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can't access 2TB external hdd [SOLVED]

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can't access 2TB external hdd [SOLVED]

Postby jackhammer » Fri Mar 09, 2012 10:12 pm

help! just installed ultimate 3.01 all running well but i cannot access this 2TB WD external hdd (this drive works perfectly in windows7).
i also have a 120GB hdd and can access the files on that device without any problems whilst in linux.
when i try to access the 2TB hdd from linux i get this error message:

Unable to mount location

Error mounting: mount exited with exit code 12: Failed to read last sector (3907027119): Invalid argument
HINTS: Either the volume is a RAID/LDM but it wasn't setup yet,
or it was not setup correctly (e.g. by not using mdadm --build ...),
or a wrong device is tried to be mounted,
or the partition table is corrupt (partition is smaller than NTFS),
or the NTFS boot sector is corrupt (NTFS size is not valid).
Failed to mount '/dev/sda1': Invalid argument
The device '/dev/sda1' doesn't seem to have a valid NTFS.
Maybe the wrong device is used? Or the whole disk instead of a
partition (e.g. /dev/sda, not /dev/sda1)? Or the other way around?
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Re: can't access 2TB external hdd

Postby pch.shot » Sun Mar 11, 2012 10:39 am

Read this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTFS-3G
Either that or go to your Windows network and see if its there.
You may have to share the drive from your Windows partition.
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Re: can't access 2TB external hdd

Postby jackhammer » Sun Mar 11, 2012 3:34 pm

Thanks mate, worked like a charm, only cost me one weekend, TIDY!!!
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Re: can't access 2TB external hdd [SOLVED]

Postby pch.shot » Sun Mar 11, 2012 11:04 pm

I had the same problem. I have the same drive. I hate it. I will never buy one again.
Systems Windows XP Pro 32 bit & various Linux in Virtual Box and VMWare Player
Intel i7 2600K cpu with built in Intel 3000 video
1 OCZ Vertex 3 120 gig ssd(System)
1 Western Digital 2 Terabyte Green internal hard drive(Storage)
Kingston ddr3 1333 ram(4 gig)
MSI Z68A-GD80(G3)mobo w/hdmi video and optical audio
Realtek HD audio
Realtek lan
1 LG sata optical drive
Antec Sonata IV case/620 watt psu
50 inch LG plasma tv/monitor
Sony surround sound amp
Axiom speakers
optical sound
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