error accessing NTFS partition

[Wade Smart]

NoOp wrote:
> On 03/30/2008 08:48 AM, Wade Smart wrote:
> 
>> Yes it was an external usb drive. He found a xp pro machine and plugged it in
>> and it worked perfect. So he shut down the machine and then tried it (as a usb
>> drive still) on his ubuntu machine and it still worked perfect.
>>
>> And for the fdisk:
>> sudo fdprash at prash-desktop:~$ sudo fdisk -l
>>
>> Disk /dev/hda: 40.0 GB, 40020664320 bytes
>> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4865 cylinders
>> Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
>> Disk identifier: 0xacaa2974
>>
>>     Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
>> /dev/hda1   *           1        4678    37576003+  83  Linux
>> /dev/hda2            4679        4865     1502077+   5  Extended
>> /dev/hda5            4679        4865     1502046   82  Linux swap / Solaris
>>
>> Disk /dev/sda: 250.0 GB, 250059350016 bytes
>> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders
>> Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
>> Disk identifier: 0x70ed2ff6
>>
>>     Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
>> /dev/sda1               1       30401   244196001    7  HPFS/NTFS
>> prash at prash-desktop:~$
>>
> 
> Not sure, but perhaps the conflict might be that hda and sda are being
> mapped logically as the same drive? Can you provide the /etc/fstab? Also
> the contents of /boot/grub/device.map and have him do:
> 
> sudo lswh > lshwprashdesktop.txt
> 
> Then go through that file and look for the drives and the logical names.
> The output will show how they are mapped - example from my dual boot w/2
> drives:
> 
>            *-disk:0
>                 description: SCSI Disk
>                 product: ST340810A
>                 vendor: ATA
>                 physical id: 0
>                 bus info: scsi at 1:0.0.0
>                 logical name: /dev/sda
>                 version: 3.99
>                 serial: 5FB5TQNM
>                 size: 37GB
>                 capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
>                 configuration: ansiversion=5
>               *-volume:0
>                    description: Linux filesystem partition
>                    physical id: 1
>                    bus info: scsi at 1:0.0.0,1
>                    logical name: /dev/sda1
>                    capacity: 35GB
>                    capabilities: primary bootable
>               *-volume:1
>                    description: Extended partition
>                    physical id: 2
>                    bus info: scsi at 1:0.0.0,2
>                    logical name: /dev/sda2
>                    size: 1466MB
>                    capacity: 1466MB
>                    capabilities: primary extended partitioned
> partitioned:extended
>                  *-logicalvolume
>                       description: Linux swap / Solaris partition
>                       physical id: 5
>                       logical name: /dev/sda5
>                       capacity: 1466MB
>                       capabilities: nofs
>            *-disk:1
>                 description: SCSI Disk
>                 product: ST340014A
>                 vendor: ATA
>                 physical id: 1
>                 bus info: scsi at 1:0.1.0
>                 logical name: /dev/sdb
>                 version: 8.01
>                 serial: 3JXBA3E2
>                 size: 37GB
>                 capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
>                 configuration: ansiversion=5
>               *-volume:0
>                    description: HPFS/NTFS partition
>                    physical id: 1
>                    bus info: scsi at 1:0.1.0,1
>                    logical name: /dev/sdb1
>                    capacity: 35GB
>                    capabilities: primary bootable
>               *-volume:1
>                    description: HPFS/NTFS partition
>                    physical id: 2
>                    bus info: scsi at 1:0.1.0,2
>                    logical name: /dev/sdb2
>                    capacity: 2047MB
>                    capabilities: primary
> 
> Note that both of the above drives are ide drives, not sata or usb.
> 
> Perhaps someone with more knowledge on running hda and sda at the same
> time can provide some insight?
> 
> 

03302008 2127 GMT-6

Ok. He ran that command here is his output:

*-scsi
           physical id: 1
           bus info: usb at 4:1
           logical name: scsi1
           capabilities: emulated scsi-host
           configuration: driver=usb-storage
         *-disk
              description: SCSI Disk
              product: 4A
              vendor: ST325082
              physical id: 0.0.0
              bus info: scsi at 1:0.0.0
              logical name: /dev/sda
              version: 3.AA
              size: 232GB
              capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
            *-volume
                 description: HPFS/NTFS partition
                 physical id: 1
                 bus info: scsi at 1:0.0.0,1
                 logical name: /dev/sda1
                 capacity: 232GB
                 capabilities: primary


  *-ide
              description: IDE interface
              product: VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE
              vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc.
              physical id: 11.1
              bus info: pci at 0000:00:11.1
              version: 06
              width: 32 bits
              clock: 33MHz
              capabilities: ide pm bus_master cap_list
              configuration: driver=VIA_IDE latency=32 module=via82cxxx
            *-ide:0
                 description: IDE Channel 0
                 physical id: 0
                 bus info: ide at 0
                 logical name: ide0
                 clock: 33MHz
               *-disk
                    description: ATA Disk
                    product: ST340014A
                    vendor: Seagate
                    physical id: 0
                    bus info: ide at 0.0
                    logical name: /dev/hda
                    version: 8.01
                    serial: 3JXBJHBQ
                    size: 37GB
                    capacity: 37GB
                    capabilities: ata dma lba iordy smart security pm 
partitioned partitioned:dos
                    configuration: mode=udma5 smart=on
                  *-volume:0
                       description: Linux filesystem partition
                       physical id: 1
                       bus info: ide at 0.0,1
                       logical name: /dev/hda1
                       capacity: 35GB
                       capabilities: primary bootable
                  *-volume:1
                       description: Extended partition
                       physical id: 2
                       bus info: ide at 0.0,2
                       logical name: /dev/hda2
                       size: 1466MB
                       capacity: 1466MB
                       capabilities: primary extended partitioned 
partitioned:extended
                     *-logicalvolume
                          description: Linux swap / Solaris partition
                          physical id: 5
                          logical name: /dev/hda5
                          capacity: 1466MB
                          capabilities: nofs
            *-ide:1
                 description: IDE Channel 1
                 physical id: 1
                 bus info: ide at 1
                 logical name: ide1
                 clock: 33MHz