Recovering Linux

dnskdas · 01-13-2010, 12:19 PM

Hi Friends,
Happy New Year to you all.
In my dual booting system consisting windows & fedora 12, for some unfortunate reason I have to reinstall windows.Earlier it was XP. Now it will be Vista. Now how shall I recover my fedora after windows installation. Can I follow the following steps or I have to do something else:

Code:

#grub
#root(hd0,8) [since my / partition is in /dev/sda9]
#setup(hd0)

Thanks.
-SKD

indienick · 01-13-2010, 01:30 PM

That will work if you are able to boot into your Linux partition, but I don't think that will be possible, post-Windows Vista install.

Have a look at Super Grub Disk - it's a nice LiveCD tool that helps you restore your Grub menu to your MBR, should it ever get eradicated (by something like Windows).

dnskdas · 01-14-2010, 08:40 AM

Thanks Indienick. At this moment super grub disk page has some problem. So I could not go through it properly. But suppose I install Vista in one of the NTFS partition (c drive in my case, where earlier XP was loaded) and then using recovery option in the fedora 12 installation dvd, can't I reach my linux partition?
-SKD

Drakeo · 01-14-2010, 08:55 AM

This can be a scary thing there is a xp O/S then there is A manufactures restore disk. If this did not happen to you this will b a reminder to others. A xp manufacture restore disk can wipe all partitions and and then use windows large file system. Be careful.

indienick · 01-14-2010, 09:59 AM

You might be able to - to be honest, I have never messed around with the "recovery" option from the RedHat, Fedora or CentOS distributions. It may work.

dnskdas · 01-15-2010, 02:31 AM

Hello Indienick,
I have downloaded the necessary exe file from the link you have given. I will give it a try and let you know. Thanks again for your help.

Quote:

This can be a scary thing there is a xp O/S then there is A manufactures restore disk. If this did not happen to you this will b a reminder to others. A xp manufacture restore disk can wipe all partitions and and then use windows large file system. Be careful.

Hello Drakeo, I actually talking about the recovery option of Fedora 12 installation disk and not the windows installation disk. From windows installation disk you can install it in any of the partition of your choice without hampering the others. Thanks for your reply.
-SKD

Drakeo · 01-17-2010, 10:14 PM

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Hello Drakeo, I actually talking about the recovery option of Fedora 12

when you describe something you have to say I used a xp disk not a xp restore disk to install xp.
then you have to say things like . I installed xp on drive /dev/sda1 and fedora on /dev/sda2.
WHAT I AM ASKING DID YOU. Use a manufacture xp recovery and click default install.

If you did it puts your drive and your os back to manufacture OEM. which mean One drive one one partition on and your fedora is wiped.
down load puppy linux 4.31 and boot it and find out because it sounds like you do not under stand the fdisk program in windows or linux.
So use A GUI program and look at your drives if fedora is there then reinstall grub and edit your /boot/grub/menu.1st file.

dnskdas · 01-21-2010, 11:07 AM

Yes. Perhaps there is a bit communication problem that creates the confusion. Sorry for that.
I had xp on /dev/sda1(c drive in xp) and / on /dev/sda9 along with other parttions. I have removed xp from c drive and installed vista there without touching any other partition. So there is no question of losing the fedora partition and fortunately I got it back.
Once again, thanks for your reply.