Mmm... I did not make it a point to look at the UEFI bootloader, as my Gateway NE56R41u came with Win 8.0, originally. I got fed up with the Win sys the laptop came with and cmpletely turned it into a Linux system... But the UEFI... That has never disappeared!
Thanks! On Sun, Mar 6, 2016 at 9:55 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > The separate partition does not need to be accessable from grub, only from > the operating system itself. On running a live disk it should be available > in the > file manager or at least show up in Gparted, from which it can be mounted. > > If the file system there cannot be mounted it may have been damaged, but > most > of the files would still be OK if not overwritten. I would run data > recovery FIRST > as a precaution against further damage, then attempt to repair the > partition with > fsck. Do not try to fix the partition with a manual fsck run first unless > you are > certain you do not plan to recover data from it, as files that get cut up > as blocks > are moved might not be recoverable by these tools. > > There are all kinds of problems with bootloaders caused by UEFI but these > should > not harm your data in most cases. There have on the other hand been UEFFI > bugs > so bad they bricked the actual machines. > > On 3/6/2016 at 9:47 PM, "Marvin U. Sotoamaya" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >There was a partition with all the files on it. > >The partition with all the files on it lost its grub access, thus > >no > >access, despite the files still being there. > >US 16.04 was just as inaccessible, even though there was a very > >fresh > >installation. The very same installation that took out my US 14.04 > >with all > >of my files. > >Lesson learned: Keep a complete backup of all important files on a > >cloud! > >In case the system must be restored... > > > >On Sun, Mar 6, 2016 at 9:36 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Were those files overwritten, or just on a partition that got > >formatted or > >> remade? > >> > >> If the partition was not used the files are still there, and > >even if it > >> was data recovery > >> software like Foremost(in Ubuntu repos) or Photorec can often > >get back > >> anything that > >> did not get physically overwritten. I once had to use recovered > >files > >> from a too-soon > >> cleared camera card for the entire second half of a video. > >> > >> On 3/6/2016 at 9:31 PM, "Marvin U. Sotoamaya" > ><[email protected]> wrote: > >> > > >> >Hello everyone. > >> >How do you do? > >> >My best wishes to all! > >> > > >> >I have been reading many input comments. > >> >I downloaded a copy of Ubuntu Studio 16.04, prior to its release > >> >date, of > >> >course and attempted to install. > >> >The system did install, but did not function at all and found > >> >myself having > >> >to redo, install, reinstall, clean format the HDD, etc. > >> >I finally recovered the 14.04 system, but by then I had lost all > >> >my files > >> >because I could no longer access them. > >> > > >> >I am waiting for the official release and plan to install > >> >alongside, so as > >> >to be able to use both systems. > >> > > >> >It remains to be seen how it all integrates and functions > >> >altogether. > >> > > >> >Until then... > >> >Ta ta! > >> > > >> > > >> >On Sun, Mar 6, 2016 at 2:43 PM, Matthew Bearson > >> ><[email protected]> > >> >wrote: > >> > > >> >> Hey there Ross, > >> >> my Launchpad ID is mattb342 > >> >> thanks for the time to let me join, I happy to be here. > >> >> > >> >> On Sun, Mar 6, 2016 at 5:38 AM, Fadhil Kadir > >> ><[email protected]> > >> >> wrote: > >> >> > >> >>> Hi Ross, > >> >>> > >> >>> My launchpad id: fadhil.hakadir > >> >>> > >> >>> :) > >> >>> > >> >>> Fadhil > >> >>> > >> >>> -------- Original Message -------- > >> >>> From:Ross Gammon > >> >>> Sent:Sun, 06 Mar 2016 18:42:45 +0800 > >> >>> To:[email protected] > >> >>> Subject:Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Possible Tester > >> >>> > >> >>> Hi Fadhil Kadir, > >> >>> > >> >>> What is your Launchpad ID so we can recognise you there? > >> >>> > >> >>> On 03/02/2016 08:31 AM, Fadhil Kadir wrote: > >> >>> > >> >>> > Sorry Matthew for barging in your email but I've signed up > >to > >> >the > >> >>> > mailing list last month but didn't manage to greet > >everyone. > >> >>> > >> >>> It doesn't really matter how you first make contact, just > >that > >> >you do it > >> >>> :-) > >> >>> > >> >>> > I am also relatively new to the world of Ubuntu Studio. I > >ran > >> >it > >> >>> > previously when I was running my home studio few years > >back. > >> >Previously, > >> >>> > it was abit bloated (to my poor old pc) and was not really > >> >well > >> >>> > supported, so I went around to Ubuntu MATE, Lubuntu and > >also > >> >CentOS at > >> >>> > times. The newer versions seem much nicer and smoother, so > >I > >> >am using it > >> >>> > now as my main OS. Thought I could contribute here and > >there, > >> >if needed. > >> >>> > > >> >>> > > >> >>> > Hope to learn more from this group! > >> >>> > >> >>> Are you also interested in running some tests? Which part of > >> >Ubuntu > >> >>> Studio are you interested in (music, video, graphics, > >> >photography or all > >> >>> three)? Do you have any software development experience, or > >in > >> >other > >> >>> areas like publicity, art work etc.? > >> >>> > >> >>> For learning about using Ubuntu Studio and the bundled > >> >applications for > >> >>> creative tasks, make sure you follow and post to the Ubuntu > >> >Studio Users > >> >>> List as well > >> >>> (https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/Ubuntu-Studio- > >> >users). 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