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[SOLVED] Newb question about Internet connectivity.
tinypoodle:
--- Quote from: E.J. on November 14, 2010, 02:17:59 PM ---Keeping in mind I'm not going to directly install to a partition (I'm going for frugal), this is my loader entry:
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find --set-root --ignore-floppies --ignore-cdrom /Tiny/bzImage
kernel /Tiny/bzImage acpi=off restore=hdc7 home=hdc7 opt=hdc7 tce=hdc7
initrd /Tiny/tinycore.gz
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Is that right for a frugal install?
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For a pure frugal install remove 'home=hdc7 opt=hdc7' (they would conflict with defaults of restore= anyway).
The second line must be particular to your bootloader, but I am a bit puzzled why you would have 2 entries stating "/Tiny/bzImage", you might want to check syntax specific to your bootloader.
Guy:
--- Quote ---For a pure frugal install remove 'home=hdc7 opt=hdc7' (they would conflict with defaults of restore= anyway).
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I recommend leaving in home=hdc7 opt=hdc7, then editing /opt/.filetool.lst to exclude the home and opt directories from backup.
Not having persistent home and opt, is only an advantage when saving to a usb drive, as it limits the amount of writing to the usb drive, and lengthens the life of the usb drive.
When installing to a hard drive, having persistent home and opt, reduces the time it takes for backup and restore.
tinypoodle:
--- Quote from: Guy on November 14, 2010, 07:52:09 PM ---
--- Quote ---For a pure frugal install remove 'home=hdc7 opt=hdc7' (they would conflict with defaults of restore= anyway).
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I recommend leaving in home=hdc7 opt=hdc7, then editing /opt/.filetool.lst to exclude the home and opt directories from backup.
Not having persistent home and opt, is only an advantage when saving to a usb drive, as it limits the amount of writing to the usb drive, and lengthens the life of the usb drive.
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Same would be true e.g. for memory cards and - even if to a lesser degree - for traditional hard disk drives.
--- Quote ---When installing to a hard drive, having persistent home and opt, reduces the time it takes for backup and restore.
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... and at the same time slows down operational speed permanently, in comparison to default mode.
Guy:
--- Quote ---Same would be true e.g. for memory cards and - even if to a lesser degree - for traditional hard disk drives.
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It is true for solid state memory cards.
Solid state memory, whether usb or internal, become faulty after being written to a certain number of times, as a result of the way they are designed.
Hard drives normally last much longer than solid state memory. Failure normally occurs as a result of failure of the electronic components. There can be other causes. They can wear out. Many hard drives last until the computer is outdated. Hard drives don't have the design feature which means they will become faulty after being written to a certain number of times.
--- Quote ---... and at the same time slows down operational speed permanently.
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No it does not.
Tiny Core is about choices. You may choose to do it one way, and other people may choose to do it other ways. It is up to the user.
E.J.:
What exactly do the boot commands mentioned do? I don't even know the difference.
Whatever setup is the fastest would be desirable...
As far as the modem thing goes without an internet connection, I can't even get PCManFM to load.
I imagine it's due to missing some files somewhere, and without the right "*.dep" files in the optional folder it doesn't even look for them..?
When I run "pppsetup", it goes to a screen where is says "press enter" or the like. I press enter, and am taken to a screen where it asks for a phone number after the "atdt" string.
Example: atdt8675309
After entering in the USB modem's number, I'm taken to a screen where it asks me to select a COM port (1-4). If I hit enter without entering a phone number, it exits the program.
In other Linux OSes I've tried it usually went --> Probe, or auto-detect, for modem --> Enter "#777" for dialing number --> and finally, I'd enter the modem's phone number as "User & Password".
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