ntfs support for linux

[avizen9]

Hello,

i would like to access windows NTFS partition drive through Linux, i am having Linux RHE 4 update 3, when i try to mount it gave me error kernel not support for ntfs, i also try to download ntfs-3g from some site but i could not got the correct source, can any one help me here, thanks

[labadie_1]

Hello

You should get this package from
http://www.ntfs-3g.org/index.html#download

and follow the installation instructions

./configure
make
make install # or 'sudo make install' if you aren't root


Post the error messages if you have some

[avizen9]

hi,

that link i already tried before but it doesnt have a correct source, basically i need to enable my linux kernal to support ntfs file system.

i had done this before with linux 9, anybody else have any clue for this,

thanks,

[Gabriella Schmidt]

Hi,

I suggest to get precompiled Kernel NTFS Module from

http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=13956&package_id=24313


There you will find rpm packages for all RHEL kernels.

[Ivan Kuznetsov]

Hello

RHEL4 kernel does not support NTFS yet. It's commented out in the kernel build config file. Bad people from RedHat broke NTFS support in RHEL4 kernel. It is not sufficient to simply turn on 'CONFIG_NTFS_FS' in .config and remake your own kernel RPM from the source RPM.

ntfs-3g requires FUSE (a userspace filesystem framework) module support in kernel. It is unavailable for RHEL4 2.6.9 based kernel.

The correct way is to build your own kernel from vanilla source

WBR, Ivan Kuznetsov

[avizen9]

Hello,

we can do this, someone from my group has done, but at persent i can not contact him, we can enable ntfs support for RHEL 4,

i already installed FUSE i am not sure how to use ntfs with it, let me know if anyone have any clue. thanks,

[~sesh]

The official take from Redhat is that NTFS filesystem is not supported in RHEL 4. However, the workaround seems to be to install kernel-ntfs (3rd party) package. However, it is not supported by RedHat as its a 3rd party software.

Moreover, it will give you only read only access to NTFS.

Download the package (rpm) from:
http://rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/sourceforge/l/li/linux-ntfs/kernel-ntfs-2.4.20-13.9.i386.html

THe above link has links if you need more information on how-to mount NTFS partition. This information is also available at:
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-3577

[avizen9]

Hello
i am able to map ntfs file system with REL 4
HOw?

i had downloaded kernel-module-ntfs-2.6.18-92.1.18.el5-2.1.27-0.rr.10.11.i686.rpm

which support ntfs file sysetm,
please feel free to contact me incase anybody requrie more info,

thanks to all.

[avizen9]

i am closing this tread as the problem has resove.