Tiny Core Linux
Tiny Core Base => TCB Q&A Forum => Topic started by: gb on January 18, 2012, 12:16:48 PM
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Hi,i'm new with linux and tinycore so i try to make a usb 4gb pen with TC installed with xorg and rdesktop preinstalled and running and with the eGalax touchescreen driver installed.
i' followed some guides on internet and fron TC site, but i've obtained only a pen that boot and show a the text console string like tc@box~
what could i do ?
i'm trying with the current version of TC: 4.2.1 and here are my try:
1 - with coreplus-current iso on a usbpen i boot the pc with the first choiche of boot menu, ( sdb1 )
2- then i installed xorg 7.5 and rdesktop - now they run well
3 - put a second pen in the usb plug - wait to see it like sdc1
4 copied all the folder sdb1/cde/optional into a pass/tce folder
4.5 - copied all the folder tmp/tce/optional into the pass/tce folder
5 run tci from icon
6 - from first tci window i choiche the pen-hdd mode and sdc destination - next
6.1 - from the second i choiche ext4 - next
6.2 - from third window i clock next
6.3 -from the other window i set
6.4 - proceed -> then the message done
7. shutdown and reboot and i go into the console
thank's in advance to all that can help me
Giorgio
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Read the wiki? http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:install_usb (http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:install_usb)
extension tc-install is probably the key.
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If you chose ext4 instead of "use existing", that removed your copied extensions.
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Thank's a lot for answers
@curaga: i've two usb pen:one where i've installed the coreplus-current so i've all the exstensions in the tce folder
an the other usb pen where i want to install my version of tinycore with xorg and rdesktop
@floppy: thank's for the wiki, and yes i've read that before and for that i've tried to copy the extension folder from the first usb to the second.
till now i've tried some other times with this try:
- with ezremaster gui i learned that it'possible to build my iso: so i've followed the step tiill the choiche of the extension to put in the iso. i've selected xvese,xlibs,flwm,wbar,xorg7.5,rdesktop,kmaps, and some other that i've found in the boot.lst of a tinycore version installed before, i've putted all the extension in the box "out initrd but onboot"
So the iso i've obtained after the boot show the console prompt, but it have all the extension i've selected in the tce folder but they aren't loaded !
i think that with ezremaster it's possible to obtain an iso adapt to me.
what i need to make that iso?
thank's very much
giorgio
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I would give a try to Xorg76: it can run confless (autodetection). In fact, I defined a xorg.conf with my Xorg76 (on my netbook samsung I am currently writing from) for configuring the keyboard in DE (not for the rest).
Other Xorg versions must be full configured.
I have personally Xorg74 on my AMD k6-III because the extension "links" dont run correctly with Xorg76: it was an "interesting" piece of work for defining the right configuration xorg.conf
So, try Xvesa or Xorg76 in a first step. I dont know if loading both onboot make conflicts. I would personally try Xvesa only, then later Xorg76 only (not both).
Xprogs on boot would be good.
use the boot code lst=onboot.lst ? (with all extensions listed).
See my lst file I use currently in the boot code (attachment).
You can clean it a bit (no sound, no modeswitch, no browser, no OSS..).
A waitusb boot code would help? See my boot line from dmesg:
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Kernel command line: vga=ask quiet showapps pause waitusb=5:UUID="cc9e97b9-67de-4e85-8f80-750a7d0f8841" tce=UUID="cc9e97b9-67de-4e85-8f80-750a7d0f8841"/tce4 blacklist=b43 blacklist=ssb blacklist=bcma nodhcp mydata=nc10 noacpi lst=nc10xorg.lst initrd=/boot/tcl4/core.gz BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/tcl4/vmlinuz
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So far I remember, I readed anywhere in this forum waitusb helps for loading extensions.
Good luck.
Im writing from a Samsung NC10 Plus netbook booted via SD card on USB adapter (xorg76.. see lst file in the attachment) and wireless.
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From the tc@box prompt you type startx to get into the desktop. This will work if you have either Xvesa OR Xorg extension installed and also your choice of desktop. I don't know if it requires Xprogs but it can't hurt.
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l think yout order is incorrect, try install on usb-hdd and choose x/gui only(without ext).set waitusb=10 norestore tce=sdc1 home=sdc1 opt=sdc1. now you should be able to reboot to an empty desktop window.
after boot into desktop, then copy ext to /optional and create a onboot.lst.that contains your exts.
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No.
Do not use home= or opt= until you are more experienced and know what these options do, and the modifications you will need to make to the system to have it work properly.