Peter, > > > My primary question is how can I mount an NTFS partition on a SL 4 > system. > > Now I think I need to recomplie the kernel with the NTFS module. > This leads me to the problem that there is no kernel src rpm as > mentioned in the release notes > ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/40/i386/SL.documentation/ > RELEASE-NOTES-x86-en > > "In order to eliminate the redundancy inherent in providing a separate > package for the kernel source code when that source code already > exists in the kernel's .src.rpm file, Scientific Linux 4.x no > longer includes the kernel-source package. Users that require > access > to the kernel sources can find them in the kernel .src.rpm file. > To > create an exploded source tree from this file, perform the > following > steps (note that <version> refers to the version specification > for > your currently-running kernel): > > 1. Obtain the kernel-<version>.src.rpm file from one of the > following sources: > > o The SRPMS directory on the appropriate "SRPMS" CD iso > image > > o The FTP site where you got the kernel package" > > I can not see the kernel src.rpm on the SL4 ftp site, am I looking in > the wrong place? ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/40/SRPMS/vendor/errata/ > > Any short cuts > > Thanks Pete > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Peter Gronbech Unix Systems Manager and Tel No. : 01865 273389 > SouthGrid Technical Co-ordinator Fax No. : 01865 273418 > Department of Particle Physics > University of Oxford, > Keble Road, Oxford OX1 3RH, UK E-mail : [log in to unmask] > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -Connie Sieh