Tiny Core Linux
Tiny Core Extensions => TCE Corepure64 => Topic started by: PDP-8 on January 02, 2018, 02:13:35 PM
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Not a big deal, but mostly to point out my own error ...
Booted TCpure64 from a burned CD and did a frugal install to a hard drive.
The first thing I did with the CD was to get online, and download and install the tc-install-GUI.tcz extension. Proceeded to install to hd, no problem.
BUT, I forgot to add a VGA=xxx to be appended to the boot line.
After reboot, ended up at the commandline with "failed in waitforX".
The fix was simple: I just edited my /mnt/sda1/tce/boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf file, and appended vga=791 (which was ok for me, use your own values to suit your monitor) to the boot stanza. Upon reboot, bingo!
Not a big deal, just op error here by not supplying it during install...
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Hi
I think the VGA= bootcode is entirely dependent on the driver in use, right?
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Yup! Just showing how too little sleep, too much energy drink, and blindly clicking through things doesn't always end up with a workable system. :)
Fortunately, in TC, I've found the fixes for such blunders usually pretty easy with an edit or two....