Hi OJ, On Fri, 4 May 2007, Johannes Kastl wrote:
> I just got the following error, and I find it it not well described. > > > WARNING: Deficient FUSE kernel module detected. Some driver features are > > not available (swap file on NTFS, boot from NTFS by LILO), and > > unmount is not safe unless it's made sure the ntfs-3g process > > naturally terminates after calling 'umount'. The safe FUSE kernel > > driver is included in the official Linux kernels since version > > 2.6.20-rc1, or in the FUSE 2.6.0 or later software packages, > > except the faulty FUSE version 2.6.2. Please see the next page > > for more help: http://www.ntfs-3g.org/support.html#fuse26 > > What is right? Cos http://www.ntfs-3g.org/support.html#fuse26 is saying: Both but the below is the prefered one since it's less confusing for most people. You have an obsolete ntfs-3g driver. > ===================================================================== > Why do I get "WARNING: Deficient FUSE kernel module detected"? > > The FUSE technology used by ntfs-3g consists of two major parts: a > library and a Linux kernel driver. The message means that you either > have the faulty FUSE 2.6.2 release, or the library (FUSE package) is > safe but the kernel driver is not. When you install or upgrade the > FUSE package then it installs only the library, not the kernel driver. > In other words, ntfs-3g and FUSE is safe but not your kernel. > ===================================================================== > > So obviously not both the kernel and the fuse package bring along the > kernel module. Both have the FUSE kernel module but the FUSE package doesn't compile and install the FUSE kernel driver automatically, only if it's explicitely told. Morevover even if one could understand and successfully install the FUSE kernel driver from the FUSE package after great pains, the next distro kernel update broke the installation. > But the versions of the kernel module AND the fuse > package must "match" meaning that they should work together. No, they are "independent". Almost any fuse kernel driver version can work with any fuse package version. ntfs-3g warns if the former is unsafe. Szaka ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ ntfs-3g-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ntfs-3g-devel
