So lately I've been wanting to mess around with lightweight window managers. So installed both awesome and scrotwm from synaptic. Apparently these window managers need a startup script in order boot some applications on startup.
I've tried a few, but everytime I change the file *desktop, these desktop environments disappear from the options on GDM.
I am trying to make a startup disk; i have inserted 4GB pen drive, correctly formated. When i go to System>Administration>Startup Disk Creator i can see the everything, but options "Stored in reserved extra space" etc are all grayed out. I have attached a screenshot, hope it helps in explaining my problem. how to getting these options enabled? My OS is Ubuntu 10.04
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I'm running a Debian based Linux compiled for ARM9 hardware. I am trying to auto start a process on bootup but occasionally I find that my startup script becomes empty (i.e. the file still exists but has not data). The script is located in /etc/init.d/S91-sercom
Here's the script:
Code:
#!/bin/sh # /etc/init.d/S91-sercom
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It offers:
640x480
800x600
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Code:
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read=VAR
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burg boot loader (I probably don't need this one!)
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