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Thread: If damaged HD won't mount, can it be repaired using dd_rhelp?

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    Question If damaged HD won't mount, can it be repaired using dd_rhelp?

    HD from a Dell running Windows stopped booting. A pbr loading descriptor #2 error appears, which I know refers to the Windows partition. Why Dell insists on pre-loading utility and recovery partitions that cause more problems is beyond me. Anyway, tried the Windows recovery console using FIXBOOT and FIXMBR commands. No luck.

    Now I turned to the greatest OS ever, Ubuntu. I found the dd_rhelp program, but I believe the HD needs to at least be able to mount in order to start the process. Anybody know about this?

    Thanks.

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    Re: If damaged HD won't mount, can it be repaired using dd_rhelp?

    I think it does not need to be mounted. In fact it is better IF IT IS NOT mounted at all.

    If you do a
    Code:
    sudo fdisk -l
    and you see it listed then thats all you need to go to town on it.

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    Re: If damaged HD won't mount, can it be repaired using dd_rhelp?

    Quote Originally Posted by sefs View Post
    I think it does not need to be mounted. In fact it is better IF IT IS NOT mounted at all.

    If you do a
    Code:
    sudo fdisk -l
    and you see it listed then thats all you need to go to town on it.
    It uses dd which works with the raw device (don't mount)

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