Instructions to get X running from base piCore image. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Step 1. Write piCore-20120201.img.gz to sdcard. Typically using linux type: gunzip < piCore-20120201.img.gz | dd of=/dev/sdd bs=1M Careful to use the proper device. You will wipe out the target device. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Step 2. Use gparted, fdisk, of sfdisk to add a swap and regular linux partitions to fill up the remaining sd card. Be sure to mkswap and format respectively. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Step 3. On your raspberry pi, insert sd card and apply power. Core boots very quickly to $ prompt. Check that you network is up and that you have an IP number, type ifconfig to verify. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Step 4. You need to setup your tce directory to store downloaded extensions. At the $ prompt type: tce-setdrive You should then select by number the partiton that you setup to hold downloaded extensions from Step 2. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Step 5. Now using the simple command line application package browser, type tce You will see a selection of choices. Press S to search and then type xorg The packages that pertain to Xorg will be displayed. Choose the number corresponding to Xorg-7.6.tcz A info screen will then be displayed. Press q to quit. Then select i to install. The download will start and xorg and its dependencies will be downloaded to your tce directory from Step 4. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Step 6. Now repeat the process to search for xprogs Select by number. Q to quit the info screen and then i to install. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Step 7. Repeat again this time search for flwm Select by number, q to quit info screen, i to install. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Step 8. And finally search for wbar Select by number, q to quit info screen, i to install. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Step 9. This completes the basic TinyCore X Desktop. Select q to quit the tce program. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Step 10. At the $ prompt type: sudo reboot Your Pi will reboot into a full X GUI desktop system using the defaults of flwm_topside and wbar icon launcher. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is just an example, many options are avilable in the repository.