I downloaded the tar.gz file from ntfs.sourceforge.net and installed it as usual. Everything went okay. I added the NTFS partition to /etc/fstab but it says "fs type NTFS not supported by kernel". but when I run ntfsls in /user/local/bin (i think thats where it is) it shows me all the file on the root of my NTFS drive...but why can't I mount it then?

which tar.gz file did you download exactly?

I downloaded ntfsprogs-1.9.1.tar.gz it compiles and installs with no errors...but ntfs is still an unknown file system...i also tried the RPM but that did the same thing.

the filesystem is actually ntfs, not NTFS.
case sencitive !

2.6 kernels support read/write ntfs.
maybe it would be easyer to upgrade

I don't think you got the right package. ntfsprogs contains only tools, as far as I could tell from reading the info on sourceforge. You'll have to download the right driver for your kernel.

hey, i just noticed you are running Fedora Core 1.

Fedora core 2 comes out in less than a weeks time (according to there schedule)

So....
How bout you wait untill then, and download fedora core 2's kernel.
fedora core 2 will use a 2.6 kernel, and like i said in my previouse post, the new 2.6 kernels have built in support for NTFS (reading AND writing)

or, if you have the bandwidth.... why not just upgrade to fedora core 2.

im not 100% but im sure the fedore core 2 kernel will work fine in fedora core 1.

im running fedora core 1 with a custom 2.6 kernel at the moment. and all is well.

First off how did you know I was on fedora? anyways I can't upgrade the kernel because it is for a school project and I need to make it work on fedora 1 w/ the default kernel. So what file do I need? also I had ntfs not NTFS in my /etc/fstab so that was not the problem

Fedora core 1's kernel does not support ntfs.

you project is not going to work without you altering fedora's kernel. or installing an extra Kernel module (driver)

Both of which require roots password.

im sure if you speak to the systems administrator at your school, (s)he would be willing to install this driver for you.

anyways....

it sounds like you dont want to wait for fedora core 2, and you dont want to compille a 2.6 kernel yourself (http://kernel.org)

so the only option is to install an ntfs driver (in rpm form)

go here.. http://linux-ntfs.sourceforge.net/rpm/fedora1.html

open a terminal in fedora and type "uname -a"
it will print a line somthing like this "Linux local 2.4.22-1.2115.nptl #1 Wed Oct 29 15:31:21 EST 2003 i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux"

download and install the RPM that matches your uname -a output.

you should now be able to mount your ntfs disk.

yep I just had the wrong file. thanks

Is this true for all 2.6 kernels? Being able to write to ntfs has been the only thing keeping me on fat32 for my window$ partitions.

according to the 2.6 kernel readme, it is nowsafe to read / write to ntfs partitons.

Yes.... thats the read / write file for 2.4 kernels.
however in recent distro's (2.6 distro's)
that driver is obsolite, as support is built into the kernel.