Reading NTSF From Linux (and a few other Qs)
 

I found some difrections on how to read NTSF files from Linux (http://linux-ntfs.sourceforge.net/info/index.html#3.2) and they say:

3.2 How do I get Linux to understand NTFS?

There are two ways to get NTFS support. The simplest is to add the NTFS module to the kernel (as root):

modprobe ntfs


If this fails, modprobe: Can't locate module ntfs, then your distribution didn't install the NTFS module.

The second way is to recompile the kernel, yourself. This sounds like a lot of work, but it isn't that hard. Have a look at the section: How do I add NTFS support to Linux?

I want to try the simplest way first so how do I add the module to the kernel? Do I do it from the console? Or do I have to open up a text file and edit it?

-Also I installed everybuddy today without a problem, but how do I find were it installed to run it? Were do the installs default to (I installed with an RPM if that matters)

-Is there a way to ge certain windows (all gaim windows for example) to stay in a certain workspace? Is there a program for this?

-Another thing, is there some kind of keyboard shortcut program to assign keyboard shortcuts to certain locations and things like that?

-Lastly, does WINE come installed with Mandy 9? Or do do I have to install it myself?

I also wanto say thank you so much to Thymox, he worked with me for atleast 2 hours trying to get me sound working, and now it does, perfectly.

Thanks in advance.

Hi again!

Remeber the ol' lsmod thing? It's part and parcel of the same package. They are all console commands, but you can put it in the file /etc/modules. You'll need to be root in order to edit the file, and you only need to put the module name in there... one per line.

Don't be affraid of kernel compiling. It's honestly not as hard as it seems. The only thing you need to remember is to read absolutely everything, regardless of whether you think you won't need it.

You installed EB? You'll probably find that it has been installed to somewhere like /usr/bin/everybuddy (or /usr/local/bin/everybuddy). Since you installed it via RPM (did you use the RPM that came on the Mandy 9 CDs?), you might find it under Menu --> Networking --> Instant Messaging (sp?). If in doubt, you can always open a console and just type everybuddy.

Having all daughter windows staying in the same place, eh? I think that the option you'll be looking for is something like 'display windows in same pane as parent'... or something. It'll be in the Gnome settings somewhere... I think :D

Keyboard shortcuts... any in particular? They're usually called 'bindings', so you might have some luck looking for that. Unless you're talking about when using a console, in which case... what do you mean?

WINE with Mandy 9... don't do it! I'm pretty sure that Mandy 9 does come with a WINE package, but if I were you, I'd not install that one, but instead go to WineHQ and download the latest version, and follow the links to some very good documentation! Be warned, however, that unless you're seriously into tinkering, Wine won't load most of your software. If you're into games, then have a look around for WineX... and if you're into Office, then take a peek at Crossover (or just go for OpenOffice :D).

And finally... Thymox takes a bow. Thank you for the appraisal, but don't sweat it. Community is what makes Linux what it is (if that makes sense). When I started I got plenty of help from here, and the more I learned, the more I could help others. Apart from the whole symlinking your /home/src to /usr/src bit, most of it was in the Readme... if a little garbled. Again, thanks for the appraisal, though. Glad to have been of assistance.

HTH.

Ok, assuming that I don't want to compile the kernel (something doesn't wanna work, and I am far too busy now at work to tinker with it) is there any way to install the NTFS module? It is not installed now (modprobe ntfs says can't locate module), can I just add it or something? I really need NTFS now, I will recompile when I fix whatever is broken, but there really is no time now. So I am rebooting like 4 times a day to get the files back and forth.

You can't just add a module. Recompilation is the easiest thing you can do now (you can use the kernel you're using now and just add NTFS support, only it, then make dep;make bzImage;make modules;make modules_install and you've got a very high chance it will work). The second option is to get a kernel with NTFS support (MDK 9.0 has it, the same with RH 8.0).

rpm -ql <package name>

will tell you where all the files went.

Flibble

i u don't want to recompile, google around for a precompiled ntfs module

The thing is, that you need a module compiled with the same compiler that was used to compile your kernel...

http://linux-ntfs.sourceforge.net/ worked for me :D