How to add a command to run during Mandrake 10.1 boot up

simonw · 10-27-2004, 12:35 PM

Hi,

I have managed to install the drivers to connect my Bt Voyager 100 modem to Aol broadband. To make a connection I have to run the Startmodem command in a ternimal window. Is there anyway that I can incorporate this command so that is executed during the Mandrakes boot up routine. Hope you can help as I'm very new to linux !

Thanks

Simon

Tinkster · 10-27-2004, 01:22 PM

Locate a rc.local under /etc and add a call to that
modem startup script there.

Cheers,
Tink

simonw · 10-27-2004, 01:36 PM

Thanks Tink

Can't find RC.local. What I have got is RC0.d through to RC6.d. Have you any ideas which one.

Thanks

Simon

Tinkster · 10-27-2004, 01:46 PM

Odd ... I could have sworn that there's a
/etc/rc.d/rc.local in mdk as well ... don't have
one installed to verify this, though.

Cheers,
Tink

simonw · 10-27-2004, 02:31 PM

Thanks I find the file. Could you guide me a bit as I'm very new to linux. I run the startmodem script as a root user in a terminal window. any ideas what sort of line I should add to the rc.local file to make it execute the startmodem command on boot up.

Thanks

Simon

Tinkster · 10-27-2004, 02:35 PM

Edit the file and slap something like
/path/to/Startmodem
in it... that's all there is to it, since most system
init scripts initially run as root.

Cheers,
Tink