kmod-ntfs for 2.6.17-1.2174_FC5 kernel

[Patrick Doyle]

On 8/15/06, Christopher A. Williams <chrisw01 at comcast.net> wrote:
> On Tue, 2006-08-15 at 13:30 -0400, Patrick Doyle wrote:
> > I just did a "yum update" and noticed that the kernel was updated as
> > part of the process.  Now, I can no longer access my NTFS formatted
> > partition.  I am guessing that that is because the version of
> > kmod-ntfs I have installed (probably from back when I first installed
> > it a few weeks ago) is release 1.2.6.17_1.2157_FC5.  Is there any way
> > to get the _2174_FC5 version?  I am willing to do it myself if anybody
> > is willing to teach me to fish.
>
> I just did the same thing with nVidia drivers. The issue is that Liva's
> build system is apparently down until further notice. There is no ETA
> for it to be back up as of the last time I checked.
>
> That said, you can build your own drivers from the source RPMs on the
> Livna site. As I said, this is what I just did for the nVidia drivers.
> The instructions for doing this are on the Livna website
> (http://rpm.livna.org) and, while they are a bit out of date and fuzzy,
> if you read carefully and adapt for what it is you're trying to build,
> it does indeed work.
>
> I'll probably try and build updated NTFS drivers later today.
>
> Hope that helps!
Thanks, it does.

In the short term, it appears that simply inmod'ing the 2157 driver
into the 2174 kernel gets me back on the air.

--wpd