /dev/hda2/Extended How do I could fix this problem in order to have my old 3 partitions (W, Linux and Linux swap)? Any hints appreciated THanks in advance Antonio Rodriguez --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.455 / Virus Database: 255 - Release Date: 13/02/03 __ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] kernel panic after defrag in WinjMe
On Tuesday 25 February 2003 07:17 am, flacycads wrote: This is a good example of the wisdom of having a separate /home partition. Rescues, and if need be, reinstalls are then essentially painless. I've forgotten exacly how 8.1 cd1 installs, but did you try booting from a linux floppy boot disk, and trying to run lilo lilo? Perhaps that might work. However, defrag is still an essential part of the windows experience- there is no getting around it, and the improvement is more than marginal for severely fragged drives. I must have defragged window thousands of times over the years, and never had any problems whatsoever, so the risk is virtually non-existent. I'm still not convinced Linux doesn't need defragging also, and I've done a lot of reading on the subject. Robert Crawford having a separate home partition is wise having an little used separate partition increases the odds of recovering at least that partition when hard disks fail mechanically leaving some unpartitioned space gives you wiggle room when you decide you need to modify partitions supporting thousands of users is much more peaceful if they never defrag and never scandisk more memory and fewer tsrs and services is almost always a far better route to performance jim tarvid Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] kernel panic after defrag in WinjMe
Dear All, I've downloaded and run gpart, but I'm not getting the results I expected. By the moment lilo works. I've enterede in rescue mode with cd1. So I'm able to work in rescue mode, but gpart gives to me: *Waarning partition (Extended DOS, LBA) ends beyond disk end,. Number of inconsistencies found: 1 Guessed primary parttion table: Primary partition(1): DOS or Windows Primary partition(2): Extended DOS Primary partition(unused): Primary partition(unused): So what's the following? Cheers, Antonio go to freshmeat grab gparted put it on a floppy and let it try and rediscover your partitions again. Then replace your winME with 2000 *grin*.. James On Tue, 2003-02-25 at 01:46, antonio rodriguez wrote: Dear All, I have Mandrake Linux 8.1 installed on a Duron sharing the hard disk with WinMe. After defrag WinMe I found that I couldn't boot Linux because of a kernel panic. Entering in rescue mode I've ran fdisk so my new partition table has only two sections: /dev/hda1/Win95 FAT32 (LBA) /dev/hda2/Extended How do I could fix this problem in order to have my old 3 partitions (W, Linux and Linux swap)? Any hints appreciated THanks in advance Antonio Rodriguez --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.455 / Virus Database: 255 - Release Date: 13/02/03 __ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.455 / Virus Database: 255 - Release Date: 13/02/03 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] kernel panic after defrag in WinjMe
i am sure most of us have been told to back up their partition tables - now we know why sanity requires that you grab all the data you can before proceeding after that you may be able to fix the existing table without formatting you may need to supply the correct geometry, disk drives lie about that routinely jim tarvid On Tuesday 25 February 2003 11:40 am, antonio rodriguez wrote: Dear All, I've downloaded and run gpart, but I'm not getting the results I expected. By the moment lilo works. I've enterede in rescue mode with cd1. So I'm able to work in rescue mode, but gpart gives to me: *Waarning partition (Extended DOS, LBA) ends beyond disk end,. Number of inconsistencies found: 1 Guessed primary parttion table: Primary partition(1): DOS or Windows Primary partition(2): Extended DOS Primary partition(unused): Primary partition(unused): So what's the following? Cheers, Antonio go to freshmeat grab gparted put it on a floppy and let it try and rediscover your partitions again. Then replace your winME with 2000 *grin*.. James On Tue, 2003-02-25 at 01:46, antonio rodriguez wrote: Dear All, I have Mandrake Linux 8.1 installed on a Duron sharing the hard disk with WinMe. After defrag WinMe I found that I couldn't boot Linux because of a kernel panic. Entering in rescue mode I've ran fdisk so my new partition table has only two sections: /dev/hda1/Win95 FAT32 (LBA) /dev/hda2/Extended How do I could fix this problem in order to have my old 3 partitions (W, Linux and Linux swap)? Any hints appreciated THanks in advance Antonio Rodriguez --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.455 / Virus Database: 255 - Release Date: 13/02/03 __ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.455 / Virus Database: 255 - Release Date: 13/02/03 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] kernel panic after defrag in WinjMe
On Tuesday 25 February 2003 04:46 am, antonio rodriguez wrote: Dear All, I have Mandrake Linux 8.1 installed on a Duron sharing the hard disk with WinMe. After defrag WinMe I found that I couldn't boot Linux because of a kernel panic. Entering in rescue mode I've ran fdisk so my new partition table has only two sections: /dev/hda1/Win95 FAT32 (LBA) /dev/hda2/Extended How do I could fix this problem in order to have my old 3 partitions (W, Linux and Linux swap)? Any hints appreciated THanks in advance Antonio Rodriguez --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.455 / Virus Database: 255 - Release Date: 13/02/03 so let me ask,,,was this MS defrag or a third party (like Norton or some other defrag utility?) cause if it was, Linux is not all you might screw up Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] kernel panic after defrag in WinjMe
On Tuesday 25 February 2003 07:17 am, flacycads wrote: This is a good example of the wisdom of having a separate /home partition. Rescues, and if need be, reinstalls are then essentially painless. I've forgotten exacly how 8.1 cd1 installs, but did you try booting from a linux floppy boot disk, and trying to run lilo lilo? Perhaps that might work. However, defrag is still an essential part of the windows experience- there is no getting around it, and the improvement is more than marginal for severely fragged drives. I must have defragged window thousands of times over the years, and never had any problems whatsoever, so the risk is virtually non-existent. I'm still not convinced Linux doesn't need defragging also, and I've done a lot of reading on the subject. some of the problem may be that it is winME and WINME does not play fair with third party defrag utilities unless they were made for winME. if you upgrade from WIN98 to WinMe and have defrag utilities from other than MS, they will eat the end of your hard drive as well as some DLLs. but the replace winME with 2000 well ok... Robert Crawford On Tuesday 25 February 2003 05:44 am, James Sparenberg wrote: go to freshmeat grab gparted put it on a floppy and let it try and rediscover your partitions again. Then replace your winME with 2000 *grin*.. James On Tue, 2003-02-25 at 01:46, antonio rodriguez wrote: Dear All, I have Mandrake Linux 8.1 installed on a Duron sharing the hard disk with WinMe. After defrag WinMe I found that I couldn't boot Linux because of a kernel panic. Entering in rescue mode I've ran fdisk so my new partition table has only two sections: /dev/hda1/Win95 FAT32 (LBA) /dev/hda2/Extended How do I could fix this problem in order to have my old 3 partitions (W, Linux and Linux swap)? Any hints appreciated THanks in advance Antonio Rodriguez --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.455 / Virus Database: 255 - Release Date: 13/02/03 __ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] kernel panic after defrag in WinjMe
On Tuesday 25 February 2003 06:49 am, tarvid wrote: gpart rescued one customer after a viral infection had messed up partitions. You can also try testdisk: http://www.cgsecurity.org/index.html?testdisk.html For me, it was able to rescue partitions that gpart could not. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
