NTFSFIX will not work. What should I do?

[curiousnoob]

Whenever I try to run the ntfsfix command I get the following message:
sudo ntfsfix /dev/sda2/disk
sudo: ntfsfix: command not found

I read I might need the build-essential pack so I installed it with this command:
sudo apt-get install build-essential

but it still gives the same error. How can I make this work?

[halitech]

are you sure that /dev/sda2/disk is the right path?

open a terminal and do
fdisk -l just to confirm it is correct

[curiousnoob]

are you sure that /dev/sda2/disk is the right path?

open a terminal and do
fdisk -l just to confirm it is correct

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 1 4 32098+ de Dell Utility
/dev/sda2 * 5 1383 11076817+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda3 1384 3645 18169515 83 Linux
/dev/sda4 3646 3738 747022+ 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 3646 3738 746991 82 Linux swap / Solaris

[halitech]

the drive would actually be /dev/sda2

did you install ntfsprogs?


sudo apt-get install ntfsprogs

[curiousnoob]

I think that did it but now I have a new error message:
sudo ntfsfix /dev/sda2/disk
Failed to determine whether /dev/sda2/disk is mounted: Not a directory.
Mounting volume... Error opening partition device: Not a directory.
Failed to startup volume: Not a directory.
FAILED
Attempting to correct errors... Error opening partition device: Not a directory.
FAILED
Failed to startup volume: Not a directory.
Volume is corrupt. You should run chkdsk.

Any ideas?

[halitech]

try running
ntfsfix /dev/sda2

[curiousnoob]

try running
ntfsfix /dev/sda2

I get this:
sudo ntfsfix /dev/sda2
Refusing to operate on read-write mounted device /dev/sda2.

[halitech]

getting closer :)

do you have an icon for the drive on your desktop? Ubuntu seems to think it is mounted so will need to unmount it first. If you have an icon for it, right click - unmount. if not, open a terminal and type
sudo unmount /dev/sda2

[curiousnoob]

getting closer :)

do you have an icon for the drive on your desktop? Ubuntu seems to think it is mounted so will need to unmount it first. If you have an icon for it, right click - unmount. if not, open a terminal and type
sudo unmount /dev/sda2

I think that might have done it. I'm going to attempt to boot up Windows now.

[halitech]

ok, will cross my fingers for you :)