Mail Archives: opendos/1999/03/15/10:46:01
On this same thread could you please tell me where would I find my
"partition table"?. I find nothing in my root like a partition table and I
am using Dr-dos #703Beta. Where is this hidden partition table attrib in
the root shows nothing that is like a partition table that I can determine
is a table? Is it possible that it is built into another Dr-dos program? How
could you edit something that you cannot even find?
Thanks,
On 1999-03-15 opendos AT delorie DOT com said:
>the reason you had so much trouble finding info on fdisk/mbr is
>because it is an unwritten process in ms/pcdos, and I did't find
>it in my novell dos 7 manual but it appears as menu item 5) in
>dr/novell dos. using this option replaces the the existing mbr with
>the novell/drdos 'standard' mbr..it may not work properly but the
>original mbr is saved as a hidden, read-only file "oldmbr.bin", in
>the root directory . when things turn to dust on your next re-boot
>you can restore your old mbr by using fdisk again and choosing 5)
>restore master boot record. I 'assume' all your partitions are all
>16 bit fat. dos don't like nt or other long filename fats ergo fat
>32 and that may be one reason you have lost sight of some
>partitions. If you have access to the last dos version of norton
>disk doctor it will recover almost any partition made with dos. tho
>I don't know about linux, and nt partitions will problably need a
>special nt version.
>you also mentioned trouble with netware. my novell class stressed
>that all netware partitions should be on the last partition on a
>disk (non dos). Last I heard there was still a problem with nt and
>netware because 'uncle bill' purposely wrote nt to conflict with
>netware. so that could also be part of your netware problem.. you
>problably should go to novell to check on compatability problems,
>if you can ever get back up. when you get it back up I would put nt
>on its own disk, just for safety sake, and put linux after dos and
>before netware on the first drive.
>good luck,
>bob 'doman' moss...signing in from the north side of california.
>Put chocolate at the top of your list of things to do today and you
>will get at least one thing done right ..
>'remember, if you don't have chocolate you don't have food'!!
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>On Mon, 15 Mar 1999 15:37:50 +1300 Ray Greene <raygr AT es DOT co DOT nz>
>>writes: As it happens I was having major problems of a similar
>>kind yesterday. My
>>machine was hanging after LI appeared on the screen, then it
>>wouldn't boot
>>at all.
>>I eventually remembered the fdisk/mbr command and that fixed the
>>problem
>>for me.
>>If you can't get it to work, Spinrite (http://grc.com) will
>>supposedly recover data from any drive that the computer
>>recognises, even if the computer can't access it.
>>I was about 5 minutes away from buying it :-)
>>Good luck.
>>Ray Greene.
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