Puppy is prompting to select keyboard layout at bootup
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Puppy is prompting to select keyboard layout at bootup
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!
Thank you!
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Puppy is prompting to select keyboard layout at bootup
Hello edwin.evans
and, welcome to the forum.
Could we have a little more information, please.
What make and model machine are you using?
If you don't mind me asking, ... Why do you not want a keyboard plugged in on startup?
and, welcome to the forum.
Could we have a little more information, please.
What make and model machine are you using?
If you don't mind me asking, ... Why do you not want a keyboard plugged in on startup?
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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 monitor. Thanks!
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Then it is OK. Thanks!rcrsn51 wrote:What happens if you boot using "puppy pfix=nox"?
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?
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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 successfully at that point. I also tried before putting in a 60 second sleep before running it. It works fine if I run the rc.local script manually.
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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 /usr/bin/xwin but also got an error. Any suggestion? Is that the right module I should be trying to prevent from running to avoid it getting stuck at bootup?
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 /usr/bin/xwin but also got an error. Any suggestion? Is that the right module I should be trying to prevent from running to avoid it getting stuck at bootup?