Tiny Core Linux

Tiny Core Base => TCB Q&A Forum => Topic started by: Mzem on June 21, 2016, 01:39:18 PM

Title: Persistent HOME in OPT folder
Post by: Mzem on June 21, 2016, 01:39:18 PM

Hi! :)

I'm trying to make home and opt folders on the USB persistent. I'm using TinyCore. I followed this page
http://distro.ibiblio.org/tinycorelinux/faq.html (http://distro.ibiblio.org/tinycorelinux/faq.html)
and this
http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:boot_codes_explained (http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:boot_codes_explained)

but when I set all up and reboot, I get this error message:
persistent HOME not supported in  Microsoft File System
request for persistent HOME on sda1 ignored
Press any key.

I'm using syslinux configuration file.

Anybody know what is the problem here?


Thanks
Mzem

Title: Re: Persistent HOME in OPT folder
Post by: Mzem on June 21, 2016, 02:40:53 PM

syslinux.cfg looks like this:

label ubnentry0
menu label Boot TinyCore
kernel /boot/vmlinuz
append initrd=/boot/core.gz  quiet waitusb=5 tce=sda home=sda

Am I doing something wrong?

Title: Re: Persistent HOME in OPT folder
Post by: Rich on June 21, 2016, 02:45:19 PM

Hi Mzem
I think persistent  /home  and  /opt  require a Linux file system (ext2, ext3, or ext4).

Title: Re: Persistent HOME in OPT folder
Post by: Mzem on June 21, 2016, 05:43:47 PM

Thank you for your reply.  :)
I understand this, but how can I make bootable USB with Linux file system(ext2, ext3,ext4)?

Title: Re: Persistent HOME in OPT folder
Post by: gerald_clark on June 21, 2016, 07:45:06 PM

dd the plus image to a USB drive.  Boot it and use it to install to another USB drive.
Please read the book.

Title: Re: Persistent HOME in OPT folder
Post by: Juanito on June 22, 2016, 02:48:43 AM

..or use the tc-install extension

Title: Re: Persistent HOME in OPT folder
Post by: Mzem on June 22, 2016, 05:11:54 AM

Thank you Juanito and gerald_clark for you reply.
I was trying to make ext4 bootable usb from ubuntu and didn't succeed. I try Juanito's suggestion and I was able to make persistent directories.
Again thank you both of you.