[nflug] mounting ntfs

[Cyber Source]

anthonyriga wrote:

> I installed the kernel-module rpm but still cant mount the ntfs. When 
> I do fdisk -l it shows its there as /dev/sda1 so I know that works. I 
> did do a modprobe ntfs and getting error:  FATAL: Error inserting ntfs 
> (/lib/modules/2.6.14-1.1656_FC4/kernel/fs/ntfs/ntfs.ko): Invalid 
> module format
>
> This module is the exact same one as my kernel version when I do uname 
> -r.  maybe I need to compile it in the kernel.  Is ther any good 
> instructions to do it. I havnet done any kernel compiles in a long time..
>
>
> */Cyber Source <peter at thecybersource.com>/* wrote:
>
>     anthonyriga wrote:
>
>     > How do I mount ntfs partiton in Fedora I try to do it on my
>     external
>     > drive that is formatted ntfs and I get mount: unknown filesystem
>     type
>     > 'ntfs'. I loaded the kernel-module-ntfs too. When I use Knoppix i t
>     > mounts it with icon on desktop and lets me read it no problem and
>     > write to it. Is there a reason Fedora is not doing this or am I
>     > missing something?
>     >
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>     You need the exact kernel for the exact kernel-module-ntfs
>     package, they
>     are specifically distributed for each numbered kernel. Run yum as
>     such,
>     "yum install kernel-module-ntfs-$(uname -r)" , this will grab the
>     package for your running kernel (neat little trick I picked up from
>     working with MythTV. If you don't have the module package for your
>     running kernel, it will grab it and then try mounting. If you already
>     have that package, it will say nothing to do and then you can check
>     other causes. If it comes back and says something like no
>     arguement to
>     package or something like that, then you don't have all the repos (or
>     the necessary one) to get the package for your kernel. At that point,
>     you could go to the sourceforge site and grab as Jason pointed
>     out, but
>     try the yum route first.
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also, no kernel compile is necessary and just for shits and giggles, you 
should install the kernel devel package first, it's needed for most 
anything that does compile against the kernel "yum install 
kernel-devel-$(uname -r)"
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