Re: [TCLUG:21900] windows fdisk crash --can't recover windows

[Ben Luey <lueyb@gridley.ACNS.Carleton.edu>]

> dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hda bs=512 count=1
> 
> which will erase the MBR and the partition table.
> 
> If fdisk still dont work, seek professional help. :)

We did that too. I'm thinking it is something about lba and linux
formating it in a different configuration than windows can recognize, but
I dunno. Quite weird. 

Ben




> 
> * Ben Luey <lueyb@gridley.ACNS.Carleton.edu> [001001 10:06]:
> > > > settings, but still no luck. This is a new sony lapton and I get do a hard
> > > > drive wipe from the bias. Any ideas?
> > > 
> > > Did you try Sony's recover disk?
> > 
> > Yup, the disk says that error, no partition detected or something like
> > that. If you say continue it  says creating partition C: and hangs. If you
> > say no, you are at a dos prompt and can run fdisk and watch it crash.
> > 
> > I'm really stumpted,
> > 
> > Ben
> > 
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