Hi JBG,
Install instructions.
Boot into Mint and insert Core CD, click the "Ask what to do" box and choose "Open Folder" then click "OK".
In the left pane left click on "File System", in the right pane, right click on the empty space near the bottom and choose "open as root",
when prompted enter the password for root and click "Authenticate".
In the right pane right click the "tce" folder that was created before and choose delete, and confirm delete by clicking delete in the pop-up box.
This folder will be re-created.
In the right pane right click on any empty space and choose "Create New Folder". Name the folder "tcl" then press enter.
Double click on "tcl" to open that folder. Right click anywhere in the right pane and choose "Create New Folder". Name the folder "core11.1"then press enter.
Double click on "core11.1" and right click anywhere in the right pane and choose "Create New Folder". Name the folder "tce" then press enter.
In the left panel left click "core" under devices. In the right pane double click "boot".
Hold down the "ctrl" key and left click "core.gz" and then "vmlinuz", release "ctrl" key and right click either of the highlighted files and choose "copy".
In the left pane click "File System" then in the right pane double click "etc", then double click "tcl", then double click "core11.1".
Right click anwhere in the right pane and choose "paste". The two files, "core.gz" and "vmlinuz" should now appear there.
In the left pane click on "file system" then in the right pane double click "etc" to open that folder, double click on "grub.d" to open that folder.
Double click on the file "40_custom", chose display, insert the following after the last line:
submenu 'Tiny Core Linux' {
menuentry 'Core 11.1' {
linux /tcl/core11.1/vmlinuz tce=sda1/tcl/core11.1/tce
initrd /tcl/core11.1/core.gz
}
}
Save file and exit.
In the left pane click "file system" then in the right pane double click "etc", double click "default".
Double click the file "grub", not folder grub.d, find the line that says "Grub_Hidden_Timeout=0" and add an # before the "G".
This will allow the grub menu to be visible when grub starts.
It should look like this:
#GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=0
Save and exit.
Click the icon with ">_" at the bottom of the screen to open a terminal.
Type:
sudo update-grub
Press the enter key and enter the root password when promted.
In the left pane, right click "Core" under devices and select eject and remove the CD.
Close all windows, click "menu" to shut down or reboot.
When the grub menu starts, use the down arrow key to highlight "Tiny Core Linux" and press enter
"Core11.1" should allready be highlighted since it is the only entry, press enter and Core should boot.
Don't forget "filetool.sh -b" before shutting done to save your files as it is not done automatically.
The downloaded extensions like "links" will be saved in the optional directory.
I am also attaching the text file I used to create this post.
All the best,
Joe