I need the exact command line structure to do a fsck on an external usb HDD with a NTFS file system (BTW the system can't mount the drive, says there's MFT issue)

[Mike McGinn]

Ooops, sorry. Right response to wrong message.

Sorry about that.

On Friday, June 15, 2012 14:41:36 Mike McGinn wrote:
> The only thing I can think of is that they are text links instead of
> banners.
> 
> Mike
> 
> On Friday, June 15, 2012 14:21:36 Avi Greenbury wrote:
> > jimmckenzie at earthlink.net wrote:
> > > The exact message (which I can't seem to cut and paste) basically
> > > says there is an issue with the MFT and that I need to run CHKDSK/F
> > > from Window$. That's not an option, I don't have anything MS makes
> > > nor do I want anything they make.
> > 
> > Then how have you ended up with an NTFS filesystem? I mean that with
> > some sincerity - the obvious choice for a chkdisk utility is wherever
> > that volume came from. Have you any friends with Windows installs who
> > may be able to help?
> > 
> > Anyway, there is no chkdisk utility for Linux. There's a few things
> > which do similar sorts of things but might well not solve your problem.
> > 
> > Is this error message preventing you from mounting the volume? Can you
> > get a screenshot of it?  Things to look at if you do want to point
> > something at it and see if it helps include ntfsfix and ntfsck (the
> > latter comes in ntfsprogs). I don't have any direct, personal,
> > experience with either, though, and obviously there's a chance they'll
> > eat your data since any non-MS NTFS support is worked out on trial and
> > error.
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