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Offline Tcbeginner

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[solved] usb pendrive boot
« on: March 20, 2013, 03:27:39 PM »
Hi everyone!
I've installed the TC on my usb pendrive, and it works , but when its booted I have the "terminal" mode, not the user friendly graphical environment!
How can I change from this terminal mode to the another?
What is the command, "the magic word"? :-)
Thank you if you can help!

« Last Edit: March 24, 2013, 03:01:30 AM by Tcbeginner »

Offline Rich

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Re: usb pendrive boot
« Reply #1 on: March 20, 2013, 03:45:16 PM »
Hi Tcbeginner
How did you install Tinycore to the pendrive?

Offline gerald_clark

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Re: usb pendrive boot
« Reply #2 on: March 20, 2013, 03:59:42 PM »
Post the output of  'showbootcodes'.

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Re: usb pendrive boot
« Reply #3 on: March 20, 2013, 04:52:09 PM »
Try using the option for slower devices booting "waitusb=5" which is the one lower from the option you are choosing at boot.

Offline Tcbeginner

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Re: usb pendrive boot
« Reply #4 on: March 21, 2013, 10:07:35 AM »
Hi Tcbeginner
How did you install Tinycore to the pendrive?

Hi! I booted the coreplus live cd, and run the installer application..
I selected the Core & X/GUI desktop install type, not "core only" thats why I dont understand :-)

Offline Tcbeginner

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Re: usb pendrive boot
« Reply #5 on: March 21, 2013, 10:12:29 AM »
Try using the option for slower devices booting "waitusb=5" which is the one lower from the option you are choosing at boot.
I cant select anything when I boot from the pendrive, everything is going automatically from push the turn on button on my computer to the "terminal" mode :(

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Re: usb pendrive boot
« Reply #6 on: March 21, 2013, 11:25:38 AM »
Hi Tcbeginner
Unplug the pen drive,  boot the CD, plug in the pen drive when the desktop appears. Click on the  Mount  icon and
mount the pen drive. Open a terminal and enter:
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sudo editor /mnt/sd??/boot/extlinux/extlinux.confReplace the  ??  in the command with those for your pen drive. Where it says:
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waitusb=5:UUID=change the 5 to 15. Save your change and try booting the pen drive again.

Offline Tcbeginner

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Re: usb pendrive boot
« Reply #7 on: March 21, 2013, 01:39:37 PM »
Hi Tcbeginner
Unplug the pen drive,  boot the CD, plug in the pen drive when the desktop appears. Click on the  Mount  icon and
mount the pen drive. Open a terminal and enter:
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sudo editor /mnt/sd??/boot/extlinux/extlinux.confReplace the  ??  in the command with those for your pen drive. Where it says:
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waitusb=5:UUID=change the 5 to 15. Save your change and try booting the pen drive again.
Thanks I ve tried this but only thing happens is opening a new empty editor window, not the file I need to rewrite :(
I ve checked the "??" with the fdisk -l  and it was correct, it finds my pendrive every time I plug it, and I can mount it too..
Can I browse and rewrite the number with any different method / program ?

Offline tinypoodle

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Re: usb pendrive boot
« Reply #8 on: March 21, 2013, 02:10:14 PM »
Try:
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find /mnt/ -iname "*linux.conf"
"Software gets slower faster than hardware gets faster." Niklaus Wirth - A Plea for Lean Software (1995)

Offline Tcbeginner

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Re: usb pendrive boot
« Reply #9 on: March 21, 2013, 04:21:22 PM »
Try:
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find /mnt/ -iname "*linux.conf"
Oh thank you I solved the problem :-)
I ran other distro, browse the pendrive-files and rewrite it with "root" access :-)
BUT! It didn t work! I change it to 60 seconds, watched the countdown and I forgot that thing this pendrive is a poor one, and needs to plug out-in combo again when the countdown runs.. after that the tiny core is perfectly working with the graphic desktop.. !
Thanks for useful help 4 everyone!
Conclusion: don't use too cheap/noname brand/too old pendrives :-]