the whole system disappeared
from UngratefulLilToad@feddit.org to linux@lemmy.ml on 14 May 2025 14:31
https://feddit.org/post/12445268
from UngratefulLilToad@feddit.org to linux@lemmy.ml on 14 May 2025 14:31
https://feddit.org/post/12445268
cross-posted: feddit.org/post/12443313
Hello, I’m still a noob when it comes to computers. I had a dual boot Windows 11 and OpenSuse Leap 15.6. My problem is that I was using my laptop as always and I was simply searching through internet when the system glitched. So I tried to restart my laptop, but then it showed screens with sth like Bios corrupted, blue screen etc. And then it restarted but only with Windows 11. When I check the settings partition has fully free memory, so it means that my OpenSuse is gone.
What could have gone wrong?
Sorry for the noob question and thanks for any help. I’m just really davastated.
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windows doesn’t show linux partitions correctly.
did you have it setup to ask you which operating system you wanted to boot and do you still see it?
I’ve figured out that after the Event 41 Task 63 I’ve must have clicked Enter at some point during the restart (I don’t remember) and Leap got deleted. It’s not about showing partitions correctly but it’s really just gone. Eh Thanks for the answer anyway
Live boot Linux, install testdisk in there, and try to see if it can find it. It’s probably still there.
It was always there indeed! Thank you!
You’re welcome! I’ve had to do that exact process more than once, so I had a sneaking suspicion you weren’t quite up shit’s creek yet.
Event 41 Task 63? what’s that?
but to repeat: windows dies not understand linux partitions to any extent. it shows them as “uninitialized space” or something like that, so that it looks like it’s gone. It’s always best to check the partitions with gparted on a live system (e.g. systemrescue linux)
<blockquote>Event 41 Task 63? what’s that?</blockquote> It was a message logged in the event log. It means that the system has rebooted without cleanly shutting down. <p><blockquote>windows dies not understand linux partitions to any extent</blockquote> Yup, I’ve just learned this about Windows. Thank you.