Date: Mon, 05 Nov 2012 09:57:15 +0100 From: Leslie Jensen <leslie@eskk.nu> To: Manish Jain <bourne.identity@hotmail.com> Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: My freebsd partition changed by Windows chkdsk Message-ID: <50977F6B.7070501@eskk.nu> In-Reply-To: <BLU002-W1715108F886B6E6B7B679E9F6650@phx.gbl> References: <mailman.71.1351857602.2182.freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>, <BLU0-SMTP2000A2F18699724EBB86133F6670@phx.gbl> <5093CF85.4080708@eskk.nu>, <BLU0-SMTP966722287B4A0D9F796405F6670@phx.gbl>, <50961DA6.1000308@eskk.nu>, <BLU0-SMTP3788749583C3169A69DDF7CF6650@phx.gbl> <BLU002-W1715108F886B6E6B7B679E9F6650@phx.gbl>
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Manish Jain skrev 2012-11-04 12:37: > > > > > >> Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2012 16:41:45 +0530 >> From: bourne.identity@hotmail.com >> To: leslie@eskk.nu >> CC: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >> Subject: Re: My freebsd partition changed by Windows chkdsk (Leslie Jensen) >> >> >> On 04-Nov-12 13:17, Leslie Jensen wrote: >>> >>> >>> Manish Jain 2012-11-02 19:18: >>> >>>> 1) Boot from your FreeBSD CD/DVD, enter the slice editor and >>>> change the type of your FreeBSD slice back to 165. Do not press Q. >>>> Press W instead. Conform with Yes to the warning, and then press >>>> Ctrl+Alt+Del to abort the installation. >>>> >>>> 2) Boot from your FreeBSD CD/DVD again, and run boot0cfg -B in an >>>> emergency shell. >>>> >>>> <My legal disclaimer comes here, but do let me know if you get lucky> >>>> >>>> I hope my message sounds less cryptic now. I personally don't have >>>> anything against running chkdsk or fixmbr, AS LONG AS I have backed >>>> up the important sectors. >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> >>>> Manish Jain >>>> bourne.identity@hotmail.com >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >>>> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >>>> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >>>> "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >>> >>> > Just in case you are not aware how to change the filesystem type in the slice editor, > > highlight your FreeBSD slice and press T. Make sure you enter 165 as the filesystem > > type, and then press W and confirm the change. Then press Ctrl+Alt+Del and reboot. > > > > > > Regards > > > > Manish Jain > > bourne.idenity@hotmail.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > Thank you for the advise you have provided. I did as suggested and it was no problem at all. Unfortunately it seems as if the partitions was destroyed as well. When I look at the slice with the label editor it's empty. So chkdsk did a thorough change unfortunately. Can you think of anything that would bring back the partitions? /Leslie
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