ntfs problems after a kernel update

[jimlynch11]

i had ntfs support working fine, using the modules i found on this site. then i updated the kernel to fix an ethernet bug, and its not working again. it is a kernel not found on the site most of you provided to download the NTFS module. what do i do!

[trib]

I'm assuming you've looked at http://linux-ntfs.sourceforge.net/. There are drivers for all the kernels I'm aware of, up to and including 2.4.20.
Just download the appropriate package (tar, rpm, whatever) and install through whatever the appropriate method is.
The guys there are usually pretty quick off the mark, so anything you don't see today, could well be there tomorrow. If something DOES appear to be missing, check them on IRC (#ntfs on irc.freenode.net) as they're usually there.

Steve

[mdwatts]

Sorry as I have no idea...

[slapNUT]

Since all you need is the ntfs module just post the kernel version and surely somebody could email you one. You could also make your own easily.
Download the kernel sources rpm and install. From the /usr/src/linux directory
make mrproper
make xconfig || menuconfig
select ntfs as module in the filesystem section
Save and exit
make dep
Now before you make modules you should check the Makefile and make sure the first 4 lines match what you get when you type uname -r
Example: When I type uname -r I get 2.4.20 and my /usr/src/linux/Makefile looks like this.
VERSION = 2
PATCHLEVEL = 4
SUBLEVEL = 20
EXTRAVERSION =
make modules

Do not run make modules_install
Type this instead:
cp fs/ntfs/ntfs.o /lib/modules/<kernel-version>/fs/ntfs/ntfs.o
depmod ntfs
If depmod passes then your module is clean.

[jimlynch11]

i think instead im just gonna keep using the other kernel that worked with ntfs, because the updated kernel didnt even fix my ethernet problems. thanks for the help anyway though! also, how do i remove installed kernels that i dont want anymore?