Adding module into existing kernel

[Alexander Dalloz]

Am Mo, den 21.06.2004 schrieb Alberto Ferrero um 23:37:

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> I'm using Fedora Core 2 and I end up getting a small problem when I
> try to add ntfs module to let fc2 read ntfs partitions. When I compile
> the kernel, compile the module, and load the custom kernel I am able
> to mount the partition. However, if I load the stock kernel I am
> unable to mount the partition because it says that the ntfs.ko module
> cannot be found. If I do modprobe or insmod to load the ntfs.ko file
> from the custom kernel I get a "Invalid module format" error.
> Shouldn't I be able to load the module? Am I missing something? I
> would appreciate any help.
> 
> Thanks,
> euix

The module fits only 1 specific kernel. If you build your own custom
kernel, then it only fits that kernel and not i.e. the Fedora shipped
kernel. Run a "locate ntfs.ko" and you will see that the module is only
in 1 kernel modules directory, the one for your custom kernel.

You may use the NTFS modules from

http://linux-ntfs.sourceforge.net/rpm/downloads.html

and you won't need to compile your own kernel to get NTFS support.

Alexander


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