where to put this code?

xoros · 05-30-2005, 07:55 AM

I need to get cardbus working on an hp zv5000.... I read you need to use this code, but I have a debian install and no rc.local file. where does it go??

Code:

[~] > cat etc/rc.local
# Speed up the disk already! 
/sbin/hdparm -c 1 -d 1 /dev/hda

# Flip the bits for cardbus to work
setpci -s 0:a.0 SUBORDINATE_BUS=0A

Thanks for any help, would be greatly appreciated.

xoros · 05-30-2005, 08:03 AM

I found this page that seems to be of help.....

http://www.plope.com/Members/chrism/...rc_local_equiv

Has anyone else done that?

theYinYeti · 05-30-2005, 09:10 AM

It depends on the distribution, but I'd say: at the end of /etc/rc.d/rc.local

Yves.

xoros · 05-30-2005, 09:14 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by theYinYeti
It depends on the distribution, but I'd say: at the end of /etc/rc.d/rc.local

Yves.

As I said though, my Debian install has no rc.local.

Here to quote from the link I posted:

Quote:

In many distributions you can add commands to run certain programs at the end of the boot process after all system services have been started into the /etc/rc.d/rc.local file, however there is no such file in a Debian system. Here is the way to accomplish the same thing the debian way:

theYinYeti · 05-30-2005, 09:16 AM

Yes, but (I don't know Debian) often, when a file is absent, creating it is enough, because the caller script has code like this:
if [ -x /path/to/child ]; then . /path/to/child; fi

As I said, though, I don't know Debian...
Yves.

xoros · 05-30-2005, 09:19 AM

Just nevermind then I will try what it says in the link. Just curious if there is anyone here with Debian experience.

xoros · 05-30-2005, 09:56 AM

Well it didn't work. I got the whole 'local' file set up, but I keep seeing under lspci -vv:

0000:02:04 1 Cardbus bridge Texas Instruments: unknown device ac54 (rev 01)

titetanium · 05-30-2005, 06:30 PM

Try putting the script in /etc/rcS.d, prefaced with an "S" followed by a number.
Example: /etc/rcS.d/S20your_script

Btw, Debian doesn't use rc.local. It uses rcS.d instead for all global startup scripts.

HTH,

Durand

xoros · 05-30-2005, 07:49 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by titetanium
Try putting the script in /etc/rcS.d, prefaced with an "S" followed by a number.
Example: /etc/rcS.d/S20your_script

Btw, Debian doesn't use rc.local. It uses rcS.d instead for all global startup scripts.

HTH,

Durand

After creating file... then:

update-rcS.d S20your_script defaults 80 ?

or just put the script in there?

Thanks.

titetanium · 05-30-2005, 08:16 PM

Actually, you could create the script and then copy it to /etc/init.d, then cd to rcS.d.
Next make a symlink

Code:

ln -s ../init.d/yourscript S20yourscript

.

Reboot to see if it takes effect. You might have to adjust the starting number, the higher it is, the earlier it starts.

You could also alternatively use the update-rc.d command, but first the script needs to be located in /etc/init.d
for that command to create the symlinks for you.

P.S. I suggested 20 because most programs start with that number, but you can make it start earlier or later if
you wish, depending on how fast you want your system to boot.

HTH,

Durand

xoros · 05-30-2005, 09:34 PM

I read that rcS.d scripts get executed first so probably better to put it in there first?

I am not sure now how to de-link the file I made in /etc/init.d/ (I used update-rc.d to link it)