nanogui: Starting nano-X during boot up (not from a console)!
Subject:
Re: [nanogui] Starting nano-X during boot up (not from a console)!
From:
Duncan Palmer ####@####.####
Date:
14 Nov 2001 18:06:16 -0000
Message-Id: <3BF2B276.4020000@s3group.com>
A possible advantage of using inittab over rc scripts is that you can
get init to respawn your app for you if it dies (handy when you have
quickly put together something thats a bit unstable but needs to be
demo'd). In the past, I've used a shell script, which is listed in
inittab, for this purpose. The script starts nano-X and a couple of
other applications, and if they bite the dust, init can respawn the
shell script, and you're off again. rc scripts are probably the more
correct approach tho...
John Waldron wrote:
> Sure. Forgive me Greg and Jordan if I am intruding, but this is more of a
> linux question than a nanogui Q.
>
> You can start your apps from rc.sysinit in your filesystem (or any of the
> other boot scripts for that matter). You may run into problems if you are
> using a touchscreen and it is required to be calibrated upon startup. I
> have had problems in the past when not giving my ts enough time to write the
> coordinates into the /etc/ file. As long as you give it enough time to do
> that (assuming you are doing it), your script should complete successfully
> and boot your app after starting nano-X. I have done this to start Java,
> benchmark apps, etc. Yours shouldn't be any different. Good luck!
>
> Did I miss anything guys?
>
> John
>
> John Waldron
> MontaVista Software
> " Powering the Embedded Revolution "
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Carl Maklad" ####@####.####
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> Cc: "Coray Tate" ####@####.####
> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 3:02 PM
> Subject: [nanogui] Starting nano-X during boot up (not from a console)!
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>
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>I am using nano-X, which comes with Lineo SDK 2.0. I am using nano-X to
>>
> write
>
>>a GUI application which needs to launch upon booting my target machine.
>>
> So, I
>
>>have some very basic questions.
>>
>>Q1:
>>Can I start nano-X using either inittab, or rc.local and not from a
>>
> console
>
>>(There is no console available)?
>>
>>Q2:
>>Can I, then, launch my application from rc.local right after I start
>>
> nano-X?
>
>>Thanks!
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>>ThermoDetection
>>Carl Maklad
>>Software Engineer
>>(978) 251-2151
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