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Offline bigpcman

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How does this work again - "waitusb=30:LABEL=tinycore"
« on: May 12, 2010, 07:59:32 PM »
As of tc2.11 we have the following:

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* Updated tc-config waitusb added optional LABEL/UID, e.g. waitusb=30:LABEL=tinycore

Please remind me how this works.

I read thread http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php?topic=5584.msg29883#msg29883 but I don't get how LABEL=tinycore relates to a "blkid" . Does this example simply look for the tc file system to be mounted? Is the label the name of the usb partition?
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Re: How does this work again - "waitusb=30:LABEL=tinycore"
« Reply #1 on: May 13, 2010, 12:43:39 AM »
I just tried this option.

I named the usb stick label 'tinycore' (which because of VFAT turned out to be 'TINYCORE'), changed the boot code and observed it booted in about 4s. I stuck a 20s timeout in there and it used up 4s before the usb stick was recognized.

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Re: How does this work again - "waitusb=30:LABEL=tinycore"
« Reply #2 on: May 13, 2010, 02:24:57 AM »
The FAQ ( http://www.tinycorelinux.com/faq.html#pendrives ) explains how to write a label to a device.
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Re: How does this work again - "waitusb=30:LABEL=tinycore"
« Reply #3 on: May 13, 2010, 05:18:21 AM »
It polls for any block device with that label, exits immediately if found. If not, it waits the specified timeout.
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