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To: <opendos AT delorie DOT com>
From: "Mark @ Cross+Road's" <mwarchol AT flash DOT net>
CC: <domanspc AT juno DOT com>
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 10:45:39 +0500
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Subject: Re: is my partition table hopelessly ruined?
Reply-To: opendos AT delorie DOT com


  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'!!
   >------------------------------------
   >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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