Installing and running TinyCore on an SD card

[Laudan]

Hi

what is the easiest way of installing TC on an SD card?
Is there a step-by-step instruction guide for doing that? If not, could someone please provide the relevant instructions here?

Thank you

Laudan

[Rich]

Hi Laudan
If your card is recognized, tc-install should work. Click on the Mount icon, is the SD card listed? If not, I think you may
have to install the mtd extension.

[Laudan]

If your card is recognized, tc-install should work. Click on the Mount icon, is the SD card listed? If not, I think you may have to install the mtd extension.

Does that mean that the installation process on an SD is exactly the same as in other cases? (assuming I can get the SD card to be recognized)

[Rich]

Hi Laudan
To the best of my knowledge, yes. Your PC would of course also have to be capable of booting from an SD card.

[floppy]

Your PC would of course also have to be capable of booting from an SD card.

or if the PC has a SD port (but cannot boot directly to it because the BIOS dont support a SD boot like my samsung NC10 Plus), try following if the PC can boot from the USB:
- boot from a USB-adapter with the SD card in it
- start PLOP bootloader in a multiboot menu which is on the SD card
- remove the USB adapter
- put the SD card into the SD port
- choose the USB boot menu in PLOP which is still on the screen
- and see if your SD card is recognized; in this case, choose the TinyCore menu
This is usefull for me for avoiding a USB port blocked by a stick; then a mouse can later be connected to it.

[gerald_clark]

Wouldn't it be easier to just boot core from the USB with the tce directory on the SD?