MDK10 and a startup script

Juan Carlos Inostroza jci at tux.cl
Thu May 6 13:12:48 UTC 2004


On Thu, 2004-05-06 at 09:01, Chadley Wilson wrote:
> Hello ppl,
> Please forgive me but I dont want to subscribe to MDK for one or two
> questions.

Then you're posting in the wrong mailing list.

> I have installed a usb modem and now after each boot you have to run 
> #slmodemd --country=SA /dev/lsusb0
> 
> to activate /dev/ttySL0 which it links to /dev/lsusb0 and that is then
> linked to /dev/modem
> 
> Who knows why they did it this way.Anyway.

It's Mandrake.

> Problem is if I create a file called modem.sh with the command in it
> where to I place this file so it starts automatically when the PC
> starts, and it need root access to run?

try /etc/rc.local.

Doesn't it comes with a wizard for that?

</rant>
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