move file from win to linux [solved]

[jofg]

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KI have a dual booted XP and Mandriva hard drive on my notebook.

 

I downloaded a few tar gz files using Windows, and restarted system to log into Mandriva.

 

In Devices, the XP Media hard drive is displayed, I can play mp3 in Mandriva, from the XP partition.

 

Now, I was able to move one tar gz file from XP to Mandriva partition ( 200MB) before, now I cannot move any more files.

 

 

It states 'Not enough hard disk space'.

 

However, there is plenty of space, and I renamed the file to be a shorter file name.

 

I used the df command, and there is only 13% used disk space.

 

The file I need to move is about 100MB, and I still have about 15GB free.

 

Is there a coomand I need to use or why isn't it letting me move anymore files?

 

I was able to move files before by clicking and dragging.

 

KThanks

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[tyme]

what directory are you trying to copy the file to?

[jofg]

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X

 

Sorry folks.

 

But for an OS that is suppose to be stable, it is unstable.

 

System just crashed.

 

Now I can't even log onto Mandriva.

 

I just get the # $ prompts, no KDE graphics.

 

Looks like I need to go back to XP.

 

XThanks any way.

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[tyme]

startx will bring the GUI back up.

 

if you get errors, post them here, and we'll help you get it working.

[ianw1974]

If Linux crashed it could show you have a hardware problem. Windows is more lenient when it comes through to hardware not acting correctly.

 

Check your BIOS for Plug and Play OS and make sure it's disabled, and not set to be controlled by the OS. This will make sure hardware is detected and working correctly. Another option is to choose the "Load Optimised" option in your BIOS, since I've found hardware problems when the BIOS was configured incorrectly - even though Windows worked perfectly fine.

[jofg]

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K

 

startx doesn't work.

 

Now it reallly crashed, sometimes the screen is fuzzy and sometimes I DON'T GET TO THE PROMPT.

 

here is the error messages.

 

on startup it checks the status ( I don't know what that procedure is called )

Everythkng checks [ OK ]

 

except:

 

Checking if partions have free disk space [ FAILED ]

Warning Free Disk Space is 0 which is inferior to 20000 MB // fior whatever the hard disk thinks it full.

 

// last time I checked, only 13% was used, and the hard drive is about 1 year old, it should still be good.

 

 

Now when it does make it to the # $ prompts, this is the main message, it's all on one screen......>>>>

 

 

[dri] radeon.o kernel module version is 1.16.0 but version 1.17.0 or newer is needed

[dri] disabling DRI

 

THE XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports:

ERROR: bad length in CompatMap

Output file "/var/tmp/server_0.xdm" removed

 

Errors from xkbcomp are not fatal to the X server.

 

 

Fatal Server error:

could not open default font "fixed"

 

Please consult the X.org Foundation Support

 

Check log file "/var/log/xorg.0.log"

 

 

XIO FATAL ERROR 104 (connection reset by peer) on X server ":0.0"

after 0 requests ( O known processed ) with 0 events remining.

 

 

>>>>>>>>>>>>.

 

 

I am not online with Mandriva partition, only XP partition, and if it is a hard drive problem, why I am still able to log onto XP with no problem?

 

KThanks again

 

 

I really want to get this think working, hope the hard drive isn't Kcrashed.

 

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[ianw1974]

Can you post the results from the df command, so we can check it's all OK?

[jofg]

k I think this is one of the smaller drive partitons that is full and needs to be cleaned.......

 

at the df command

 

 

 

Filesystem Size Used Avail Use % mounted on

dev/hda5 780M 743M 0 100% /

dev/hda1 35G 14G 22G 39% /mnt_c

dev/hda7 19G 2.3G 17G 13% /usr

 

KThanks again

Edited May 9, 2006 by jofg

[ianw1974]

Your / partition is completely full. /dev/hda5 reports 100% utilised, so if you're attempting to copy something here, this could be why it's failing. The only area of disk you have allocated everything to is /usr so you could copy the files here without any problems.

 

However, I suggest you clear out your / partition because your system will fail because it can't write log file, temp files, and other such stuff.

 

Your best partitioning scheme would be to allocate 6GB to /, around 512MB for swap and the rest of the space to /home. And then copy the data across again. I would recommend reinstalling and using custom partitioning to delete the / and /usr partitions, and create new ones based on the info I just provided.

 

You can of course get more complicated and create more partitions, but this is the most basic setup that is usually the best for desktops.

[tyme]

i suggested to him on IRC that he reinstall and just make one big root (/) partition and no others. he has over 1GB of RAM, so he doesn't really need swap.

[ianw1974]

Ah OK, fair enough :P

[Murda]

Filesystem Size Used Avail Use % mounted on

dev/hda5 780M 743M 0 100% /

dev/hda1 35G 14G 22G 39% /mnt_c

dev/hda7 19G 2.3G 17G 13% /usr

 

I would suggest that you repartition your HDD like this:

 

You have 20Gb of space for your Linux now, so

 

/ - 19Gb (it will contain /home, where you should copy your files from your windoze partition, /usr and all the other partitions that are needed)

 

/swap - 1Gb

 

That's the easiest way to do it.

As I look at your df output now, the "/" partition is just way too small.

 

Another way to do it:

/boot - 800mb (default)

/swap - 1Gb (should be enough, but in most cases, you won't need even 200mb swap)

/ - 2Gb

/home - 12Gb (for all your documents, tarballs and other personal files)

/usr - 4Gb (this is where all packages/software get installed)

 

Good luck.

 

EDIT: tyme already answered your question while I was writing this :P

Edited May 9, 2006 by Murda

[ianw1974]

Logs get written to /var/log ;)

 

/usr is where most of the apps go.

[Murda]

Logs get written to /var/log ;)

 

/usr is where most of the apps go.

 

Thanks for correcting me. I wrote that fast without reading what I wrote. :P

[ianw1974]

Don't worry, I do it too :D