On Mon, 16 Aug 2004 15:29:49 +1200 Christopher Sawtell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Mon, 16 Aug 2004 15:24, Nick Rout wrote: > > On Sun, 15 Aug 2004 14:38:00 +1200 > > > > Chad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Michael wrote: > > > > Hi Nick, > > > > Can you not boot an gentoo or mandrake or knoppix > > > > cd in rescue mode to check or mount your filesystems? > > > > > > > > */ EVIL /* quick check of systems use partition magic 8.0 on the > > > > EVIl-os DOS > > > > > > > > If you boot from a mandrake 10.0 install CD you could PRETEND you were > > > > doing an install up to the stage of partitioning choose custom > > > > partitioning and get a nice GUI showing the drive systems > > > > (DO Not Complete). then if it all looks ok ctrl-alt-del > > > > and nothing will have been installed. > > > > > > > > If the filesystem look OK grub might need reinstalling? > > > > > > If you manage to fix the problem or once you've reinstalled (which ever) > > > I'd suggestion a modification of the above. Grab an floppy from some > > > where and use Diskdrake (boot from the 1st CD procede to disk partioning > > > go custom and under options or advanced there a back up thingy back up > > > and ctrl + alt + del) to make a back up copy of your partion table on it. > > > Of course once you've done that you might want to back up the floppy on > > > to something thats easier/safer to store. > > > > > > That trick managed to save my data a couple of months ago when Win98 some > > > how managed to screw up the partion table. > > > > > > Chad > > > > yes its certainly a good ideas to back up the partition table, but I > > don't think there was anything wrong withthe table. The problem seems to > > be win 98 thinking its file system is 10G, whereas the its partition is > > 5G, therefore over wrote the subsequent partitions. > > That's obviously the case, but have you any idea as to how or why? all i can say is that windows did it.... if it was a machine i used on a a daily basis i would probably look from time to time at the disk used space and say "hold on why does it say there is 10G total when i partitioned 5" . The simple fact is i don't know how long it has been like that, whether it was like that when i set it up, or whether something changed. It could have been like that forever, but only became a problem when the OS wanted to use space past the 5G mark. > > -- > Sincerely etc., > Christopher Sawtell -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
