[ltp] Partially killed my TP: Quick question, hopefully someone has a quick answer...

[Vidyut Luther]

Unfortunately... your answer is B. I'm pretty sure of that. The A22P 
boasts a 30 gig drive right ? There is a hidden partition that takes up 
about 2 gigs. This is where the system restore CD will take it's info 
from..I'm fairly certain that it will wipe out anything else there is.

A possible solution could be Norton Ghost, which will let you make an 
image of the hard drive and the Linux partition and you can store it 
elsewhere, like on a network or different computer. The latest version 
does work with Linux partitions so that might work for you... 



 On Fri, 23 Aug 2002, Bill Mair wrote:

> Hi all you linux thinkpad people out there,
> 
> I have messed up my Win2000 partition on my TP-A22P which I
> sometimes require for business purposes (and a couple of cool
> games ;-) ). I took me ages to get my linux partition to where
> I have it now (tons of S/W, data, etc.).
> 
> I started it up with VMWare from Linux, which basically
> killed the "IBM Install", new hardware, new config, new APM
> capabilities, no ACP Modem, new computer as far as Win2000
> was concerned. Real dumm, real bummer . . . . . . .
> 
> Now my question, when I switch on the laptop, it has this IBM
> restore thingy.
> 
> Will the IBM recovery process installed on a Thinkpad A22P ... :
> 
> [ ] A. only restores the windows "C" partition (format C:) and leaves my
>        linux alone.
> 
> [ ] B. will repartion the whole disk (fdisk) thus leaving me gasping for
>        air.
> 
> [ ] C. will cause some kind of natural disaster if connected to the internet
>        during the process.
> 
> [ ] D. nobody knows because no one has ever dared to try it.
> 
> [ ] E. none of the above (please supply details below):
>        __________________________________________________________________
>        __________________________________________________________________
>        __________________________________________________________________
> 
> 
> I really don't want to start restoring and reconfiguring my whole
> machine, so depending on what the recovery does, it will greatly
> influence how I have to deal with this mess.
> 
> Hope you all have a great weekend,
> 
>   Bill
> 
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