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Tiny Core Base => TCB Q&A Forum => Topic started by: zmaster on February 08, 2017, 04:16:42 AM

Title: Installation from grub2 menu
Post by: zmaster on February 08, 2017, 04:16:42 AM

I add grub2 menu lines in /etc/grub.d/40_custom file:

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menuentry 'Tiny Core - iso' --class core --class gnu-linux --class gnu {
    insmod gzio
    insmod part_msdos
    insmod ext2
    set root='hd0,msdos1'
    set isofile="/home/user/CorePlus-current.iso"
    loopback loop ${isofile}
    linux (loop)/boot/vmlinuz iso=${isofile}
    initrd (loop)/boot/core.gz loglevel=3 cde showapps lst=xibase.lst base desktop=flwm_topside
}
Then i rebooted the machine and try to boot, but only text console loaded:

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tc@box~:
How to boot in graphic mode?

I am using AMD Athlon 900 mhz, 768 mb ram, 32 mb Nvidia graphic card.

Title: Re: Installation from grub2 menu
Post by: Misalf on February 08, 2017, 04:44:27 AM

Specify the full path to the ISO file including mount point (Core mounts at /mnt).
F.e.

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set isofile="/mnt/sda1/home/user/CorePlus-current.iso"

Also, add all your boot codes to the  linux  line, not the  initrd  line.

Title: Re: Installation from grub2 menu
Post by: Misalf on February 08, 2017, 04:55:30 AM

Correction, the  ${isofile}  varuable won't work with the  loopback  command.
So do something like this

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set isofile="/home/user/CorePlus-current.iso"
loopback loop (hd0,msdos1)${isofile}
linux (loop)/boot/vmlinuz iso=/mnt/sda1${isofile}


Title: Re: Installation from grub2 menu
Post by: zmaster on February 08, 2017, 10:36:17 AM

Thanks. It helped.