This bug has been fixed by upstream as of ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs-2012.1.15. @Flames_in_paradise: thank you for the heads-up.
** Changed in: ntfs-3g Status: New => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/862625 Title: nonsensical message: "Hopelessly many bad sectors has been detected" To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ntfs-3g/+bug/862625/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs