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Install Tinycore without a CD or DVD Drive

UNetbootin

Tinycore may be installed without a CD or DVD drive using the multicore iso and UNetbootin.

To install Tinycore using this method, follow the instructions on the UNetbootin website.

http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/

Reinstall

This method is not ideal. The other methods have advantages. For example, UNetbootin installs to a FAT32 filesystem, whereas Tinycore should ideally be installed to a Linux filesystem. Also if you install Tinycore to a USB drive using install.gz, the USB drive is identified using UUID, whereas it is not when using UNetbootin.

An ideal approach for those who don't have a CD or DVD drive, is to install Tinycore to a USB drive using UNetbootin. Then use this to reinstall Tinycore using one of these methods

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