Tinycore usage.

[vinceASPECT]

Hello Forum,

Managed to realize  a media device (disc)  with Tinycore  on it.

Experience  is  really  very good. 

The lovely thing is the fresh  (clear) environment that's  TCL's  domain.  It's  safe environment RAM.

Apps  appear Listed  .........Network  easily findable. 

That  is Both  wired and   wireless network.   

Sound  works  .......for multimedia   Applications.

Very  streamlined   efficient  Tinycore    system   .........

The   system  correctly  finds  the  very imoprtant fundamental   requirements to behave as a regular
computer   ........Except  for   MEMORY  and PERSISTENCE .

This is  missing  and needs only a tiny Text File icon......showing  Einstien  "IDEA"  ping in his head.
Users  click  and  small  3  lines explains getting your current computer to remember
upon  power downs----to Power  UPS.........of Tiny core.

See earlier correspondence 


Also the  networks are not possible  (wireless WI FI)   to  connect (Public).............unless the Tinycore
desktop   shows   a  Web browser for users to navigate to a Landing page of City's public WI FI   outlets.


Not with standing  the above,    Tinycore  is, almost a usable  computer  OS...........it almost facilitates usability of a hardware computer..........as a regular usable  desktop computer.....(as booted up)

Thx

Vin




   

[chattrhand]

Hello vinceASPECT,

I'm using tinycore for about 6 years almost every day.

You say, you're running your tce installation from disk. Probably a CD or a DVD. Written once, no further alteration, no persistence of settings or data.

Did you try to use  "tc-install"  of the wBar to create a bootable USB-Stick?

Boot from CD/DVD, insert an unused USB-Stick (a small one, it will be erased) and start  tc-install

Your Path to core.gz will be set to that of your CD/DVD.
Use the options

• Frugal 
• Existing partition  sdb1 On a removable device
• Mark Partition bootable  and 
• Install a boot loader

Formatting Options are (+)ext4

Boot Options Reference List may left empty

Install Extensions: mark all of the six

Review
a click on [Proceed] and your stick will be prepared in a minute or so.


After you have created one, reboot it and all of your downloaded extensions are saved here in  sdb1/tce/optional/ 

They can be used immediately and after every reboot up from now.
The first progs you should install (Apps Browser) are
 alsa-config,tcz
 alsa.tcz
 fluff.tcz
 ...

I hope this was the right "kick" to help you (once I had the need to get one similar to this)

Merry christmas
chattrhand

[NewUser]

I also have been using Tiny Core for years. It works just as it should, on a USB drive or on your hard drive.