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Old 06-22-2005, 08:21 AM   #1
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HELP!!! I have a problem mounting my SATA ntfs HDD

I am running the latest version of Debian on an IDE hard disk. I am trying to mount my ntfs sata hard drive, but it doesn't seem to work.
 
Old 06-24-2005, 03:21 PM   #2
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What happens when you try to do it?
 
Old 06-24-2005, 04:05 PM   #3
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I type in mount -t ntfs /dev/hdd2 /mnt/windows.

I get an error saying theres no hdd2 or the fs type is wrong. I have tried just bout evry combination of hhd i can and alot of numbers after it.
 
Old 06-25-2005, 06:05 AM   #4
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Try running:
fdisk -l

This should show you what drive is your sata one - it is probably sda.
 
  


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