Actually, I need to start X Windows so I can use VNC (unless there is a better option). So what I really need is just to prevent the xorgwizard from running. I tried just replacing /usr/sbin/xorgwizard with an empty file but got an error starting x-windows. I also tried removing the call to it in ...

Thanks! I'm good now (see http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 047#666047)

Thanks! I'm good now

I needed to open ntp ports in /etc/services (http://www.ducea.com/2006/09/11/error-s ... _socktype/) and make sure it was run after network startup.

Yep, that was it. I didn't have the full path. Thanks!

It still isn't setting the time right, but now at least I know it is getting called and can debug. All I'm doing is running:
ntpdate north-america.pool.ntp.org

It works fine if I run the script that contains this line manually.

(Sorry I posted this in wrong section. I didn't notice where I was. I'll be more careful in future.)

I have a script in /root/Startup and it calls echo "test" > test.log. If I run it by itself it creates the test.log file, but it doesn't create it at startup. Does this mean my script isn't running, and if so what should I check?

@ldolse mentioned support for Bonjour/Zeroconf as done. Is this available in the standard 5.0 version? What do I need to do to run this?

I'm having an odd problem. My situation is that I need to run with no keyboard, no mouse, and no monitor. I am running without starting X Windows since that brings up the XOrgWizard that prevents it from fully booting. But whatever I try I'm not able to get it to use the correct time. I'm running ...

What is the ordering of the startup scripts? What is the difference between /etc/init.d and /etc/rc.d? Will the init.d scripts always run before the /root/Startup scripts or is it nondeterministic? Thanks!

Let me know if I should start a new thread for this. I'm only keeping it here since I thought it is related and you're being so helpful!

Actually the problem with the headless configuration is fixed by not starting X Windows so I'm OK with that now. My only issue is that I can't seem to get ntpdate to run properly even when not headless. If I put it at the end of /etc/rc.d/rc.local it either isn't running or isn't able to run ...

It does not necessarily need to run x windows.

No, I want to run with no keyboard, no mouse, and no monitor. Just the computer and network.

Normally when running in X-Windows when I want to save to my Flash drive, I click the Save icon. Is there a way that I can do this so I can test this without running xwin?

What happens if you boot using "puppy pfix=nox"? Then it is OK. Thanks! But will it run my startup scripts? I need it to update the time after booting. I'm trying doing an ntpdate or psync but I haven't had success with either of them when monitor isn't plugged in. When or how can I do this?

I'm using Puppy 5.0 (and can't upgrade since 5.1 doesn't work with my USB device). For our deployment scenario there won't be any keyboard or monitor plugged in. Actually it is the monitor that seems to be the problem. When x windows starts it runs a wizard to select keyboard layout and optimize ...

I need Puppy to start up automatically but when I don't have any keyboard plugged in, it has a screen asking to choose keyboard layout. I need it to boot up all the way automatically without having any keyboard plugged in. How can I do this?

Thank you!

Thanks you! That clears things up a lot.

During typical usage, about how long would you expect an SD Card to last if writing to flash immediately?

I'm trying to make my Puppy automatically start both my wireless and ethernet at the same time. However: - If I have an ethernet cable plugged in then eth0 will show up but not wlan0. - If I don't have an ethernet cable plugged in then wlan0 will show up but not eth0 - If I have both then eth0 will ...

I'm confused about the implications of full versus Frugal. I'm installing Puppy on an SD Card and I want file changes to be saved immediately but now it looks like they are saved only once in a while. Is this because I'm doing the wrong type of install? Can I do a full install on an SD Card? What do ...