new install 4.7.6 stops at text screen when booting

[ejames82]

I spoke too soon.  I opened appbrowser and clicked on apps>cloud>browse and I got an error:

error, check network, mirror or writable extension directory

I am not receiving a list of extension to choose from

[aus9]

ahh network their end may be under maintenance, I get similar error

yep this page borks
http://tinycorelinux.net/downloads.html

Nothing to worry about, it happens from time to time.

[ejames82]

very possible.  I tried using the live cd 3.8.4, and also got the same problem.
I will give it a little time, then revisit the issue.

thanks.

[Alb]

Also I can not boot CorePlus from another boot loader. I use the following in the menu.lst file:

root (hd0,0)
kernel /tce/boot/vmlinuz
initrd /tce/boot/core.gz

The startup fails at a $

It seems a lot of people have this problem but I can not find the answer on the forum. Im surprised its not in the FAQ.
Is there an answer?

[tinypoodle]

Have you read this whole thread from the start?

[coreplayer2]

ejames82, I am sure the extension 'TC-Install' could have saved you from all this trouble

[Alb]

I read all of the tread but there is no menu.lst that works for me. I sems to make it worse.

I didnt want to use the boot loader because I want to keep the old settings since I also have two other distros on my computer.

Isnt there a kernel line which I can simple put in my menu.lst to get me past the $ promt an start X?

[Rich]

Hi Alb
The reason you are getting a command prompt is because you did not install the extensions required for a GUI.
Create a partition for Tinycore. Then, using the install utility included with CorePlus (http://tinycorelinux.net/install.html).
Select  Existing Partition
DO NOT  Mark Partition Active
DO NOT select  Install Bootloader
complete the installation.

In menu.lst, change  root (hd0,0)  to point to your Tinycore partition.
Open the /boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf file in the Tinycore partition. Copy the initrd and kernel paths to menu.lst. Copy
everything starting from  quiet  to the end of the line to the  kernel  line in menu.lst.
Reboot.

[Alb]

Hello Rich,

this the kind of answer Ive been looking for!
I already had frugally installed CorePlus to a directory in hda1, but in the directory /boot/extlinux is no file called extlinux.conf, in fact there is no file at all.

rgds Albert

[Rich]

Hi Alb
At steps 5 and 6, did you select  Core and X/GUI Desktop  and  Install Extensions?

[Alb]

I did not get step 5 (I was surprised) and at step 6 I did indeed install extensions to TDE. I didnt know what it meant but after installation all the CorePlus files were in a directory called TDE.

[coreplayer2]

The path to TCE needs to be specified on the command line. Something along the lines of
tce=sda1

maybe

[Rich]

Hi Alb
Just reread the install tutorial. Step 5 only shows up when installing from a CorePlus CD.  Step 6 only shows up when
installing from a Tinycore CD.

... all the CorePlus files were in a directory called TDE.

Since you only saw step 6 that suggests you used a Tinycore CD, though it still should give you a GUI. Are you sure
about the directory name? It should have created a directory called  /tce. You should find it under  /mnt/sda1.

[Alb]

Im sorry, it is TCE (not TDE).

I installed the CorePlus from the ISO file on a memorystick.
Now I have removed the dir TCE and did the installationprocess again. I did not install Extensions and since I did not get step 5 I assume that should have gone right.
But again no extlinux.conf file in the extlinux directory.
Any suggestions?

[Alb]

Now I have completed the frugal installation again using the boot loader and marking the partition bootable.
After a restart Core doesnt boot, again stops at the $ promt.
Then I reinstalled my old bootloader and now found the extlinux.conf file. I made the changes Rich suggested in his reply two days ago but still the boot fails at the $.

I am about to give up on TinyCore unless someone can come with a sollution. Anyone?