OT - Copying jpg/gif files from XP to Linux partition

[©®]

How would I go about copying jpg/gif files from my Windows XP folder to
a folder on a Linux (fedora core) partition.
I do know they are separate OSes, but was wondering if anyone would know
how I can copy documents/files between the two.
Thanks!

 

[Tim Slattery]

How would I go about copying jpg/gif files from my Windows XP folder to
a folder on a Linux (fedora core) partition.
I do know they are separate OSes, but was wondering if anyone would know
how I can copy documents/files between the two.

I doubt there's any way to get XP to see a UFS partition. Doesn't
Linux have some kind of support for NTFS partitions? Failing that,
you could make a FAT32 partition that both systems should be able to
use.

 

[GeneL]

If these are different computers, you couls scp or use samba. Or wouldn't you have to mount an XP file system.

(not really a lynux guy, but might give you some ideas.)

--Gene

 

[Dublevay]

I doubt there's any way to get XP to see a UFS partition. Doesn't
Linux have some kind of support for NTFS partitions? Failing that,
you could make a FAT32 partition that both systems should be able to
use.

The newer incarnations of Linux can indeed read NTFS partitions. Possibly
the most useful one I have found so far is the "Bootable Linux on a CD",
Knoppix. It's great, and can be a boon for recovering data from a trashed
Windows system.

JW

 

[AMSoftware]

Easiest way is to install a separate hard disk, that way both windows and linux
can view and change the files directly without having to copy them backwards
and forwards between partitions.

Hope this helps

 

[Dublevay]

Easiest way is to install a separate hard disk, that way both windows and linux
can view and change the files directly without having to copy them backwards
and forwards between partitions.

Hope this helps

Why not just have a seperate common partition? You would have to settle upon
a format for the shared hard drive, so why not just use that format for the
shared partition?

JW

 

[Malke]

The newer incarnations of Linux can indeed read NTFS partitions.
Possibly the most useful one I have found so far is the "Bootable
Linux on a CD", Knoppix. It's great, and can be a boon for recovering
data from a trashed Windows system.

JW

I have no problem copying files to and from my Linux box (SUSE 9.0 Pro)
and my WinXP Pro box (also from/to all the Win9x boxen). What you don't
want to do is be writing (changing) to a file from Linux to a drive
formatted with ntfs. You need to set up samba on the linux box
properly. Man samba. This assumes you have your network set up
correctly, resources shared, etc. on XP.

Malke

 

[hermes]

While listening to the voices in their head blather on endlessly about
inspecific gibberish, ©® <[email protected]> typed:

:: How would I go about copying jpg/gif files from my Windows XP folder
:: to a folder on a Linux (fedora core) partition.
:: I do know they are separate OSes, but was wondering if anyone would
:: know how I can copy documents/files between the two.
:: Thanks!

I don't know much about this, but I have heard of a product for linux
systems called samba which allows windows and linux machines to copy files
across a network. HTH.

 

[Sport]

I use Samba and it works great once you have it configured. It is esentally
a file/print server for linux.

 

[Malke]

While listening to the voices in their head blather on endlessly about
inspecific gibberish, ©® <[email protected]> typed:

:: How would I go about copying jpg/gif files from my Windows XP
:: folder to a folder on a Linux (fedora core) partition.
:: I do know they are separate OSes, but was wondering if anyone would
:: know how I can copy documents/files between the two.
:: Thanks!

I don't know much about this, but I have heard of a product for linux
systems called samba which allows windows and linux machines to copy
files
across a network. HTH.

Man samba.

Malke