Mounting a portable USB 80GB hard drive on my Fedora Core 3 box was relatively easy. By default, Fedora leaves out the NTFS support due to legal issues. I used YUM to install NTFS support. No issues whatsoever with the installation. Unfortunately, NTFS support is READ-ONLY. I tried mounting the drive automatically via fstab, but I ran into permissions issues. It works manually for now.

The commands:
mount/dev/sda1 /media/Portable_HD -t ntfs, -r -o umask=0222
/dev/sda1 /media/Portable_HD ntfs umask=0222,ro 0 0 (fstab)

I’ve never done it before. I just successfully removed an old kernel from my Fedora 3 system. Fedora has a feature that automatically updates your system. Old kernels are never removed for good reason. After a while, kernels accumulate and are left to rot on your system. At boot up, your system will start to resemble like a Starbucks menu board. All you need is one kernel, presumably the latest one. Here’s the list of commands I used to remove a kernel.

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Look at the Picture #1. Are Squares A and B the same color? It doesn’t look like it, but apparently they are exactly the same. Your eyes are telling you they’re not, but in reality, they are the same color. You want proof? Take a look at Picture #2, it shows two vertical strips of gray which turns out to be same color and shade as Squares A and B. Funky! Here’s the explanation. I’ve read it twice and I’m still scratching my head. It makes sense now. At first, I thought the checkerboard would be all of the same color, but after further investigation, it reveals 3 shades of gray.