Re: [Gumstix-users] Application auto-run when angstrom boots up

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I never thought of using inittab to actually run the app.

What I usually do is create a Bash script in /etc/init.d and create a
symlink to it from /etc/rc5.d.  The script I create isn't actually an init
script (doesn't have start, stop, restart sections) so I guess it's not
technically an init script, but it's still executed when the system boots to
runlevel 5.  Move the symlink to /etc/rc3.d if you want it to run in
runlevel 3.

I'm not sure which of the two is a better option.

On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 10:49 PM, doubleg <gl...@gm...> wrote:

>
>
> kailoi wrote:
> >
> > You might want to have a read of this.
> >
> >
> http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/locutus/exploring-the-etc-directory-inittab-16139
> >
> > inittab is just a linux control file that defines how various things
> > occur during the boot sequence.
> >
> > I'm not sure what oth means. I've not seen that before. I suspect that
> > might be a typo... but 2345 tells inittab to start the program at all
> > the standard linux "runlevels" i.e 2, 3, 4, and 5. If you're not that
> > familiar with linux this is going to be a little tricky for you. ;)
> >
> > You can start a program at boot about a million different ways. Try
> > googling for "linux start program at boot" and you'll find a million
> > different suggestions. Things like putting a script  in /etc/init.d
> > and calling it from the various run level dirs is another option.
> >
> > Chris
> >
>
> Thank you Chris for the additional info!  I think I found a million
> different ways to do this on Google, and that was part of my problem.  With
> all the different "flavors" of Linux, I was having difficulty finding a
> method that matched up with Angstrom's file structure.  This inittab method
> sure looks like a simple way to go.  Again thank you for the reply.
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