Re: [SLUG] NTFS and Fedora

[Mike MacCana <mikem@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 28 May 2004, Simon Bryan wrote:

> Hi all,
> I need to install an NTFS disk in an FC1 system. I have downloaded the
> NTFS rpm and tried to install it and got the following message:
>
> This RPM requires kernel-2.4.22-1.2188.nptl.
> You already have it installed, but it is not running.
> Please reboot and select that kernel, then retry the install.
>
> My kernel appears to be 2.4.22-1.2115 and when I boot it does not offer me
> an alternative kernel to boot from.
>
> I have installed the apt-get on this system.
>
> Could the rpm be mistaken, or is it likely I do have that kernel, if so
> where would it be and how do I activate it. I have never built a kernel
> and have no concept of the process...yet.

Building a kernel is generally unnecessary. If you need a new driver, just
grab the package containing that driver for your kernel.

rpm -q kernel

Will list installed kernels on your machine.

Tell us the output and we'll take it from there.

Mike