Trying to connect laptop hdd via IDE to USB cable

[k50aker]

Hi,

Im trying to connect a laptop HDD with a IDE - USB cable and the drive wont show up in Ultimate Edition 2.2. it did however show up when booting live from ubuntu 7.10 but i got the following error:

$MFTMirr does not match $MFT (record 3). Failed To mount '/dev/sdi2': Input/output error NTFS is either inconsistent, or you have hardware faults.

in ubuntu 7.1 i got this from fdisk -l:

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk -l

Disk /dev/sda: 250.0 GB, 250059350016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x578b578b

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 30400 244187968+ 7 HPFS/NTFS

Disk /dev/sdb: 160.0 GB, 160000000000 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19452 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xe686f016

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 * 1 10199 81923436 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sdb2 10200 19452 74324722+ 5 Extended
/dev/sdb5 10200 10691 3951958+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sdb6 10692 19452 70372701 83 Linux

Disk /dev/sdc: 300.0 GB, 300090728448 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 36483 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x551b0dcf

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdc1 1 36481 293033601 7 HPFS/NTFS

Disk /dev/sdd: 1500.3 GB, 1500301910016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 182401 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x3b5188c6

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdd1 1 182401 1465136001 7 HPFS/NTFS

Disk /dev/sdi: 40.0 GB, 40007761920 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4864 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xd0f4738c

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdi1 1 7 56196 de Dell Utility
/dev/sdi2 * 8 4373 35069895 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sdi3 4374 4863 3935925 db CP/M / CTOS /

the disk with the problem is the 40Gb.

in Ultimate Edition 2.2 i got this from fdisk -l:

root@ubuntu:/home/hitech# lsusb
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 152d:2338 JMicron Technology Corp. / JMicron USA Technology Corp. JM20337 Hi-Speed USB to SATA & PATA Combo Bridge
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0bc2:3001 Seagate RSS LLC
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 058f:9360 Alcor Micro Corp. 8-in-1 Media Card Reader
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
root@ubuntu:/home/hitech# fdisk -l

Disk /dev/sda: 250.0 GB, 250059350016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x578b578b

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 30400 244187968+ 7 HPFS/NTFS

Disk /dev/sdb: 160.0 GB, 160000000000 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19452 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xe686f016

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 * 1 10199 81923436 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sdb2 10200 19452 74324722+ 5 Extended
/dev/sdb5 10200 10691 3951958+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sdb6 10692 19452 70372701 83 Linux

Disk /dev/sdc: 1500.3 GB, 1500301910016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 182401 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x3b5188c6

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdc1 1 182401 1465136001 7 HPFS/NTFS

and here is the lsusb:

root@ubuntu:/home/hitech# lsusb
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 152d:2338 JMicron Technology Corp. / JMicron USA Technology Corp. JM20337 Hi-Speed USB to SATA & PATA Combo Bridge
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0bc2:3001 Seagate RSS LLC
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 058f:9360 Alcor Micro Corp. 8-in-1 Media Card Reader
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

I would relloy appreciate if someone could help me here.

Thanks in advance,

k50aker

Post title edited by darkchild666
Reason: Incorrect/Misspelled Title
Original post title was: "trying to connest la[top hdd via IDE to USB cable"

[Admin-Amir]

Hello k50aker .

to me it looks like on the usb -HDD you have MS file system.
that is way you have those errors.
if you have Parted magic,firs format the usb -HDD to unallocated.
then you can install the U.E on it.

[DarkChild]

Hello k50aker .

to me it looks like on the usb -HDD you have MS file system.
that is way you have those errors.
if you have Parted magic,firs format the usb -HDD to unallocated.
then you can install the U.E on it.

Yes. Also, it looks like the drive wasn't unmounted/safely removed properly!! Thats why I think hes getting those error messages. He should try connecting back the driver & safely remove it an try again!!

[k50aker]

sorry for not clarifying myself, i have a problem with the hdd and i want to access it, for some reason i tdoes show up in ubuntu 7 but not in ue2.2. gparted didnt see it as well and when it did in ubuntu 7 it wasent able to check it, it crashed on me.

the hdd is a problematic one, and what im tryind to do is to access it so i can retrieve some data off it.

the that bugs me the most is that in Ultimate Edition 2.2 it doesent show up at all.

any help would be appreciated.

Thanx

[k50aker]

btw, its a ntfs disk. could it be the mbr??

[Cell]

Did you try using the live disk?May...may not work,but that live disk is a good tool to do much.

[Admin-Amir]

Hi k50aker .

O.K look at the packages that are marked as install,
and install them on the U.E system.
after installing them restart your machine and see if you can get in to your HDD.

[k50aker]

Thanx amir, but i tried that and it still does not show.

[Admin-Amir]

Hi k50aker.

you welcome.
one Q for you if you don't mind did you try fixmbr to the usb-HDD?
if the answer is yes,please look how to mount your NTFS partition:
http://www.linux-faqs.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?t=7

[k50aker]

nope, how do i do it?? sorry but im kinda new to the whole ubuntu thing...