AbeL Posted May 22, 2004 Share Posted May 22, 2004 Really strange. I tried on my laptop, and it went to the "new" drive but then immediately reverted to the current.Abe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teacher Posted May 22, 2004 Share Posted May 22, 2004 My windows is so fuzzy any more I had to go look because my first thought was simply c:\ and then I thought cd C:\ so I pulled up DOS on hubby's computer and experimented, changing between the C and D drives. I think I used to do it both ways but have not done it for so long I would not swear to it.Julia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbeL Posted May 23, 2004 Share Posted May 23, 2004 Yeah, been a long time for me too in DOS. But what's important is what works for Colin. I tried again using cd to change drives and it failed consistently regardless of whether I opened a DOS window or booted to DOS. The reason that I did it on the laptop is that its got 98SE on it - same as Colin.Abe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teacher Posted May 23, 2004 Share Posted May 23, 2004 That's definitely the way for him to go then. To find a 98 computer I would have to go to school and dig out one of my dinosaurs!Julia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamicota Posted May 23, 2004 Author Share Posted May 23, 2004 Are you SURE Julia to try Abels commands Colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross549 Posted May 23, 2004 Share Posted May 23, 2004 Colin.....Go ahead and give it a try.... I am not sure if it will do any good or not. Also, I will be out for a while tonight, and I think I may have an idea about what is wrong with your computer. I will post back in a couple hours. :)Let us know how those instructions work.....Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamicota Posted May 23, 2004 Author Share Posted May 23, 2004 yeah Abe/Julia/AdamNo luckAbes prompt $p$g just put me back with the A>Tried a friends Boot floppy which gave me theA:\>And what I got from here was --->>> "Invalid Drive Specification"Ho Hum Colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross549 Posted May 23, 2004 Share Posted May 23, 2004 Colin, I am back... I need you to be in linux for this..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamicota Posted May 23, 2004 Author Share Posted May 23, 2004 AdamI AM in Linux and am NOT allowed to play around with Linux until tomorrow with BrunoColin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross549 Posted May 23, 2004 Share Posted May 23, 2004 Trust me colin... we will make no changes.... just get some info from your hard drive.... as long as that is alright with you. No changes will be made. :)Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamicota Posted May 23, 2004 Author Share Posted May 23, 2004 Yeah go ahead AdamPlease excuse the delay I was in the middle of an Important emailColin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross549 Posted May 23, 2004 Share Posted May 23, 2004 OK, Colin... let me type this up them. It will take me a couple minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamicota Posted May 23, 2004 Author Share Posted May 23, 2004 Specific Please for SuperkamiColin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross549 Posted May 23, 2004 Share Posted May 23, 2004 IMPORTANT Note:This prcedure could break your computer and linux, if you do not follow it to the letter!!Ok, now that is out of the way...... su<password>fdisk /dev/hda This will take you into the fdisk program..... and this is where it gets sticky.First you want to press the p key and hit enter. This will display the partition information on your computer.Then, hit q and enter to close the program. Once you get back to the prompt, you can copy what you got into a new post.I cannot stress how important it is that you DO NOT press any other key while in the program!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamicota Posted May 23, 2004 Author Share Posted May 23, 2004 [kamicota@localhost kamicota]$ suPassword:[root@localhost kamicota]# fdisk /dev/hdaThe number of cylinders for this disk is set to 4998.There is nothing wrong with that, but this is larger than 1024,and could in certain setups cause problems with:1) software that runs at boot time (e.g., old versions of LILO)2) booting and partitioning software from other OSs (e.g., DOS FDISK, OS/2 FDISK)Command (m for help): pDisk /dev/hda: 41.1 GB, 41110142976 bytes255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4998 cylindersUnits = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System/dev/hda1 1 765 6144831 ef EFI (FAT-12/16/32)/dev/hda2 * 766 4998 34001572+ f Win95 Ext'd (LBA)/dev/hda5 766 2295 12289693+ 83 Linux/dev/hda6 2296 2423 1028128+ ef EFI (FAT-12/16/32)/dev/hda7 2424 3698 10241406 83 Linux/dev/hda8 3699 3818 963868+ 82 Linux swap/dev/hda9 3819 4998 9478318+ 83 LinuxCommand (m for help):here it is AdamColin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross549 Posted May 23, 2004 Share Posted May 23, 2004 Colin,make sure you close that Console window! Let me look at this for a second. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamicota Posted May 23, 2004 Author Share Posted May 23, 2004 Konsole IS CLOSEDColin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross549 Posted May 23, 2004 Share Posted May 23, 2004 Device   Boot Start  End   Blocks   Id  System/dev/hda1    1    765   6144831   ef  EFI (FAT-12/16/32)/dev/hda2  *   766   4998  34001572+  f  Win95 Ext'd (LBA)/dev/hda5    766   2295  12289693+  83  Linux/dev/hda6    2296   2423  1028128+  ef  EFI (FAT-12/16/32)/dev/hda7    2424   3698  10241406  83  Linux/dev/hda8    3699   3818  963868+   82  Linux swap/dev/hda9    3819   4998  9478318+  83  Linux I am seeing two things here.....1. The partition ID for hda1 is the wrong type.2. The partition is not set as active. This is required for DOS/Windows to boot.I am not sure how Bruno would want to proceed..... this will require some precision tweaking.Could you post the output of : df -h Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamicota Posted May 23, 2004 Author Share Posted May 23, 2004 [kamicota@localhost kamicota]$ df -hFilesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on/dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part9 9.1G 5.9G 3.3G 65% //dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part1 5.9G 2.0G 3.9G 35% /mnt/hda1/dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part6 1003M 96K 1002M 1% /mnt/hda6[kamicota@localhost kamicota]$Colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross549 Posted May 23, 2004 Share Posted May 23, 2004 Well, it seems to be reading your windows partition fine.... but the ID is still wrong.Let's see what Bruno has to say in the morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamicota Posted May 23, 2004 Author Share Posted May 23, 2004 Yep Sure WillBut BOY I am NOT very hopeful for Drive C to be resurected hereColin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross549 Posted May 23, 2004 Share Posted May 23, 2004 Well, your data is accesible..... but it is not booting. The solution may be as simple as setting the partition active. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamicota Posted May 23, 2004 Author Share Posted May 23, 2004 Yeah Thanks Adam and lets hope soAnd enjoy the night on the East CoastColin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross549 Posted May 23, 2004 Share Posted May 23, 2004 You have a good night too!*crossing fingers that the solution is simple!* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted May 23, 2004 Share Posted May 23, 2004 Yep . . the solution is simple . . . . . we will do that as soon as I come back online . . . but NOT in PCLos, because the PCLos partition tool is the one that made this mess in the first place ( see earlier in this thread )Colin I will be back online between 19:00 and 20:00 hrs CET ( Amsterdam time ) as ususal . . and we will correct this . . . simple . . . easy . . don´t worry ! Just wait for me to get online. Bruno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamicota Posted May 23, 2004 Author Share Posted May 23, 2004 Thanks BrunoLooks as if the Mandrake Rescue Cd is needed eh But I'll stay in PCLos until further Destructions Colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teacher Posted May 23, 2004 Share Posted May 23, 2004 But I'll stay in PCLos until further Destructions Colin Are you being prophetic today??? In a couple of hours when Bruno is back on line you will restore your lilo and fix your format problem. It won't be too hard.Julia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamicota Posted May 23, 2004 Author Share Posted May 23, 2004 HECK Julia I just KNEW you would pick something out of the DELIBERATE "Destructions" and if Windows goes bye bye's then so be it it will only point to a new direction for my computer.Feel that somewhere out there there is a program that will allow me to clean nozzles/detect cartridge levels especially on the C64 Epson while the Canon i560 is another kettle of fish.So where to from here can ONLE BE UPWARDSColin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted May 23, 2004 Share Posted May 23, 2004 Okay Colin let go and make a nice job of the tweaks for today . . :D1). Correct the HD parameters, 2). Restore Lilo3). Adapt fstab to hold the windows partitionFirst reboot into Mandrake with your rescue-CDThen as root show me: # fdisk /dev/hda and then press the p-key and Enter Bruno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamicota Posted May 23, 2004 Author Share Posted May 23, 2004 Okie Dokie BrunoOn my way into MDK 10Colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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