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BrummieJim
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 Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 2:17 pm Post subject: grub-install /dev/hda1; bad idea! |
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Hi,
In an episode of stupidity (a la rm / *), I typed grub-install /dev/hda1, instead of /dev/hda, trashing my windows partition. While this could be construed as a lucky accident, I have some data that I need on that partition. I'm thinking of using the windows install disk to fix it, then boot using the gentoo disk, and re-install grub. Does this sound technically valid, if ideologically flawed?! |
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frozenJim
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| Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 2:42 pm Post subject: |
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Did you actually delete the contents of /dev/hda1?
Do NOT install Windose until you have recovered your files - you'll probably end up trashing them (although, if you keep Windose installed for long they will end up trashed anyhow by a virus or a security update from Micro$oft  ).
Your easiest fix is to boot from your Gentoo LiveCD and then mount the old drive (I THINK that the liveCD supports NTFS).
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mkdir /old_nt
mount /dev/hda1 /old_nt
ls /old_nt
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Now you have a directory called /old_nt that IS your old Windose drive. Copy any of your files from this directory to somewhere safe before you attempt any other recovery of your Windose operating system.
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BrummieJim
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| Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 2:55 pm Post subject: |
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| No, I didn't delete it, I just installed a boot record. I was thinking about using the rescue function on the windows install disk rather than doing a reinstall. I can mount the partition fine from gentoo normally when the partiition's working, but it refuses at the moment. |
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nszeek
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| Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 3:24 pm Post subject: |
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I have this problem before ... and i think that by installing windows ( XP i assume ) again over the old copy will fix things. After reisntalled the windows over the old copy u might me able to copy ur files to another location and make a clean install ...
Another way to fix this would be to remove the HD where the windows partiiton reside and connect it to another machine then u could access the files , copy them and move the HD back. |
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BrummieJim
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| Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 4:10 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm pretty sure the data's all there, so I won't need to reinstall windows. I just don't want windows to trash my gentoo partitions using the windows rescue software, and want to be sure I can use the gentoo install cd to reinstall grub. Does this sound feasible? |
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sonicbhoc
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| Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 4:21 pm Post subject: |
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Here's what you do:
put in your windows disk, and press F3 to get to a recovery console. After that, unfortunately, I forgot what to do. I haven't done it in a while. Search Google on the Windows XP recovery console. |
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nixnut
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| Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 5:05 pm Post subject: |
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Moved from Installing Gentoo to Duplicate Threads.
Moved in favour of https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-39206.html
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