Tiny Core Linux

Tiny Core Base => TCB Q&A Forum => Topic started by: zettez on December 25, 2012, 07:01:52 AM

Title: How do I get the Xserver to start?
Post by: zettez on December 25, 2012, 07:01:52 AM

Greetings.

I run the live cd to try it TC out. I have read http://distro.ibiblio.org/tinycorelinux/faq.html#xsetup (http://distro.ibiblio.org/tinycorelinux/faq.html#xsetup) but I cannot get it to work.

When I press F2 to get the bootcodes it says I should use plus or core. In does not say anything about "tinycore". So if I press ESC to bring up the boot command, type in core xsetup, it boots and I come to the terminal ("tinycore" is not an image or something; an error comes up when I use that instead of core).

"If you get a blinking cursor after the "Xauthority" lines, try hitting ctrl-C to get back to text prompt, then type xsetup.sh and try another screen resolution option.

From text prompt, type: startx"

I do not get any text prompt. What did I do wrong?

Title: Re: How do I get the Xserver to start?
Post by: tinypoodle on December 25, 2012, 07:15:21 AM

Which image exactly did you burn?

Title: Re: How do I get the Xserver to start?
Post by: zettez on December 25, 2012, 08:05:44 AM

Download address:
http://distro.ibiblio.org/tinycorelinux/downloads.html (http://distro.ibiblio.org/tinycorelinux/downloads.html)

Name:
TinyCore
(12 MB)

Link to download:
http://distro.ibiblio.org/tinycorelinux/4.x/x86/release/TinyCore-current.iso (http://distro.ibiblio.org/tinycorelinux/4.x/x86/release/TinyCore-current.iso)

Title: Re: How do I get the Xserver to start?
Post by: zettez on December 28, 2012, 08:32:37 AM

Problem was my cd-reader was using a SATA2 port; changing it to old SATA made it load everything properly.