I have successfully managed to dual-boot my HP OmniBook XE3 with Windows XP Home and RedHat Linux 7.3. The problem is file sharing between the two OS’s. Although I have been able to set up a FAT32 partition that both can use, FAT32 has no concept of permissions or ownership, and also has primitive time-stamping, which causes problems when I’m trying to use CVS. Ideally I would like to set up an NTFS partition for sharing, however, when trying to mount the partition in Linux, it tells me that it does not support NTFS. I’m using version 2.4.18 of the kernel which apparently does support NTFS in read-only mode. Any ideas?

RedHat seems to have left out the NTFS driver from their kernel due to ‘uncertain legal status’. However, the version of the RedHat and the kernel which you are using can support NTFS in read-only mode by either downloading a RPM (Red Hat Package Management System) or by compiling your own kernel. In your case, the simplest option would be to simply download and install the RPM. Be aware that the RPM may not work properly, in which case you will have to compile your own kernel. You can download the RPM, and find instructions for compiling your own kernel, at linux-ntfs.sourceforge.net/info/redhat.html.