Subject: Urgent LILO failure: former - to recover damaged partition
Hi Mikkel,
Thanks for your detail advice. Now the storm is over and I see the blue
sky. The whole procedure and my discovery in fixing the problem concerned
is listed as follows, allowing those guys interested on this going to know:
# fdisk /dev/hda
Unable to read /dev/hda
# fdisk /dev/hda3 (works. Windows98 resides in hda3)
v command
Command (m for help): v
Partition 1 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?):
phys=(370, 32, 48) logical=(33914, 9, 49)
Partition 1 has different physical/logical endings:
phys=(288, 115, 51) logical=(47985, 152, 51)
Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary:
phys=(288, 115, 51) should be (288, 254, 63)
Partition 1: previous sectors 770888651 disagrees with total 4639585
Partition 2 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?):
phys=(357, 0, 43) logical=(82800, 34, 51)
Partition 2 has different physical/logical endings:
phys=(0, 13, 10) logical=(116349, 218, 61)
Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary:
phys=(0, 13, 10) should be (0, 254, 63)
Partition 2: previous sectors 1869160479 disagrees with total 2308
Partition 3 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?):
phys=(345, 32, 19) logical=(33550, 137, 11)
Partition 3 has different physical/logical endings:
phys=(324, 77, 19) logical=(120594, 153, 54)
Partition 3 does not end on cylinder boundary:
phys=(324, 77, 19) should be (324, 254, 63)
Partition 3: previous sectors 1937352302 disagrees with total 5209727
Partition 4 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?):
phys=(87, 1, 0) logical=(86811, 142, 3)
Partition 4 has different physical/logical endings:
phys=(335, 78, 2) logical=(86812, 225, 45)
Partition 4 does not end on cylinder boundary:
phys=(335, 78, 2) should be (335, 254, 63)
Partition 4: previous sectors 1394648999 disagrees with total 5382108
Warning: partition 2 overlaps partition 4.
Warning: partition 3 overlaps partition 4.
Total allocated sectors -2131589803 greater than the maximum 14651280
Command (m for help): d (from the first/normal menu)
Partition number (1-4): 4
re-booted PC. (Windows98 still could not be booted. Nor MSWindows98 boot
disk could work)
Started Linux
in X-window
# fdisk /dev/hda3 (no response )
Command (m for help): v
Partition 1 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?):
phys=(370, 32, 48) logical=(33914, 9, 49)
Partition 1 has different physical/logical endings:
phys=(288, 115, 51) logical=(47985, 152, 51)
Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary:
phys=(288, 115, 51) should be (288, 254, 63)
Partition 1: previous sectors 770888651 disagrees with total 4639585
Partition 2 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?):
phys=(357, 0, 43) logical=(82800, 34, 51)
Partition 2 has different physical/logical endings:
phys=(0, 13, 10) logical=(116349, 218, 61)
Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary:
phys=(0, 13, 10) should be (0, 254, 63)
Partition 2: previous sectors 1869160479 disagrees with total 2308
Partition 3 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?):
phys=(345, 32, 19) logical=(33550, 137, 11)
Partition 3 has different physical/logical endings:
phys=(324, 77, 19) logical=(120594, 153, 54)
Partition 3 does not end on cylinder boundary:
phys=(324, 77, 19) should be (324, 254, 63)
Partition 3: previous sectors 1937352302 disagrees with total 5209727
Total allocated sectors -2131568468 greater than the maximum 14651280
# fdisk -lu /dev/hda3
Disk /dev/hda3: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 912 cylinders
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda3p1 ? 544829025 770888651 113029813+ 65 Novell Netware 386
Partition 1 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?):
phys=(370, 32, 48) logical=(33914, 9, 49)
Partition 1 has different physical/logical endings:
phys=(288, 115, 51) logical=(47985, 152, 51)
Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary:
phys=(288, 115, 51) should be (288, 254, 63)
/dev/hda3p2 ? 1330184192 1869160479 269488144 79 Unknown
Partition 2 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?):
phys=(357, 0, 43) logical=(82800, 34, 51)
Partition 2 has different physical/logical endings:
phys=(0, 13, 10) logical=(116349, 218, 61)
Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary:
phys=(0, 13, 10) should be (0, 254, 63)
/dev/hda3p3 ? 538989391 1937352302 699181456 53 OnTrack DM6 Aux3
Partition 3 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?):
phys=(345, 32, 19) logical=(33550, 137, 11)
Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary:
phys=(288, 115, 51) should be (288, 254, 63)
/dev/hda3p2 ? 1330184192 1869160479 269488144 79 Unknown
Partition 2 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?):
phys=(357, 0, 43) logical=(82800, 34, 51)
Partition 2 has different physical/logical endings:
phys=(0, 13, 10) logical=(116349, 218, 61)
Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary:
phys=(0, 13, 10) should be (0, 254, 63)
/dev/hda3p3 ? 538989391 1937352302 699181456 53 OnTrack DM6 Aux3
Partition 3 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?):
phys=(345, 32, 19) logical=(33550, 137, 11)
Partition 3 has different physical/logical endings:
phys=(324, 77, 19) logical=(120594, 153, 54)
Partition 3 does not end on cylinder boundary:
phys=(324, 77, 19) should be (324, 254, 63)
/dev/hda3p4 ? 1394627663 1394648999 10668+ 49 Unknown
Partition 4 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?):
phys=(87, 1, 0) logical=(86811, 142, 3)
Partition 4 has different physical/logical endings:
phys=(335, 78, 2) logical=(86812, 225, 45)
Partition 4 does not end on cylinder boundary:
phys=(335, 78, 2) should be (335, 254, 63)
No improvement found. Situation remained unchanged in re-booting PC
Started Linux
in X-window
# dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hda bs=512 count=1
1+0 records in
1+0 records out
Re-booted PC. This time MSWindows boot disk worked allowing fdisk to
proceed (of course everything gone). Now the PC resumes normal.
In the past I used to creating partitions with MSWindows boot disk first.
After having Windows98 installed then I deleted the DOS partition reserved
for Linux during installation of Linux and changed it to ext2. It works for
me without problem.
In this incident I installed Linux first before Windows98 after having the
partitions created with MSWindows boot disk. Adding to it I forced shutting
down the PC after Linux started because forgot to insert a mouse to the PC.
All in all, I am much appreciated for all guys who provided me valuable
advice and suggestion to my posting.
Finally how to shut down the PC, not forcibly, if forgetting to insert a
mouse. The TAB key can't move the curser.
Thanks
B.R.
Stephen
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