Re: how to install ntfs-3g from etch-backports
To install an new kernel you need package linux-image-2.6.21*. I cannot find
this for Etch at backports.org or anywhere else. (You have probably seen
linux-headers-2.6.21*).
Backports has linux-image-2.6.21-1-k7, I just installed it without a hitch.
You have to compile fuse too - see my previous post. I think that you will need
to load it as a module in your new kernel.
Yes, ntfs-3g wants the upgraded fuse components (module, libs, toools)
before it even compiles. Mmh, I wanted this install to stay as "debian
stable" as possible (with the occasional backport).
If you have spare HDD space you could install a second Debian Etch system. Then
either build and experiment with your new kernel there or upgrade it to Sid
(Unstable) where everything you want is available from Apt.
Yes, I've got sidux installed on another partition; that'll have to do.
I think reliable NTFS read/write is a major recent advance that matters
to many of us who dual-boot. Too bad it appeared just slightly too late
for debian stable...
--bald
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