guide?

[LubielTheStoopid]

i noticed picore comes with no gui and my phone cannot view yt videos so could anyone tell me how to install a gui and save it before i try it when my pi 0w comes and i look like an idiot

[LubielTheStoopid]

if you have the time a full guide on setting up picore would be nice

[patrikg]

Maybe you can view the wiki page:
https://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/doku.php?id=picore:welcome

[LubielTheStoopid]

opera mini 6 doesnt load page properly : (

[neonix]

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piCore Prepare SD-Card
There are two ways to get the image on the sd-card.
If you start from a Windows pc you can use the 'Raspberry Pi Imager' to get the image on the sd-card.
For Linux and a Mac you can use the dd command.
https://downloads.raspberrypi.org/imager/imager_latest.exe

Depending on your RPi hardware you can choose for a 32-bit image or a 64-bit piCore image.
On Wikipedia you can find a table of all 'B' models with 64-bit processor indication field.
For the RPi Pico, RPi Zero and others you have to read the applicable text for more details.
Also read the notes for the version of piCore you are planning to install for additional guidance on the possible images you can install.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raspberry_Pi#Simplified_Model_B_changelog

On the forum there is a section where you can find the piCore release information.
Here you can find for example that support of RPi5 was introduced in piCore 14.1 for 64-bit only.
The current latest piCore 15.0 has better support for the RPi5.
The next release is not far from now, so watch the forum.

Raspberry Pi Imager
Obtain the image you want to use from the download page.
First verify the latest stable version available (best is not to use a test version).
Next look if you go for a 32-bit (RPi1, 2, 3, 4 or 5) or 64-bit (RPi3, 4, 5).
For the 32-bit version the (current latest) link is: http://tinycorelinux.net/15.x/armhf/releases/RPi/
For the 64-bit version the (current latest) link is: http://tinycorelinux.net/15.x/aarch64/releases/RPi/
Use an sd-formatter to clear the sd-card if needed.
Use the official 'Raspberry Pi Imager' to write the .img or .img.gz file to sd-card.
obtain the latest 'Raspberry Pi Imager' from here.
The 'Raspberry Pi Imager' is smart enough to be able to handle compressed (zipped) images without first extracting.
The 'Raspberry Pi Imager' has a customisation setting option, but these details are not used by piCore.
So, no need to configure a hostname, username or WiFi settings at this point. They will not be used.
You have to set this up within piCore itself.
Bootup the RPi with HDMI and keyboard attached
After key generation: backup
('backup' is a script file that is executing 'filetool.sh -b')
DD command
The following link details the steps using the dd command.
https://medium.com/@crichiec/pi-zero-w-tinycore-linux-03966f17d2ec
You will need computer with sd card reader to copy img file on sd card. If you want to install picore.

Do you have PC computer?

[gadget42]

@neonix, is it wise to link directly to an executable? perhaps a link to the webpage containing the executable(s) would be better. also not fond of "medium" either.