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Offline ejames82

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dual boot-windows OK, TC error 15: file not found
« on: December 31, 2011, 12:18:02 PM »
hello,

could you please offer possible ideas which may solve my problem?

today i installed the latest tinycore (the disk is in the computer, so I can only guess it's 4.2) with a pre-existing xp in hopes to have a dual boot computer.  i can computer with the tinycore partition if i use the tinycore cd. 
i thought everything was going ok.  the grub screen came up which offers a choice between xp and tinycore.  first i chose xp, and it booted right up to xp and i surfed a little, rebooted, and this time chose tinycore.  unfortunately, the very first screen that came up provided me with the error message:

error 15:  file not found


the first thing that needs to be mentioned is, that i chose 'manual install'.  i am assuming that manual install still works. 
the tinycore partition is sda2, so all references to hda1 were changed to sda2.
the cd drive is sr1, so all references to hdc were changed to sr1.


here is my fstab:


# /etc/fstab
proc            /proc        proc    defaults          0       0
sysfs           /sys         sysfs   defaults          0       0
devpts          /dev/pts     devpts  defaults          0       0
tmpfs           /dev/shm     tmpfs   defaults          0       0
/dev/zram0  swap         swap    defaults,noauto   0       0   
/dev/sda1       /mnt/sda1       ntfs     noauto,users,exec,ro,umask=000 0 0 # Ad
/dev/sda2       /mnt/sda2       ext3     noauto,users,exec,relatime 0 0 # Added
/dev/sda3       none            swap     defaults             0 0 # Added by TC
/dev/sda4       /mnt/sda4       vfat     noauto,users,exec,umask=000 0 0 # Added
/dev/sr0        /mnt/sr0        auto     noauto,users,exec    0 0 # Added by TC
/dev/sr1        /mnt/sr1        auto     noauto,users,exec    0 0 # Added by TC


here is my menu.lst:

default 0
timeout -1
         
title    Tiny Core
root     (hd0,1) 
kernel   /boot/bzImage quiet tce=sda2
initrd   /boot/tinycore.gz           
                         
title    Windows XP       
root     (hd0,0)   
makeactive     
chainloader +1
~             
~
~
- /mnt/sda2/boot/grub/menu.lst [Readonly] 1/12 8%


here is my fdisk -l

root@box:~# fdisk -l

Disk /dev/sda: 20.8 GB, 20847697920 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 2534 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks  Id System
/dev/sda1               1        1530    12289693+  7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2    *        1531        2024     3966976  83 Linux
/dev/sda3            2025        2120      771120  82 Linux swap
/dev/sda4            2121        2534     3325455   b Win95 FAT32
root@box:~#


unfortunately i have to work all night tonight and much of tomorrow.  i promise to try to check in as often as possible to respond.  i will not abandon this thread.  monday i wont have to work.
thank you for your time and effort.
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Offline gerald_clark

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Re: dual boot-windows OK, TC error 15: file not found
« Reply #1 on: December 31, 2011, 12:33:32 PM »
It is very important to show the result of 'version'
Your files are wrong for 4.2
4.2 has neither bzImage nor tinycore.gz.
Please  download the CorePlus CD and follow the installation instructions linked from the main page.

Offline ejames82

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Re: dual boot-windows OK, TC error 15: file not found
« Reply #2 on: December 31, 2011, 12:46:16 PM »
hello gerald_clark,

Your files are wrong for 4.2
ouch!

4.2 has neither bzImage nor tinycore.gz.
Please  download the CorePlus CD and follow the installation instructions linked from the main page.

i will.  however it won't be today.  i have to be at work in less than an hour.  i will be back though.
thank you.
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Offline ejames82

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Re: dual boot-windows OK, TC error 15: file not found
« Reply #3 on: January 01, 2012, 08:50:44 PM »
thanks gerald_clark,

my tinycore/xp dual boot is back in business.  :)
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