how to transfer pics

Sheldonj · 03-14-2004, 12:26 AM

im trying to transfer a picture/image from windows xp to linux red hat 8.0

i've tried saving the pictures as .jpeg and .art and opening them on linux but they won't open and the icon has a rocket type thing on it

bosewicht · 03-14-2004, 01:55 AM

what are you trying to open them with? what happens? any errors?

Sheldonj · 03-14-2004, 12:00 PM

i've tried using all of the graphic views that come with red hat 8.0 to open the pictures and it says incorect format cant view i've tried changing the extention to .xms .jpeg they start out as .art and have a rocket on the icon

mikshaw · 03-14-2004, 12:13 PM

Xnview will open art files.

Changing extensions doesn't do a thing...it's still in the art format regardless of the filename.

Sheldonj · 03-14-2004, 05:55 PM

where can i download Xnview

Peacedog · 03-14-2004, 06:03 PM

http://www.xnview.com/

Sheldonj · 03-14-2004, 06:09 PM

when i go to http://www.xnview.com/ it comes up in a different language

Peacedog · 03-14-2004, 06:15 PM

look at the little images on the lower left of the main image. those are flags, they are links to the same page in different languages. just a friendly tip, take a few minutes and look at any page you've been linked to before you post.

Sheldonj · 03-15-2004, 01:00 PM

how do i transfer and install Xnview
i tried to burn it to a cd and it wont work

Sheldonj · 03-15-2004, 01:01 PM

how do i transfer files from xp to linux

Tinkster · 03-15-2004, 01:05 PM

?

mv <path/to/file/in/nt> </new/spot/in/linux>

Will only work with FAT (by default)

Cheers,
Tink

J.W. · 03-15-2004, 01:06 PM

To transfer files between systems, there are all sorts of options: copy to a floppy, or copy to a pen drive, or copy to CD, or Email the file to yourself under XP and then reboot under Linux to retrieve it. Personally I just got one of those pen drives and they are super handy. -- J.W.

Sheldonj · 03-15-2004, 01:51 PM

when i save things to floppys like pictures they wont open on linux or if i burn them to a cd i tried to burn Xnview
to a cd i burned the .exe and the folder with all of the info in it the .exe wont show up on linux when i loaded up the cd but it showed up on xp

Komakino · 03-15-2004, 02:00 PM

An exe is no good to you on linux. Linux does not run windows programs (well, there's a program called WINE that will, but that's not really the point). Anyway, you probably don't have the floppy disk mounted. Type:

Code:

mount /mnt/floppy

and the change into the directory /mnt/floppy and your files will be there.

Sheldonj · 03-15-2004, 02:07 PM

i know you have to mount the floppy but thanks
but i don't know where do you type code: mount /mnt /floppy stuff at
the way i do it is i right click and the menu comes up and i go down to disk and choose floppy and it is mounted but i don't know how to do it the other way
also when i open pictures in a floppy they have rocket icons and they wont open in any of the graphic viewers like the gimp or the paint or magic something