From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: util-linux-owner@vger.kernel.org Received: from resqmta-po-08v.sys.comcast.net ([96.114.154.167]:37940 "EHLO resqmta-po-08v.sys.comcast.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750992AbbDNCxe (ORCPT ); Mon, 13 Apr 2015 22:53:34 -0400 From: worley@alum.mit.edu (Dale R. Worley) To: Ruediger Meier Cc: szx@live.ru, util-linux@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Fix partition order killed my hard drive (twice) In-Reply-To: <201504131227.45506.sweet_f_a@gmx.de> Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2015 22:53:31 -0400 Message-ID: <87fv838lp0.fsf@hobgoblin.ariadne.com> Sender: util-linux-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Ruediger Meier writes: > First I would try to boot via rescue CD or similar. > Then check how the partitiontable looks now (fdisk -l) and try to mout > partitions manually. If you are missing partitions or if you just can't > mount them then you may try to repair/recover the partition table. If your partition table is damaged, it's possible to scan the disk looking for the "magic numbers" that signal the start of partitions, and reconstruct where the partitions are using that information. (I've done it myself.) Dale