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Tiny Core Base => TCB Q&A Forum => Topic started by: mbertrand on September 10, 2012, 11:31:59 AM

Title: Stop x from starting during Tiny Core boot
Post by: mbertrand on September 10, 2012, 11:31:59 AM

I have Tiny Core installed at some client. It is configured to lunch our app (some hardware controller software) on each startup. This was done by adding it to .xsession. All is well.

But now for reasons outside of this scope this app is hanging and we are unable to shut it down without killing the process.
This is a controller and is equipped with a watch dog that will trip if it is not shut down properly. So killing our process will cause a reboot and it all starts again. I need to be able to have time to edit '.xsession' then we could fix the problem. Si I was thinking
if there is way during booting to stop X from starting?

Title: Re: Stop x from starting during Tiny Core boot
Post by: gerald_clark on September 10, 2012, 11:40:33 AM

boot code 'text'

Also, X programs to be run on X start should be started by scripts in ~/.X.d/

Title: Re: Stop x from starting during Tiny Core boot
Post by: mbertrand on September 10, 2012, 11:45:11 AM

Yes I know that's next. Thanks. But how do I get to enter my boot code. I don't understand documentation.
When the computer boots I hit CTRL+ALT+F2 to get boot loader prompt? How do I do this?

Title: Re: Stop x from starting during Tiny Core boot
Post by: bmarkus on September 10, 2012, 11:53:23 AM

Press TAB key in boot menu.

Title: Re: Stop x from starting during Tiny Core boot
Post by: gerald_clark on September 10, 2012, 12:24:42 PM

Or 'e' for GRUB.

Title: Re: Stop x from starting during Tiny Core boot
Post by: mbertrand on September 10, 2012, 12:28:05 PM

Sorry but how do I get the boot menu?

Title: Re: Stop x from starting during Tiny Core boot
Post by: gerald_clark on September 10, 2012, 12:33:28 PM

SInce we don't know what you are using for a boot loader, we don't know.

Title: Re: Stop x from starting during Tiny Core boot
Post by: mbertrand on September 10, 2012, 01:04:16 PM

SYSLINUX.

Title: Re: Stop x from starting during Tiny Core boot
Post by: mbertrand on September 10, 2012, 01:45:09 PM

Ok I think I got it.
I press ALT, this brings up the boot loader prompt:
Here I typed 'core text' this loaded my Tiny Core without x running just like I wanted.