how to install tinycore into a RAM 32mb PC?

[curaga]

No, a non-linux fs is not going to work. Since extracting in the first place isn't a supported mode, I think you should get to know TC and linux better before trying it.

[Sheleh]

1. I booted from tinycore.iso on a virtual machine.
2. I configured network
3. In the apps I downloaded cfdisk
4. I partitioned hda in cfdisc.
5. I Rebooted from tinycore.iso
6. I configured network
7. In the apps I downloaded syslinux
8. And I run the following commands:

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mkfs.ext2 /dev/hda1
sudo mkdir /mnt/hda1
sudo mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/hda1
mkdir /mnt/hda1/boot/extlinux
extlinux --install /mnt/hda1/boot/extlinux
cat /usr/share/syslinux/mbr.bin > /dev/hda #
cp /tmp/tcloop/syslinux/usr/local/share/syslinux/*.c32 /mnt/hda1/boot/extlinux
cp /mnt/hdc/boot/bzImage /mnt/hda1/boot
cd /mnt/hda1
sudo zcat /mnt/hdc/boot/tinycore.gz | sudo cpio -i -H newc -d
in /mnt/hda1/boot/extlinux i created extlinux.conf

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DEFAULT tinycore
LABEL tinycore
KERNEL /boot/bzImage
APPEND initrd=/boot/bzImage quiet root=/mnt/hda1After booting the system displays the following error:

kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0.0)

Please help make the correct configuration file )

[maro]

I'd say the APPEND initrd=/boot/bzImage quiet root=/mnt/hda1 line is wrong. For a "scatter installation" (which is what you appear to have created) you won't use an initrd (and even more so not one which is not even an initrd but the kernel file itself).

Therefore I'd suggest to change that line simply to: APPEND quiet root=/dev/hda1


EDIT: Silly me, I overlooked that 'mnt' was used in the device specifier. Thanks to curaga's reply #34 I've now corrected that oversight.

[Sheleh]

I corrected extlinux.conf, but it changed nothing. Still displays the same error. Maybe someone has installed Tinycore in scatter mode on a virtual machine, and could upload the image of a hard disk or publish the contents of extlinux.conf? I would be very glad))))

[curaga]

/mnt/hda1? How about /dev

[Sheleh]

Good idea! It's worked! Thanks to all !

But then came the next problem. When installing applications via the apps are installed and working, but only until you reboot. For example, I downloaded wine, rebooted, typed in the terminal
$ Wine, in response to "wine: not found"
While at the second attempt to install wine "tce-load -i /../wine.tcz" it displays "wine is already installed"

[curaga]

Consequences of an unsupported installation. You should've used the -c flag (copy2fs).

[Sheleh]

Where should I use this flag, and where can I read about this copy2fs?

[Rich]

Hi Sheleh
Here are a few links that should clear things up.
http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php?topic=10969.msg57565#msg57565
http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php?topic=4893.msg25721#msg25721
http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php?topic=9478.msg51750#msg51750

By the way, you could find the same information yourself using the search button at the top of the
page and entering  copy2fs

[Sheleh]

Rich, Thanks for the info.

Today I have a new problem. Tinycore does not run on real hardware (Toshiba Tecra 520CDT P166/32RAM).

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request_module: runaway loop modprobe binfmt-0000
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDUfng2MUYc

[maro]

I'm afraid that video does not provide many clues (at least not to me).

I assume you've got the boot code 'quiet' in your boot loader configuration (e.g. 'syslinux.cfg'). I'd therefore suggest to remove that boot code from there and try again.

[Sheleh]

I uploaded the video again after corrects
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Eetq38noig

[gerald_clark]

Depending on the version of TC you are booting, and the video RAM window used by the bios,
32M of RAM may not be enough.

[Sheleh]

But this version is normally loaded on a 32mb-RAM a virtual machine

[bmarkus]

Actual FAQ says:

"An absolute minimum of RAM is 46mb"

So what? OK, onece you can try out of curiosity on a 32, 16, 8 Mbyte RAM system. But why to spend so much time for out of specs use?