![]() ![]() Granted that I did not backup the entire disk, and the MBR has since been overwritten, would I be missing the 'recovery' functionality Acer laptops have? I am referring to using alt-F10 during BOOT to switch to Acer's recovery/installation environment. What would I need to do, if I wanted to wipe the partition table again and re-create this 'recovery' partition exactly as it was?Īs an extra question, if anyone happens to know: img size is:5239471104 bytes and the recovery partition was a hidden, primary near the start of the disk. The resulting file is: 5239471104 .partition.imgĪfter that, I wiped the partition table and installed Ubuntu Netbook remix. Iirc I used a LiveCD and something like: dd if=/dev/sda1 of=/mnt/remote/acer.img I have an Acer laptop I've been toying with, at some point I backed up the 'Acer recovery' hidden partition using dd. ![]()
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