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Old May 23rd 04, 05:32 PM
Adam
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My system is running Windows 98 SE.

After the PM7 window opens, I get the error (for disk #1):
Error 116 - Partition table Begin and Start inconsistent

I'd like to backup partitions on disk #1 but
PM7 won't allow it so long as it thinks there are errors.
Despite the error from PM7, my system works fine.
I just can't backup my partitions, which I really need to do.



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Old May 23rd 04, 05:40 PM
Michael Kimmer
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Adam wrote:
My system is running Windows 98 SE.

After the PM7 window opens, I get the error (for disk #1):
Error 116 - Partition table Begin and Start inconsistent

I'd like to backup partitions on disk #1 but
PM7 won't allow it so long as it thinks there are errors.
Despite the error from PM7, my system works fine.
I just can't backup my partitions, which I really need to do.


You can actually copy the partition of which the entries in the partition
table are incorrect by using the rescue disks.
Run PartitionMagic from the 2nd rescue disk by entering:

pqmagic /ipe

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M.f.G.
Michael Kimmer

"Ein Tag an dem Du nicht lächelst ist ein verlorener Tag"
"Eine Nacht in der Du nicht schläfst ist eine verschlafene Nacht"


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Old May 26th 04, 12:54 AM
Adam
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Default need to recover from PartitionMagic Error 116 - please help


Finally got around to defrag and backup...

And, your suggestion worked like a charm.

Whew! What a relief. Thanks!


"Michael Kimmer" wrote in message
...
Adam wrote:
My system is running Windows 98 SE.

After the PM7 window opens, I get the error (for disk #1):
Error 116 - Partition table Begin and Start inconsistent

I'd like to backup partitions on disk #1 but
PM7 won't allow it so long as it thinks there are errors.
Despite the error from PM7, my system works fine.
I just can't backup my partitions, which I really need to do.


You can actually copy the partition of which the entries in the partition
table are incorrect by using the rescue disks.
Run PartitionMagic from the 2nd rescue disk by entering:

pqmagic /ipe

--
M.f.G.
Michael Kimmer

"Ein Tag an dem Du nicht lächelst ist ein verlorener Tag"
"Eine Nacht in der Du nicht schläfst ist eine verschlafene Nacht"



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Old May 26th 04, 11:53 PM
Michael Kimmer
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Default need to recover from PartitionMagic Error 116 - please help

*cut*
You can actually copy the partition of which the entries in the
partition table are incorrect by using the rescue disks.
Run PartitionMagic from the 2nd rescue disk by entering:

pqmagic /ipe


Adam wrote:
Finally got around to defrag and backup...

And, your suggestion worked like a charm.

Whew! What a relief. Thanks!

It still requires a fix !
/ipe does actually copy the partition, but does NOT solve the error 116

--
M.f.G.
Michael Kimmer

"Ein Tag an dem Du nicht lächelst ist ein verlorener Tag"
"Eine Nacht in der Du nicht schläfst ist eine verschlafene Nacht"


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Old May 27th 04, 05:46 PM
Adam
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Default need to recover from PartitionMagic Error 116 - please help


That's right. So, what I did was transfer the crucial Windows partition(s) onto
another disk leaving the problematic (at least for PM7) Linux partitions that
I don't care that much about. PM7 seems to have problems when
there is a mixture of Windows and Linux partitions on the same disk.


"Michael Kimmer" wrote in message
...
*cut*
You can actually copy the partition of which the entries in the
partition table are incorrect by using the rescue disks.
Run PartitionMagic from the 2nd rescue disk by entering:

pqmagic /ipe


Adam wrote:
Finally got around to defrag and backup...

And, your suggestion worked like a charm.

Whew! What a relief. Thanks!

It still requires a fix !
/ipe does actually copy the partition, but does NOT solve the error 116

--
M.f.G.
Michael Kimmer

"Ein Tag an dem Du nicht lächelst ist ein verlorener Tag"
"Eine Nacht in der Du nicht schläfst ist eine verschlafene Nacht"



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Old May 27th 04, 10:17 PM
Michael Kimmer
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Default need to recover from PartitionMagic Error 116 - please help

"Michael Kimmer" wrote in message
It still requires a fix !
/ipe does actually copy the partition, but does NOT solve the error
116


That's right. So, what I did was transfer the crucial Windows
partition(s) onto another disk leaving the problematic (at least for
PM7) Linux partitions that
I don't care that much about. PM7 seems to have problems when
there is a mixture of Windows and Linux partitions on the same disk.

Known issue if you let Linux write in the partition table.
Just install Linux without letting YAST or whatever setup change the
partitiontable...

--
M.f.G.
Michael Kimmer

"Ein Tag an dem Du nicht lächelst ist ein verlorener Tag"
"Eine Nacht in der Du nicht schläfst ist eine verschlafene Nacht"


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Old May 31st 04, 04:50 AM
Adam
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I'm pretty sure that PM7 is what caused the problem.
Linux was already installed and working (before the problem).
Even before Linux was installed (long ago),
I used PM7 to setup the Linux partitions.
My guess is that the problem came about when
I created additional FAT32 primary partition(s) while
there were already a mixture of FAT32 and Linux partitions.
This happened before and guru Svend came to my rescue by
recovering my Linux ext2 partition that PM7 messed up.
I'm hoping that he will help me out again.

Svend, where are you?


"Michael Kimmer" wrote in message
...
"Michael Kimmer" wrote in message
It still requires a fix !
/ipe does actually copy the partition, but does NOT solve the error
116


That's right. So, what I did was transfer the crucial Windows
partition(s) onto another disk leaving the problematic (at least for
PM7) Linux partitions that
I don't care that much about. PM7 seems to have problems when
there is a mixture of Windows and Linux partitions on the same disk.

Known issue if you let Linux write in the partition table.
Just install Linux without letting YAST or whatever setup change the
partitiontable...

--
M.f.G.
Michael Kimmer

"Ein Tag an dem Du nicht lächelst ist ein verlorener Tag"
"Eine Nacht in der Du nicht schläfst ist eine verschlafene Nacht"



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Old May 31st 04, 02:27 PM
Folkert Rienstra
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"Adam" wrote in message news

I'm pretty sure that PM7 is what caused the problem.
Linux was already installed and working (before the problem).
Even before Linux was installed (long ago),
I used PM7 to setup the Linux partitions.
My guess is that the problem came about when
I created additional FAT32 primary partition(s) while
there were already a mixture of FAT32 and Linux partitions.


This happened before and guru Svend came to my rescue by
recovering my Linux ext2 partition that PM7 messed up.


It happened to you before but you still use that lame product?
Do you ever learn?

I'm hoping that he will help me out again.

Svend, where are you?


At his email address, obviously



"Michael Kimmer" wrote in message ...
"Michael Kimmer" wrote in message
It still requires a fix !
/ipe does actually copy the partition, but does NOT solve the error 116


That's right. So, what I did was transfer the crucial Windows
partition(s) onto another disk leaving the problematic (at least for
PM7) Linux partitions that
I don't care that much about. PM7 seems to have problems when
there is a mixture of Windows and Linux partitions on the same disk.

Known issue if you let Linux write in the partition table.
Just install Linux without letting YAST or whatever setup change the
partitiontable...

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