Re: [rhn-users] help needed setting up RH9 on NTFS system

["Scot Hale" <halesm hotmail com>]

I have a dual boot setup on my laptop.  One partition has RedHat 9.0, and the other has Windows XP.

 

The biggest piece of advice I could give is install Windows first.  It will probably write over your linux installation boot sector if you install Windows after you install RedHat.

 

I have installed an rpm ( NTFS kernel Module ) that allows you to read NTFS partitions.  It cannot write to them though.  In order to write to an NTFS partition you have to recompile the kernel, or perhaps try Mandrake.

 

Here is where you can get the RPM Kernel Module for Redhat.

http://linux-ntfs.sourceforge.net/info/redhat.html#down

(Note that if you update your kernel the NTFS module will have to be updated as well, i.e. you will have to download the module that matches your kernel)

 

You will also need to add a single line to your /etc/fstab file, so it knows how to mount the NTFS parition.  I don't have my laptop right now otherwise I would send you mine.  If you need it just email me and I will send it.

----- Original Message -----

From: Andy Myers

To: rhn-users

Sent: Friday, July 04, 2003 3:30 AM

Subject: [rhn-users] help needed setting up RH9 on NTFS system

hi i have installed RH9 on a dual partition fat32 sys but i need to put a new system which has to seperate drives one with windows on and the other will have linux, but they are NTFS and I am unsure(and a newbie!) how to do this as i am not sure how to set disc druid up with the correct options for install

 

any help would be great

 

andy