The issue here is that the dirty bit /does/ mean something: it means that the file system may be corrupted. Ubuntu has no chkdsk equivalent, so it cannot mount the drive without the risk of further corrupting it.
The real issue is that Ubuntu has no chkdsk equivalent, so perhaps this is more of a brainstorm issue. ** Summary changed: - Intrepid: No GUI for ntfsfix and start of ntfsfix not being offered when unclean unmount error message comes + no GUI solution to mount dirty NTFS drive -- no GUI solution to mount dirty NTFS drive https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/321839 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
