startup script

[cancerian80]

hi,
i am trying to add a script to startup, to fix laptop resolution using 855resolution patch. I made sh file with command "855resolution 7e 1280 800", changed permissions to 777, and put it in /etc/rc.d/init.d.

But it still doesnt start during startup, so i made a shortcut to it called "S05startup.sh and put it in /etc/rd2.d. but its still not working. Please help.

[nemesys]

SOMEBODY please answer this guy's question!!!!!!

I have the very same question!!!!!

Hey cancerian80, if you found your answer somewhere else, please postit here.

[IronWolf]

Add this to /etc/rc.d/rc.local

if [ `runlevel | cut -f2 -d' '` -eq 5 ]; then
#runscript
855resolution 7d 1280 800
fi

This will check the run level and if it is runlevel 5 will run the patch.

[mbokil]

Possibly that script has to run after X Window starts up. If you are using Gnome you can add a script to run when gnome loads by:

Using Gnome session manager. Select Applications (the Footer menu) -> Desktop Preferences -> Advanced -> Sessions and hit the Startup Programs tab. Click Add and browse to where you saved the above script and select it. Click OK. Hit the Current Sessions tab and click Apply.

If you are using something like XFCE4 then you put your startup scripts in the "Autostart" Folder which sits inside the desktop folder.

For KDE it is ~/.kde/Autostart/
The file should be set to execute and if it is a shell script place the text

#!/bin/bash

at the top

[giulix]

To load a script at startup in Fedora, use the following procedure:
.Write your startup script, test it throughly and put it into /etc/rc.d/init.d
.At the top of the file, add the lines specified in the chkconfig man page (see RUNLEVEL FILES section)
.Add the script symlinks to the various rc?.d directories

/sbin/chkconfig --add scriptname

Run the above as root. This way, you'll be able to use 'service servicename start|stop|status' (provided you wrote the code to manage start|stop|status) and also to use the service graphical interface (Desktop->System Settings->Server Settings->Services).

hth...

[cancerian80]

this is what i did...

1)Make the following script, call it watever want, lets say ResFix

#!/bin/bash
# chkconfig: 5 5 5
# description: change resolution mode

855resolution 7e 1280 800

2) Put it in /etc/init.d

3) Type the following commands at terminal
chkconfig --add ResFix
chkconfig ResFix on

I am starting it at runlevel 5, works fine, although for shutdown, u might want to try a different level, I just use the same, cause I was using ubuntu before. But this works fine.

[nemesys]

This is the famous script I've been talking about:

iptables --flush
iptables --table nat --flush
iptables --delete-chain
iptables --table nat --delete-chain
iptables --table nat --append POSTROUTING -out-interface ppp0 -j MASQUERADE
iptables --append FORWARD -in-interface eth0 -j ACCEPT
echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward

As you can see is very simple. I'll add some more security later but this is what get's me online by now.
Ok, how do I make this an executable script and make it run at the startup? I'm asking one more time because the answers given by now are ment (it seems) for more serious stuff.

Thanks for your attention!

[cancerian80]

To make a script run during startup, you need to

1) Make a script, lets say "startupscript" where you need to specify in which run level the scipt runs
(0-6), its start and stop priority. For example the following script runs in runlevel 2,3,4,5, its start priroty is 10, stop priority is 12, and then executes the commands:

#!/bin/bash
# chkconfig: 2345 10 11
# description: activate network interface

ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.11 netmask 255.255.255.0

2) Move it to /etc/init.d

mv startupscript /etc/init.d

3) Change permissions on it, make it executable

chmod 777

4) Use chkconfig to add it to services

chkconfig --add startupscript

5) Turn the scrip on

chkconfig startupscript on

6)You can verify if the script is now added to services by following command

chkconfig --list

That should be it.

Hope this helps.

[IronWolf]

Originally Posted by cancerian80

3) Change permissions on it, make it executable

chmod 777

Executable, not world writeable as well. These permissions would let any user on the sytem add commands to it that will get run during the start up of the system. Scripts in init.d should be:

chmod 755

[nemesys]

GOOD! Finally an answer I can use. Thanks a lot cancerian - and IronWolf for you security advise!

[type568]

Hello, I'm pretty new to Linux < a week. And I've two questions which are at my opinion related to the subject.

1. I had a big problem with my Nvidia driver, it even caused me to reinstall the system. But I still live without one. When I get it on, I'm having limited resolution to 640 x 480 (On an Asus N-6600!), and I can't change it. Maybe I can just use some command to do so? If so, what would it be, and where can I write it. (obviously terminal, but then full command please) Ah, and perhaps I will also need to add this script to startup..

2. I want to simply put some program to my auto start.. without any special properties for now(well, it would be nice if Firefox opens my homepage, on full screen in last desktop, but I guess it's hard), what I want is simply to start Internet Messenger, because I have to manually start it every time.

Thanks.

[stitch626]

Originally Posted by type568

Hello, I'm pretty new to Linux < a week. And I've two questions which are at my opinion related to the subject.

1. I had a big problem with my Nvidia driver, it even caused me to reinstall the system. But I still live without one. When I get it on, I'm having limited resolution to 640 x 480 (On an Asus N-6600!), and I can't change it. Maybe I can just use some command to do so? If so, what would it be, and where can I write it. (obviously terminal, but then full command please) Ah, and perhaps I will also need to add this script to startup..

2. I want to simply put some program to my auto start.. without any special properties for now(well, it would be nice if Firefox opens my homepage, on full screen in last desktop, but I guess it's hard), what I want is simply to start Internet Messenger, because I have to manually start it every time.

Thanks.

1. Most likely you should fix your xorg.conf. Run in terminal and paste here

cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf

2. Open System > Preferences > Personal > Sessions
Then in 'Start up' tab add any program you need

[type568]

My xorg.. I wish it would be so easy.

# Xorg configuration created by system-config-display

Section "ServerLayout"
        Identifier     "single head configuration"
        Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
        InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier  "Keyboard0"
        Driver      "kbd"
        Option      "XkbModel" "pc105"
        Option      "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "Device"
        Identifier  "Videocard0"
        Driver      "nv"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
        Identifier "Screen0"
        Device     "Videocard0"
        DefaultDepth     24
        SubSection "Display"
                Viewport   0 0
                Depth     24
                Modes "1280x1024" "1280x960"
        EndSubSection
EndSection

Thanks a lot about startup. XD

Edit: The Modes "1280x1024" "1280x960" - I added manually, of course it didn't help.

[stitch626]

Sory, I have never had any difficulties with Nvidia driver. Yesterday, I installed ATI driver using tips from here http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-t...-7-59919.shtml It's tip for Nvidia there, I hope It will help you too

Also you didn't provide any info how did you install drivers, had you any error.

[type568]

No, I did not.