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Recover deleted Linux partitions when returning to OS X
Authored by: johndrake on Aug 25, '03 04:17:09PM

Hi:

This topic is slightly mislabelled, I believe ? I ran into the same issues with the Yellowdog Linux 3.0 installer (initial release), and what happens is that under certain conditions the linux install mistakenly changes the label (name) ONLY of the initial partition, such that OSX can no longer recognize other partitions on the drive, including and especially bootable OSX partitions. Nothing is deleted, but you can only access the volumes via another OS, like OS9 or ppc linux.

YDL was kind enough to update and publish an OSX-compatible version of the pdisk program which is capable of correcting the problem. In my case, I downloaded this pdisk onto a zip disk (though any readable filesystem+device would do), booted the install CD, got a terminal, and then ran pdisk as indicated. All was magically better.

Original problem (google cache):

http://216.239.53.104/custom?q=cache:Vqz3F7GBmFAJ:www.yellowdoglinux.com/support/solutions/ydl_3.0/dualdrive_applepartmap.shtml+pdisk&hl=en&ie=UTF-8

MacOSX fix + updated pdisk link:

http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/pipermail/yellowdog-general/2003-May/007922.html

Linux-side fix + updated pdisk link:

http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/pipermail/yellowdog-general/2003-April/007186.html

Just wanted to mention a possibly more straightforward way of stating the problem and *a* solution.

Thanks to all for your insights,

J.



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