Starting tpb in console? [mostly solved]

viniosity · 2006-02-16 00:14:06

I don't log in automatically to X but I need to start an app (tpb) as root.

If I put it in rc.local it fails b/c my system doesn't boot into X
If I put it into .xinitrc it fails b/c I don't have root privs as a normal user

Any idea how I can do this?

Snowman · 2006-02-16 03:08:03

Start it in .xinitrc with sudo.

iphitus · 2006-02-16 04:21:30

whats tpb?

when you put it in /etc/rc.local, make sure you put a "&> /dev/null &" after it. this not only forks it, but also pipes its output to /dev/null so that you dont get it on vc/0 (ctrl-alt-f1).

iphitus

Snowman · 2006-02-16 05:25:16

iphitus wrote:

whats tpb?

Access the special buttons on a ThinkPad-Laptop using xosd

viniosity · 2006-03-01 00:37:34

Neither option worked.. trying sudo prompts for a password on console 1 but then wouldn't let me type it and the dev/null thing did not give me any output while in X. Any other ideas?

I don't want to give myself non-password access to su to do this..

Snowman · 2006-03-01 08:39:55

You can set up sudo so it won't ask you for a password. You'll need to edit the sudoers file with:
# visudo

viniosity · 2006-03-02 18:19:09

I didn't want to enable sudo without a password but I guess I was more interested in having tpb work so I went ahead and did it (with visudo of course). Interestingly that still doesn't work.. I can get to X (gnome) just fine but tpb doesn't seem to be running. Here is my .xinitrc file

#disable system beep
xset b off &
#conky &
beagled &
sudo tpb &
exec gnome-session
#exec enlightenment

Snowman · 2006-03-02 22:25:51

Try to start it manually (with sudo) while you're in gnome to see if it's not a problem with sudo.

I can't think about anything else... Maybe try another app instead. I use keytouch (in AUR). I'm not sure if it has osd but maybe it would be good enough for your use.

viniosity · 2006-03-03 15:11:48

If I type

sudo tpb &

as a normal user in a gnome terminal it works.. What's the story with keytouch?

Snowman · 2006-03-03 23:02:36

Can Gnome autostart apps when it starts? If so you could try to configure it to run 'sudo tpb'.

I assume that tpb is an app to configure the extra multimedia buttons on a Thinkpad laptop. I was just suggesting that if tpb
doesn't work, you could try to use another app like keytouch. If it doesn't support your keyboard out of the box, you can create a custom keyboard file. I did so for my laptop and now my volume buttons and multimedia keys work. If you don't like keytouch, there are other apps to do that like lineak.

viniosity · 2006-03-04 11:07:43

It is a thinkpad so you assumed right.. and starting it in the gnome-session with sudo tpb worked! Not sure why it worked one place and not the other but as long as it's solved..

Thanks very much for your help!

v.

viniosity · 2006-03-11 06:12:06

Wow! That worked perfectly! Thanks!!!

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