Autostart.sh?

TeenyLemon · 09-25-2009, 10:35 PM

Hey all. I recently decided to try something new and installed Openbox

. But i have a problem >__<
I have install pypanel.
And i have put a background image on using:

Code:

feh --bg-scale 2008266122028-11402.jpg

So to keep them up i made an autostart.sh file in ~, but when I fire up linux, neither the background or pypanel appear.
Can anyone help?

Debain Etch (4.0)

And heres my script:

Code:

#!/bin/sh
eval `cat $HOME/.fehbg` &
pypanel &
if pgrep pypanel
then exec openbox
else pypanel && exec openbox
fi

Cheers

antegallya · 09-26-2009, 04:30 AM

Hello,
isn't that file supposed to go in ~/.config/openbox/ instead of ~ ?
autostart.sh will only run if you start openbox as a session, that is with openbox-session.
Moreover, that file is started by openbox before it starts (i.e when autostart.sh returns), thus there's no need to start openbox in it.

TeenyLemon · 09-26-2009, 05:22 AM

Wow.
Stupid mistake.
BUT!
I just tried that and it still doesn't work....
Is there something im missing?

antegallya · 09-26-2009, 05:27 AM

Try putting something like

Code:

echo "Test" > /home/your_user/OPENBOX

in your autostart.sh and restart openbox. It should tell if the autostart.sh is really run.

TeenyLemon · 09-26-2009, 06:19 AM

Okay, I've tried that but it didn't do anything..
I have the same problem when i edited the menu.xml file with obmenu; it hasn't taken affect.

antegallya · 09-26-2009, 06:23 AM

Okay then, the autostart.sh is not executed.
How do you start openbox ?
try to manually start X with startx and then start openbox-session.

TeenyLemon · 09-27-2009, 02:22 AM

bash displays that "openbox-session" is an unknown command.

I think we may be miss-interpreting where the folder is supposed to be.
Should I try the home folder instead of root?

antegallya · 09-27-2009, 02:41 AM

Which folder are talking about ?
Anyway, openbox-session shouldn't be an unknown command.
Did you installed openbox from apt or sources ?
The binary should be in /usr/bin/openbox-session.
What does that tell ? :

Code:

dpkg -L openbox | grep openbox-session

If you find it in /usr/bin/openbox-session, try again to start X with startx and then start openbox-session with

Code:

/usr/bin/openbox-session

TeenyLemon · 09-28-2009, 12:47 AM

Root... I'm saying maybe i should install it in home folder?

I'm pretty sure i installed it from sources because its not in my Terminal history.

Code:

dpkg -L openbox | grep openbox-session

did not display anything. So i manually checked with cd and there is only an openbox folder not openbox-session.

antegallya · 09-28-2009, 12:54 AM

Okay,
since openbox-session is not present for any reason and it is that binary that loads the autostart.sh script, I recommend you to either install it, or use the ~/.Xsession to start your applications.
How do you start openbox ? Do you use an graphical login manager where you select your session or did you specified to launch openbox in your .Xsession ?

manwithaplan · 09-28-2009, 01:10 AM

I personally start "exec openbox-session" from my .xinitrc ... I dont use a displaymanager (kdm.gdm,xdm,slim). This is what my autostart.sh looks like

~/.config/openbox

Code:

# Programs to launch at startup
# =============================
xcompmgr-custom --startstop &

#export OOO_FORCE_DESKTOP=gnome

# Start volume control system tray applet
volwheel &

# Set desktop wallpaper
nitrogen --restore &

# Start screensaver deamon
#gnome-screensaver &

# Launch Conky
conky -q &

# Launch panel
tint2 &

# Numlock
numlockx on &

TeenyLemon · 09-29-2009, 01:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by antegallya

Okay,
since openbox-session is not present for any reason and it is that binary that loads the autostart.sh script, I recommend you to either install it, or use the ~/.Xsession to start your applications.
How do you start openbox ? Do you use an graphical login manager where you select your session or did you specified to launch openbox in your .Xsession ?

I usually start openbox through the Debian GUI login screen.
How do i start .Xsession?
God im a major fail. :P

Quote:

I personally start "exec openbox-session" from my .xinitrc ... I dont use a displaymanager (kdm.gdm,xdm,slim). This is what my autostart.sh looks like

~/.config/openbox

Thanks Manwithaplan, I shall try your code and report back later

antegallya · 09-29-2009, 02:41 AM

Hello,
I think the default "Debian GUI login screen" is gdm. I haven't used it in a while but it seems that it starts the ~/.xsession only if you choose the "Debian default" entry (or something like that).
Try to put that in your ~/.xsession file and make it executable:

Code:

eval `cat $HOME/.fehbg` &
pypanel &
if pgrep pypanel
then exec openbox
else pypanel && exec openbox
fi
exec openbox

Then try to start the "Debian default" thing in gdm and see if it works.

But again, a better solution would be to get the openbox-session binary, there seems to be something wrong with your installation.
Why don't you install openbox directly from the apt ? Do you really need to compile it from sources ?