Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 14 Sep 2000 14:19:44 -0600 | From | "Jeff V. Merkey" <> | Subject | Re: RAW NTFS Partition |
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Eric,
I will be reposting these to the lkml since they relate to bugs in Linux NTFS. We can no longer distribute this tool due to legal problems with Microsoft.
Jeff
mpcp12@usa.net wrote: > > I found the below message while searching the newsgroups and am in need of the > utility you mention. I have a similar problem as the gentleman below with a > RAW NTFS partition on my Win2k box because of using Linux to access it. May I > have access to the utility--it is urgent that I recover my data. Thank you. > > -Eric > > Subject: Re: how to recovery my NTFS partition > Date: 06/22/2000 > Author: Jeff V. Merkey <jmerkey@timpanogas.com> > > << previous in thread · next in thread >> > > Yipes! I have a program that will recover W2K NTFS volumes trashed by Linux > NTFS, but it's fairly tough to use, and you have to be careful. It sounds like > you wiped the volume manager stuff, but the FS data can be recovered if you: > > 1. Alter the root MFT record to identify the FS as NT 4.0 format (W2K will > rebuild the Volume Manager Info). > 2. Zap all 16 MFT entries with '0's except the MFT and MFT mirror and upcase > table (you can even zap this one) -- chkdsk will rebuild. 3. Remove all > defined attributes except the data runs for the files. > > All of these things can be performed with this tool, and the tool also has all > the NTFS on-disk structures defined, and will display them and allow you to > walk through the trashed volume and fix stuff. > > This program runs under Windows, and was jointly written by > TRG/Microsoft with the help of David Goebel, the guy who wrote the "real" > NTFS. I can send you a **BINARY** version, but you cannot distribute it or > post it anywhere, or I can get in big trouble, but if you are using MS > technology, I am happy to help you fix your trashed drive, and this utility is > extremely useful. MS has given us permission to help any of their customers > with NTFS, so this will be OK. > > We are happy to also provide this tool to those Linux folks who need to track > down NTFS problems, so anyone else out there who needs it, let us know. > > :-) > > Jeff > > > > liuxgmail wrote: > > > > Hi all, > > > > I met a serious trouble, my NTFS partition have become a "raw" > > partition and I cann't read the content on it. > > I have installed rehat 6.1 and windows 2000 on my pc. in my linux > > kernel image, I selected the "read and write NTFS file system'. > > In linux, I mount the ntfs partition (/dev/hda6), and write some > > files on it. It's ok. > > when I reboot my pc to windows 2000 , it report some disk error > > on drive D:(/dev/hda6).I used the chkdisk to check error.It ask me to reboot > and > > the os will auto-check it. after I reboot the windows 2000 , the drive D: > > become a 'raw' partition. In linux, fdisk can recognise it(NTFS) , but > cann't > > read or write it. > > How can I recovery the content on the partition? > > > > thanks in advance! > > liuxgmail > > liuxgmail@freemail.online.tj.cn > > > > - > > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu > > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ > > > > ____________________________________________________________________ > Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com/?N=1 - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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