Tiny Core Linux and Netbooks (MSI Wind)

[leo2501]

well, here's the thing, my netbook has this hardware:

VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GME Express Integrated Graphics Controller
Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller
Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller
Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8187SE Wireless LAN Controller

being the RTL8187SE and RTL8101E/RTL8102E wireless and ethernet the more "linux problematic" because you have to compile the drivers for the kernel version.

so i want to make a bootable usb pen drive with Tiny Core, so i can connect to internet, and compile my own apps to it, or using the TCE way

Thanks in advance!

[linus72]

hey dog:)
OK, I made my usb using this cool article here thanks to member's here-thanks gang
( [removed due to policy violation]/instau.html )
and I have made it a little easier by pre-making some stuff for 1.4.3 usb
including making "flavors", one of which is "compilr", which is for compiling
ok, so the 1.4.3 usb works on either ext2/3-grub or fat32/syslinux, either way, it's already setup
all you gotta do is copy everything in download to usb, disconnect hd!!, and install grub to
usb(must do this with a linux livecd-i also have one of those too)
If using fat32 usb, just put the download on usb, install syslinux to usb and your set, don't gotta disconnect hd.
( http://multidistro.com/downloads/tc_flavors/tc_flavors.html )
And, just download 1.4.3-usb and compilr flavor, stick compilr flavor in "flavor" folder(included)
and if using syslinux/fat32 usb edit "flavors.cfg" to point to your usb device
and that's it, it is setup to look for "sda1" so edit if yours if different.
also, Compilr flavor will decompress to like 500MB or something
Still working on 2.0 but it rock!:)

[roberts]

Seems the MIS Wind and Dell Mini 9 share some of the same specs.
Tiny Core /Mico Core v2 work great on Dell mini 9.

Here are my Dell Mini 9 specs:
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GME Express Memory Controller Hub (rev 03)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GME Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 02)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 02)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 02)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 3 (rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 02)
00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 02)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev e2)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 02)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 02)
02:00.0 System peripheral: JMicron Technologies, Inc. SD/MMC Host Controller
02:00.2 SD Host controller: JMicron Technologies, Inc. Standard SD Host Controller
02:00.3 System peripheral: JMicron Technologies, Inc. MS Host Controller
03:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g (rev 01)
04:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev 02)


To get native 1024x600 resolution you will need:
915resolution.tcz

To get your wireless up grab:

wireless-2.6.29-1.tinycore.tczm
wireless-tools.tczl
wl.tczm

Easy way to put Tiny Core on pendrive is via unetbootin or the syslinux way.
I am using unetbootin

Make a tce directory and place the above mentioned extensions there.

I share my tiny 4GB SSD with ubuntu and tinycore. I just copied two system files, bzImage & tinycore.gz adjusted grub menu to select. Added a tce directory. The SSD even my slow one is much faster than a pendrive.

With the above extensions the only configuration needed is the iwconfig for your wireless followed by the udhcpc -i eth1 to get an IP both can be edited into /opt/bootlocal.sh

[leo2501]

thankyou guys! i'll try all this for sure!