Re: [LUG] Corrupt partitions

[Kai Hendry <hendry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, Sep 25, 2003 at 08:19:04AM +0100, Neil Stone wrote:
> Which game (so we don't all rush out and buy it)

I really doubt it was a game.

> >I thought the answer may be to try to reinstall it but the installer  tells
> >me that the partition table of hda - the partition which runs has windows -
> >is too corrupt to read.  It then says:
> >error extended partition:  bad magic number on disk hda
> >and offers to erase the hard disk.

Try Knoppix, and see if you can mount and read your HD.

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