[ubuntu-uk] Chkdsk for NTFS partition

[Michael Holloway]

Hi

To be honest, if you don't have windows, you might as well format the
disc as EXT3, or even FAT32 if you are think you might be plugging into
a windows machine at some time. I don't 100% trust using NTFS under
Linux, and the problem you have come across here supports that.

Also, am I missing something? Why do you need a manual for a USB hard
drive :)

Cheers,
Michael


On Wed, 2009-01-14 at 08:32 +0000, Neil Greenwood wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> I've just bought a LaCie USB hard disk. It had a Windows-only setup
> program that installed the manuals and some software onto the newly
> formatted NTFS partition.
> 
> When I plug it into my Ubuntu box, I get an error message saying that
> the disk could not be mounted because of an $MFT error. It suggests
> running CHKDSK /F and rebooting twice under Windows.
> 
> However, I don't have Windows on my machine, and I was wondering
> someone knows an alternative command I could run under Ubuntu. I'm
> running hardy at the moment.
> 
> I'd prefer not to format it straight away, since I'd like the manuals
> off the disk first, although apparently they're also available for
> download from the LaCie website.
> 
> 
> TIA.
> Cofion,
> Neil.
>