problem configure RHEL5 kernel to read & write NTFS file system.

hocheetiong · 11-09-2007, 11:26 AM

Hi, i want to configure Red hat enterprise linux 5 "kernel" to read & write windows xp "NTFS" file system.

1. i go to folder /usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-8.el5-i686 than i type command make gconfig , than prompt out the Linux kernel v2.6.18-8.el5 Configuration inside there i have go to enable the NTFS read and write, and also save the setting already, reboot the system, but still cannot mount NTFS partition to read and write.

2. i also go to /boot/config-2.6.18-8.el5 to check the setting is correct.

3. is it this is the correct way to configure kernel?

TylerD75 · 11-09-2007, 11:59 AM

Check out this site:
http://www.ntfs-3g.org/index.html

MasterC · 11-09-2007, 12:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hocheetiong

Hi, i want to configure Red hat enterprise linux 5 "kernel" to read & write windows xp "NTFS" file system.

1. i go to folder /usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-8.el5-i686 than i type command make gconfig , than prompt out the Linux kernel v2.6.18-8.el5 Configuration inside there i have go to enable the NTFS read and write, and also save the setting already, reboot the system, but still cannot mount NTFS partition to read and write.

2. i also go to /boot/config-2.6.18-8.el5 to check the setting is correct.

3. is it this is the correct way to configure kernel?

It sounds as if you aren't actually compiling the new kernel. All NTFS read/write discussion aside, if you make changes to your kernel configuration, you have to recompile the kernel and copy it to a location on your hard drive that your boot loader expects it to be (probably /boot).

-Chad

phuongtqh · 07-08-2008, 11:49 PM

How to recompile a RHEL5 kernel? I changed some setting in menuconfig and saved it, but I didn't know to to recompile and how to apply these change.
Please help me. Thank you in advance.