Problems dual boot, Help!!

**dmodolo** · July 15th, 2011

I have read already few threads related to my problem, but no one was sufficient to solve it.

I had windows 7 in my laptop and I decided to install Ubuntu 11.04.

During the installation I split a big partition of 400gb (which only 100gb used by windows) in 2gb swap and 100gb ext4 for ubuntu. However, the 400gb partition that initially was labeled as 'type' 'ntfs', now doesn't have any type and under the field 'Used' there is written 'unknown'.

There was no way to go back to the previous state and I completed the installation. Since that I haven't been able to boot Windows 7 anymore. In the GNU GRUB, besides the Ubuntu lines, I have 2 new options:
Winfows Recovery Environment (loader) (on /dev/sda1)
Windows 7 (loader) (on /dev/sda2)

where the command for booting the second one is:

Code:

setparams 'Windows 7 (loader) (on /dev/sda2)'

insmod part_msdos
insmod ntfs
set root='(/dev/sda,msdos2)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 9A .... 4B
chainloader + 1

and if I try to boot it the windows boot manager says: 'Windows failed to start. .... The boot selection failed because a required device is inaccessible'

Moreover, if I try to boot Winfows Recovery Environment (loader) (on /dev/sda1) it ends up in Acer eRecovery Management where I can only completely restore system to factory defaults (where all C: drive will be deleted). The other options are not available!!!

The situation of my disk is the following:

Code:

Disk /dev/sda: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders, total 976773168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x0748d562

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sda1            2048    27265023    13631488   27  Unknown
/dev/sda2   *    27265024    27469823      102400    7  HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda3        27469824   222782323    97656250   83  Linux
/dev/sda4       222783486   976771071   376993793    5  Extended
/dev/sda5       222783488   226689023     1952768   82  Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda6       226691072   976771071   375040000   83  Linux

Please help me!!! I really need to have windows back without loosing any file, and very soon (I need to finish my thesis).

Thank you so much,
Davide

ps. Ubuntu is running properly and I will not have my windows cd for the next 3-4 weeks.

**Ad@m** · July 15th, 2011

/dev/sda1 2048 27265023 13631488 27 Unknown -----> Gone wrong??

It seems your main Windows 7 ntfs partition has gone wrong, unfortunately that can happen when resizing.

In future I recommend backing up important files before you proceed with such an operation.

You can safely try a program called testdisk to make an assessment on the unknown partition although the outcome is not a definitive answer as to the recoverability of the partition.

sudo apt-get install testdisk
sudo testdisk

Quick steps

1. no log
2. select your disk
3. Intel / PC Partition
4. Analyse
5. Do a 'Quick search' on the unknown partition

If a quick search fails you could try a deeper search.

What does test disk report on the unknown partition?

**dmodolo** · July 15th, 2011

ok! I am running it now, but it seems a bit slow. I will write here the results as soon as it finishes.

Anyway... Do you think I will be able to recover my data?

Thanks

**smurphy_it** · July 15th, 2011

If all else fails, boot a live linux CD, hook up an external USB drive (if you have one) and copy the pertinent data to it. Then do a windows 7 system recovery, and put it "back to factory defaults".

At least you'll have your data to put back in.

Just backup your C:\Users folder, and any others off of root which are important. Check your C:\Program Files for any other applications and potential data first.

**dmodolo** · July 15th, 2011

Originally Posted by smurphy_it

If all else fails, boot a live linux CD, hook up an external USB drive (if you have one) and copy the pertinent data to it.

How can a live linux CD access the data that was in windows? And what should I actually do? I can run ubuntu, but I can't mount that partition!

Thanks

**rickytikki** · July 15th, 2011

a live cd runs form the cd so there will be no hard drive mounted so u can mount and extracct to a usb

**Ad@m** · July 15th, 2011

The OP's NTFS partition is being registered as unknown, Ubuntu cannot therefore mount it.

**dmodolo** · July 15th, 2011

Waiting for the testDisk I run the boot Info Script and this is the result:

Boot Info Script 0.60 from 17 May 2011

============================= Boot Info Summary: ===============================

=> Grub2 (v1.99) is installed in the MBR of /dev/sda and looks at sector 1 of
the same hard drive for core.img. core.img is at this location and looks
for (,msdos3)/boot/grub on this drive.
=> No boot loader is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdb.

sda1: __________________________________________________ ________________________

File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows Vista/7
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System:
Boot files: /BOOTMGR /BOOT/BCD

sda2: __________________________________________________ ________________________

File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows Vista/7
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System:
Boot files: /bootmgr /Boot/BCD

sda3: __________________________________________________ ________________________

File system: ext4
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System: Ubuntu 11.04
Boot files: /boot/grub/grub.cfg /etc/fstab /boot/grub/core.img

sda4: __________________________________________________ ________________________

File system: Extended Partition
Boot sector type: Unknown
Boot sector info:

sda5: __________________________________________________ ________________________

File system: swap
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:

sda6: __________________________________________________ ________________________

File system:
Boot sector type: Unknown
Boot sector info:
Mounting failed: mount: unknown filesystem type ''

sdb1: __________________________________________________ ________________________

File system: vfat
Boot sector type: Unknown
Boot sector info: According to the info in the boot sector, sdb1 starts
at sector 0. But according to the info from fdisk,
sdb1 starts at sector 63.
Operating System:
Boot files:

============================ Drive/Partition Info: =============================

Drive: sda __________________________________________________ ___________________

Disk /dev/sda: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders, total 976773168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

Partition Boot Start Sector End Sector # of Sectors Id System

/dev/sda1 2,048 27,265,023 27,262,976 27 Hidden NTFS (Recovery Environment)
/dev/sda2 * 27,265,024 27,469,823 204,800 7 NTFS / exFAT / HPFS
/dev/sda3 27,469,824 222,782,323 195,312,500 83 Linux
/dev/sda4 222,783,486 976,771,071 753,987,586 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 222,783,488 226,689,023 3,905,536 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda6 226,691,072 976,771,071 750,080,000 83 Linux

Drive: sdb __________________________________________________ ___________________

Disk /dev/sdb: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders, total 1953525168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

Partition Boot Start Sector End Sector # of Sectors Id System

/dev/sdb1 * 63 1,953,520,064 1,953,520,002 b W95 FAT32

"blkid" output: __________________________________________________ ______________

Device UUID TYPE LABEL

/dev/sda1 F6F27DB0F27D7629 ntfs PQSERVICE
/dev/sda2 9AC67EFAC67ED64B ntfs SYSTEM RESERVED
/dev/sda3 c423f80f-507a-4304-ab8d-d54b0bab692a ext4
/dev/sda5 def0c5ea-05ad-47fb-b9b1-0cc4c01d76d2 swap
/dev/sdb1 8A36-16E0 vfat DAVIDE_PHD

================================ Mount points: =================================

Device Mount_Point Type Options

/dev/sda3 / ext4 (rw,errors=remount-ro,commit=0)
/dev/sdb1 /media/DAVIDE_PHD vfat (rw,nosuid,nodev,uhelper=udisks,uid=1000,gid=1000, shortname=mixed,dmask=0077,utf8=1,showexec,flush)

=========================== sda3/boot/grub/grub.cfg: ===========================

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
#
# It is automatically generated by grub-mkconfig using templates
# from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
#

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
if [ -s $prefix/grubenv ]; then
set have_grubenv=true
load_env
fi
set default="0"
if [ "${prev_saved_entry}" ]; then
set saved_entry="${prev_saved_entry}"
save_env saved_entry
set prev_saved_entry=
save_env prev_saved_entry
set boot_once=true
fi

function savedefault {
if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then
saved_entry="${chosen}"
save_env saved_entry
fi
}

function recordfail {
set recordfail=1
if [ -n "${have_grubenv}" ]; then if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then save_env recordfail; fi; fi
}

function load_video {
insmod vbe
insmod vga
insmod video_bochs
insmod video_cirrus
}

insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(/dev/sda,msdos3)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root c423f80f-507a-4304-ab8d-d54b0bab692a
if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
set gfxmode=auto
load_video
insmod gfxterm
fi
terminal_output gfxterm
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(/dev/sda,msdos3)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root c423f80f-507a-4304-ab8d-d54b0bab692a
set locale_dir=($root)/boot/grub/locale
set lang=en_US
insmod gettext
if [ "${recordfail}" = 1 ]; then
set timeout=-1
else
set timeout=10
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
set menu_color_normal=white/black
set menu_color_highlight=black/light-gray
if background_color 44,0,30; then
clear
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
if [ ${recordfail} != 1 ]; then
if [ -e ${prefix}/gfxblacklist.txt ]; then
if hwmatch ${prefix}/gfxblacklist.txt 3; then
if [ ${match} = 0 ]; then
set linux_gfx_mode=keep
else
set linux_gfx_mode=text
fi
else
set linux_gfx_mode=text
fi
else
set linux_gfx_mode=keep
fi
else
set linux_gfx_mode=text
fi
export linux_gfx_mode
if [ "$linux_gfx_mode" != "text" ]; then load_video; fi
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.38-10-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
set gfxpayload=$linux_gfx_mode
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(/dev/sda,msdos3)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root c423f80f-507a-4304-ab8d-d54b0bab692a
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-10-generic root=UUID=c423f80f-507a-4304-ab8d-d54b0bab692a ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-10-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.38-10-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
set gfxpayload=$linux_gfx_mode
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(/dev/sda,msdos3)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root c423f80f-507a-4304-ab8d-d54b0bab692a
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.38-10-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-10-generic root=UUID=c423f80f-507a-4304-ab8d-d54b0bab692a ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-10-generic
}
submenu "Previous Linux versions" {
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.38-8-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
set gfxpayload=$linux_gfx_mode
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(/dev/sda,msdos3)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root c423f80f-507a-4304-ab8d-d54b0bab692a
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic root=UUID=c423f80f-507a-4304-ab8d-d54b0bab692a ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-8-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.38-8-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
set gfxpayload=$linux_gfx_mode
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(/dev/sda,msdos3)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root c423f80f-507a-4304-ab8d-d54b0bab692a
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.38-8-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic root=UUID=c423f80f-507a-4304-ab8d-d54b0bab692a ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-8-generic
}
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
### END /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+)" {
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(/dev/sda,msdos3)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root c423f80f-507a-4304-ab8d-d54b0bab692a
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin
}
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)" {
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(/dev/sda,msdos3)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root c423f80f-507a-4304-ab8d-d54b0bab692a
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin console=ttyS0,115200n8
}
### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
menuentry "Windows Recovery Environment (loader) (on /dev/sda1)" --class windows --class os {
insmod part_msdos
insmod ntfs
set root='(/dev/sda,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root F6F27DB0F27D7629
drivemap -s (hd0) ${root}
chainloader +1
}
menuentry "Windows 7 (loader) (on /dev/sda2)" --class windows --class os {
insmod part_msdos
insmod ntfs
set root='(/dev/sda,msdos2)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 9AC67EFAC67ED64B
chainloader +1
}
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries. Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment. Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.
### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
if [ -f $prefix/custom.cfg ]; then
source $prefix/custom.cfg;
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

=============================== sda3/etc/fstab: ================================

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# Use 'blkid -o value -s UUID' to print the universally unique identifier
# for a device; this may be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name
# devices that works even if disks are added and removed. See fstab(5).
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc nodev,noexec,nosuid 0 0
/dev/sda3 / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
# swap was on /dev/sda5 during installation
UUID=def0c5ea-05ad-47fb-b9b1-0cc4c01d76d2 none swap sw 0 0
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

=================== sda3: Location of files loaded by Grub: ====================

GiB - GB File Fragment(s)

75.233169556 = 80.781000704 boot/grub/core.img 1
23.395668030 = 25.120907264 boot/grub/grub.cfg 1
14.651912689 = 15.732371456 boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-10-generic 2
13.563995361 = 14.564229120 boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-8-generic 2
13.985664368 = 15.016992768 boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-10-generic 1
75.231449127 = 80.779153408 boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic 1
14.651912689 = 15.732371456 initrd.img 2
13.563995361 = 14.564229120 initrd.img.old 2
13.985664368 = 15.016992768 vmlinuz 1
75.231449127 = 80.779153408 vmlinuz.old 1

======================== Unknown MBRs/Boot Sectors/etc: ========================

Unknown BootLoader on sda4

00000000 3e b9 2e ff cf 1e 5f b1 63 b5 6f d5 30 a1 9f 32 |>....._.c.o.0..2|
00000010 84 2c 00 5b 95 39 2c 97 4f 16 52 0d 59 75 ba 58 |.,.[.9,.O.R.Yu.X|
00000020 1f 7a 43 dc 3b 5f b4 52 58 17 03 71 4c a1 4e 14 |.zC.;_.RX..qL.N.|
00000030 c4 00 1e a1 dc 5c 95 10 84 af 53 fd 14 7f 3d bc |.....\....S...=.|
00000040 c2 aa cc e8 b1 a3 e0 be 56 23 0f fc 7f 03 28 51 |........V#....(Q|
00000050 ab 31 d9 f1 3d 6e cc b0 28 e8 69 ce 5b eb a4 6c |.1..=n..(.i.[..l|
00000060 4d 61 af 74 ce a8 37 52 f8 ae ef 34 11 90 60 4a |Ma.t..7R...4..`J|
00000070 40 20 3c 67 dd 9e 96 2e e0 1e 11 51 87 52 ce 19 |@ <g.......Q.R..|
00000080 a6 06 25 48 51 8f 42 0b 48 17 65 47 31 98 5e c6 |..%HQ.B.H.eG1.^.|
00000090 b6 d8 f4 41 f2 94 49 55 39 d0 66 8e b2 c9 62 12 |...A..IU9.f...b.|
000000a0 fa db 2e 86 7c 93 0c 16 6a 3e ee 27 24 99 94 af |....|...j>.'$...|
000000b0 aa 36 0a 05 df 25 3c c2 d9 24 8f 54 6e 72 9f 5c |.6...%<..$.Tnr.\|
000000c0 12 25 db 81 73 2a 54 72 6f 3c 51 37 c6 55 97 61 |.%..s*Tro<Q7.U.a|
000000d0 a3 fd c6 49 d0 9e 09 87 96 5e 87 9d 84 4c aa 36 |...I.....^...L.6|
000000e0 a0 5e 48 77 68 8e 6a 4f 87 9e 5e 01 de 93 45 69 |.^Hwh.jO..^...Ei|
000000f0 ef c5 a8 fd 7b b7 ab 0e 92 5f a4 5a 69 62 39 68 |....{...._.Zib9h|
00000100 66 cd 1e ea ac 58 d7 92 48 ed 50 04 22 b6 76 80 |f....X..H.P.".v.|
00000110 91 79 56 78 28 4f a6 2b 88 4a 29 50 ad 3a d2 48 |.yVx(O.+.J)P.:.H|
00000120 ad 59 2b ea 39 45 4c 28 27 05 75 19 38 ea 23 3e |.Y+.9EL('.u.8.#>|
00000130 bd b3 39 40 23 37 7b 19 97 69 72 47 86 b0 8e cf |..9@#7{..irG....|
00000140 a8 de b6 33 6d cd ed 67 36 b9 84 a0 9f 47 cc 20 |...3m..g6....G. |
00000150 13 ad 65 16 c8 8f d4 93 1c 6f de 50 5d 89 60 5f |..e......o.P].`_|
00000160 5b fb 27 6a 01 92 49 da d9 37 22 ed 5e 83 1a 7d |[.'j..I..7".^..}|
00000170 3f 10 8b 2c b8 59 8a 22 09 cc 26 47 54 54 f1 be |?..,.Y."..&GTT..|
00000180 7c 63 1a 23 88 f2 16 5a c5 87 51 59 58 20 72 3c ||c.#...Z..QYX r<|
00000190 cc 19 ab ae 69 8f cb 3f 57 e8 27 47 a2 ff 04 0b |....i..?W.'G....|
000001a0 55 4f 8c a5 a4 19 31 80 3b 86 5b 25 dc 79 1f f3 |UO....1.;.[%.y..|
000001b0 9e ae 1c 92 f1 c1 7d d8 54 54 84 12 8d 6b 00 fe |......}.TT...k..|
000001c0 ff ff 82 fe ff ff 02 00 00 00 00 98 3b 00 00 fe |............;...|
000001d0 ff ff 05 fe ff ff 02 98 3b 00 00 58 b5 2c 00 00 |........;..X.,..|
000001e0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|
000001f0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 55 aa |..............U.|
00000200

Unknown BootLoader on sda6

00000000 44 dd 79 6a c4 57 dc ff 8b 8c c4 24 8a 69 26 fd |D.yj.W.....$.i&.|
00000010 11 1d 92 d2 ff 32 46 16 d9 95 e8 f4 23 63 16 30 |.....2F.....#c.0|
00000020 63 07 e1 c9 a5 bd 5b 06 35 cf 42 31 f7 3b 02 14 |c.....[.5.B1.;..|
00000030 3b a6 ae 9e b9 27 95 6f ef d4 12 5e 00 af f9 c6 |;....'.o...^....|
00000040 33 db eb 63 9c 41 e2 da bf fd 77 f8 76 81 8f 3f |3..c.A....w.v..?|
00000050 41 65 21 16 c1 57 d8 d7 cc 51 a1 63 c0 43 ec ba |Ae!..W...Q.c.C..|
00000060 0d e4 6a 04 da bf fa 0f 77 80 ec ee 7f fd 25 c5 |..j.....w.....%.|
00000070 d3 0e 5d e4 70 c0 65 a0 cc 30 46 dc 06 e3 45 18 |..].p.e..0F...E.|
00000080 41 dc a7 fa bf f8 5a 85 3f 71 6b fe 69 61 df 2f |A.....Z.?qk.ia./|
00000090 20 24 e9 f2 64 43 be d8 72 75 7d 7e a1 ee 86 62 | $..dC..ru}~...b|
000000a0 0b b1 5d c8 e8 36 0c 7b db 37 b1 57 bf f4 36 7e |..]..6.{.7.W..6~|
000000b0 1f ce 0d 53 82 d1 34 87 b5 1d 87 08 cd c6 76 54 |...S..4.......vT|
000000c0 35 6e 70 76 f8 c6 0d e4 7a b5 ff 61 eb 49 d2 78 |5npv....z..a.I.x|
000000d0 f5 ff 25 60 e4 9e 46 ee 5a 82 73 af cf ef d8 20 |..%`..F.Z.s.... |
000000e0 ba 37 15 85 19 5a bb d4 14 b6 42 38 e6 0f 3d 6b |.7...Z....B8..=k|
000000f0 3f c3 d2 0e ef 81 e3 f1 ca 76 ca ce db 66 7d 1b |?........v...f}.|
00000100 14 e3 56 10 0d b0 4f db bd fc be b6 62 15 8d 97 |..V...O.....b...|
00000110 06 d2 7b c0 ed da 04 33 89 1c 82 ee 17 35 2d 08 |..{....3.....5-.|
00000120 27 df 99 54 97 08 14 1f e3 3f 8c f7 be ce 62 0a |'..T.....?....b.|
00000130 6f bf ca 40 a7 52 6c b5 41 09 56 10 3c 66 ca 33 |o..@.Rl.A.V.<f.3|
00000140 2d 8e ea 11 96 d4 82 b4 99 66 32 df b2 4d c8 a8 |-........f2..M..|
00000150 83 e3 61 f2 6d 6e 03 cd c2 06 94 ce 43 81 ab b5 |..a.mn......C...|
00000160 f0 3e 76 94 34 7d c3 ee c2 ea a0 c4 51 a5 e6 6f |.>v.4}......Q..o|
00000170 7d 06 0e 2a 3e 4b 6f bb fd 1c 60 ce 8b 72 2e 32 |}..*>Ko...`..r.2|
00000180 39 72 b6 66 e6 32 e5 a7 5b 33 bd 65 0c 79 1a 33 |9r.f.2..[3.e.y.3|
00000190 7f 33 0f f8 da c0 b1 80 c6 fc fe 05 31 70 86 0d |.3..........1p..|
000001a0 e2 da ca 35 fb e8 e8 33 d0 41 f4 c9 e4 15 0c 7a |...5...3.A.....z|
000001b0 d0 36 63 09 0f 90 5f ff 82 0d a3 e0 63 dc ec f7 |.6c..._.....c...|
000001c0 3c 6b d6 90 71 12 40 73 7e 6d ff c6 c8 6d 97 d8 |<k..q.@s~m...m..|
000001d0 17 ea a8 10 d5 ce 1e d5 e5 81 e2 c5 63 bd 19 bc |............c...|
000001e0 a1 73 20 5b fd 36 67 65 c0 63 6c 5c c9 0f 97 15 |.s [.6ge.cl\....|
000001f0 44 ca f2 fc 56 ff 15 b7 75 79 7c 86 23 16 57 05 |D...V...uy|.#.W.|
00000200

Unknown BootLoader on sdb1

00000000 eb 58 90 42 53 44 20 20 34 2e 34 00 02 40 20 00 |.X.BSD 4.4..@ .|
00000010 02 00 00 00 00 f0 00 00 20 00 ff 00 00 00 00 00 |........ .......|
00000020 82 59 70 74 49 a3 03 00 00 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 |.YptI...........|
00000030 01 00 06 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|
00000040 00 00 29 e0 16 36 8a 44 41 56 49 44 45 5f 50 48 |..)..6.DAVIDE_PH|
00000050 44 20 46 41 54 33 32 20 20 20 fa 31 c0 8e d0 bc |D FAT32 .1....|
00000060 00 7c fb 8e d8 e8 00 00 5e 83 c6 19 bb 07 00 fc |.|......^.......|
00000070 ac 84 c0 74 06 b4 0e cd 10 eb f5 30 e4 cd 16 cd |...t.......0....|
00000080 19 0d 0a 4e 6f 6e 2d 73 79 73 74 65 6d 20 64 69 |...Non-system di|
00000090 73 6b 0d 0a 50 72 65 73 73 20 61 6e 79 20 6b 65 |sk..Press any ke|
000000a0 79 20 74 6f 20 72 65 62 6f 6f 74 0d 0a 00 00 00 |y to reboot.....|
000000b0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|
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000001f0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 55 aa |..............U.|
00000200

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unlzma: Decoder error

**Ad@m** · July 15th, 2011

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Disk /dev/sda: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders, total 976773168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

Partition  Boot  Start Sector    End Sector  # of Sectors  Id System

/dev/sda1               2,048    27,265,023    27,262,976  27 Hidden NTFS (Recovery Environment)
/dev/sda2    *     27,265,024    27,469,823       204,800   7 NTFS / exFAT / HPFS
/dev/sda3          27,469,824   222,782,323   195,312,500  83 Linux
/dev/sda4         222,783,486   976,771,071   753,987,586   5 Extended
/dev/sda5         222,783,488   226,689,023     3,905,536  82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda6         226,691,072   976,771,071   750,080,000  83 Linux

If /dev/sda1 is your recovery partition, then I think you should stop the test disk analysis.

/dev/sda2 = the 100MB Windows 7 partition

The rest are your Linux partitions.

Are you sure you resized your windows partition? It looks more like it was deleted.

EDIT: Infact Looking at the partition file sizes using your fdisk output, with sda1 at about 13GB is certainly does look like a recovery partition. I apologize for sending you on a wild goose chase.

**dmodolo** · July 15th, 2011

Yes I did, or at least I though!!
What should I do now to recover the data and run Windows?

Thank you so much for your time.

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