Although the version of ntfs-3g with libntfs-3g.so.81 is in epel, 
according to the output of your 'yum --enablerepo=epel install ntfs-3g' 
command, yum got ntfs-3g from the sl-contrib repository.  Two relevant 
lines of your output are:

> Package      Arch       Version          Repository     Size
> ntfs-3g      i386     2:1.1104-3.sl5     sl-contrib    147 k

So here's an hypothesis about what's going on: maybe sl-contrib is 
enabled, has a version of ntfs-3g that's older than the one you want, and 
yum doesn't look in epel once it's satisfied with what it learned from 
sl-contrib.  Try disabling sl-contrib.  And you might also do 'yum clean 
all'.   Then I'll bet an update will get Version 2:2011.4.12-5.el5.

Steven Yellin

On Fri, 16 Dec 2011, g wrote:

> On 12/16/2011 03:06 PM, g wrote:
>> On 12/16/2011 08:53 AM, Steven J. Yellin wrote:
>
> while this was on it's way, i tried;
>
> +++
>
> [root@argosyiayia geo-sl]# yum --enablerepo=epel resolvedep libntfs-3g.so.81
> <snip>
>
> No Package Found for libntfs-3g.so.81
>
> [root@argosyiayia geo-sl]# yum --enablerepo=epel update ntfs-3g
> <snip>
>
> Package(s) ntfs-3g available, but not installed.
> No Packages marked for Update
>
> [root@argosyiayia geo-sl]# yum --enablerepo=epel install ntfs-3g
> <snip>
>
> Resolving Dependencies
> Skipping filters plugin, no data
> --> Running transaction check
> ---> Package ntfs-3g.i386 2:1.1104-3.sl5 set to be updated
> --> Processing Dependency: libfuse.so.2(FUSE_2.2) for package: ntfs-3g
> --> Processing Dependency: libfuse.so.2 for package: ntfs-3g
> --> Processing Dependency: libfuse.so.2(FUSE_2.5) for package: ntfs-3g
> --> Processing Dependency: libfuse.so.2(FUSE_2.6) for package: ntfs-3g
> --> Processing Dependency: fuse for package: ntfs-3g
> --> Running transaction check
> ---> Package fuse.i386 0:2.7.4-8.el5 set to be updated
> ---> Package fuse-libs.i386 0:2.7.4-8.el5 set to be updated
> --> Finished Dependency Resolution
> Beginning Kernel Module Plugin
> Finished Kernel Module Plugin
>
> Dependencies Resolved
>
> ================================================================================
> Package           Arch         Version                Repository          Size
> ================================================================================
> Installing:
> ntfs-3g           i386         2:1.1104-3.sl5         sl-contrib         147 k
> Installing for dependencies:
> fuse              i386         2.7.4-8.el5            sl-base             83 k
> fuse-libs         i386         2.7.4-8.el5            sl-base             72 k
>
> Transaction Summary
> ================================================================================
> Install       3 Package(s)
> Upgrade       0 Package(s)
>
> Total download size: 301 k
> Is this ok [y/N]: y
> Downloading Packages:
> (1/3): fuse-libs-2.7.4-8.el5.i386.rpm                    |  72 kB     00:01
> (2/3): fuse-2.7.4-8.el5.i386.rpm                         |  83 kB     00:01
> (3/3): ntfs-3g-1.1104-3.sl5.i386.rpm                     | 147 kB     00:01
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Total                                            57 kB/s | 301 kB     00:05
> Running rpm_check_debug
> Running Transaction Test
> Finished Transaction Test
> Transaction Test Succeeded
> Running Transaction
>  Installing     : fuse-libs                                                1/3
>  Installing     : fuse                                                     2/3
>  Installing     : ntfs-3g                                                  3/3
> yum-updatesd not on the bus
>
> Installed:
>  ntfs-3g.i386 2:1.1104-3.sl5
>
> Dependency Installed:
>  fuse.i386 0:2.7.4-8.el5              fuse-libs.i386 0:2.7.4-8.el5
>
> Complete!
>
> [root@argosyiayia geo-sl]# yum update
> <snip>
>
> --> Running transaction check
> ---> Package libicu.i386 0:3.6-5.16.1 set to be updated
> ---> Package libpurple.i386 0:2.6.6-5.el5_7.4 set to be updated
> ---> Package ntfsprogs.i386 2:2011.4.12-5.el5 set to be updated
> --> Processing Dependency: libntfs-3g.so.81 for package: ntfsprogs
> ---> Package pidgin.i386 0:2.6.6-5.el5_7.4 set to be updated
> ---> Package testdisk.i386 0:6.12-1.el5 set to be updated
> --> Processing Dependency: libntfs-3g.so.81 for package: testdisk
> --> Finished Dependency Resolution
> 2:ntfsprogs-2011.4.12-5.el5.i386 from epel has depsolving problems
>  --> Missing Dependency: libntfs-3g.so.81 is needed by package
> 2:ntfsprogs-2011.4.12-5.el5.i386 (epel)
> testdisk-6.12-1.el5.i386 from epel has depsolving problems
>  --> Missing Dependency: libntfs-3g.so.81 is needed by package
> testdisk-6.12-1.el5.i386 (epel)
> Beginning Kernel Module Plugin
> Finished Kernel Module Plugin
> Error: Missing Dependency: libntfs-3g.so.81 is needed by package
> testdisk-6.12-1.el5.i386 (epel)
> Error: Missing Dependency: libntfs-3g.so.81 is needed by package
> 2:ntfsprogs-2011.4.12-5.el5.i386 (epel)
> You could try using --skip-broken to work around the problem
> You could try running: package-cleanup --problems
>                        package-cleanup --dupes
>                        rpm -Va --nofiles --nodigest
> [root@argosyiayia geo-sl]#
>
> +++
>
> so now i have come back to original problem. :-(
>
> -- 
>
> peace out.
>
> tc.hago,
>
> g
> .
>
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>
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