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Title: FUBAR'd laptop's HDD. Back on netbook for a while. Read for more info.
Post by: Deathie on July 16, 2011, 11:47:51 PM

Well I did something I shouldn't have, and I sort of fucked up my laptops HDD.
I know how to fix it, but my problem right now is trying to get all my files backed up without deleting all the old files off it.
Not sure how long I'll be out of commission, but I installed Ubuntu on my netbook I was using beforehand.

Unfortunately, I'm stuck with only 15GB's of HDD space.

Going to use WINE to emulate Steam, but from past experience, it'd take a while, and honestly, I don't feel like dealing with it right now.
I'm going to get TS3 running tonight though, since theres a linux client for it.
If anyone wants/has to contact me (because I feel oh-so-special), that'd be the way to do it.

I'd like to also re-emphasize I don't know how long it would take, so this is also some way of saying "I might be inactive for a while".

What I might have to end up doing is remove my HDD and backup all the files through a SATA-to-USB enclosure, sadly, I only have a IDE one.

Spoiler: For those of you who are curious to know how I fucked up (click to show/hide)

I decided to dual-boot Ubuntu onto win7 to act like a netbook (Quickly access internet and basic files without loading win7 completely, and also running in a ultra-low power mode), but I somehow told GRUB to use win7 as my loader drive. When I try to boot win7, it simply loop backs into GRUB.

So my next thought was "Well, lets see if theres a way to get Win7 working again", and my next step was to run the Recovery Setup on the OEM partition of the drive.

Everything was going well, until it asked me to reboot, at which point, everything went bad. GRUB won't load, nothing will load. I tried to re-install 7 altogether, hoping I'd be able to get my files off from the windows.old file, but apparently, my HDD is 100% full, and I'd have to delete the contents on the drive.

So yeah, this is why idiots like me shouldn't be allowed to try do complex things like Dual Booting.


Also, I'm an attention whore for making this topic, because I'm so full of myself that I think people actually care. Please rape my face.


//And it's late, and I just feel like going to bed, so pretend all those grammar and spelling mistakes aren't there.

//2 - I can also continue to work on (But from scratch) the project legends OST. Theres a linux client for the program I use that is open-sourced, so I plan on using that.

Title: Re: FUBAR'd laptop's HDD. Back on netbook for a while. Read for more info.
Post by: » Magic « on July 17, 2011, 03:01:21 AM

Take the HDD out of the laptop and use a hubby to get the data, then format, put back into laptop and have another go

Title: Re: FUBAR'd laptop's HDD. Back on netbook for a while. Read for more info.
Post by: Osme on July 17, 2011, 08:53:39 AM

Quote

Unfortunately, I'm stuck with only 15GB's of HDD space.

install windows to that...?

Title: Re: FUBAR'd laptop's HDD. Back on netbook for a while. Read for more info.
Post by: Deathie on July 17, 2011, 11:07:39 AM

Quote from: Deg on July 17, 2011, 08:53:39 AM

install windows to that...?

I only have 15GB's on the Netbook, which is running linux. The laptop HDD is 320GB's, but is apparently full, and won't let me re-install windows on it without reformatting.

Quote from: » Magic « on July 17, 2011, 03:01:21 AM

Take the HDD out of the laptop and use a hubby to get the data, then format, put back into laptop and have another go

That what I said I was going to do, but I only have one for IDE HDD's, not SATA. I'd have to get one ordered.

Title: Re: FUBAR'd laptop's HDD. Back on netbook for a while. Read for more info.
Post by: » Magic « on July 17, 2011, 11:14:27 AM

They really aren't expensive...

Title: Re: FUBAR'd laptop's HDD. Back on netbook for a while. Read for more info.
Post by: Bovicide on July 17, 2011, 11:15:24 AM

Hmm... When I triple booted (win7,ubuntu,OSX) i just made three partitions and I had no problems when I did that. Try using a program called gparted, see if you cant fix what you fucked up. It boots from a cd so you should be able to do it no matter how bricked your hdd is.

Title: Re: FUBAR'd laptop's HDD. Back on netbook for a while. Read for more info.
Post by: Deathie on July 17, 2011, 11:25:22 AM

Quote from: » Magic « on July 17, 2011, 11:14:27 AM

They really aren't expensive...

I know.

I didn't say I wasn't going to order one,

but it would take some time for shipping ._.

Quote from: Sanders on July 17, 2011, 11:15:24 AM

Hmm... When I triple booted (win7,ubuntu,OSX) i just made three partitions and I had no problems when I did that. Try using a program called gparted, see if you cant fix what you fucked up. It boots from a cd so you should be able to do it no matter how bricked your hdd is.

The problem I have is that the HDD is all in one huge 320GB Partition, that has an "unknown" amount of free-space. Not sure how the partition manager would help me.

Title: Re: FUBAR'd laptop's HDD. Back on netbook for a while. Read for more info.
Post by: Bovicide on July 17, 2011, 11:33:56 AM

Quote from: Snivy M.D. on July 17, 2011, 11:25:22 AM

The problem I have is that the HDD is all in one huge 320GB Partition, that has an "unknown" amount of free-space. Not sure how the partition manager would help me.

What the fuck? So when you went to install linux you installed it to the same partition as windows?

Title: Re: FUBAR'd laptop's HDD. Back on netbook for a while. Read for more info.
Post by: Deathie on July 17, 2011, 11:35:45 AM

Quote from: Sanders on July 17, 2011, 11:33:56 AM

What the fuck? So when you went to install linux you installed it to the same partition as windows?

I somehow installed the loader on the Windows Partition, and I told linux to install alongside windows.

I don't know. I just fucked up.

Title: Re: FUBAR'd laptop's HDD. Back on netbook for a while. Read for more info.
Post by: Bovicide on July 17, 2011, 11:41:20 AM

I don't even know how you could make that mistake. When you go to install ubuntu, it asks which partition to install to (and if you install to an occupied partition it should ask to format), then goes to that partition. You shouldn't have ever "installed" a loader, unless you were trying to use GRUB... and I dont know why you wouldn't just use the win7 bootloader since it works automatically.

Idk man you fucked up. I dont even know how you made such a mistake.

Title: Re: FUBAR'd laptop's HDD. Back on netbook for a while. Read for more info.
Post by: Deathie on July 17, 2011, 11:45:07 AM

Quote from: Sanders on July 17, 2011, 11:41:20 AM

I don't even know how you could make that mistake. When you go to install ubuntu, it asks which partition to install to (and if you install to an occupied partition it should ask to format), then goes to that partition. You shouldn't have ever "installed" a loader, unless you were trying to use GRUB... and I dont know why you wouldn't just use the win7 bootloader since it works automatically.

Idk man you fucked up. I dont even know how you made such a mistake.

Not sure either. I wasn't trying to do anything complex either. WUBI didn't work, becuase apparently there was no media on /dev/diskdrive or something .-.

So I just burned a disc and followed it from there.

Title: Re: FUBAR'd laptop's HDD. Back on netbook for a while. Read for more info.
Post by: Captain Communism on July 17, 2011, 11:56:04 AM

Everyone's computer seems to be breaking. Hope mine's not next.=/

On topic: Shit man, that sucks. Hope you manage to fix it soon...

Title: Re: FUBAR'd laptop's HDD. Back on netbook for a while. Read for more info.
Post by: Deathie on July 17, 2011, 12:33:03 PM

Actually, Sanders, you gave me an idea.

Wouldn't I be able to use the Ubuntu install disc to "try it out", then access the filesystem from there? I'd be able to copy what I need onto a external HDD.

Title: Re: FUBAR'd laptop's HDD. Back on netbook for a while. Read for more info.
Post by: Tomcat on July 17, 2011, 01:48:09 PM

But

Wai you use Ubuntu

on-topic

Did you try talking to minic on this problem

he might be able to help you

Title: Re: FUBAR'd laptop's HDD. Back on netbook for a while. Read for more info.
Post by: Deathie on July 17, 2011, 01:54:38 PM

Quote from: Tomcat on July 17, 2011, 01:48:09 PM

But

Wai you use Ubuntu

on-topic

Did you try talking to minic on this problem

he might be able to help you

Well,
Steam doesn't work.

But I guess I'll ask him once he comes online on steam.

Title: Re: FUBAR'd laptop's HDD. Back on netbook for a while. Read for more info.
Post by: Bovicide on July 17, 2011, 01:56:44 PM

I guess you would be able to... Actually I dont even know if you can access the hdd from there but if you can, more power to you.

Title: Re: FUBAR'd laptop's HDD. Back on netbook for a while. Read for more info.
Post by: Deathie on July 17, 2011, 10:41:21 PM

Quote from: Sanders on July 17, 2011, 01:56:44 PM

I guess you would be able to... Actually I dont even know if you can access the hdd from there but if you can, more power to you.

Yeah, it worked.

Reformatting, and properly setting up partitions this time.

Hopefully it all goes smooth once I re-install Win7+Ubuntu tomorrow.


And @tomcat, Ubuntu's the only distro I'm completely familiar with.

Title: Re: FUBAR'd laptop's HDD. Back on netbook for a while. Read for more info.
Post by: ursus on July 17, 2011, 10:46:21 PM

Just gonna throw this out there

Windows 7 repair disc

You can get the .iso free

And always fixes my startup problems when i fuck up with stuff like installing XP alongside 7

Title: Re: FUBAR'd laptop's HDD. Back on netbook for a while. Read for more info.
Post by: Tomcat on July 18, 2011, 10:12:17 AM

Quote from: Snivy M.D. on July 17, 2011, 10:41:21 PM

And @tomcat, Ubuntu's the only distro I'm completely familiar with.

K

:(

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

When you're up to it use arch or gentoo

Title: Re: FUBAR'd laptop's HDD. Back on netbook for a while. Read for more info.
Post by: » Magic « on July 18, 2011, 11:58:10 AM

use gentoo

Title: Re: FUBAR'd laptop's HDD. Back on netbook for a while. Read for more info.
Post by: blαh2355 on July 18, 2011, 08:28:57 PM

Just why would you even put another OS on the same partition of another OS... >_>

IDK if this helps but:

how to recover you windows 7 boot loader (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaXXwwEgLUE#ws)

Title: Re: FUBAR'd laptop's HDD. Back on netbook for a while. Read for more info.
Post by: ursus on July 18, 2011, 08:30:58 PM

Quote from: Nope on July 18, 2011, 08:28:57 PM

Just why would you even put another OS on the same partition of another OS... >_>

IDK if this helps but:

how to recover you windows 7 boot loader (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaXXwwEgLUE#ws)

Quote from: Crash on July 17, 2011, 10:46:21 PM

Just gonna throw this out there

Windows 7 repair disc

You can get the .iso free

And always fixes my startup problems when i fuck up with stuff like installing XP alongside 7

Title: Re: FUBAR'd laptop's HDD. Back on netbook for a while. Read for more info.
Post by: Deathie on July 18, 2011, 11:36:03 PM

Quote from: Nope on July 18, 2011, 08:28:57 PM

Just why would you even put another OS on the same partition of another OS... >_>

It doesn't matter,

I already reformatted.

200GB's on my Windows 7 Partition,
70GB's in a seperate storage partition (In case I ever have to re-install win7 or ubuntu, I can just store shit in here).
50GB extended partition for Ubuntu
> 256MB /boot
> 10GB /
> 2GB Swap
> Rest for /home

So yeah, that's working out pretty well for me.

Title: Re: FUBAR'd laptop's HDD. Back on netbook for a while. Read for more info.
Post by: Cake Faice on July 18, 2011, 11:52:44 PM

This is why I like to stick to one OS.  :trollface: