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Tiny Core Base => TCB Q&A Forum => Topic started by: lixtra on May 04, 2013, 12:23:01 PM

Title: USB boot issues
Post by: lixtra on May 04, 2013, 12:23:01 PM

I'm using YUMI for this.
Tinycore.
No X/GUI, all I get is tc@box prompt.
Live CD boots just fine so not a machine problem.

I've already tried renaming cde directory to tce, adding waitusb=5.

Tinycore files are under /multiboot/tinycore and if I move them to / it boots just fine but I really wish Tinycore booted from /multiboot/tinycore
I already have many distros working on this flash drive and I would love to have Tinycore as well.

What do you guys suggest?

Title: Re: USB boot issues
Post by: tinypoodle on May 04, 2013, 01:17:08 PM

It's far from clear what your real issues are, but if as I might guess it is about specifying arbitrary path(s) for PPR (et al ?), have a look at list of boot codes.

The topic does not help, as there seems to be nothing specific to USB in the whole post, perhaps you should change it.

Title: Re: USB boot issues
Post by: Rich on May 04, 2013, 01:20:45 PM

Hi lixtra

Quote

I've already tried renaming cde directory to tce, adding waitusb=5.

Showing all the boot parameters you are using might be helpful.

Title: Re: USB boot issues
Post by: lixtra on May 04, 2013, 01:29:20 PM

YUMI default installation.
USB drive has FAT32 file system.

label live
  menu label ^Run Tinycore from this USB
  kernel /multiboot/tinycore/boot/vmlinuz
  append initrd=/multiboot/tinycore/boot/core.gz quiet cde

Title: Re: USB boot issues
Post by: Rich on May 04, 2013, 01:34:43 PM

Hi lixtra
Move the cde directory to the root of the USB drive and rename it to tce. Change the append line to:

Code: [Select]

append initrd=/multiboot/tinycore/boot/core.gz quiet waitusb=5

Title: Re: USB boot issues
Post by: lixtra on May 04, 2013, 01:43:04 PM

Thanks for the quick replies guys.
Yes it works.
I really wish I could keep the root of the drive as clean as possible but hey you can't always get what you want.
Thanks again