Subject: NTFS LKM (was: CVS commit: src)
To: None <current-users@netbsd.org>
From: Matthias Scheler <tron@zhadum.de>
List: current-users
Date: 05/12/1999 15:59:25
On Wed, May 12, 1999 at 10:32:05PM +1000, matthew green wrote:
> 
>    Module Name:	src
>    Committed By:	tron
>    Date:		Wed May 12 12:05:56 UTC 1999
>    
>    Modified Files:
>    	src/sys/lkm/vfs: Makefile
>    Log Message:
>    Build "ntfs" LKM only on machines for which Windows NT is available.
>    
> 
> why?

Because that is the way we used to do it. The "adosfs" LKM is only
enabled on the Amiga port, too.

I personally would vote for building all LKMs on all ports, too.

> why can't i mount an ntfs on my sparc?

Because the NTFS doesn't support big endian systems yet?

> just cuz i'd have to connect the disk there specially?

Can sparcs read DOS partition tables?

	Regards

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Matthias Scheler                                http://home.owl.de/~tron/