Example on how to use ntfsinfo

Hi there,

I can't make ntfs progs to work at all here.

My windows C drive should be sda1.

bin>ntfsinfo.exe -v -m -d /dev/sda1
Failed to set locale, using default '(null)'.
win32_io.c(199): ntfs_device_win32_open The handle is invalid.
ioctl failed
Couldn't mount device '/dev/sda1': No error

Just in case I tried with hda1:

bin>ntfsinfo.exe -v -m -d /dev/hda1
Failed to set locale, using default '(null)'.
Couldn't mount device '/dev/hda1': Invalid argument

I also have a (separate from gnuwin32 progs) cygwin installation, and this is what it shows in /proc/partitions:

$ cat /proc/partitions
major minor #blocks name

8     0 244198584 sda
8     1   5092573 sda1
8     2 239095395 sda2

sda1 is my windows installation, using ntfs.

So, what am I doing wrong?

I really would like to get ntfsprogs working here, so I hope you could help me here:)

Thank you

One must use the Linux names of hard disks and partitions. For example,

ntfsinfo -v -m -d /dev/hda1

lists info about the first logical partition (usually C:) of the first physical hard drive (hda).