Tiny Core Linux

General TC => General TC Talk => Topic started by: davec51 on April 21, 2014, 06:52:19 AM

Title: Booting to Desktop --Solved!
Post by: davec51 on April 21, 2014, 06:52:19 AM

 I just burned Tiny Core. When I try to boot I get a command line. How do I get to the desktop? I have tried commands like "startx" but I get the message "not found."
On a mad hunch, I took the cd out of my cd/dvd Sony player (a remote device) and put it into an old internal CD player. Suddenly, there was the beautiful desktop. I am writing this from Tiny Core and Firefox.
I have no idea why this happened. Clearly the other player found the CD and booted it, but it couldn't somehow get to the desktop.
Thanks to those who replied.

Title: Re: Booting to Desktop
Post by: bmarkus on April 21, 2014, 07:00:55 AM

What do you mean burned? Which version you are using?

Title: Re: Booting to Desktop
Post by: davec51 on April 21, 2014, 12:03:28 PM

It's Tiny Core 5.2. I burned the iso to a CD. I get no desktop, as I said, only a prompt.

Title: Re: Booting to Desktop
Post by: gerald_clark on April 21, 2014, 01:05:26 PM

Show the exact file name you downloaded.

Title: Re: Booting to Desktop
Post by: davec51 on April 21, 2014, 08:53:12 PM

It's TinyCore-Current.iso. Isn't there some way I can get from the command line to the GUI?

Title: Re: Booting to Desktop --Solved!
Post by: gerald_clark on April 21, 2014, 09:52:43 PM

Try the coreplus CD.  It has more drivers.