Yes, I have the /boot/boot.003 file but I don't know how to use it or event to get that information (it is a binary file...).
Do you really think I should try to use the gpart -w ? That is risky because I can boot the system--the disk is in a laptop and I cannot remove that disk or even add another one to repair any problem caused with the gpart -w... You told something about "trial and error"... do you mean to: - use, for example, the GNU parted to try to create a new partition in the place I suppose it was before; - try to reboot the system; - try to mount the partition; - delete the partition - [ . . . ] until it works? On Wed, 29 Jan 2003 19:15:58 +0530 Jeetu Golani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Forgot to add this to my earlier mail, you mentioned you have the > partition info when you used lilo. Please mail that info, you should > be able to reconstruct your partition table with that info using > fdisk. > > Bye > > On Wednesday 29 Jan 2003 4:06 pm, you wrote: > > On Wed, 29 Jan 2003 10:41:51 +0530 > > > > Jeetu Golani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi there, > > > > > > Your fdisk doesn't show the last ext3 partition, therefore your > > > partition table is messed up (nothing new in that). Gpart seems to > > > think that there're two other partitions apart from the ones being > > > detected by fdisk i.e. one partition more than what you suggested > > > in your earlier mail where in you said > > > > > > My partition looks (used to...) like this: > > > > > |-- 1. NTFS > > > > > | > > > > > |-- 2. ext2 > > > > > | > > > > > |-- 3. extended > > > > > | > > > > > | |-- 3.1 ext3 [ / ] > > > > > | | > > > > > | |-- 3.2 swap > > > > > | | > > > > > | |-- 3.3 ext3 [/home] > > > > > > Gpart thinks that beyond the last ext3 partition there's another > > > Linux Partition?? Could you tell me the sizes of each partition as > > > you remember them. Do you think there was another partition beyond > > > the last /ext3 partition that you've mentioned above. > > > > No, there was not other partition at the end. Probably just some > > free space at the end. The last partition (the lost one) was about > > 6.5G. > > > > I suppose I can get the old partition table information from the > > /boot/boot.XXX file created by lilo. I am not using lilo at this > > moment but that file is still there and I didn't changed the > > partitions since I changed lilo by grub. How can I retrieve that > > information from the boot.XXX file? > > > > Do you think this problem is recoverable? > > > > > Bye > > > > > > On Wednesday 29 Jan 2003 12:00 am, you wrote: > > > > Ok, here goes the output of some useful commands. Hope it > > > > helps... > > > > > > > > fdisk -l /dev/hda: > > > > ------------------ > > > > > > > > Disk /dev/hda: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 2432 cylinders > > > > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes > > > > > > > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > > > > /dev/hda1 * 1 510 4096543+ 7 HPFS/NTFS > > > > /dev/hda2 511 632 979965 b Win95 FAT32 > > > > /dev/hda3 633 2432 14458500 5 Extended > > > > /dev/hda5 633 1544 7325608+ 83 Linux > > > > /dev/hda6 1545 1580 289138+ 82 Linux swap > > > > > > > > gpart -v /dev/hda: > > > > ------------------ > > > > > > > > dev(/dev/hda) mss(512) chs(2432/255/63)(LBA) #s(39070080) > > > > size(19077mb) Primary partition(1) > > > > type: 007(0x07)(OS/2 HPFS, NTFS, QNX or Advanced UNIX) (BOOT) > > > > size: 4000mb #s(8193087) s(63-8193149) > > > > chs: (0/1/1)-(509/254/63)d (0/1/1)-(509/254/63)r > > > > hex: 80 01 01 00 07 FE 7F FD 3F 00 00 00 3F 04 7D 00 > > > > > > > > Primary partition(2) > > > > type: 011(0x0B)(DOS or Windows 95 with 32 bit FAT) > > > > size: 956mb #s(1959930) s(8193150-10153079) > > > > chs: (510/0/1)-(631/254/63)d (510/0/1)-(631/254/63)r > > > > hex: 00 00 41 FE 0B FE BF 77 7E 04 7D 00 FA E7 1D 00 > > > > > > > > Primary partition(3) > > > > type: 005(0x05)(Extended DOS) > > > > size: 14119mb #s(28917000) s(10153080-39070079) > > > > chs: (632/0/1)-(1023/254/63)d (632/0/1)-(2431/254/63)r > > > > hex: 00 00 81 78 05 FE FF FF 78 EC 9A 00 08 3D B9 01 > > > > > > > > Logical partition > > > > type: 131(0x83)(Linux ext2 filesystem) > > > > size: 7153mb #s(14651217) s(10153143-24804359) > > > > chs: (632/1/1)-(1023/254/63)d (632/1/1)-(1543/254/63)r > > > > hex: 00 01 81 78 83 FE FF FF 3F 00 00 00 51 8F DF 00 > > > > > > > > Logical partition > > > > type: 130(0x82)(Linux swap or Solaris/x86) > > > > size: 282mb #s(578277) s(24804423-25382699) > > > > chs: (1023/254/63)-(1023/254/63)d > > > > (1544/1/1)-(1579/254/63)r hex: 00 FE FF FF 82 FE FF FF 3F > > > > 00 00 00 E5 D2 08 00 > > > > > > > > Primary partition(4) > > > > type: 000(0x00)(unused) > > > > size: 0mb #s(0) s(0-0) > > > > chs: (0/0/0)-(0/0/0)d (0/0/0)-(0/0/0)r > > > > hex: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 > > > > > > > > > > > > Begin scan... > > > > Possible partition(Windows NT/W2K FS), size(4000mb), offset(0mb) > > > > type: 007(0x07)(OS/2 HPFS, NTFS, QNX or Advanced UNIX) > > > > size: 4000mb #s(8193080) s(63-8193142) > > > > chs: (0/1/1)-(509/254/56)d (0/1/1)-(509/254/56)r > > > > hex: 00 01 01 00 07 FE 78 FD 3F 00 00 00 38 04 7D 00 > > > > > > > > Possible partition(DOS FAT), size(956mb), offset(4000mb) > > > > type: 012(0x0C)(DOS or Windows 95 with 32 bit FAT, LBA) > > > > size: 956mb #s(1959930) s(8193150-10153079) > > > > chs: (510/0/1)-(631/254/63)d (510/0/1)-(631/254/63)r > > > > hex: 00 00 41 FE 0C FE BF 77 7E 04 7D 00 FA E7 1D 00 > > > > > > > > Possible extended partition at offset(4957mb) > > > > Possible partition(Linux ext2), size(7153mb), offset(4957mb) > > > > type: 131(0x83)(Linux ext2 filesystem) > > > > size: 7153mb #s(14651216) s(10153143-24804358) > > > > chs: (632/1/1)-(1023/254/63)d (632/1/1)-(1543/254/62)r > > > > hex: 00 01 81 78 83 FE FF FF B7 EC 9A 00 50 8F DF 00 > > > > > > > > Possible partition(Linux swap), size(282mb), offset(12111mb) > > > > type: 130(0x82)(Linux swap or Solaris/x86) > > > > size: 282mb #s(578272) s(24804423-25382694) > > > > chs: (1023/254/63)-(1023/254/63)d > > > > (1544/1/1)-(1579/254/58)r hex: 00 FE FF FF 82 FE FF FF 47 > > > > 7C 7A 01 E0 D2 08 00 > > > > > > > > Possible extended partition at offset(12393mb) > > > > Possible partition(Linux ext2), size(2055mb), offset(13656mb) > > > > type: 131(0x83)(Linux ext2 filesystem) > > > > size: 2055mb #s(4208960) s(27969228-32178187) > > > > chs: (1023/254/63)-(1023/254/63)d > > > > (1741/1/1)-(2002/254/56)r hex: 00 FE FF FF 83 FE FF FF CC > > > > C6 AA 01 40 39 40 00 > > > > > > > > Possible extended partition at offset(15712mb) > > > > Possible partition(Linux ext2), size(3365mb), offset(15712mb) > > > > type: 131(0x83)(Linux ext2 filesystem) > > > > size: 3365mb #s(6891816) s(32178258-39070073) > > > > chs: (1023/254/63)-(1023/254/63)d > > > > (2003/1/1)-(2431/254/57)r hex: 00 FE FF FF 83 FE FF FF 52 > > > > 00 EB 01 28 29 69 00 > > > > > > > > End scan. > > > > > > > > Checking partitions... > > > > > > > > * Warning: more than 3 primary partitions: 4. > > > > Partition(OS/2 HPFS, NTFS, QNX or Advanced UNIX): primary > > > > Partition(DOS or Windows 95 with 32 bit FAT, LBA): primary > > > > Partition(Linux ext2 filesystem): logical > > > > Partition(Linux swap or Solaris/x86): logical > > > > Partition(Linux ext2 filesystem): primary > > > > Partition(Linux ext2 filesystem): invalid primary > > > > Ok. > > > > > > > > Guessed primary partition table: > > > > Primary partition(1) > > > > type: 007(0x07)(OS/2 HPFS, NTFS, QNX or Advanced UNIX) > > > > size: 4000mb #s(8193080) s(63-8193142) > > > > chs: (0/1/1)-(509/254/56)d (0/1/1)-(509/254/56)r > > > > hex: 00 01 01 00 07 FE 78 FD 3F 00 00 00 38 04 7D 00 > > > > > > > > Primary partition(2) > > > > type: 012(0x0C)(DOS or Windows 95 with 32 bit FAT, LBA) > > > > size: 956mb #s(1959930) s(8193150-10153079) > > > > chs: (510/0/1)-(631/254/63)d (510/0/1)-(631/254/63)r > > > > hex: 00 00 41 FE 0C FE BF 77 7E 04 7D 00 FA E7 1D 00 > > > > > > > > Primary partition(3) > > > > type: 015(0x0F)(Extended DOS, LBA) > > > > size: 7436mb #s(15229620) s(10153080-25382699) > > > > chs: (632/0/1)-(1023/254/63)d (632/0/1)-(1579/254/63)r > > > > hex: 00 00 81 78 0F FE FF FF 78 EC 9A 00 B4 62 E8 00 > > > > > > > > Primary partition(4) > > > > type: 131(0x83)(Linux ext2 filesystem) > > > > size: 2055mb #s(4208960) s(27969228-32178187) > > > > chs: (1023/254/63)-(1023/254/63)d (1741/1/1)-(2002/254/56)r > > > > hex: 00 FE FF FF 83 FE FF FF CC C6 AA 01 40 39 40 00 > > > > > > > > > > > > That's it. Hope somebody help... > > > > > > > > ============== > > > > Luís Henriques > > > > -------------- > > Luís Henriques > -------------- Luís Henriques -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
