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Offline graybird

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how to startX? - booting only to commandline :(
« on: March 22, 2013, 03:54:00 AM »
Hi all
I downloaded TinyCore-current.iso, and run it by frugal install: unpack to C;, and add entry to menu.lst:

kernel /boot/vmlinuz  loglevel=3  cde
initrd /boot/core.gz

it boot, but boot only commandline.
How to install/run/setup X?

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Re: how to startX? - booting only to commandline :(
« Reply #1 on: March 22, 2013, 04:25:58 AM »
Try moving extensions to C:\tce\optional and *.lst to C:\tce while removing the "cde" boot code.
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Re: how to startX? - booting only to commandline :(
« Reply #2 on: March 22, 2013, 04:40:55 AM »
not help :( It boot only to commandline :(

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Re: how to startX? - booting only to commandline :(
« Reply #3 on: March 22, 2013, 04:45:33 AM »
I would advice to run TC from USB stick installed with core2usb and a bit later when your familiar with TC move on the HD install only.
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Re: how to startX? - booting only to commandline :(
« Reply #4 on: March 22, 2013, 04:46:52 AM »
If I try to run Core2Usb, I need to start TinyCore previous :(

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Re: how to startX? - booting only to commandline :(
« Reply #5 on: March 22, 2013, 04:50:04 AM »
What happens if you run "xsetup" after boot?
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Re: how to startX? - booting only to commandline :(
« Reply #6 on: March 22, 2013, 04:53:30 AM »
"sh: xsetup: not found"

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Re: how to startX? - booting only to commandline :(
« Reply #7 on: March 22, 2013, 04:57:45 AM »
If I try to run Core2Usb, I need to start TinyCore previous :(

Why do you think? It is an MS WINDOWS program to install TC. Read FAQ:

http://tinycorelinux.net/faq.html#pendrives
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Re: how to startX? - booting only to commandline :(
« Reply #8 on: March 22, 2013, 05:00:13 AM »
I am not Windows user for many years. I have not windows.

Maybe, I need to change my menu.lst lines? but how?

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Re: how to startX? - booting only to commandline :(
« Reply #9 on: March 22, 2013, 05:08:09 AM »
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tce=sda1
Adjust to your device.

Though that should be auto scanned for...
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Re: how to startX? - booting only to commandline :(
« Reply #10 on: March 22, 2013, 05:09:40 AM »
I am not Windows user for many years. I have not windows.

Maybe, I need to change my menu.lst lines? but how?

In such case justt dd ISO to USB sticj and rename cde to tce
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Re: how to startX? - booting only to commandline :(
« Reply #11 on: March 22, 2013, 05:10:50 AM »
I tried. flash-usb  not bootable now :(

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Re: how to startX? - booting only to commandline :(
« Reply #12 on: March 22, 2013, 05:25:26 AM »
Try this:
After boot, check if your partition is mounted with
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mountIn case it is not mounted, check
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cat /etc/fstaband determine your partition.
Then mount it with
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mount /mnt/sda1(adjust to your device)
Then
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tce-load -i /mnt/sda1/tce/optional/*.tcz
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Re: how to startX? - booting only to commandline :(
« Reply #13 on: March 22, 2013, 11:11:40 AM »
Graybeard,  your posts are confusing and contradictory.
You say you are not running Windows, yet you talk about running a windows core installer and
talk about copying files to C:.

Perhaps if you told us exactly what you are doing, we could help you.

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Re: how to startX? - booting only to commandline :(
« Reply #14 on: March 22, 2013, 11:57:41 AM »
I mean "C:" as first partition in hda
I find a solution. I just need to add (to menu.lst)

kernel /boot/vmlinuz tce=sda1

with "tce=sda1" all works.
(and, of cource, rename "cde" to "tce")

Thank you very much for help
Sorry for confusing posts. I just a newbie...
« Last Edit: March 22, 2013, 12:02:45 PM by graybird »