Tiny Core Linux

Tiny Core Base => TCB Talk => Topic started by: hagna on April 08, 2015, 04:54:33 PM

Title: installing to usb from which I booted
Post by: hagna on April 08, 2015, 04:54:33 PM

I have a usb stick with the CorePlus iso on it.  Can I boot with that stick and do a usb install of tinycore on the same stick? 

If so, am I missing a step in the following:

1. Bootup coreplus
2. copy core.gz off of the usb stick into /home/tc
3. unmount the stick
4. run the installer
5. tell it to install on the usb device (device reported by dmesg when I plug it in)
6. try booting with usb stick but now it won't boot.

Title: Re: installing to usb from which I booted
Post by: Lee on April 08, 2015, 07:14:19 PM

I'm not all that familiar with the installer and exactly what it does but I note that you are explicitly handling core.gz in step #2.  You probably ought to grab the kernel (vmlinuz) and handle it in the same way.

Title: Re: installing to usb from which I booted
Post by: curaga on April 09, 2015, 03:37:18 AM

The installer expects to copy things from the source stick, so you cannot install to the same partition with it. If you boot to RAM, copy all needed files like Lee said, you could do a manual install (instructions linked from the main install page).