2009/1/14 Neil Greenwood <neil.greenwood....@gmail.com>: > Hello all, > > I've just bought a LaCie USB hard disk. It had a Windows-only setup > program that installed the manuals and some software onto the newly > formatted NTFS partition. > > When I plug it into my Ubuntu box, I get an error message saying that > the disk could not be mounted because of an $MFT error. It suggests > running CHKDSK /F and rebooting twice under Windows. > > However, I don't have Windows on my machine, and I was wondering > someone knows an alternative command I could run under Ubuntu. I'm > running hardy at the moment. > > I'd prefer not to format it straight away, since I'd like the manuals > off the disk first, although apparently they're also available for > download from the LaCie website.
You can download a Windows Vista recovery CD that will boot a system and let you run a few things, including CHKDSK, with no need for a Windows licence, installation media or anything. http://neosmart.net/blog/2008/windows-vista-recovery-disc-download/ -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • GMail/GoogleTalk/Orkut: lpro...@gmail.com Tel: +44 20-8685-0498 • Cell: +44 7939-087884 • Fax: + 44 870-9151419 AOL/AIM/iChat: liampro...@aol.com • MSN/Messenger: lpro...@hotmail.com Yahoo: liampro...@yahoo.co.uk • Skype: liamproven • ICQ: 73187508 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
