Booting withou questions!

Forum: USB booting
Topic: Booting withou questions!
started by: igorgatis

Posted by igorgatis on Nov. 12 2004,00:59

Hi,

I've installed DSL using frugall instalation. I would like to know now disable configuration questions.

First, how to disable the question made when the system just boot up. It says 'You passed ...' related to screen configuration. I always press Enter to continue.
This question is not made in my office computer, it only happens in my house computer.

Second, how to disable the x setup questions (I think they are made by xsetup.sh script - if so, how disable the script call)?

Thanks,
Igor

Posted by roberts on Nov. 12 2004,02:21

1. Probably should boot from cdrom with the following:
boot: dsl vga=normal 2
then at system prompt
# frugal_instal.sh

That should get rid of the invalid video mode.

2. When you setup X then do a system backup. Then you will not be prompted again.

Posted by Rapidweather on Nov. 12 2004,03:12

Here's the way I do that:
The file /home/dsl/.xserverrc can be saved by an entry in filetool.lst.
My current .xserverrc looks like this:

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exec /usr/bin/X11/Xvesa -2button -screen 800x600x24 -shadow -nolisten tcp -I &>/dev/null

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The entry in filetool.lst is:

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home/dsl/.xserverrc

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I usually remaster the .xserverrc into /etc/skel then the questions are not asked.
The Menu --> System --> X Setup item will work to run the xsetup.sh script.
I have modified the last part of the xsetup.sh file to automatically run "startx":

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WriteConfig $XSERV $XRES $XDEP $XBUT

#Now we run "startx" and return to X with the choices that were made.
startx
echo "X Setup has been run, returning to the GUI with the choices that were made."
# let's end xsetup.sh
exit 0;

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Anyway, once you boot with restore=sda1, for instance, representing your
USB pen drive, then the .xserverrc file will be in /home/dsl before X comes up,
so it will be used by the system, to bring X up to your choices in the file.
If you do not have an .xserverrc file in /home/dsl, then the xsetup.sh script is
presented, and you have to make the choices each time you boot up.
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:;):

Posted by igorgatis on Nov. 12 2004,16:00

Ok, let me understand:

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1. Probably should boot from cdrom with the following:
boot: dsl vga=normal 2
then at system prompt
# frugal_instal.sh

That should get rid of the invalid video mode.

This will ensure no quesion about display configuration on the very first boot up time, isn't? The message : 'You passed wrong...' will never be shown agian.

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2. When you setup X then do a system backup. Then you will not be prompted again.

And this one is to avoid the questions made by xsetup script.

Please, if this conclusions are not right, tell me.

Thanks a lot,
Gatis

Posted by ke4nt1 on Nov. 12 2004,16:09

Yep!

You got it right..

Good work...

73
ke4nt

Posted by igorgatis on Nov. 12 2004,16:11

Hi,

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Here's the way I do that:
The file /home/dsl/.xserverrc can be saved by an entry in filetool.lst.
My current .xserverrc looks like this:

Code Sample

exec /usr/bin/X11/Xvesa -2button -screen 800x600x24 -shadow -nolisten tcp -I &>/dev/null

The entry in filetool.lst is:

Code Sample

home/dsl/.xserverrc

Ok! That was I think I should do by reading Robert's reply.

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If I remaster just to make DSL saves .xserverrc (including it on filetool.lst file), the xsetup question will be made only once. Am I right?

One more question... who calls xsetup script on initialization process?

Thanks,
Gatis

Posted by igorgatis on Nov. 17 2004,20:49

I've found! xsetup.sh is called by startx script.