[CLUE-Tech] NTFS mount locks up

[Tim Harris]

I started using Linux a couple of months ago.  I didn't want to stop using 
Win2k right away so I installed Linux (Redhat 7.2) on seperate physical drive 
and used the NT boot loader to dual boot. I wanted to be able to access my 
NTFS, so I soon noticed that Redhat's default kernel doesn't include NTFS 
support. I recompiled the kernel to include NTFS read only access. The first 
time I mounted the NTFS drive I was able to browse it using "ls" and "cd". 
When I tried to "ls" a folder that was set up as a share on my Win2k network 
the computer locked up as tight as a drum and I had to a cold boot. Anyone 
else have this experience? It probably has something to do with the share 
rights in Win2k? But I thought someone could shed some light on this. I heard 
that Redhat's kernels are highly patched and may have some incompatibilities 
with NTFS. (No wonder they don't include the NTFS module by default). I 
earlier had Mandrake 7.0 on my computer and could browse NTFS drives without 
any problems. If this newbie question is off topic, please point me to where 
I might find more info about this.

Tim Harris