If you will need to access your A10 device by ssh (through dropbear) It is best to start with a fresh x86 installation, as some setup parameters will be saved by means of backup (mydata.tgz). In your x86 tinycore installation, download and activate dropbear: tce-load -wi dropbear sudo /etc/init.d/dropbear start This will create two key files in /etc/dropbearin tinycore, dropbear_dss_host_key and dropbear_rsa_host key. Then make a password for user tc: passwd (...follow the prompts and put in an acceptable pw.) This will put an encrypted password file in /etc/shadow. Now, preserve these keys and passwords and setup to start dropbear: echo etc/dropbear/dropbear_rsa_host_key >> /opt/.filetool.lst echo etc/dropbear/dropbear_dss_host_key >> /opt.filetool.lst echo /etc/init.d/dropbear start >> /opt/bootlocal.sh echo /etc/shadow >> opt/.filetool.lst backup Copy mydata.tgz from your x86 installation to the SD card: sudo cp /mnt/yourx86mount/tce/mydata.tgz /mnt/yourSDmountpoint/tce/mydata.tg Unmount and test in your A10 device ssh tc@your.device.address.here