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Old 01-31-2003, 08:55 AM   #1
rhubarb
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Total Newbie Kernel Question


Using Redhat 8.0 I am trying to install a couple of extras that require kernel upgrades.
Specifically I want to mount an NTFS partition and a PPTP client.

To get the PPTP client I need some new kernel with a different version that ends in mppe0 (to install mppe support - whatever that is - before installing pptp).

To get NTFS I also need a new kernel.

So my question: How do these things mix?
If I install the kernel with mppe support will the kernel for NTFS overwrite it?
Assuming I install these as binary RPMs, am I completely replacing my kernel each time?
If so how do I get them both to work.

Do I need to install them as source and build them?
How do I go about that?
For that do I need to load the source rpm for my current kernel (I chose no source when installing as workstation)

all advice and pointers welcome.
 
Old 01-31-2003, 09:18 AM   #2
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you need to have the .rpm one to do not have to compile
here is it:
http://updates.cpanel.net/redhat/upd...9.8.0.i386.rpm
 
Old 01-31-2003, 09:57 AM   #3
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Thanks,
but this is the rpm kernel update for what exactly?
Does it have the mppe and ntfs support?

How do I get both?
And if I got them one at a time in this form, would installing mppe override the ntfs support that I got?

Or can I assume that any kernel includes all the features of any other kernel with a lesser version number?
And if so, why does the mppe kernel have mppe0 in its name.
 
Old 01-31-2003, 10:12 AM   #4
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that updates i think every type of kernel
the ntfs support file is at http://linux-ntfs.sourceforge.net/info/redhat.html (thanks to MasterC for this link)
take care
 
  


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