After upgrade my system Windows 7 is not open

rob33n · 05-16-2011, 03:10 PM

Hello. I upgraded my system today to 5.0.8 lenny.
Kernel is Linux debian 2.6.26-2-686.

After upgrade my grub has changed and windows has gone. Anyway I rewrite it but this time when I choose Windows at first boot it gives me error like 0xc000000f, The boot selection failed because a required device is inaccessible.
And then I open gparted and check the ntfs disk and it gives me an error like `the device does not have a valid ntfs`
How can I fix it?

TobiSGD · 05-16-2011, 03:14 PM

Boot from your Windows DVD and run a filesystem-check. But in fact, a Debian upgrade should in no way touch the Windows installation, are you sure that these two things are really related?

rob33n · 05-16-2011, 03:48 PM

Yes. Because before upgrade the system was stable and after upgrade I did nothing. I just upgrade and reboot the system.
Right now I don't have a disk, but if I can't find a windows dvd can I fix nfts partition from console? Do you have any idea?

TobiSGD · 05-16-2011, 04:58 PM

If you can't find a Windows 7 DVD you can download the Windows 7 trial version from Microsoft for this purpose.
What do you mean with console, Linux or Windows? I don't know if Linux can do this, I think that there is no tool for this purpose. If you can get to the Windows console you can use chkdsk for that.

widget · 05-16-2011, 07:26 PM

I think, would be good to check the documentation (I do not use MS at all), that testdisk will repair MS partitions and even the MBR for MS boot.

TobiSGD · 05-16-2011, 07:53 PM

OK, I have looked that up, and you are right. It can rebuild the MFT on NTFS partitions using the MFT mirror, and it can rebuild the NTFS bootloader. So may be testdisk is an option here.

widget · 05-16-2011, 09:12 PM

MFT? WTF?

Does that stand for something that is just for folks over 21?

Boy am I glad I left MS in the past.

rob33n · 05-17-2011, 02:53 PM

I really don't know why debian did this but my ntfs partition was formatted. Very interesting. I checked with 2 Windows 7 dvd and 1 Windows Xp cd. And my partition has no data.
I also repair the boot with fixboot and fixmbr and tried again but nothing changed.
I formated my computer and I will reinstall debian and will try again. Thank you.

widget · 05-17-2011, 06:22 PM

It would be best to use a live CD and format the partitions you are going to use before installation. Then the installer partitioner will not need to format anything.

All you need do then, using the "manual" option, is tell it to use the partition with the format you used when making the partitions (ext4), the mmount point (/. /home, etc), keep data (no format) and that is that. It will then install on those partitions and nothing will be formatted.

rob33n · 05-18-2011, 02:35 PM

Yes I know this solution but when I use live cd and Windows dvd it was no data and it was formatted.
I mean I didn't have to rescue anything. It's a little weird.