"Download + Load" not working properly on TinyCorePure64?

[pq5190362]

Hi,

just booted up TinyCorePure64-7.2.iso inside VirtualBox, working fine.

Then installed some apps via "Download + Load", seems to be working fine.

But running those apps does not seem to work. When trying to start them, nothing happens. Only the apps that come pre-installed with TinyCorePure64-7.2.iso do start.

Is this a known issue?

[coreplayer2]

If you try running the program from the terminal, what error messages do you get?


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[pq5190362]

If you try running the program from the terminal, what error messages do you get?

Have attached a screenshot of the terminal to this post, see (seems like you need to be logged on to the forum to be able to see the screenshot):

Would have loved to copy the output as text, but unfortunately the shared clipboard from the VirtualBox guest to the host does not work (what extension would that require?).

[Juanito]

I just tried abiword on corepure64 bare metal and inside virtualbox-5.1.4 and it works fine in both cases - albeit it looks better with adwaita-icon-themes loaded.

Did you try checking if you have the latest version of the various required extensions using the apps gui maintenance/check for updates (don't forget to reboot in the vm once done)?

[pq5190362]

I do not have TinyCorePure64-7.2.iso installed in VirtualBox.

I just boot it up as a live media.

Once it's booted up, I can install any app via "Download + Load". Bot no app actually can be started.

If I do the same using TinyCore-7.2.iso (the 32-bit version), it does work.

So maybe there's a bug in the 64-bit version?

[Juanito]

In corepure64 are you downloading and loading Xorg-7.7 or using the default Xfbdev?

If you're using Xfbdev, you could try Xorg-7.7 - remember to exit to the prompt before loading Xorg-7.7 and then startx so that xorg-server is running before you try abiword.

[pq5190362]

I have not loaded Xorg-7.7.tcz so far.

So, it's probably using the default Xfbdev.

Anyway, I've now used the apps browser to install Xorg-7.7.tcz via "Download + Load", then exited to the prompt and then restarted X via startx.

However:

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X -version
results in:

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Only console users are allowed to run the X server
So xorg-server obviously is not running.

Then I tried:

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sudo startx
That way xorg-server starts but I am getting a blank desktop with no dock...

Also tried to delete Xfbdev via:

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tce-audit delete Xfbdev
But Xfbdev is still installed according to:

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tce-status -i
...

Why is all this necessary in the 64-bit version? In TinyCore-7.2.iso (the 32-bit version) it works out of the box...

[Juanito]

So xorg-server obviously is not running.

Not so, it was running - you can double-check with "ps aux | grep X"

Note that you should not start X servers as root.

32-bit core uses Xvesa by default, which does not compile for 64-bit.

[pq5190362]

Not so, it was running

No, it does not seem to be running. If it would be running, then the following command would work:

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X -version
This command also works just fine on my Ubuntu host.

But on TinyCorePure64-7.2.iso it says:

Only console users are allowed to run the X server

Why would it say that if it would be running?

you can double-check with "ps aux | grep X"

Unfortunately I can't because I can not type a pipe symbol into the GUI terminal  . Alt Gr + | key does not do anything...

[pq5190362]

PS: And launching Abiword and Firefox and Oboard and so on... still does not work.

[Juanito]

from 32-bit core, but anyway...

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$ X -version
/usr/local/lib/xorg/Xorg.wrap: Only console users are allowed to run the X server
$ ps aux | grep X
 2531 root     /usr/local/bin/Xvesa -br -screen 1366x768x24 -shadow -mouse /dev/input/mice,5 -nolisten tcp -I


[nitram]

Hi pq5190362. Not sure if this helps and i don't know anything about VM or 64-bit. Too bad you can't pipe. Regardless if TC is running Top is built-in, just run  Top  , sort as needed and see if Xorg running. Also simply list /tmp/tcloop (ls /tmp/tcloop) and you will see whether any Xorg is loaded. Or try running  which Xorg  , if it returns something like /usr/local/bin/Xorg it is running, if it returns empty then not. On my TC7 32-bit bare metal install with Xorg running  X -version  i get this:

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tc@box:~$ X -version
/usr/local/lib/xorg/Xorg.wrap: Only console users are allowed to run the X server

And with sudo:

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tc@box:~$ sudo X -version

X.Org X Server 1.18.4
Release Date: 2016-07-19
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 4.2.9-tinycore i486
Current Operating System: Linux box 4.2.9-tinycore #1999 SMP Mon Jan 18 19:42:12 UTC 2016 i686
Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/tinycore/boot/vmlinuz nozswap showapps tce=sdb3
Build Date: 02 August 2016  04:04:36PM
 
Current version of pixman: 0.32.8
        Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
        to make sure that you have the latest version.


[pq5190362]

Ah, yeah, sudo did the trick:

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sudo X -version
Anyway, the apps still can not be launched, same error message as outlined in post #3.

[Juanito]

I just tried using Xfbdev and abiword works fine, so I'm not sure what to suggest 

Perhaps your iso download is corrupted?

BTW if only Xfbdev is loaded and running (and not Xorg-7.7), you will get this:

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$ X -version
sh: X: not found

[Juanito]

Unfortunately I can't because I can not type a pipe symbol into the GUI terminal  . Alt Gr + | key does not do anything...

You could copy/paste the "|" symbol in the gui and make a simple script file:

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$ echo 'ps aux | grep X' > xcheck.sh
$ chmod +x xcheck.sh
..then you can run the script:

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$ ./xcheck.sh
 1750 root     /usr/local/bin/Xfbdev -mouse /dev/input/mice,5 -nolisten tcp -I
Edit: if you're stuck for a "|" to copy/paste, you could try this in a terminal:

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$ cat /usr/bin/desktop.sh