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Tiny CoreUpdate ProgramsNewer versions of programs are released from time to time. You may want to update to the newer versions. Run with the Options: base norestore textPrograms cannot be updated while they are running. To update programs, run Tiny Core with the options "base norestore text." If you are booting from Grub, make an additional menu item for updating. Open /boot/grub/menu.lst with a Root Text Editor. Copy and paste the existing Tiny Core commands and edit the bottom one. In the line beginning with /boot/bzImage, include "base norestore text." If you have more than one installation of Tiny Core in different partitions, leave in tce=sda1 (use the correct partition for the tce directory you want to update). You can delete unnecessary items like "home=sda1," "opt=sda1" and "max_loop=255." The entry in menu.lst should look something like this.
Use the correct partition where it says (hd0,0) and sda1. Leave these the same as the original. If you are booting from a live CD, you can type "base norestore text" at the boot prompt, and tce=sda1 if applicable (use the correct partition). StartxAfter starting Tiny Core with the options above. When you see the boot prompt, type:
Update ExtensionsWith Tiny Core running, select Tools -> Update Extensions, from the menu. In version 2.4 it is Upgrade Extensions. It will take some time for new extensions to be downloaded. Don't Backup When Shutting DownUntick backup before shutting down, so you don't backup. Version 2.4Prior to version 2.4, there were two extension types, tce and tcz. With 2.4 and following versions, there is only one extension type, tcz. There are now two options, Install and Mount, so what was previously being done with two extension types, is now being done with one extension type. In addition to eliminating tce extensions, there have also been changes to many tcz extensions. As a result, when updating from a version prior to 2.4 to a version after 2.4, delete all extensions and reinstall them. November 2009In November 2009, just prior to the release of version 2.6, extensions were converted to 4096 block size. If you installed extensions prior to November 2009, delete all extensions and reinstall them. If you use a Wireless or Dialup Internet ConnectionIf you use a wireless or dialup internet connection, you cannot connect to the internet without certain extensions. Here is how it can be done. Before beginning, create a new directory, and copy and paste the extension(s) you need to connect to the internet to that directory. Run with the options: base norestore text, as discussed above. When you see the boot prompt, type:
Open the terminal, and type:
If the extensions you will use to connect to the internet are in a partition other than sda1, replace this with the correct partition information. Open the Appbrowser. Click "File" then "Install Local." Click "../" to go up a directory. Repeat this until you can click /mnt/sda1 (or the appropriate directory). Click the directory containing the extension(s) you need to connect to the internet. Click the extension. You will see a new window. Click "Install." If you need more than one extension to connect to the internet, repeat the process. Connect to the internet. Select Tools -> Update Extensions, from the menu. In version 2.4 it is Upgrade Extensions. It will take some time for new extensions to be downloaded. Untick backup before shutting down, so you don't backup. If you Use PPIIf you use the fourth mode of operation, Personal Persistent Installation (you will have local=sda1, or other partition, in Grub or Extlinux, and a file or directory called tclocal), you cannot update programs using this method. To update programs, delete everything in tclocal and reinstall all programs. © Copyright Guy Shipard 2009 |