external hard disk

[Basil Chupin]

On 21/07/10 14:08, NoOp wrote:
> On 07/20/2010 08:41 PM, Marlon wrote:
>    
>> you can
>>
>> sudo mount /dev/sdXX /mnt -o force
>>
>> sometimes it removes the error flags... but... in my opinion, the best way
>> to restore a windows file system, is in windows, and using windows tools
>> like the warning said...
>> it is very simple...
>>
>> just conect the HD and if the problem apears again open a MSDOS term and
>> type
>>
>> chkdsk /f  giving the HD char...
>>      
> *Please* bottom post on this list - thanks :-)
> http://www.ubuntu.com/support/community/mailinglists
> [Proper quoting:]
>
> The links that I provided suggest:
> $ sudo apt-get install ntfsprogs
> $ sudo ntfsfix /dev/sd(x)
>
> and I suspect that will do the job. ...
>    
>>> Did you try here first?
>>>
>>> <http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&complete=0&q=
>>> "Error+mounting%3A+mount+exited+with+exit+code+13%3A+%24MFTMirr+does+not+match+%24MFT"&btnG=Search>
>>>
>>> For example, this looks promising:
>>> http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-1333205.html
>

If using Lucid, ntfsprogs should already be installed as default - or at 
least something installed these without my interference.

BC

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