Control: affects -1 src:util-linux Control: retitle -1 trixie-backports: CONFIG_NTFS3_FS disabled, breaks ntfs mount
On Sun, Aug 23, 2026 at 12:04:15PM +0200, Abdon wrote: > Version: 7.1.8-1~bpo13+1 > > Comparing /boot/config-* across recent backports (trixie) kernels: > > linux-image-7.1.3+deb13-amd64: CONFIG_NTFS3_FS=m (modern driver > present) > linux-image-7.1.7+deb13-amd64: CONFIG_NTFS3_FS not set, CONFIG_NTFS_FS=m > instead > linux-image-7.1.8+deb13-amd64: same as 7.1.7 > > This looks like a regression: the modern ntfs3 driver (read/write, actively > maintained, enabled after the fix for #998627/#1000697) was replaced by the > legacy ntfs.ko driver (largely unmaintained, limited write support) between > 7.1.3 and 7.1.7/7.1.8. > > Effect: `mount -t ntfs3 ...` fails with "unknown filesystem type 'ntfs3'" > and `modprobe ntfs3` fails with "Module ntfs3 not found", since the .ko > is simply not built for these kernel versions. > > uname -r: 7.1.8+deb13-amd64 util-linux will change its config for *forky* (#1145441), but for backports some solution will need to be found. Best, Chris
