on Sat, Jun 09, 2001 at 09:47:51PM -0400, D-Man ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > On Sat, Jun 09, 2001 at 07:25:14PM -0700, Cameron Matheson wrote: > | Anyway, in the process of starting this, I accidentally re-partitioned the > | wrong drive (hda, instead of hdb). I haven't reset the computer yet, is > | there some way to not lose everything? > > If you set the partition table _exactly_ the way it was before, and > write that it might be fine -- the kernel will look at the partition > table, it will look to the disk (where the partition table says) and > find a valid filesystem. > > This is untested, however.
I've done this. Successfully. It's actually one of the minor selfish motives for my posting my partitioning HOWTO online. I've got a remotely backed-up copy of my partition tables, should I do anything *really* stupid. -- Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? There is no K5 cabal http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/ http://www.kuro5hin.org Disclaimer: http://www.goldmark.org/jeff/stupid-disclaimers/
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