On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 11:45 PM, Swapnil Bhartiya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> > > > I have tried creating fresh partitions using fdisk but that > > doesnt shw up in > > the partition tool which comes with ubuntu. > > > > fdisk was warning me that my cylinders no.s in harddisk is > > more than 1024 > > ,hence some partition tools may have problem with reading > > the partition > > table. gparted too shows the entire hard disk as a single > > partition. > > > > I have 100 GB of important data in my hard disk and suggest > > me a way to > > install back my ubuntu darling without loosing any of them. > > > I once came across similar problem where 320 GB was at stake, I installed > Testdisk and it restored the partition table and thus saved my data. > > Install Ubuntu on available space without touching the partition where rest > of the data lies, then install testdisk and follow simple instructions... > > You may give it a try. > Thanks Swapnil.With testdisk I was able to recover the old partitions. Thank you everyone who pointed me to various options. > > > > > Deepak _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe <password> <address>" in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
