New to Mint and initial problems.

[Gareth]

Are you able to mount sda3 and sda4?

Do you want me to attempt sda2, 3 and 4? or just 3 and 4?

Can you give me a command line? I just want to make sure I get it right and I am not used to using this method.

 

[f33dm3bits]

Can you give me a command line? I just want to make sure I get it right and I am not used to using this method.

sudo mount /dev/sda3 /media

 

[Gareth]

Sorry to question, you want me to try and mount from the OS SSD to media?

 

[f33dm3bits]

Sorry to question, you want me to try and mount from the OS SSD to media?

Earlier your output said this.

├─sda3 ntfs 6EB2A77BB2A74685
└─sda4 ntfs C6C82B09C82AF779

Those are not OS partitions but ntfs partitions, Linux Mint doesn't install Linux Mint on ntfs partitions. I'm asking you to try and mount sda3 to see if you are able to mount that one, as a comparison to sdb2 which you aren't able to mount.

 

[Gareth]

Earlier your output said this.

Those are not OS partitions but ntfs partitions, Linux Mint doesn't install Linux Mint on ntfs partitions. I'm asking you to try and mount sda3 to see if you are able to mount that one, as a comparison to sdb2 which you aren't able to mount.

My mistake. That is the SSD that contains the Win 10 OS - so you still wish me to mount?

sdb2 is the SSD with work documents etc that I am trying to mount.

 

[Gareth]

My mistake. That is the SSD that contains the Win 10 OS - so you still wish me to mount?

sdb2 is the SSD with work documents etc that I am trying to mount.

ah ok, got it, i'll try to mount it

 

[Gareth]

Earlier your output said this.

Those are not OS partitions but ntfs partitions, Linux Mint doesn't install Linux Mint on ntfs partitions. I'm asking you to try and mount sda3 to see if you are able to mount that one, as a comparison to sdb2 which you aren't able to mount.

That mounted

gareth@gareth-MS-7B89:~$ sudo mount /dev/sda3 /media
[sudo] password for gareth:
gareth@gareth-MS-7B89:~$

 

[f33dm3bits]

My mistake. That is the SSD that contains the Win 10 OS - so you still wish me to mount?

Okay, I get it now. These two partitions are your Windows install.

├─sda3 ntfs 6EB2A77BB2A74685
└─sda4 ntfs C6C82B09C82AF779

Then no need to do that.

 

[f33dm3bits]

gareth@gareth-MS-7B89:~$ sudo mount -t ntfs /dev/sdb2 /mnt/work
NTFS signature is missing.
Failed to mount '/dev/sdb2': Invalid argument

Did you encrypt that drive with a Windows tool on Windows by any chance? Since the other ones show up and recognized as ntfs partitions and you are able to mount sdd2. It's only specifically sdb2 that you aren't able to mount because it doesn't recognize it as an ntfs partition. That's the only explanation I can currently think of.

 

[Gareth]

Did you encrypt that drive with a Windows tool on Windows by any chance? Since the other ones show up and recognized as ntfs partitions and you are able to mount and it's only specifically sdb2 that you aren't able to mount because it doesn't recognize it. That's the only explanation I can currently think of.

I had the problem mounting it. I then went in to Windows, reformatted it in disk management, then copied the data from an external drive, then it failed to mount again. I have trawl the internet, it seems to be a problem, but I can't find the solution anywhere.

Do I need to unmount sda3?

 

[f33dm3bits]

Do I need to unmount sda3?

Yes

I had the problem mounting it. I then went in to Windows, reformatted it in disk management, then copied the data from an external drive, then it failed to mount again. I have trawl the internet, it seems to be a problem, but I can't find the solution anywhere.

So there's nothing on /dev/sdb1 and /dev/sdb2 now?

 

[Gareth]

Can you give me a command line to unmount sda3 please?

So there's nothing on /dev/sdb1 and /dev/sdb2 now? After reformatting the drive, I add the data back onto it, so yes the data is there. It's not empty.

 

[f33dm3bits]

Can you give me a command line to unmount sda3 please?

Where did you mount it? I think I asked you to mount it under /media. So I think this?

sudo umount /media

So there's nothing on /dev/sdb1 and /dev/sdb2 now? After reformatting the drive, I add the data back onto it, so yes the data is there. It's not empty.

Do you need to access that drive from both Windows and Linux?

 

[Gareth]

Where did you mount it? I think I asked you to mount it under /media. So I think this?

sudo umount /media

Do you need to access that drive from both Windows and Linux?

Yes it's the only one that I do.......

 

[Gareth]

Yes it's the only one that I do.......

Won't that remove the whole folder?

 

[f33dm3bits]

Yes it's the only one that I do.......

What you could try is the following. Copy the files on that sdb2 partition to another location. Then boot into Linux Mint, go to the Linux Mint disk utility and delete the partitions on sdb. Then create a new partition on sdb.

Then from Linux Mint create an ntfs file-system on the first partition on that sdb drive that you have just created.

sudo mkfs.ntfs -f /dev/sdb1

If you do it under Linux your will have to mount it first and if you do it from Windows see if you can see the newly created ntfs file-system. Then copy your files from the other location to that drive and then see if you can access them from both Windows and Linux.

Won't that remove the whole folder?

No, the "umount" command only umounts a file-system from a mount location.

 

[Gareth]

What you could try is the following. Copy the files on that sdb2 partition to another location.
Done
Then boot into Linux Mint, go to the Linux Mint disk utility and delete the partitions on sdb.
Do you mean go into Disks and format the whole drive?
Then create a new partition on sdb.
Not sure how to create partitions in Mint.

 

[tpkusr]

You can try this

sudo ntfsfix /dev/sdb2

 

[Gareth]

You can try this

sudo ntfsfix /dev/sdb2

gareth@gareth-MS-7B89:~$ sudo ntfsfix /dev/sdb2
[sudo] password for gareth:
Mounting volume... NTFS signature is missing.
FAILED
Attempting to correct errors... NTFS signature is missing.
FAILED
Failed to startup volume: Invalid argument
NTFS signature is missing.
Trying the alternate boot sector
Unrecoverable error
Volume is corrupt. You should run chkdsk.

 

[Gareth]

gareth@gareth-MS-7B89:~$ sudo ntfsfix /dev/sdb2
[sudo] password for gareth:
Mounting volume... NTFS signature is missing.
FAILED
Attempting to correct errors... NTFS signature is missing.
FAILED
Failed to startup volume: Invalid argument
NTFS signature is missing.
Trying the alternate boot sector
Unrecoverable error
Volume is corrupt. You should run chkdsk.

I have run chkdsk today on this disk - no problems