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Title: i need some help
Post by: totally on January 13, 2024, 02:04:01 AM
i dont know anything about linux lol and i was following some instructions on youtube. Well 20 minutes of me being stupid led to me getting it to be able to not crash if i unplug my usb which i used to first boot.After i did that i click reboot and it starts loading and boom it stops at tc@box:~$ i do not know what to do so any help will be appreciated
Title: Re: i need some help
Post by: CentralWare on January 13, 2024, 03:45:34 AM
@totally: Welcome to the forum!

Quiz time!


Thanks!
Title: Re: i need some help
Post by: patrikg on January 13, 2024, 04:13:03 AM
And you can start to read the book, to understand what TinyCore Linux philosophy is.

Here you go.

http://tinycorelinux.net/corebook.pdf (http://tinycorelinux.net/corebook.pdf)
Title: Re: i need some help
Post by: rexi on June 01, 2024, 09:45:45 AM
I think he left linux.
Title: Re: i need some help
Post by: Rlottien on June 28, 2024, 07:22:42 AM
When you see "tc@box:~$", try typing "startx" and hitting Enter. It might kickstart your graphical interface. If not, double-check your installation steps—it could be a setup issue.
Title: Re: i need some help
Post by: Star Spangled Banner on July 18, 2024, 02:14:22 AM
Hello to everyone !

I need some help ... I am rather experienced in Linux (Arch , Debian , Ubuntu etc.) but as for Tiny - I haven't any experience . How can I install it from the command prompt ? I want it also to save user data on hard drive . As I understood , Tiny doesn't support installation on hdd natively - it needs a module for this .And I don't know how to turn wifi on to download modules ...
Title: Re: i need some help
Post by: Juanito on July 18, 2024, 03:29:08 AM
If you can burn this iso to cd/dvd and boot it:

http://tinycorelinux.net/15.x/x86/release/CorePlus-15.0.iso

..you can then use the tc-install extension to install Core or CorePure64 to hd

Wifi is more complicated in that it depends on your hardware - what wifi hardware do you have?
Title: Re: i need some help
Post by: Star Spangled Banner on July 18, 2024, 04:13:27 AM
>> Wifi is more complicated in that it depends on your hardware - what wifi hardware do you have?

Wifi hardware : Qualcomm Atheros AR9485
The notebook model : Asus Eee PC 1025C

>>http://tinycorelinux.net/15.x/x86/release/CorePlus-15.0.iso

I forgot to say , that I need dCore version because I want the installed OS to be able to use *.deb - packages

>>you can then use the tc-install extension to install Core or CorePure64 to hdd

As for extensions ... I would like to clarify this moment ? How can I install them manually ?

If I want the OS to be installed on HDD , and some extensions - what should I do ?

I must burn an iso (for instance , dCore image) to usb and then ... I format a selected HDD partition to ext4 and create on it a 'tce' directory ?Or the tce 'tce' directry must be on the usb drive with a burned iso ?

And I need to install the OS manually (via terminal) because the device's RAM isn't enough to load the version with GUI ... :(
Title: Re: i need some help
Post by: Juanito on July 18, 2024, 04:27:28 AM
Sorry, but I can’t help with dCore - did you take a look at the wiki:

https://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/doku.php?id=dcore:welcome
Title: Re: i need some help
Post by: gadget42 on July 18, 2024, 05:50:47 AM
more ram and an ssd might get you a little better performance(if possible).
just grabbed a random review for some specifications:
https://www.cnet.com/reviews/asus-1025c-review/

this might give you more of a feel for dCore wireless:
http://tinycorelinux.net/dCore/x86/release/dCore-bionic/sce/README-wireless.txt
Title: Re: i need some help
Post by: Star Spangled Banner on July 18, 2024, 04:02:51 PM
Quote from: Juanito on July 18, 2024, 04:27:28 AM
Sorry, but I can’t help with dCore - did you take a look at the wiki:

https://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/doku.php?id=dcore:welcome
Yes , I did .I tried also to install simple Tiny  (not dCore) , but the graphical installer does not install the system on the selected  partion - it wants the whole disk :(  Is there a console way or a script to install the OS ?
Title: Re: i need some help
Post by: Juanito on July 19, 2024, 03:25:35 AM
I thought the tc-install extension could install to a hd partition or a full hd.

In case it doesn't, you could adapt the instructions here for a hd partition:

https://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php/topic,19364.0.html

You could also see here:

https://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/doku.php?id=wiki:install_hd
Title: Re: i need some help
Post by: Rich on July 19, 2024, 07:25:22 AM
Hi Juanito
Quote from: Juanito on July 19, 2024, 03:25:35 AM
I thought the tc-install extension could install to a hd partition or a full hd. ...
It can, but I think you have to create the partition in advance.
Title: Re: i need some help
Post by: yvs on July 23, 2024, 09:52:09 PM
Quote from: Star Spangled Banner on July 18, 2024, 04:02:51 PM
but the graphical installer does not install the system on the selected partion - it wants the whole disk :(
Being at the same position of a TC newbie, I got TC installed in VirtualBox (x86 and x86_64 TC builds), in this case the whole (virtual) disk can be easily used and managed from a host os. It can be considered as an option.