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Rich:
Hi Dacicus
You are welcome. :)

Dacicus:

--- Quote from: Rich on October 29, 2025, 05:21:44 PM ---Some error messages when booting that xwbar.lst can't be written to the tce directory.
This is expected since tce is on a CD and read only. This message is harmless.
--- End quote ---
There may be another problem with tce being on read-only media.  If I try to install additional extensions with tce-ab, I get an error about "Read-only file system" from wget.  I'm not entirely sure, but I suspect that the problem is the symbolic link created between /etc/sysconfig/tcedir and the tce directory on the CD (because of copy2fs?).  I can install extensions from other sources (e.g., USB drive) with tce-load, but that requires that I have the extensions downloaded already.  This problem just popped up within the last 24 hours because I tried to install an extension that I didn't have downloaded already.  I might have a solution to this, but I want to do some additional testing.

Rich:

--- Quote from: Dacicus on December 12, 2025, 03:36:40 PM ---There may be another problem with tce being on read-only media.  If I try to install additional extensions with tce-ab, I get an error about "Read-only file system" from wget. ...
--- End quote ---
That's to be expected. Your original request stated:

--- Quote from: Dacicus on October 28, 2025, 11:02:26 AM ---My goal is to make a bootable CD that lets me choose between two different versions of Tiny Core.  I have programs in each version that I use under different circumstances. ...
--- End quote ---
You never said anything about installing extensions after booting. The fact that
you ask to do this with a CD (read only device) implies you don't want anything
to change its contents. If you want to install additional programs, you need to
add them to the image file and burn another CD.


--- Quote --- ... I'm not entirely sure, but I suspect that the problem is the symbolic link created between /etc/sysconfig/tcedir and the tce directory on the CD (because of copy2fs?). ...
--- End quote ---
That link is always created. That link makes it easy to find the tce directory
regardless of where its installed. Various scripts depend on it.

I'm curious. Since you are running off of a CD, Where did you think it was
going to install extensions anyway?

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