Solve : Open windows files within *censored* Small Linux??

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Answer» censored is 'the d-word'. I am running DSL within WINDOWS XP and I want to access files on the Windows XP partition (or if that is impossible, then from an external USB device with an SD card). I have DSL on the HDD. I just started using DSL tonight and am very inexperienced with Linux. Thanks.DSL is ,very small. When you say 'inside windiness' it makes me think you are using VM ware.Is that so? You must 'mount' a partition to see its contents. But you are inside of Windows using a VM? Sorry, I don't remember how you get around using the VM. Anyeay, with DSL, the only files you could read and edit would be TXT files. Binary files, or EXE files, don't work in Linux if they were made for windows. Linux must have its own EXE and DLL and that stuff written just for the specific OS. But you can boot DSL off of a USB stick and from three look at the partitions on the hard drive. There is little advantage of running DSL from your hard drive. IMHO, using puppy linux is a step up from DLS. The DSL people are commuted to making is a small as can be, and that puts a limit on how many extras you can have. But if DSL is what you like, go ahead and enjoy it. It is cool to see how MUCH you can do sill so little. Actually, this teaches on of the principles of Classic Cybernetics, namely, "A complex system can be scaled down and STILL be useful." Quote from: ShadowVegan on February 28, 2012, 09:01:42 PM censored is 'the d-word'. Is it 1812 where you live? What did you mean by "within Windows XP"? If you are using virtualization SOFTWARE such as VMWare you can have "shared folders" which are folders or drives on the host which are visible to the guest OS. As you have not said what virtualization software you are using it would be hard to be more helpful at this stage. Applications running in Linux can work with much more than TXT files. Just about EVERY image, sound, video, document, and many script formats (perl, python, java etc) can be handled. With WINE many Windows programs can be run. You can't just see the windows partition under Linux? Should be auto-mounted ... Also, what's with the censor thing? Quote from: Raptor on February 29, 2012, 11:39:54 AM You can't just see the windows partition under Linux? Should be auto-mounted ... Quote I am running DSL within Windows XP I suspect he is running DSL in a VM using Qemu. Oh right DSL as in censored Small Linux. I thought DSL as in Digital Subscriber Line.1812? What? The 'd-word' is auto censored. And yes I am using Qemu. I agree that using a bigger OS is better but I am on a ski trip and left my computer home, I am using my dad's work computer with limited privileges so I can't install anything, and I want to watch .mov files taken with my helmet cam. I downloaded zip VLC but it is really laggy so I want to watch them in DSL.Can you boot from a live Linux distro? Can you run an FTP server in DSL? If so, you could use FTP at the command line on the host computer to send the files to the DSL filesystem.For the benefit of all, here are some useful links about - Dämn Small Linux. Short history: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damn_Small_Linux Nice Review: http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=damnsmall With a small OS in your pocket, you can use a borrowed computer and have all your own stuff on the USB thumb drive. It does not require any hard drive space. And yes, it does read windows volumes. And DSL has many brothers and sisters: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Linux_distributions And if you can not say censored, just say Dämn ä <--I don't have any experience using Qemu. I do know VirtualBox allows you to specify partitions, prior to booting, that you want access to while in the OS. You can also include thumb drives and other peripherals to connect as well.

Solve : Open windows files within censored Small Linux??

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*censored* is 'the d-word'.

I am running DSL within WINDOWS XP and I want to access files on the Windows XP partition (or if that is impossible, then from an external USB device with an SD card). I have DSL on the HDD.

I just started using DSL tonight and am very inexperienced with Linux.

Thanks.DSL is ,very small.

When you say 'inside windiness' it makes me think you are using VM ware.Is that so?

You must 'mount' a partition to see its contents.
But you are inside of Windows using a VM?
Sorry, I don't remember how you get around using the VM.

Anyeay, with DSL, the only files you could read and edit would be TXT files. Binary files, or EXE files, don't work in Linux if they were made for windows. Linux must have its own EXE and DLL and that stuff written just for the specific OS.

But you can boot DSL off of a USB stick and from three look at the partitions on the hard drive. There is little advantage of running DSL from your hard drive.

IMHO, using puppy linux is a step up from DLS. The DSL people are commuted to making is a small as can be, and that puts a limit on how many extras you can have.
But if DSL is what you like, go ahead and enjoy it. It is cool to see how MUCH you can do sill so little. Actually, this teaches on of the principles of Classic Cybernetics, namely, "A complex system can be scaled down and STILL be useful."
Quote from: ShadowVegan on February 28, 2012, 09:01:42 PM

*censored* is 'the d-word'.

Is it 1812 where you live?

What did you mean by "within Windows XP"? If you are using virtualization SOFTWARE such as VMWare you can have "shared folders" which are folders or drives on the host which are visible to the guest OS. As you have not said what virtualization software you are using it would be hard to be more helpful at this stage.

Applications running in Linux can work with much more than TXT files. Just about EVERY image, sound, video, document, and many script formats (perl, python, java etc) can be handled. With WINE many Windows programs can be run.

You can't just see the windows partition under Linux? Should be auto-mounted ...

Also, what's with the censor thing? Quote from: Raptor on February 29, 2012, 11:39:54 AM

You can't just see the windows partition under Linux? Should be auto-mounted ...

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I am running DSL within Windows XP

I suspect he is running DSL in a VM using Qemu.
Oh right DSL as in *censored* Small Linux. I thought DSL as in Digital Subscriber Line.1812? What? The 'd-word' is auto censored. And yes I am using Qemu. I agree that using a bigger OS is better but I am on a ski trip and left my computer home, I am using my dad's work computer with limited privileges so I can't install anything, and I want to watch .mov files taken with my helmet cam. I downloaded zip VLC but it is really laggy so I want to watch them in DSL.Can you boot from a live Linux distro?

Can you run an FTP server in DSL? If so, you could use FTP at the command line on the host computer to send the files to the DSL filesystem.For the benefit of all, here are some useful links about -
Dämn Small Linux.

Short history:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damn_Small_Linux
Nice Review:
http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=damnsmall

With a small OS in your pocket, you can use a borrowed computer and have all your own stuff on the USB thumb drive. It does not require any hard drive space. And yes, it does read windows volumes.
And DSL has many brothers and sisters:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Linux_distributions

And if you can not say *censored*, just say Dämn

ä <--I don't have any experience using Qemu. I do know VirtualBox allows you to specify partitions, prior to booting, that you want access to while in the OS. You can also include thumb drives and other peripherals to connect as well.

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