Multiple Questions

[SimpleMan]

also how would i copy files thanks for your help

[Juanito]

Ah - sorry, that should have been:

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$ sudo mkdir -p /mnt/sbd1/tce/optional
To copy files:

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$ cp /path-to-file/filename /mnt/sbd1/tce/optional

[SimpleMan]

it doesn't say anything
what is the best partion to use and how can i do it i just used a program from pendrivelinux.com to do the instalation

[SimpleMan]

i'm such a noob sorry but also how do i find what the path to the file is thanks once again i'm use to windows and don't know my way around linux well def this complicated

[curaga]

If you need a simple installer from windows check out http://www.linuxliveusb.com/

[Juanito]

it doesn't say anything

If it doesn't say anything, then it probably worked.

Does:

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ls -l /mnt/sbd1/tce/optional..show the file exists?

To find the extensions, you could try:

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find /mnt/sbd1 -type f | grep tcz

[SimpleMan]

it said total 0 so prob no

[Juanito]

Try this:

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$  cd /mnt/sbd1/tce/optional
$ tce-load -iw emelfm.tcz

[Juanito]

..and this:

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$ find / -type f | grep tcz

[thane]

AFAICR (I'm not at my Tiny Core box), these are the steps I went through to install Tiny Core on a USB stick. I had already determined that I could boot from CD and connect to the Tiny Core repository via the appbrowser on the box I was using:

 1) Downloaded Tiny Core ISO and burned it to CD (did this on a Windows box).
 2) Booted the machine I use for Tiny Core off the CD. USB stick was already be plugged in. Used bootcodes "waitusb=5 base norestore" [no quotes].
 3) Mounted the CD (usually it unmounts after boot) using the mount tool. This gives a source for the files you want to install.
 4) Opened a terminal and typed sudo su (gets root terminal).
 5) Typed "usbinstall" [no quotes].
 6) At this point the installer starts asking what you want to do. I chose the ext2 format and to keep a log.
 7) If you don't have the Tiny Core extensions you need to complete the install, the installer will tell you at this point and exit. Download the extensions it tells you with the appbrowser (use 'install') and run usbinstall again, repeating the above.
  Follow the subsequent installer directions. You have to tell the installer where your Tiny Core files are (on the mounted CD, I forget the directory name) and where the USB stick is (I think sda).
 9) The installer should create a boot directory (with Tiny Core files), a directory for logging, and the tce directory (with optional directory underneath) on the USB stick.
10) When the installation is complete, unmount the CD and remove it, and then reboot. Your machine should boot off the USB stick. Note that you have to have your BIOS setup for this (I had to tweek mine a bit).
11) If the boot goes OK, at that point the appbrowser should download any extensions you want to the tce/optional directory on the USB stick, and find them there on subsequent boots.

[SimpleMan]

those codes didn't work and i tried to install how you said thane i got the farthest i ever got then i got an error

[thane]

What was the error?

[SimpleMan]

i finnaly got it i use the 3rd option and it worked 300th time is the charm thanks i have one more question how do i add boot codes so they are entered automaticly? and also if i change a files name will i mess it up ex. ace-of-penguins.tcz to Games.tcz and then can i add it to my toolbar thanks

Thanks for all your time working with me you guys made a linux man out of me thanks once again

[Juanito]

'Glad to hear you got things working.

To add boot codes you need to modify the bootloader's config file, which depends on the bootloader you used:

grub: menu.lst
syslinux: syslinux.cfg
extlinux: extlinux.conf

Normally, these are found under the /boot folder.

Now that you have things working, you can use one of the text editor extensions to change the file, for example, beaver.

To be able to change the file, you need to use the text editor as "root" (= administrator in windows speak), you can do this using the 'run command' button in the panel and entering "sudo beaver" (assuming you loaded the beaver extension).

I would not suggest changing  the names of extensions until you're are more comfortable with linux/tc

[thane]

On my USB stick,  /mnt/sda1/boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf has the boot codes, in the APPEND line. Do you know about file permissions and the vi editor? I had to change the permission from 644 to 666 ["sudo chmod 666 extlinux.conf" after I changed directories to extlinux] to edit. Change the permission back to 644 when you're done.

Sorry, don't know about the file name changes. I think it's safest to leave them alone unless it's really critical. There are hidden links and various file name lists in Tiny Core that would all have to be modified too.