[Xastir] Getting maps from download.geofabrik.de to work

[Thomas Maszerowski]

Forgive me if this question has been asked.

I’ve downloaded .osm maps from download.geofabrik.de <http://download.geofabrik.de/> but Xastir doesn’t seem to recognize them. Do they need to be converted or the extension changed from .osm to something else? 

Thanks for any help you can provide.

Tom.
KC2TCK

tommasz at frontiernet.net