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Re: how to repair windows partition with devuan?

dummy@example.com (erdos) — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 14:35:57 +0000

thank you for the reply!

I tried

sudo ntfsfix /dev/sdb1

to repair windows partition, however, windows partition still reports error when i performed 'chkdsk' command.

Then I used

bootsect /nt60 C:

to recreate bootcode but issue remained. then I remembered that I did something in bios before when I had issue with booting linux. After changed bios setting for SATA controller to 'IDE' from 'AHCI', i was able to reinstall and boot into windows 7. but now linux on SSD won't boot.

Re: how to repair windows partition with devuan?

dummy@example.com (manyroads) — Thu, 16 Jan 2025 22:37:40 +0000

You can use any Linux disk repair utility that will accomplish your objective(s). If you search the net as below, you should find a decent guide or three....

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=repair+window … 1-1&ia=web

how to repair windows partition with devuan?

dummy@example.com (erdos) — Thu, 16 Jan 2025 22:04:40 +0000

greetings!

I have a dual boot setup with my PC, windows 7 on HDD and Devuan chimaera on SSD in the same box.

A while ago I used 'dd' command to backup and restore a windows partition (https://dev1galaxy.org/viewtopic.php?id=5638 ),
however that wrecked windows partition and rendered it unusable, now revisiting the issue, is it possible for me to repair windows partition from Devuan or I have to move the HDD to a different windows machine for repair?

thanks