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Tiny Core Base => TCB Talk => Topic started by: vinceASPECT on May 25, 2011, 05:44:27 AM

Title: bootcodes
Post by: vinceASPECT on May 25, 2011, 05:44:27 AM

Hello

how do i put a bootcode into the config files at desktop level to that it executes
when TV is booting.

tinycore waitusb-10   (is the bootcode)

how do i edit my config files to contain the above bootcode so that the bootcode
does not need to be typed in each time TC boots up.

thanks

VInce.

Title: Re: bootcodes
Post by: Juanito on May 25, 2011, 05:50:29 AM

The bootcode is waitusb=10

You can use the text editor included with tc, which is named "editor".

Open a terminal window, start it with "sudo editor &" and navigate to your boot loader config file to edit it.

Which boot loader are you using?

Title: Re: bootcodes
Post by: vinceASPECT on May 25, 2011, 06:13:00 AM

hello,

don't know which bootloader it is.

It is TC version 3.6

Vince.

Title: Re: bootcodes
Post by: Juanito on May 25, 2011, 06:15:03 AM

Did you boot from cd, install to hard disk, install to usb stick, or?

When you boot do you see anything like "grub", "syslinux", "isolinux", "extlinux"?

Title: Re: bootcodes
Post by: vinceASPECT on May 25, 2011, 06:15:57 AM

boot from CD....and the USB pen is saving my operating systems state and applications...

Vince.

Title: Re: bootcodes
Post by: Juanito on May 25, 2011, 06:24:26 AM

Hmm - it's a long, long time since I booted from cd.

Apart from remastering a cd, I don't recall that you can alter the boot codes or save additional boot codes to be added on booting from cd.

Have you considered installing tc to your usb stick - it's easy enough to do with the new gui installer in the control panel.

Title: Re: bootcodes
Post by: vinceASPECT on May 25, 2011, 06:30:09 AM

ok i will install it to the hard drive.

Do i just create a folder on the harddrive called  "tce/"

that's it?

thanks 

Vince.

Title: Re: bootcodes
Post by: vinceASPECT on May 25, 2011, 06:36:41 AM

i have the GUI for doing a hard drive install.

how do i use the gui.

It asks me which version of TC....i choose  Tinycore and it opens a file dialogue

do i point it to the CD disc?

then do i select FRUGAL install?

thanks

Vince.

Title: Re: bootcodes
Post by: Juanito on May 25, 2011, 06:42:27 AM

Quote from: vinceASPECT on May 25, 2011, 06:36:41 AM

do i point it to the CD disc?

Yes, navigate to /boot and choose tinycore.gz

Quote

then do i select FRUGAL install?

Yes

Title: Re: bootcodes
Post by: vinceASPECT on May 25, 2011, 06:45:20 AM

ok thanks very much

Vince.

Title: Re: bootcodes
Post by: Guy on May 25, 2011, 06:57:01 AM

http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:install_hd_net

http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:install_hd_offline

http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:start