HOWTO: Setup Laptop Hardware Profiles(docked-undocked)/HOWTO: Modify init scripts

[har5ha]

Hi All,

I have been trying to get this to work with 6.10 however I'm having problems. I hope someone might be able to help me.

I can see that I needed to make some changes, using xorg.conf instead of XF86Config, so my /etc/init.d/xsetup file is as follows:

#!/bin/sh

case "$1" in
    start|restart|force-reload)
	echo -n "Configuring the X server: "
	echo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf.$RUNLEVEL /etc/X11/xorg.conf
	cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf.$RUNLEVEL /etc/X11/xorg.conf
	echo "Done"
	;;
    lcd)
	echo -n "Configuring X for Single Monitor: "
	cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf.3 /etc/X11/xorg.conf
	echo "Done"
	;;
    crt)
	echo -n "Configuring X for Xinerama: "
	cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf.2 /etc/X11/xorg.conf
	echo "Done"
	;;
    stop)
	echo To stop X, kill the gdm process manually
	ps -ef | grep gdm
	echo "Done"
	;;
    *)
	echo "Usage: /etc/init.d/xsetup {start|lcd|crt|stop|restart|force-reload}"
	exit 1
	;;
esac

exit 0

unfortunately, which ever boot option I choose, I get Xinerama - it doesn't copy the xorg.conf file.

Does anyone have any suggestions on a fix for this?

Cheers,

Andy

Andy, I made some modifications metioned below .... And it works on Ubuntu Fiesty !!

Try the following, and remember to backup all the files you are editing..

I modfied my /etc/event.d/rc-default file [the modified part is in bold]

# rc - runlevel compatibility
#
# This task guesses what the "default runlevel" should be and starts the
# appropriate script.

start on stopped rcS

script
runlevel --reboot || true

if grep -q -w -- "-s\|single\|S" /proc/cmdline; then
telinit S
elif grep -qE -w -- "[0-9]" /proc/cmdline; then
RL="$(grep -Eo -w -- "[0-9]" /proc/cmdline)"
if [ -n "$RL" ]; then
telinit $RL
else
telinit 2
fi
elif [ -r /etc/inittab ]; then
RL="$(sed -n -e "/^id:[0-9]*:initdefault:/{s/^id://;s/:.*//;p}" /etc/inittab || true)"
if [ -n "$RL" ]; then
telinit $RL
else
telinit 2
fi
else
telinit 2
fi
end script

The following is my /boot/grub/menu.lst file to pass the the runlevel 3 parameter.

title Ubuntu - Laptop Mode [2.6.20-16-generic]
root (hd0,5)
kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.20-16-generic root=UUID=4a2ed98c-a04c-47eb-b978-4b3e4ae1ea59 ro quiet splash 3
initrd /initrd.img-2.6.20-16-generic
quiet
savedefault

[andrewsawyer]

Thank you!

I'll give it a try!

Andy