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running tiny core 14.0
lakesnative:
hello, been messing around with tiny core 14.0 for a few days
I really like the entire concept and of all the linux packages I have tried on this ancient laptop, tiny core definitely performs outstanding
tonight I got my sound working and managed (by accident) to get my extensions saved
gonna have questions going forward, but hey I got registered on the forums and was able to play my regular podcasts on youtube tonight! yay!
- lakesnative -
lakesnative:
hi and happy Friday night
currently I have Lubuntu installed on my harddrive with tiny core on a small USB stick
tonight I deleted the files in tce / optional because after trying to get DVD movie playback something was messed up and my sound stopped working for some reason
here are my questions - -
when I originally tried to install tiny core 14.0 on harddrive using the install routine, I kept getting command promt only at boot up (i.e. no GUI). After I formatted the partition to fat32 and using DD to copy from the USB stick to the harddrive partition I booted with the GUI desktop (progress) but then I could not seem to save my extensions so that they were present upon reboot.
Is there a preferred way to partition the harddrive?
If I DD copy the tiny linux OS to a partition on the harddrive, I am thinking that partition has to be fat32, but can I also have another partition on the harddrive that is formatted to ext4?
what I am liking so much about tiny core is how much faster everything runs compared to say Lubuntu
all for now, Lakesnative
xor:
I had problems with Linux file system and driver boot for 10 years!
Since I personally noticed that the changes made do not exceed a few KB, I use TCL, which is read-only and runs on a RAM disk.
Since Linux's own file systems are optimized for machines that do not shut down 24/7, home users cannot experience the comfort of MS file systems. I would say that maybe in the future we can develop a new file system format with artificial intelligence, but there seems to be no need for this when there is read-only.
Long story short, if you boot on USB and use personalized settings as .sh at startup
You can really use TCL without any problems!
By the way, it is very important to invest in RAM.
At least it doesn't become trash like other drivers over time.
It has a lifespan as long as the processor :)
jazzbiker:
--- Quote from: lakesnative on February 09, 2024, 07:10:09 PM ---Is there a preferred way to partition the harddrive?
If I DD copy the tiny linux OS to a partition on the harddrive, I am thinking that partition has to be fat32, but can I also have another partition on the harddrive that is formatted to ext4?
--- End quote ---
Hi lakesnative!
I may be wrong, but it seems to me, that TCL preferred partition scheme is single partition :-) with /boot and /tce directories. Have You seen http://tinycorelinux.net/book.html?
As far as I know fatXX filesystems lack file permissions, so using them for TCL will certainly have substantial side effects.
jazzbiker:
--- Quote from: lakesnative on February 09, 2024, 07:10:09 PM ---If I DD copy the tiny linux OS to a partition on the harddrive
--- End quote ---
It is not clear what form of "tiny linux OS" You've used. Here http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php/topic,26658.0.html is an image intended for dd-ing to USB or HDD drive.
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