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> Another hack you can try is use to use '--offset' option of |
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> 'losetup'. First figure out from which byte, NTFS partition starts in |
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> disk image, and then you create a loopback back device for that image |
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> and the starting offset using 'losetup' and finally 'mount' the |
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> loopback as NTFS partition :) . |
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Here's more detail on how to do that |
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# losetup /dev/loop0 /path/to/diskimage |
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# fdisk -l /dev/loop0 |
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(example) |
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Disk /dev/sdb: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes |
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255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders |
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Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes |
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Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System |
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/dev/sdb1 * 1 1044 8385898+ c W95 FAT32 (LBA) |
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/dev/sdb2 1045 19457 147902422+ 83 Linux |
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suppose you want to mount the partition on sdb2, the offset for that |
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would be 8225280 * 1045 = 8595417600. |
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detach the disk image |
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# losetup -d /dev/loop0 |
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and setup the loop for the partiion |
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# losetup -o8595417600 /dev/loop0 /path/to/diskimage |
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and mount it |
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# mount -t fstype /dev/loop0 /path/to/mountdir |
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> Please do post your results, if you're successful :) |
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I second that, I'm curious to know if it works |
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oh, and make a backup just in case :) |
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