Can't Open /opt/.tce_dir (SOLVED)

[jp734]

I downloaded, (I guess the newest version), as the filename says "CorePlus-current.iso". Now, I have a secondary hard drive that is partitioned as sdb1,sdb2,sdb3 and swap. I wanted to install TinyCore on sdb1 and when I selected USB-HDD, it didn't let me select the partition. Instead it wanted to use the entire hard drive. So I chose FRUGAL, selected the partition and proceeded with the installation without any errors.

When I rebooted my pc though, it gave me an error "Can't open /opt/.tce_dir: No such file or directory". I did some research and found some suggestions on the forum but the files and folders they were referring to doesn't even exist on mine, like /home/X/.d or something like that. They also mentioned that /opt/.tce_dir is not being used anymore on newer versions. So I am lost at this point, no clue what to do. I've been using Mint for years but VERY NEW to TinyCore.

Any help will be appreciated. For the meantime, will keep on doing some research. 

Thanks

[Juanito]

I did some research and found some suggestions on the forum but the files and folders they were referring to doesn't even exist on mine, like /home/X/.d or something like that.

This folder is /home/tc/.Xd (also named ~/.Xd) and is where you put commands that you'd like to run automatically when X starts.

The "." in the folder name makes it hidden, so you'll need to use "ls -a /home/tc" to see it from a terminal window or click on the "hidden files" button in a file manager

[curaga]

Where do you get that error from? Was there an old install on another partition, etc? Boot with "showapps pause" to check if it's from an extension.

[AbNoRMiS]

it seems need remove .profile from your home

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rm ~/.profileand then rebooting

or replace .profile following the advice here

p.s.
check which tinycore version are used
by this command

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version

[jp734]

Okay...can't tell you guys exactly where the error happened during the boot process so I will see what I can do as far as pausing it. As far as folders and files that were created during installation, here's what I have on my hard drive: (The drive was clean and no prior os installation)

tce\onboot.lst
tce\mydata.gz
tce\boot\extlinux
tce\boot\core.gz
tce\boot\vmlinuz
tce\optional - folder that contains about 25 files

That's all fellows. No /home folder. No ".profile"

I did install it 3 times giving me the same result.

[gerald_clark]

You have something old in your backup that needs replacing.
You absolutely have a /home/tc/.profile.
you need to do 'ls -a' in order to see filenames starting with '.'.

[jp734]

Sorry, I missed the "ls -a" command. Anyways, I was able to see all the hidden folders/files and folder .X.d is empty. The file ".profile" contains a line that says ONDEMAND="$(cat /opt/.tce_dir)"/ondemand. Could this be the one causing it and what should I do with it?

[AbNoRMiS]

after tinycore booting do the following

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tce-load -wi mc.tcz && mcand voila! you are found your home

[AbNoRMiS]

Sorry, I missed the "ls -a" command. Anyways, I was able to see all the hidden folders/files and folder .X.d is empty. The file ".profile" contains a line that says ONDEMAND="$(cat /opt/.tce_dir)"/ondemand. Could this be the one causing it and what should I do with it?

see above

[jp734]

Found the problem.  I forgot about the tce folder that was created months ago when I tried version version 3 on my sda1 drive. After deleting the folder, everything worked fine. Next, setting up dual screen with two different background or hopefully one panoramic wallpaper.

Thanks everyone!