Hi,
I currently use gutsy, and want to do a fresh hardy install.
I tried a hardy, gutsy, and an intrepid cd, but none of the installers detect my existing partition table.
Here's fdisk output
sda6 is my gusty root partitionCode:ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk -l Disk /dev/sda: 120.0 GB, 120034123776 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 14593 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Disk identifier: 0x28000000 Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 * 14267 14594 2620416 c W95 FAT32 (LBA) /dev/sda2 16 1321 10485760 7 HPFS/NTFS /dev/sda3 * 1321 3752 19531250 7 HPFS/NTFS /dev/sda4 3753 14594 87081357+ f W95 Ext'd (LBA) /dev/sda5 14267 14594 2620416 dd Unknown /dev/sda6 3753 4360 4883728+ 83 Linux /dev/sda7 4361 13901 76638051 83 Linux /dev/sda8 13902 14266 2931831 82 Linux swap / Solaris Partition table entries are not in disk order
sda7 is my home partition
sda5 is a Dell MediaDirect thing.
sda1 seems to be the exact same thing.
sda3 seems to be windows vista
sda2 is a recovery partition
sda4: I have no idea what this is.
Here's a thread which seems to describe the same issue:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=780113
The answer given is 'use testdisk', but there is no instruction on what to do with it.
Here's what I tried:
Click createCode:TestDisk 6.8, Data Recovery Utility, August 2007 Christophe GRENIER <grenier@cgsecurity.org> http://www.cgsecurity.org TestDisk is a data recovery designed to help recover lost partitions and/or make non-booting disks bootable again when these symptoms are caused by faulty software, certain types of viruses or human error. It can also be used to repair some filesystem errors. Information gathered during TestDisk use can be recorded for later review. If you choose to create the text file, testdisk.log , it will contain TestDisk options, technical information and various outputs; including any folder/file names TestDisk was used to find and list onscreen. Use arrow keys to select, then press Enter key: [ Create ] Create a new log file [ Append ] Append information to log file [ No Log ] Don't record anything
Click proceedCode:TestDisk 6.8, Data Recovery Utility, August 2007 Christophe GRENIER <grenier@cgsecurity.org> http://www.cgsecurity.org TestDisk is free software, and comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. Select a media (use Arrow keys, then press Enter): Disk /dev/sda - 120 GB / 111 GiB [Proceed ] [ Quit ] Note: Disk capacity must be correctly detected for a successful recovery. If a disk listed above has incorrect size, check HD jumper settings, BIOS detection, and install the latest OS patches and disk drivers.
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Select intel (Don't know if that's right)
Select analyse
Don't know what to do now. Is that messageCode:TestDisk 6.8, Data Recovery Utility, August 2007 Christophe GRENIER <grenier@cgsecurity.org> http://www.cgsecurity.org Disk /dev/sda - 120 GB / 111 GiB - CHS 14593 255 63 Current partition structure: Partition Start End Size in sectors 1 * FAT32 LBA 14266 230 45 14593 33 32 5240832 [MEDIADIRECT] 2 P HPFS - NTFS 15 10 60 1320 117 13 20971520 [RECOVERY] 3 * HPFS - NTFS 1320 117 14 3751 251 56 39062500 [OS] 4 E extended LBA 3752 0 62 14593 33 32 174162715 Only one partition must be bootable Space conflict between the following two partitions 4 E extended LBA 3752 0 62 14593 33 32 174162715 1 * FAT32 LBA 14266 230 45 14593 33 32 5240832 [MEDIADIRECT] 5 L Sys=DD 14266 230 45 14593 33 32 5240832 X extended 3752 0 63 4359 254 63 9767458 6 L Linux 3752 1 1 4359 254 63 9767457 X extended 4360 0 1 13900 254 63 153276165 7 L Linux 4360 1 1 13900 254 63 153276102 X extended 13901 0 1 14265 254 63 5863725 8 L Linux Swap 13901 1 1 14265 254 63 5863662 *=Primary bootable P=Primary L=Logical E=Extended D=Deleted [Proceed ] [ Backup ] Try to locate partition
important? I selected proceed, and got this:Only one partition must be bootable
Space conflict between the following two partitions
I press enter to continue.Code:TestDisk 6.8, Data Recovery Utility, August 2007 Christophe GRENIER <grenier@cgsecurity.org> http://www.cgsecurity.org Disk /dev/sda - 120 GB / 111 GiB - CHS 14594 255 63 Partition Start End Size in sectors * FAT16 >32M 0 1 1 14 254 63 240912 [DellUtility] P FAT32 LBA 15 0 1 4192 254 63 67119570 [NO NAME] P Linux 4360 1 1 13900 254 57 153276096 L Linux Swap 13901 1 1 14265 254 41 5863640 L FAT32 LBA 14266 230 45 14593 33 32 5240832 [MEDIADIRECT] Structure: Ok. Use Up/Down Arrow keys to select partition. Use Left/Right Arrow keys to CHANGE partition characteristics: *=Primary bootable P=Primary L=Logical E=Extended D=Deleted Keys A: add partition, L: load backup, T: change type, P: list files, Enter: to continue FAT16, 123 MB / 117 MiB
Then I click Quit. I seem to have come full circle.Code:TestDisk 6.8, Data Recovery Utility, August 2007 Christophe GRENIER <grenier@cgsecurity.org> http://www.cgsecurity.org Disk /dev/sda - 120 GB / 111 GiB - CHS 14594 255 63 Partition Start End Size in sectors 1 * FAT16 >32M 0 1 1 14 254 63 240912 [DellUtility] 2 P FAT32 LBA 15 0 1 4192 254 63 67119570 [NO NAME] 3 P Linux 4360 1 1 13900 254 57 153276096 4 E extended LBA 13901 0 1 14593 254 63 11133045 5 L Linux Swap 13901 1 1 14265 254 41 5863640 6 L FAT32 LBA 14266 230 45 14593 33 32 5240832 [MEDIADIRECT] [ Quit ] [Search! ] [ Write ]
Any advice?
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