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
> 
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