Multiple Questions

[SimpleMan]

Hello I'm new to Tiny Core Linux and love how simple it is but have a few questions

1. How do I put my applications that i download on my usb so when I reboot I will have them?

2. How do I add boot codes so that I can run GNOME on Tiny Core?

Thanks

[Juanito]

1. How do I put my applications that i download on my usb so when I reboot I will have them?

If your usb stick is recognised by tc as /mnt/sda1, then you can either:

1. use the boot code tce=sda1
2. create a folder named /mnt/sda1/tce on your usb stick owned by tc:staff

After 1 or 2 above, the applications (extensions in "tc-speak") will be stored in /mnt/sda1/tce/optional

[bmarkus]

1. How do I put my applications that i download on my usb so when I reboot I will have them?

If your usb stick is recognised by tc as /mnt/sda1, then you can either:

1. use the boot code tce=sda1
2. create a folder named /mnt/sda1/tce on your usb stick owned by tc:staff

After 1 or 2 above, the applications (extensions in "tc-speak") will be stored in /mnt/sda1/tce/optional

Well, most probably - at least in the beginning - USB stick has a FAT partition, which do not support ownership

[SimpleMan]

thanks guys i figured it out but one more thing how do i use download to usb in control panel and i   press z for a dual partion one for os other for apps and then i get down to the file and type /mnt/sda1/boot/ and it says not found press enter then closes.

[SimpleMan]

also when i use usb install and go through it all i type in /mnt/sbd1/boot/ it says i have no tinycore.gz or bizImage please help i am booting with usb flash drive i have tried everything i could think of i have been working on this for 6 hours please help

[Juanito]

Can you list the files/folders that you do have on the usb flash drive?

Note that if you are booting from something that is named sda1 and using usb install to something that is named sdb1, when you remove the device in sda1 and use the device that was in sdb1 to boot, it will become sda1 - this means that you might need to edit any boot codes with "sdb1" in them.

[SimpleMan]

okay the files are boot which breaks down into bizImage, tinycore.gz, and then the file that loads the boot im on tinycore right now and can't remember and have alot of apps downloaded. also on the sda1 and all that it changes because i take out my usb when i need to get back on my main os so it changes sorry about that. what would be very helpful if somone just put there usb files on here so i could download them that would be perfect.

[Juanito]

what would be very helpful if somone just put there usb files on here so i could download them that would be perfect.

I'm not totally sure what you mean by that - if you mean the bootloader (eg grub, extlinux, syslinux, etc), then you cannot copy it, you need to install it using either "USB install" or the instructions in the wiki.

[SimpleMan]

copy all your usb files and put them on a downloading sites

[Juanito]

If you're trying to set your usb flash drive/usb stick up to be able to boot from it, I would suggest:

1. copy all your tc extensions somewhere safe
2. start 'USB install' again from the beginning
3. copy your extensions back to /mnt/sdax/tce/optional

[SimpleMan]

i can boot from it live i just cant download TCE/install on it so i can save my apps

[Juanito]

Once you've booted, open a terminal window and enter this:

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$ sudo fdisk -l..and post the result here

[SimpleMan]

Disk /dev/sdb: 2062mb, 2062548992 bytes
16 heads, 32 sectors/track, 7868 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 512 * 512 =262144 bytes

     Device   Boot            Start                End                 Block                 Id     System
/dev/sbd1   *                          1                7868         2014192                 b      win95   FAT32

[Juanito]

Hmm - it's been so long since I used a fat partition that I can't remember if it works for extensions or not.

Does this work:

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$ sudo mkdir -p /mnt/sdb1/tce/optional
If so, then you can copy all of your extensions to this folder

[SimpleMan]

it says

Create DIRECTORY

Options:
                -m            Mode
                -p             No error exists; make parent directories as needed