Tiny Core Linux

General TC => Tiny Core on Virtual Machines => Topic started by: Joe65 on November 04, 2011, 07:26:19 PM

Title: No desktop after install
Post by: Joe65 on November 04, 2011, 07:26:19 PM
Using VirtualBox 4.1.6, Multicore 4.0.2. Live CD works great. Install seems to complete okay. Just no desktop after restart? Just get command line. Typing StartX command not found? Any suggestions?
Title: Re: No desktop after install
Post by: gerald_clark on November 04, 2011, 08:04:15 PM
startx not startX.
Title: Re: No desktop after install
Post by: Joe65 on November 04, 2011, 08:21:26 PM
startx was the command, startX was typo. Sorry. Any reason why the desktop won't start?
Title: Re: No desktop after install
Post by: gerald_clark on November 04, 2011, 08:45:39 PM
What does the 'version' command return?
Title: Re: No desktop after install
Post by: Joe65 on November 04, 2011, 09:20:32 PM
version returns  microcore_4.0.2
Title: Re: No desktop after install
Post by: Lee on November 04, 2011, 09:31:37 PM
With microcore, you have to explicitly load the X related stuff.

Try adding

Xlibs.tcz
Xprogs.tcz
Xvesa.tcz
wbar.tcz and
flwm.tcz

to onboot.lst.  This should give you exactly what you would have with tinycore instead of microcore, so if you're not substituting something (Xorg instead of Xvesa or some other wm instead of flwm, for instance) you might just as well use tinycore.
Title: Re: No desktop after install
Post by: Joe65 on November 04, 2011, 09:39:01 PM
That was the problem. I was loading Micro Core instead of Tiny Core. I miss read micro as multi!  Installed Tiny Core and now desktop is working. Thanks for your help! :)