i cant send any thing to my extr. hard with copy and cut comm. also fstab..failed

linux trainer · 12-11-2009, 01:05 PM

hi my friends
i work on pc with linux redhat v 4. OS ,my problem is :
i have a folder containing about 100 picture each one have the size 22.5 kb ,i copied this folder to my extenal hard and when i open this folder in onther pc work with XP windows OS i found all my pictures which i copied from my linux pc is copied just as shortcut pictures with 1 kb.
and also i tried to use the cat and past command but without any change.

Notes: when i watch the boot progrece of my system i notece that the
update fstab......failed.

pleas anyone can help me to solve this problem?
thank you for your

dracofhc · 12-11-2009, 03:50 PM

I'm having a little trouble understanding your problem.

What I got so far is that you copied these pictures onto this external hard drive already. When you open them and look at them on the Windows XP machine you see the actual 22.5MB files. On your linux box you open them and only can see the 1KB shortcuts. Is this correct?

Also please post output of

Code:

mount

run from a terminal. thanks.

linux trainer · 12-11-2009, 05:10 PM

no sir

1- i have these pics or data in my linux v.4 desktop.. ok.

2- i copied these pics to my external hard and checked thier sizes (i still connect to linux(found them ok 22.5 kb

3- when i opened my external hard on windows XP i find a shortcuts of these pics with 1 kb
not 22.5 kb

thanx alot

DragonSlayer48DX · 12-11-2009, 05:31 PM

Looks like a conflict with the file format... You may have used an open source format that Windows doesn't recognize. What exactly is the extension of your picture files on the cd?

linux trainer · 12-11-2009, 05:54 PM

DEAR SIR

Its not the first time i copied a pics or data from linux and open it in windows XP ,i do it befor without any problems.

but it is the first time i faced like this problem.

Note:
1- i used to use the copy command befor with tomany pics.

2- i swa that update fstab ...failed during the system boot.

thanx alot

DragonSlayer48DX · 12-11-2009, 06:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by linux trainer

DEAR SIR

Its not the first time i copied a pics or data from linux and open it in windows XP ,i do it befor without any problems.

but it is the first time i faced like this problem.

That's fine- just trying to help. That was the first thing I thought of.

Quote:

Originally Posted by linux trainer

i swa that update fstab ...failed during the system boot.

Well, IIRC, Red Hat v4 is outdated, so updates will fail. You need to upgrade your system to a newer version. FWIW, in a lot of cases, file formats get changed when new versions are released.

Hope this helps.

lazlow · 12-11-2009, 06:21 PM

Are you running RH4 or RHEL4(Red Hat Enterprise Linux)? They are two completely different products(essentially unrelated). RH4 is a very old product (pre 2000?). RHEL4 is a currently supported product (RHEL4.8 is the current of the 4 series).

linux trainer · 12-13-2009, 04:18 AM

Hi lazlow

i running RHEL4

i hobe u have some ideas

ghostdog74 · 12-13-2009, 04:26 AM

how exactly did you copy? show the actual commands you use.

Tinkster · 12-13-2009, 12:05 PM

Please post your thread in only one forum. Posting a single thread in the most relevant forum will make it easier for members to help you and will keep the discussion in one place. This thread is being closed because it is a duplicate.

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...indows-774582/