[tmaleshafske]

Need some help..
A friend of mine windows computer crashed...I am trying to recover his files..pics of his kids and so forth the problem I have though is this.

Windows won't recgonize the drive at all...

Linux sees the drive, but I can't access it.

I have tried numerous NTFS drivers including purchasing Paragon NTFS. When I use this and I type the command this is the error message I get.

 [root@maleshafske /]# mount -t ufsd /dev/sdd /mnt/test_ntfs
mount: unknown filesystem type 'ufsd'

anyone have any ideas. I am positive that i can recover the files if I can just get it to mount

Thomas

[devils casper]

Hi and Welcome !

Which Linux distro do you have?
You must specify Partition Number ( /dev/sddx ) too.
Execute fdisk -l command to check partition number and execute this

mount -t ntfs /dev/<partition> /mnt/test_ntfs -o defaults,umask=0

[tmaleshafske]

I am using CENTOS 5.1 i386 kernel version 2.6.18-53.1.6.el5
I used your command but stll recieve the same error:

[root@maleshafske /]# mount -t ntfs /dev/sdd2 /mnt/test_ntfs -o defaults,umask=0 
mount: unknown filesystem type 'ntfs'

One other note is that I can see it in my Gnome enviroment but when I go to click on it I get an error message of: CANNOT MOUNT VOLUME
The volume 'HPNOTEBOOK' uses the ntfs file system which is not supported by your system.

Logical Volume Management shows it unmounted and having 2 partion sdd1 and sdd2 respectfully...Data is located on sdd2

Appreciate it.

tmaleshafske

[devils casper]

Execute this

fdisk -l

Post output here.


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[freetimelou]

Originally Posted by devils_casper

Execute this

fdisk -l

Post output here.


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Hello I am having the same issue

Here is the output of my fisk -l




Disk /dev/hda: 203.9 GB, 203928109056 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 24792 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 * 1 2550 20482843+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/hda2 2551 24791 178650832+ f W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/hda5 2551 5100 20482843+ b W95 FAT32
/dev/hda6 5101 24791 158167926 7 HPFS/NTFS

Disk /dev/hdb: 40.0 GB, 40020664320 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4865 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hdb1 * 1 4866 39082648+ 7 HPFS/NTFS

Disk /dev/hdd: 15.3 GB, 15367790592 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 1868 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hdd1 * 1 1275 10241406 83 Linux
/dev/hdd2 1276 1530 2048287+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris



hope u can help

[devils casper]

Hi and Welcome freetimelou !

Which Linux distro do you have?