On Wed, 11 Sep 2002 14:06:38 -0400
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> HELP!!!
>
> Someone has erased the partition tables from a server we were using!
> (Long Story).
>
> None of the data has been written over, and I would like to recreate
> the tables so that I can either boot the system, or mount the drive
> and retrieve several backup files.
>
> The partitions were wiped using DellPart, and no new partitions were
> made. When I boot, the grub console comes up. I used _rescuept_ to
> find what looks like the starting and ending blocks for three
> partitions. When I use parted to create these, I get the following
> error: Can_t create a partition outside of the device_. Not sure
> what this means.
>
> I have run out of ideas on how to get this to work? Any help would
> be appreciated.
>
See if this information is of any help; there is a section for
recovering partition tables using fdisk.
http://surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/partition/Partition.html
Best,
Tom
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