cns:/media # modprobe ntfs cns:/media # mount /dev/hda2 /media/hda2 mount: you must specify the filesystem type cns:/media # mount -t ntfs /dev/hda2 /media/hda2 mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/hda2, missing codepage or other error (aren't you trying to mount an extended partition, instead of some logical partition inside?) In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try dmesg | tail or so cns:/media #