Tiny Core Linux

Tiny Core Base => TCB Q&A Forum => Topic started by: Rita G. on March 13, 2011, 04:27:37 PM

Title: can't id drive
Post by: Rita G. on March 13, 2011, 04:27:37 PM

stuck at this install step....

Mount the original boot media. For this guide, TC was booted from an IDE cd-rom drive on the second channel:
mount /mnt/hdc

i am installing from an external USB cd/dvd drive and have no idea what to enter here.

Title: Re: can't id drive
Post by: thane on March 13, 2011, 04:40:43 PM

Mount Tool on the menu bar (it's also available through the control panel) should show you what devices you have.

FWIW, on my box the (built-in) CD drive is sr0 [that's zero, not oh].

Title: Re: can't id drive
Post by: Rita G. on March 13, 2011, 04:59:34 PM

thanks thane

Title: Re: can't id drive
Post by: Rita G. on March 13, 2011, 05:50:09 PM

got all the way down to:

Run GRUB:

grub

and all i get is:

GNU GRUB version 0.97 (640k lower / 3072k upper memory)
       [minimal bash-like blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah]

grub>

..and that's all...
       

Title: Re: can't id drive
Post by: Guy on March 13, 2011, 06:26:23 PM

What happens when you type:

root (hd0,0)
setup (hd0)
quit

You may need to change "root (hd0,0)" to whatever partition you have Tiny Core on.

What partition is it?

Don't change "setup (hd0)"

Title: Re: can't id drive
Post by: roberts on March 13, 2011, 06:36:59 PM

You can use grub's built in 'find' to determine the drive and partition.


grub> find /boot/tinycore.gz
 (hd0,0)