Anyone got NTFS Working yet?

[NBZ]

My system always crashes when I try to mount NTFS partitions. I created a NTFS module rpm using the instructions on linux-ntfs.

Anyone get further?

[Picomp314]

recompile a new kernel it will solve all the problems you have with the extremely bloated FC kernels

[Jman]

For reference there is ntfs for the first 3 kernel (http://linux-ntfs.sourceforge.net/rpm/fedora3.html), although the maintainer won't have time to update it.

[NBZ]

Just a separate question, but how do you remove a kernel that you have compiled? Just asking as originally (in FC2)I did this, but now I have a few kernels which I don't know how to remove.

[ewdi]

do you mean from bootloader or from system?

[mweil]

To remove a Kernel enter: rpm -e kernel-2.6.6 (for instance, enter version number to remove). And after that delete the initrd image, located in /boot.

To remove a bootloader entry, go to /etc/grub.conf and delete the entries you don't want. New entries start with the text on the left end, they're not tabbed in.
EDIT: Supposed you have GRUB and not Lilo. :rolleyes:

You may need root rights to do this.

Hope this helps
mweil

[Dragoran]

Arjan van de Ven has told me a simple way to compile the ntfsmodule (because of bug #129157):
On Thu, Aug 05, 2004 at 08:50:19AM +0200, dragoran wrote:

>>
>
>>> >It's still very much the wrong method, there are far far simpler ways to
>>> >compile modules that do NOT involve having the kernel-sourcecode rpm
>>> >installed. The NTFS modules should use that instead. Really.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>
>> What are this simple ways?


copy the ntfs subdir, edit the Makefile to say

obj-m += ntfs.o
instead of
obj-$(CONFIG_NTFS_FS) += ntfs.o

and do

make -C /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build SUBDIRS=$PWD modules
then just type cp ntfs.ko /lib/modules/`uname -r`/fs/ntfs

[engwnbie]

Just a separate question, but how do you remove a kernel that you have compiled? Just asking as originally (in FC2)I did this, but now I have a few kernels which I don't know how to remove.

To remove a Kernel enter: rpm -e kernel-2.6.6 (for instance, enter version number to remove). And after that delete the initrd image, located in /boot.

To remove a bootloader entry, go to /etc/grub.conf and delete the entries you don't want. New entries start with the text on the left end, they're not tabbed in.
EDIT: Supposed you have GRUB and not Lilo.

You may need root rights to do this.

Hope this helps
mweil
eg: rpm -e kernel-2.6.6 takes care of bootloader at the same time.
Just do rpm -q kernel to find out intalled kernels and then rpm -e one at the time.

[engwnbie]

Also take a look at this how to http://fedoranews.org/contributors/vitor_domingos/ntfs/ ntfs is built in.

[digitalsuperman]

does this mean that you can mount ntfs partition as writable on Fedora??
wow...really?
must have fedora..

what version of the kernel that you can mount ntfs as writable?

[imdeemvp]

you can not write to ntfs in you are in linux guys......just read mode!

[Shadow Skill]

Yes you can mount ntfs read write with Fedora assuming you can get captive-ntfs to work....Personally I do not have the balls to risk corrupting my dump drive which serves as my entertainment drive. I'd die if I lost all of that. I guess I will have to bite the bullet and get the linux-ntfs read working. (Damn you Fedora developers give in and make ntfs read native, with optional read write. [captive-ntfs, with a possible modification.] )

[superbnerd]

if you want to suggest features to the developers, you should file bug reports or join the developers mailing list. they will probab;y explain to you why they haven't enable it by default, but if enough people request that feature, they will have no choice but to give in as this is a community based/run distro.

[Shadow Skill]

You're right..I'll do that.

[Ainvar]

seems like a lot of work to get ntfs working in linux when it works in other distros. I am a n00b so I know what I say does not have a lot of knowledge to back it up.
But I know when I tried mandrake 9 and 10 it had ntfs support to where I could read (never tried to write) to my xp image on my laptop. But I like Fedora better and would love for it to work out of the box or have a nice simple way to get it to work without my fubaring both my xp and linux install to try and get it to work.