On Sat, 2008-01-19 at 14:02 -0600, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: > max bianco wrote: > > > > > > On Jan 18, 2008 12:12 PM, max bianco <maximilianbianco@xxxxxxxxx > > <mailto:maximilianbianco@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote: > > > > > > > > On Jan 18, 2008 11:59 AM, William Case <billlinux@xxxxxxxxxx > > <mailto:billlinux@xxxxxxxxxx>> wrote: > > > > Hi; > > > > I have never been a tech support person. But I can see why some > > of them > > go crazy. > > > > > > My friend just told me that his drive 'broke' while he was trying to > > increase the size of his WindowXP partition while in Fedora using > > 'parted'. His description "Everything was working fine then > > 'parted' > > burped and didn't finish moving files and the disk hasn't worked > > since". > > > > It sounds like he has lost all his partitions. He can't > > re-install the > > Windows part. He bought his re-furbished computer that included > > WindowsXP Pro from a reputable dealer. He failed to get an > > installation > > disk. I assume the .cab files have been stored in the Windows > > partition. > > > > As unlikely as it seems, can anyone suggest a way to find a > > bootable > > partition, Fedora or Windows. If I can get to Fedora, there is > > a chance > > I can rescue his Fedora files, and perhaps mount the Windows > > partition > > to save some of his Windows files. If not, I will tell him to > > phone the > > dealer and see if they can help. > > > > Although the situation is not desperate, desperate (i.e. only > > personal > > and household data are on his files) I am regarding this as a > > learning > > challenge that contains some bragging rights. Any suggestions > > gratefully received. > > > > -- > > > > > > Assuming you can mount the drive . Try some of the data recovery > > tools in the repos > > testdisk has worked for me in the past, dd_rescue is another and > > there are more but my experience with data recovery is limited. > > Always read the man pages before you use the tools. > > > > -Max > > > > I wasn't very clear. Hook the drive up to a working Linux box. Most of > > the data recovery tools are there for most of the distributions. There > > are some live cd's that contain such tools but i can't for the life of > > me think of one right now. > > > > -Max > > > If you don't want to remove the drive, you can try and recover the > partition table using a bootable CD. I keep a copy of the System > Rescue CD for tasks like this. Huh, mine knocks like a 52 Ford that tossed a rod, and I can't get the system to get past the kernel load during boot, if I attach that drive. I'll try the rescue CD, but I doubt it'll get any further. Ric -- ================================================ My father, Victor Moore (Vic) used to say: "There are two Great Sins in the world... ..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity. Only the former may be overcome." R.I.P. Dad. Linux user# 44256 Sign up at: http://counter.li.org/ http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/oar http://www.wayward4now.net <---down4now too ================================================
