Tiny Core Linux
Tiny Core Base => TCB News => Final Releases => Topic started by: roberts on March 18, 2012, 10:39:37 AM
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Team Tiny Core is proud to announce the release of Core 4.4.
http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/tinycorelinux/4.x/x86/release
The major theme for Core v4.4 is kernel & modules update and improved extension searching via tags.
Changelog for 4.4:
* Minor kernel update to 3.0.21 to support the following:
** ax25 / ham radio support
** kexec
** efficeon agp patch
** r6040 mii fix
** isa libata enabled for very old laptops
** xts, gf128mul for truecrypt uses
** resolves the kernel panic issue when mounting CIFS shares.
* Updated tc-config with syslog/rsyslog patch
* Updated Xprogs.tcz: scmbrowser and smc-fetch.sh tweaks
* Updated search.sh added -t option for tag search.
* Updated provides.sh for CLI use.
* Updated appbrowser for new tag search.
* Updated ab keyword is now a tag search.
* Updated tce-size with date check on sizefile update.
* Updated tce-setup fixed when base boot code is used with missing /tmp/tce/optional directory.
* Updated tce-setdrive with a required readlink.
* Updated filetool.sh with a required readlink when used after tce-setdrive.
* Recompressed modules to save space.
* Added ssb module to base.
* Updated busybox 1.19.4 plus patches to fix busybox tftpd vulnerability.
* Updated tc-terminal-server to accomodate busybox tftpd vulnerability.
* Updated scm-search -t for tag searching.
* Updated scmbrowser for tag searching.
* Updated filetool.sh improved invalid device handling.
* Updated tce-setdrive now sets default backup device without a reboot.
* New boot code, e.g., iso=sdb1 booting from a single ISO file to load embedded extensions.
* New fromISOfile script for after boot support of a single ISO file embedded extensions.
* Updated rebuildfstab fixed pid checking.
* Updated exittc and filetool spelling.
Update instructions, from the release distribution files area:
http://distro.ibiblio.org/tinycorelinux/4.x/x86/release/distribution_files/
1. Copy over new vmlinuz
2. Copy over new core.gz
3. boot into new system
if You have/use X then
AppsAduit -> Dependencies -> Build Reporting Database -> Fetch Missing
or if you only use Core (no X) or Xorg did not start and only have a system prompt use:
tce-audit builddb
tce-audit fetchmissing
Note: Xprogs.tcz has been updated and is now in the repository.
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Mythical! I'll update in a few days!
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Hi Tiny Core Team!
The new release is awesome! I'm running it now. Thanks a lot for your hard work putting it together.
Have fun making the TC community happy,
meo
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This build is sweet thanks :)
I really appreciate the effort gone into equipment compatibility, thank you.
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I was having trouble getting the newest version to boot. My TCE is on a RAID, LUKS, LVM. I finally realized that it was failing to mount the raid array due to raid-dm-3.0.21-tinycore64.tcz not being present. It was only then that I realized the kernel version had changed.
I could have sworn I'd tried updating dependencies as you suggested, but I ended up installing raid-dm-3.0.21-tinycore64.tcz while booted into tce=pre.
Anyway, it's almost working now, but there doesn't seem to be an nvidia-module-3.0.21-tinycore64.tcz in the repository.
Out of curiosity...why 3.0.21 instead of 3.0.3 this time?
Thank you for all the effort you all put into Tiny Core. I love this operating system.
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I tried to update to update a flash drive from v4.3 to v4.4 following the instructions.
1. Copy over new vmlinuz
2. Copy over new core.gz
3. boot into new system
When I rebooted, Xorg did not start, so I ran:
tce-audit builddb
It produced the following error message
Building extension database from /etc/sysconfig/tcedir/optional
mv: can't preserve ownership of 'tce.lst' operation not permitted
My video driver is using nVidia in case that makes a difference.
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Likely your using a file system that does not support permissions.
Likely in this particular case that it does not matter.
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Hi redwolf
The maintainer of the nvidia-module extensions is currently serving his country and not due back until mid May.
The kernel was bumped to a higher version due to some problems with 3.0.3.
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Thank you and congratulations to the Tinycore Team on another amazing release.
I tried to update today, but the audio turned out to be a bit wonky.
OSS installs OK but complains: depmod: ./kernel.tclocal: No such file or directory.
Is it something I should be concerned about? I am in the midst of exploring a lot of audio in Tinycore,
so I'd like to tune it solidly.
Cheerio,
solorin
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Hi solorin
I don't know how much I can help with this, so I'll just ask the obvious.
If you enter ls -l /lib/modules/3.0.21-tinycore
Does it contain the entry kernel.tclocal->/usr/local/lib/modules/3.0.21-tinycore/kernel
If it does, then the extension may be making a reference to /lib/modules/3.0.3-tinycore which no longer exists.
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Using 'I' or 'i' in AppBrowser search ImageMagick.tcz, ImageMagick-doc.tcz, ImageMagick-dev.tcz doesn't appear on the hit list, but it is listed w/o filter.
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The search data is updated nightly, IIRC.
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The search data is updated nightly, IIRC.
ImageMagick is in the repo since 2010 or something like that. Don't think issue is related to the frequency of update but the update itself.
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... OSS installs OK but complains: depmod: ./kernel.tclocal: No such file or directory.
Is it something I should be concerned about? ...
The error message is a consequence of the fact that the 'OSS-modules-3.0.21-tinycore.tcz' extension "violates" the convention to have additional kernel modules in "/usr/local/lib/modules/$( uname -r)/kernel" (as it uses "/lib/modules/$( uname -r)/kernel" instead.
Now, 'kernel.tclocal' is a symbolic link in "/lib/modules/$( uname -r)" to "/usr/local/lib/modules/$( uname -r)/kernel". AFAIK this latter directory did exists in the initrd in the past, but this doesn't seem to be the case any more. Therefore the symbolic link points to a non existing directory, which causes the warning message. In my assessment this should not cause any problem, and any "non-violating" extension containing kernel modules will create this missing directory (and hence no further warning message should show up).
I had mentioned this "violation" in an earlier post (http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php/topic,12548.msg68202.html#msg68202), but I would not call it a "hanging offence". Nevertheless of the two obvious options to avoid this error message (i.e "fix" the OSS kernel module extensions, or add the directory again to the initrd) my vote would be for the former as it would be IMHO the "cleaner" way instead of the latter (which has the appeal to be the possibly easier one).
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It would mean having to modify the scripts and possibly apps, and keep up those modifications for new OSS versions. Not something I would like to carry just for moving the module directory.
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AppsAudit / OnBoot / Maintenance sort order is case sensitive while AppsAudit /Dependencies and AppBrowser are not. Causing some extra work to find ImageMagick, LXDE, etc. :)
BTW, I'm not a native English speaker; why 's' is in AppsAudit and not in AppBrowser?
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BTW, I'm not a native English speaker; why 's' is in AppsAudit and not in AppBrowser?
Haha, good question. I guess it is because one is auditing all one's applications (plural) but one is browsing for an application (singular).
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For me is a question of sound :D
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For me is a question of sound :D
+1
Imagine "AppsBrowser" or "AppsStore", sounds either like a hiccup or like a snake ;-)
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AppsAudit / OnBoot / Maintenance sort order is case sensitive while AppsAudit /Dependencies and AppBrowser are not. Causing some extra work to find ImageMagick, LXDE, etc. :)
BTW, I'm not a native English speaker; why 's' is in AppsAudit and not in AppBrowser?
AppsAudit OnBoot, OnDemand, and Md5Check master list is now consistent with that of Dependencies and AppBrowser, i.e., case insensitive.
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Hi Roberts,
Is boot code iso support uuid?
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Yes. Both label and uuid. Label is easier to use than uuid.
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Hi Roberts,
Thanks for your reply,
One more question is there a iso of x86_64 version?
I only found here : http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/tinycorelinux/4.x/x86/release/distribution_files/
Thanks,
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I have mc 4.81 installed, repo version is 4.8.2 but AppsAudit / Check for Updates doesn't list it.
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Works for me.
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Hi Roberts,
Thanks for your reply,
One more question is there a iso of x86_64 version?
I only found here : http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/tinycorelinux/4.x/x86/release/distribution_files/
Thanks,
There is no iso for 64 version as no minimal X setup available as for TinyCore & CorePlus. You need full Xorg. Also there is no 64 based repo.
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dear roberts
upgrades cycle of tinycore releases took frantic pace
but faq and wiki doesn't have time to update behind it
questions like how to use iso bootcode (http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php/topic,12855.msg70507.html#msg70507) will appear periodically
until add to faq the iso bootcode item (http://distro.ibiblio.org/tinycorelinux/faq.html#bootcodes) and section with this manual (http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php/topic,12786.msg69982.html#msg69982)
until add tags feature explain to wiki .tcz.info example (http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:creating_extensions#tczinfo_example)
will occur errors like no tags records in some info-files (http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php/topic,12869.0.html)
do you plan documentation updates on the website?
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I will take time over the next few days to review and update the faq.
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Hi,
The 4.4 release doesn't work for me. X refuses to start and complains for a missing /etc/sysconfig/xsession => Back to 4.3
My boot from Tiny Core System Stats :
BOOT_IMAGE=/tce/boot/vmlinuz
quiet
console=tty12
logo.nologo
tce=sda5
home=sda7
restore=sda7
nozswap
nodhcp
lang=fr
kmap=fr
host=HOC
settime
tz=GMT+2
laptop
My onboot.lst :
cifs-utils.tcz
Xlibs.tcz
Xprogs.tcz
OSS.tcz
kmaps.tcz
flash11.tcz
getlocale.tcz
filesystems-3.0.3-tinycore.tcz
Xorg-7.5-3d.tcz
compiz-base.tcz
wbar.tcz
Another strange thing I've noticed in the "installed" tab of Tiny Core System Stats is the presence of a Xorg-7.6.lib whereas I've specified Xorg-7.5-3d.tcz in onboot.lst. But it works well, so I can't complain ;-)
Xorg-7.5
Xorg-7.5-3d
Xorg-7.5-bin
Xorg-7.6-lib
It's my first post and I want to thank all the developers of TC for their work. It's really a different GNU/ linux distribution with LOTS of simple and good ideas (I love Tiny core System Stats). Haven't seen such clever thing since the Thinstation project.
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Hi ibaloo
Xorg-7.6-lib is correct, it's used by both 7.5 and 7.6.
Did you follow all the upgrade instructions?
Update instructions, from the release distribution files area:
http://distro.ibiblio.org/tinycorelinux/4.x/x86/release/distribution_files/
1. Copy over new vmlinuz
2. Copy over new core.gz
3. boot into new system
if You have/use X then
AppsAduit -> Dependencies -> Build Reporting Database -> Fetch Missing
or if you only use Core (no X) or Xorg did not start and only have a system prompt use:
tce-audit builddb
tce-audit fetchmissing
Note: Xprogs.tcz has been updated and is now in the repository.
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if You have/use X then
AppsAduit -> Dependencies -> Build Reporting Database -> Fetch Missing
or if you only use Core (no X) or Xorg did not start and only have a system prompt use:
tce-audit builddb
tce-audit fetchmissing
The release notes until the end I will read
The release notes until the end I will read
The release notes until the end I will read
The release notes until the end I will read
...
(x100)
....
Thanks, it works fine now.
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Hi,
The 4.4 release doesn't work for me. X refuses to start and complains for a missing /etc/sysconfig/xsession => Back to 4.3
simple and good ideas (I love Tiny core System Stats). Haven't seen such clever thing since the Thinstation project.
did you install it with tc installer? afaik that file is generated from desktop= parameter.
try installing e.g. fluxbox and adding desktop=fluxbox to boot parameters and see if that works.
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I seem to be having update issues as well. I was running 4.4RC2 and upgraded to 4.4 using the copy vmlinuz and core.gz method.
Like others it just booted to command line. I ran the Appsaudit steps which seemed to only load some dev file for the compile module
I downloaded the Xprogs module and then it would boot into the windows manager.
However, whereas with 4.4RC2 my boot disk would come up as /mnt/sdb1/ it now comes up as /mnt/sdc1/ which is a real problem because it has broken all the configurations for my installed programs.
What seems to be different with RC2 and the final is that the boot disk seems to mount really late in the final. So before installing Xprogs I would hit the command line but then the console message would come up with the boot drive being recognized.
Dunno if this explains anything.
I can rework all my script and update my configuration files but I am worries that the boot behaviour might change again.
Regards b1ackmai1er
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Hi b1ackmai1er
You can make your scripts mountpoint agnostic:
tc@box:~$ blkid /dev/sda2
/dev/sda2: UUID="cf1bbc2f-abba-4032-8609-1d3789d269fe" TYPE="swap"
tc@box:~$ blkid -U cf1bbc2f-abba-4032-8609-1d3789d269fe | cut -c6-
sda2
tc@box:~$
In this example you would add the following to the beginning of your script:
MyDrive=`blkid -U cf1bbc2f-abba-4032-8609-1d3789d269fe | cut -c6-`and replace all references to sda2 with $MyDrive.
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@Rich
Thanks. I will definitely try that.
Regards b1ackmai1er
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I can confirm core64 v4.4 works fine :)
The combination of new kernel version/new alsa version still doesn't seem to make my Cirrus Logic CS4206/Intel CougarPoint HDMI sound hardware work without intervention from HDA Analyzer though :(
Edit: ..but, whereas I needed to patch the 3.0.3 kernel btusb module to work with my "Broadcom Corp. BCM2046B1 USB 2.0 Hub (part of BCM2046 Bluetooth)" hardware, things work fine "as-is" with the new kernel :)
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Today I tried to upgrade core 4.2 -> 4.3 but the result was not positive.
First i update dependency, after i update package and after i fetch missing dependency, I replaced the following core.gz and vmlinux and restart.
At reboot xorg not run, during run of pack this package is missing ;
graphics-3.0.21-tinycore.tcz
v4l-dvb-3.0.21-tinycore.tcz
wireless-3.0.21-tinycore.tcz
(de facto making me impossible to even connect, i have only wireless connection).
Fortunately I never do an upgrade without backing up the partition of Core
I put old vmlinux and Core.gz and I restarted, for now the hybrid goes on (new xlibs Xprogs is overlapped).
I try new search of missing dependecies after a new dep update: only elfutils-lib for prelink and wine.
tc@box:~$ tce-audit fetchmissing
Downloading: elfutils-lib.tcz
elfutils-lib.tcz: OK
I try to search manually mi actual possession of module:
tc@box:~$ find /mnt/sdb1/tce/optional/ -iname "*3.0.3*"
/mnt/sdb1/tce/optional/OSS-modules-3.0.3-tinycore.tcz.md5.txt
/mnt/sdb1/tce/optional/input-tablet-touchscreen-3.0.3-tinycore.tcz
/mnt/sdb1/tce/optional/i2c-3.0.3-tinycore.tcz.md5.txt
/mnt/sdb1/tce/optional/v4l-dvb-3.0.3-tinycore.tcz
/mnt/sdb1/tce/optional/virtualbox-ose-modules-3.0.3-tinycore.tcz
/mnt/sdb1/tce/optional/bluetooth-3.0.3-tinycore.tcz
/mnt/sdb1/tce/optional/input-joystick-3.0.3-tinycore.tcz
/mnt/sdb1/tce/optional/pci-hotplug-3.0.3-tinycore.tcz.md5.txt
/mnt/sdb1/tce/optional/alsa-modules-3.0.3-tinycore.tcz.md5.txt
/mnt/sdb1/tce/optional/alsa-modules-3.0.3-tinycore.tcz
/mnt/sdb1/tce/optional/firewire-3.0.3-tinycore.tcz.dep
/mnt/sdb1/tce/optional/firewire-3.0.3-tinycore.tcz
/mnt/sdb1/tce/optional/wireless-3.0.3-tinycore.tcz
/mnt/sdb1/tce/optional/firewire-3.0.3-tinycore.tcz.md5.txt
/mnt/sdb1/tce/optional/v4l-dvb-3.0.3-tinycore.tcz.md5.txt
/mnt/sdb1/tce/optional/input-joystick-3.0.3-tinycore.tcz.md5.txt
/mnt/sdb1/tce/optional/wireless-3.0.3-tinycore.tcz.md5.txt
/mnt/sdb1/tce/optional/virtualbox-ose-modules-3.0.3-tinycore.tcz.dep
/mnt/sdb1/tce/optional/OSS-modules-3.0.3-tinycore.tcz
/mnt/sdb1/tce/optional/i2c-3.0.3-tinycore.tcz
/mnt/sdb1/tce/optional/bluetooth-3.0.3-tinycore.tcz.md5.txt
/mnt/sdb1/tce/optional/v4l-dvb-3.0.3-tinycore.tcz.dep
/mnt/sdb1/tce/optional/graphics-3.0.3-tinycore.tcz.md5.txt
/mnt/sdb1/tce/optional/input-tablet-touchscreen-3.0.3-tinycore.tcz.dep
/mnt/sdb1/tce/optional/pci-hotplug-3.0.3-tinycore.tcz
/mnt/sdb1/tce/optional/graphics-3.0.3-tinycore.tcz.dep
/mnt/sdb1/tce/optional/virtualbox-ose-modules-3.0.3-tinycore.tcz.md5.txt
/mnt/sdb1/tce/optional/input-tablet-touchscreen-3.0.3-tinycore.tcz.md5.txt
/mnt/sdb1/tce/optional/alsa-modules-3.0.3-tinycore.tcz.dep
/mnt/sdb1/tce/optional/graphics-3.0.3-tinycore.tcz
in contrast to:
tc@box:~$ find /mnt/sdb1/tce/optional/ -iname "*3.0.21*"
/mnt/sdb1/tce/optional/linux-headers-3.0.21-tinycore.tcz
/mnt/sdb1/tce/optional/linux-headers-3.0.21-tinycore.tcz.md5.txt
I had downloaded the header at the prospect of future compilations
now I download the rest of missing module by hand, but it seems right to communicate on the forum to expose the issues to those who know more than me
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First i update dependency, after i update package and after i fetch missing dependency, I replaced the following core.gz and vmlinux and restart.
That is backwards from posted instructions:
Update instructions, from the release distribution files area:
http://distro.ibiblio.org/tinycorelinux/4.x/x86/release/distribution_files/
1. Copy over new vmlinuz
2. Copy over new core.gz
3. boot into new system
if You have/use X then
AppsAduit -> Dependencies -> Build Reporting Database -> Fetch Missing
or if you only use Core (no X) or Xorg did not start and only have a system prompt use:
tce-audit builddb
tce-audit fetchmissing
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I figured the problem, I had to reboot the machine before to update modules for the reason that it use a variable for the version of the "kernel" in the package name.
in the steps listed by robert the order is right but it was too implied that I would understand.
However I could not install wireless packages after restarting (i do not having other way to connect), I was obliged to do so first, consider this for the next (kernel) update!
another problem, I think derived from the lack of virtualbox module: the fetchmissing has not downloaded Input-tablet-touchscreen and pci-hotplug. it has stopped at error of virtualbox:
tc@box:~$ tce-audit fetchmissing
Downloading: OSS-modules-3.0.21-tinycore.tcz
OSS-modules-3.0.21-tinycore.tcz: OK
Downloading: bluetooth-3.0.21-tinycore.tcz
bluetooth-3.0.21-tinycore.tcz: OK
Downloading: firewire-3.0.21-tinycore.tcz
firewire-3.0.21-tinycore.tcz: OK
Downloading: virtualbox-ose-modules-3.0.21-tinycore.tcz
Error on virtualbox-ose-modules-3.0.21-tinycore.tcz
tc@box:~$
at the end, after several builddb, I was forced to download them by hand.
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another reason could be that in my case the modules are not required by any other package, I belive this is more probable.
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If wireless is the only network then you would ONLY have to pre-download any 3.0.21 wireless modules for the posted procedure to work. You have to be booted from the new kernel in order for the other new 3.0.21 files to be updated by AppsAudit. Doing it backwards AppsAudit would not know that a new kernel was about to be installed!
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Thanks, now everything is very clear, fortunately this only happens when a new kernel is on the way ;)
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when using nozswap bootcode then began to show something after boot
udevadm settle - timeout of 5 seconds reached, the event queue contains:
/sys/devices/virtual/bdi/7:6 (941)
/sys/devices/virtual/bdi/7:6 (7417)
/sys/devices/virtual/bdi/7:6 (7906)
/sys/devices/virtual/bdi/7:6 (8396)
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i would like to add that when i tried nozswap bootcode with kernel 3.0.3 then displayed a bit other messages
udevadm settle - timeout of 5 seconds reached, the event queue contains:
/sys/devices/virtual/block/loop5 (938)
/sys/devices/virtual/block/loop5 (966)
/sys/devices/virtual/block/loop5 (7414)
/sys/devices/virtual/block/loop5 (7903)
/sys/devices/virtual/block/loop5 (8393)
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Those messages are harmless.
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thanks :)
i will not pay attention
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bmarkus wrote:
BTW, I'm not a native English speaker; why 's' is in AppsAudit and not in AppBrowser?
We soon won't have this to concern ourselves anymore! ;)
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Hi roberts
We soon won't have this to concern ourselves anymore!
I don't understand. What did I miss?
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It is a tease for what is coming in 4.5. ;)
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Hi roberts
OK, looking forward to see what you've come up with.
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TCE 4.5 has no more dependancies, it is straight compatible with the AppImage format and boots up with compiz in 3 seconds on an intel 80486DX2 processor.
The name of the release is... wait for it...
;-D ;-D ;-D
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I bet on a unified package manager (named "the final super ultra mythical packager", without 's' problems).
Obviously it will depend on compiz. ;D
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http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php?topic=5640.0 - compiz is old stuff, we had that for 3.0 ;)
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uhm, I'm going to replace the 4.4 with the 3.0, lol
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TCE 4.5 is bundled in a single file named G.O.D ( Grand Only Dependency )
G.O.D is always up-to-date
G.O.D has no known bugs, past bugs or forecoming bugs
G.O.D is localized in any language on earth, may they was, are, or will be in use
G.O.D contains all the applications that was, are, or will be needed.
G.O.D can only be hacked by Chuck Norris and Richard Stallman.
;D
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Ahem and last thing : G.O.D fits entirely on the Master Boot Record.
;)
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OK, I think you've been off topic long enough.
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Is the config file for busybox 1.19.4 and the patches that were applied available somewhere?
Thanks, David.
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Hi dævid
I don't know about 1.19.4, but would this help:?
http://distro.ibiblio.org/tinycorelinux/4.x/x86/release/src/
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Busybox 1.19.4 source with patch files now posted.
http://distro.ibiblio.org/tinycorelinux/4.x/x86/release/src/busybox_1.19.4_030812.tgz
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Thanks
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upgrades cycle of tinycore releases took frantic pace
but faq and wiki doesn't have time to update behind it
questions like how to use iso bootcode (http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php/topic,12855.msg70507.html#msg70507) will appear periodically
until add to faq the iso bootcode item (http://distro.ibiblio.org/tinycorelinux/faq.html#bootcodes) and section with this manual (http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php/topic,12786.msg69982.html#msg69982)
until add tags feature explain to wiki .tcz.info example (http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:creating_extensions#tczinfo_example)
will occur errors like no tags records in some info-files (http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php/topic,12869.0.html)
do you plan documentation updates on the website?
I will take time over the next few days to review and update the faq.
Dear Robert.
thanks a lot for all you've done for TinyCore and I understand that it is difficult to stay in pace with the documentation ...
I was not able to find any hint to boot option iso in the FAQs (http://distro.ibiblio.org/tinycorelinux/faq.html#bootcodes (http://distro.ibiblio.org/tinycorelinux/faq.html#bootcodes))...
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Added new item on using the iso bootcode and fromISOfile script to the FAQ.
See http://distro.ibiblio.org/tinycorelinux/faq.html#iso
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Added new item on using the iso bootcode and fromISOfile script to the FAQ.
See http://distro.ibiblio.org/tinycorelinux/faq.html#iso
thanks a lot, very good.
If you just add it also to the list of boot options (http://distro.ibiblio.org/tinycorelinux/faq.html#bootcodes (http://distro.ibiblio.org/tinycorelinux/faq.html#bootcodes)) it will be perfect ...
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Bernhard