Added information:
* ramakrishna ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> hi,
>
> * Geoffrey Lane ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> > How do I add NTFS support to redhat 7.3?
>
> As the redhat 7.3 stock kernel does not include ntfs filesystem
> support. we can recompile our existing kernel to support NTFS files
> system.
> prerequisites for compiling and building a kernel:
> we have to have the kernel source to match the new kernel
> shell> rpm -qa | grep kernel
> kernel-2.4.18-10
> kernel-source-2.4.18-10
>
> steps:
> * Install the latest kernel-source rpm
> * cd /usr/src/linux-2.4.18-10/
> * make mrproper
> * cp configs/kernel-2.4.18-{$your_arch}.config .config
> * make menuconfig
> ... select "enable ntfs support from filesystem menu"... (as modules)
> * make dep; make bzImage; make modules; make modules_install
instead if u use
# make dep clean bzImage modules modules_install install
^
then the whole of the below manual configs are not requird
----start-------
> * cp -a /usr/src/linux-2.4.18-10/arch/i386/boot/bzImage \
> /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.18-10custom
> * cp /usr/src/linux-2.4.18-10/vmlinux /boot/vmlinux-2.4.18-10custom
> * cp /usr/src/linux-2.4.18-10/.config /boot/config-2.4.18-10custom
> * cp /usr/src/linux-2.4.18-10/System.map /boot/System.map-2.4.18-10custom
> * /sbin/new-kernel-pkg --mkinitrd --depmod --install 2.4.18-10custom
> * create kernel entry in the grub menu (bootloader) inaddition to your
> default kernel.
> ex:
> edit /etc/grub.conf file and include the following lines
>
> title Red Hat Linux (2.4.18-10custom)
> root (hd0,1)
> kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.18-10custom ro root=/dev/hda1
> initrd /initrd-2.4.18-10custom.img
>
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