ntfs partition wont mount

mdkusr · 12-31-2005, 11:11 PM

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NTFS-fs error (device hdb1): read_ntfs_boot_sector(): Primary boot sector is invalid.
NTFS-fs error (device hdb1): read_ntfs_boot_sector(): Mount option errors=recover not used. Aborting without trying to recover.
NTFS-fs error (device hdb1): ntfs_fill_super(): Not an NTFS volume.

Basically getting this output when i do dmesg | tail and when i go to do mount /dev/hdb1 /ntfs says that the superblock is bad. Trying to mount it cause when i went to boot my win xp partition said it was missing the ntoskrnl file or something like that. Needed to mount it to possibly try and fix the issue by replacing the missing/corrupt file, or is their no possibility to mount it since im missing a crucial win xp file.
Thank you to anybody that maybe able to assist me

Bruce Hill · 01-01-2006, 12:35 AM

I'd read and try this stuff >
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000646.htm
and also get the utility from your hard drive
manufacturer's website and run a thorough check
to make sure the drive isn't bad.

As for mounting in Linux, you need the type of
filesystem in that command, or use /etc/fstab
to mount it when you boot. My entry is this:

Code:

/dev/sda1        /WinXP           ntfs        ro               1   0

mdkusr · 01-01-2006, 02:57 AM

Thank you just what i needed