[Bug 896944] Re: NTFS partition scans clean in Windows, but I get 'Serious errors were found' at boot

[Rob Davies]

I didn't write the line myself (my fstab was generated by ubuntu, and I
haven't touched it since I upgraded to 11.10), but here is the line that
mounts the disk:

UUID=01CB45A7106719A6  /NTFSFTW            ntfs    defaults 0       1

The man page says 'The root filesystem should be specified with a fs_passno of 1', but this isn't the root filesystem.
The man page says 'other filesystems should have a fs_passno of 2', but this entry has a fs_passno of 1.

I shall try changing the last field to 2, and then 0, and report the
results.

Either way, the fs_passno on this line should never have been 1.
If the problem stems from fstab, then this doesn't seem to be ntfs-3g's fault.
Can ntfs-3g provide an implementation of fsck.ntfs that avoids this error message (and would it be wise)?
Could this be the work of an erroneous script in the 11.04 -> 11.10 upgrade process?
Could similar problems arise if the same or a similar (derived) script is used in future upgrade procedures?

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Title:
  NTFS partition scans clean in Windows, but I get 'Serious errors were
  found' at boot

Status in “ntfs-3g” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Most of this is copied from information contained in this thread:
  http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1863787

  I have a dual boot system (through grub)
  I upgraded to Kubuntu 11.10 from 11.04. Before the upgrade, Kubuntu booted fine.
  Now I get 'Serious errors were found while checking the disk for /NTFSFTW' on booting Kubuntu.
  The partition is NTFS, and it scans completely clean under windows, plus I doubt the upgrade touched it, as there are no system files on there, so it is likely COMPLETELY fine, but the system CLAIMS it's faulty and halts startup.
  I pressed ESC to see what was going on, and it seems the error happens because a call is being made to fsck.ntfs.
  I get:

  fsck.ntfs: not found.

  Then I press 'I' for ignore, and continue using the system completely as normal (including the NTFS partition in question).
  So it seems this error is coming up NOT because there's an error on the disk, but because some automatic boot procedure is trying to execute a command that doesn't exist!
  If fsck can't do ntfs, don't try it, don't throw an error about it and don't halt boot!
  Surely something can be done about this?

  It happens EVERY Kubuntu boot, and scans clean under Windows EVERY
  time.

  This is an annoyance.
  Has anyone got any suggestions for a workaround? - This doesn't seem to have been reported elsewhere.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: ntfs-3g 1:2011.4.12AR.4-2ubuntu3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sun Nov 27 18:48:59 2011
  InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
   LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: ntfs-3g
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-14 (44 days ago)

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