They both have the ipk 'trying what i could'
Hmm, I don't understand what you mean here.
The card format doesn't matter for hosting the files (though it does if you want to install stuff to them - use the ext2 card)
Open the terminal.
Type 'mount', make sure that /dev/hda1 appears (CF card) or /dev/mmcda1 (SD card).
If they are not mounted try 'mount /mnt/cf' or 'mount /mnt/card'
Then do 'cd /mnt/cf' (for CF card) or 'cd /mnt/card' (for SD), then 'ls'.
Assuming you copied it across okay it should appear there.
Si