Cant mount any HDs

[SixT7]

yeah, i think its the latest version.
no, i nstalled it using http://tinycorelinux.com/install.html.
And my problem is not, that firefox didnt load on startup, but that it was just not installed.

thanks for the fast answer, SixT7

[Guy]

You need to include more boot options.

like this

title   Tiny Core
root   (hd0,0)
kernel   /boot/bzImage quiet tce=sda1 max_loop=256
initrd   /boot/tinycore.gz

or this

title   Tiny Core
root   (hd0,0)
kernel   /boot/bzImage quiet tce=sda1 home=sda1 opt=sda1 max_loop=256
initrd   /boot/tinycore.gz

Change (hd0,0) and sda1 to the correct partition.

If you use the first one, you need to use backup. This will result in start up and shut down taking longer. However, the usb drive will last longer.

If you use the second one, you can have very little in backup, so it will be very quick. But the usb drive won't last as long.

My personal opinion: If you use it for browsing the internet, use the second one. If you don't use it for browsing the internet, use the first one. Internet cache adds a lot to backup. I think it is easier to buy a new drive when it fails (probably in several years time), than to waste time every time you start up and shut down.

This should get it working, but there is still more to learn. Read up more. Here is one example.

http://wiki.tinycorelinux.com/tiki-index.php?page=Backup

[Guy]

If I was in your situation, after learning how it works, I would make an Ext3 and swap partition on a hard drive and install Tiny Core there.

USB drives fail as a result of being written to too often. Hard drives don't.

Learn first. If you want, you can do that later.

You can then use the USB drive for transferring things to other computers.

Just my opinion.

[MakodFilu]

The answer is probably here:

http://www.tinycorelinux.com/faq.html#pendrives

[SixT7]

yeah, looked like a solution but didnt work. Any ideas how i could make it work? what about the save / restore thing? could i do that?

And i have an older home dir save, so i just copied the stuff in /home/tc. But the programs didnt work. Is the home dir just the settings? and what du i have to save to save the programs too?

SixT7

[Guy]

To install on a usb drive, run Tiny Core from the cd, install dosfstools and syslinux, then run USB Install (from the control panel). Select the Ext filesystem.

Then run Tiny Core from the usb drive, and install programs you want.

Everything should be set up automatically.

[SixT7]

Thanks, that worked.