Ok, I'm currently upgrading my install of Fedora 2, and I was wondering if the new kernel V. 2.6.9 was compatible with NTFS mounting or not.. the 2.6.4 kernel that came with Fedora 2 is not, and I've got crap on my windows part that I want access to in linux. anyone know??

I'm not sure if the default Fedora binary kernel supports NTFS mounting but 2.6.9 does have the option to mount and even write to NTFS partitions.

Should be under:

File Systems-> DOS/FAT/NT File Systems-> NTFS File System Support

sweet. I'll have to check it out when it's done updating. thanks!

ok, I'm stupid.. where do I find that information?

Try /usr/lib/modules/[name-of-your-kernel]/kernel/...

But I'm sorry, you haven't yet proved you're stupid!

there is no /usr/lib/modules directory... I've got /usr/lib, but no /modules.....

Go to /usr/src/linux. As root type:

make menuconfig

Check out the section I described above. My guess is that the Fedora kernel has NTFS support compiled as a module so you may just have to modprobe it:

modprobe ntfs

Thats just a guess. There may not be support for it at all.

ok nevermind... after about 2 min of searching, I found the right directory... /lib/modules/(kernel name)/kernel

wow... if I haven't proved I'm at least a real friggin n00b, I don't know what I am.....

Blahg... Well, I found out that the kernel DOES indeed have support for NTFS. I just have to compile it. So, I go to the build directory where all the source is, and run make because there's a makefile in there. So, I run make, and I get this string of text:

/lib/modules/2.6.9-1.3_FC2/build/scripts/gcc-version.sh: line 1: gcc: command not found
/lib/modules/2.6.9-1.3_FC2/build/scripts/gcc-version.sh: line 1: gcc: command not found
CHK include/linux/version.h
SPLIT include/linux/autoconf.h -> include/config/*
CHK include/asm-i386/asm_offsets.h
HOSTCC scripts/basic/fixdep
/bin/sh: line 1: gcc: command not found
make[1]: *** [scripts/basic/fixdep] Error 127
make: *** [scripts_basic] Error 2

can anyone tell me what is wrong?

We were all noobs at one point(except for a few people here who act like they came out of the womb with all this linux knowledge). No need to feel noobish. Just ask and we shall respond. This is the philosophy of open source.

If you add ntfs support in as a module you won't have to recompile the whole kernel. Just select everything you want as a module and do this as root:

# cd /usr/src/linux
# make modules && modules_install

Then you shold be able to modprobe ntfs:

# modprobe ntfs

As far as what was wrong--for reference next time--it means you don't have the c++ (I think that's it) compiler present in your system. It's bound to be on your install disks and all you would need to do is install it and it will be ready to compile next time you try to compile something.

If you have a categorized way of looking at what's on the install disks, look at the "development" packages. They're handy to have even if you don't program (I obviously don't!), because now and then some program insists on having something to do with development accessible for it to work right--or you might, as above, decide to have a go at compiling something.

# cd /usr/src/linux <--I don't have this directory.. /usr/src is empty...

Then you shold be able to modprobe ntfs:

# modprobe ntfs [/B][/QUOTE] <--Terminal says this command doesn't exist.....

<--Terminal says this command doesn't exist..... [/B][/QUOTE]
Did you issue the command as root? (The "#" sign is an identifier for root.) Do su <then enter password> and try the modprobe command again.

Errrr...whoops. I thought Fedora installed the source as well as the binary kernel.

Well now, I guess your going to have to install the kernel source as well. I think you can use apt-get for that.

I can't believe the binary kernel doesn't have ntfs support installed by default.