What program do you use to burn a Tiny Core ISO in a CD-R?

[jazzbiker]

If it is possible to have possibility to copy the output lines immediately to forum it would be much handier, sure.

[Mauricio]

If it is possible to have possibility to copy the output lines immediately to forum it would be much handier, sure.

Okay! I'll be back as son as I can.

[Mauricio]

Nice, then obviously You need to

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sudo fdisk /dev/sdb
Can You please post the output of 'p' command?

Okay, I'm back, sorry for making you wait.

This is the output:

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Disk /dev/sdb: 3.93 GiB, 4223729664 bytes, 8249472 sectors
Disk model: Maxtor 84320D4 
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: dos
Disk identifier: 0x00000000

Device     Boot  Start     End Sectors   Size Id Type
/dev/sdb1  *      2048  133119  131072    64M ef EFI (FAT-12/16/32)
/dev/sdb3       133120 1200000 1066881 520.9M 83 Linux

[jazzbiker]

Hmm, I don't see heads and sectors info. Now please output of 'm'.

[Mauricio]

Hmm, I don't see heads and sectors info. Now please output of 'm'.

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Help:

  DOS (MBR)
   a   toggle a bootable flag
   b   edit nested BSD disklabel
   c   toggle the dos compatibility flag

  Generic
   d   delete a partition
   F   list free unpartitioned space
   l   list known partition types
   n   add a new partition
   p   print the partition table
   t   change a partition type
   v   verify the partition table
   i   print information about a partition

  Misc
   m   print this menu
   u   change display/entry units
   x   extra functionality (experts only)

  Script
   I   load disk layout from sfdisk script file
   O   dump disk layout to sfdisk script file

  Save & Exit
   w   write table to disk and exit
   q   quit without saving changes

  Create a new label
   g   create a new empty GPT partition table
   G   create a new empty SGI (IRIX) partition table
   o   create a new empty MBR (DOS) partition table
   s   create a new empty Sun partition table


[jazzbiker]

Thanks, now please 'x' and then again output of 'm'.

[Mauricio]

Thanks, now please 'x' and then again output of 'm'.

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Help (expert commands):

  DOS (MBR)
   b   move beginning of data in a partition
   F   fix partitions C/H/S values
   i   change the disk identifier

  Geometry (for the current label)
   c   change number of cylinders
   h   change number of heads
   s   change number of sectors/track

  Generic
   p   print the partition table
   v   verify the partition table
   d   print the raw data of the first sector from the device
   D   print the raw data of the disklabel from the device
   f   fix partitions order
   m   print this menu

  Save & Exit
   q   quit without saving changes
   r   return to main menu


[jazzbiker]

Ok, let's return to normal mode - 'r' and see output of 'i'.

[Mauricio]

Ok, let's return to normal mode - 'r' and see output of 'i'.

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Partition number (1,3, default 3):


[jazzbiker]

1, then 3

[Mauricio]

1, then 3

Output of i - 1:

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Partition number (1,3, default 3): 1

         Device: /dev/sdb1
           Boot: *
          Start: 2048
            End: 133119
        Sectors: 131072
      Cylinders: 9
           Size: 64M
             Id: ef
           Type: EFI (FAT-12/16/32)
    Start-C/H/S: 0/33/3
      End-C/H/S: 8/163/6
          Attrs: 80

Output of i - 3:

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Device: /dev/sdb3
          Start: 133120
            End: 1200000
        Sectors: 1066881
      Cylinders: 70
           Size: 520.9M
             Id: 83
           Type: Linux
    Start-C/H/S: 8/163/7
      End-C/H/S: 78/10/53


[jazzbiker]

Well, this version of fdisk doesn't take care of CHS at all. Let change them to what we want - 63, 15, 8930.
First we will delete both partitions, as we now their placement according to the first partition info screen:

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Device     Boot  Start     End Sectors   Size Id Type
/dev/sdb1  *      2048  133119  131072    64M ef EFI (FAT-12/16/32)
/dev/sdb3       133120 1200000 1066881 520.9M 83 Linux

So You are in normal (not expert) mode now. You can delete partitions with 'd' command. It will ask for partition number, please delete 1st and then 3rd.

[Mauricio]

Well, this version of fdisk doesn't take care of CHS at all. Let change them to what we want - 63, 15, 8930.
First we will delete both partitions, as we now their placement according to the first partition info screen:

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Device     Boot  Start     End Sectors   Size Id Type
/dev/sdb1  *      2048  133119  131072    64M ef EFI (FAT-12/16/32)
/dev/sdb3       133120 1200000 1066881 520.9M 83 Linux

So You are in normal (not expert) mode now. You can delete partitions with 'd' command. It will ask for partition number, please delete 1st and then 3rd.

Okay, I deleted both.

I might add i'm using a CRT monitor, and the disk is facing up (with the PCB up) and very near the monitor. Can the electric field generated by the monitor cause some data corruption or something? Just asking 

[jazzbiker]

I think monitor will not cause problems.
Now we need to enter the expert mode with 'x' cmd.
Then set sectors/track with 's' (63), heads with 'h' (15) and cylinders with 'c' (8930).
Then return to normal mode with 'r'.

Maybe some output will be worth posting.

[Mauricio]

I think monitor will not cause problems.
Now we need to enter the expert mode with 'x' cmd.
Then set sectors/track with 's' (63), heads with 'h' (15) and cylinders with 'c' (8930).
Then return to normal mode with 'r'.

Maybe some output will be worth posting.

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Number of sectors (1-63, default 62): 63
Number of heads (1-255, default 248): 15
Number of cylinders (1-1048576, default 8729): 8930