Can I execute a command at boot up?

[bigtobs]

Hi all.
I need to <sudo modprobe ndiswrapper> to start my usb wifi adapter after each reboot it then works perfectly!
Any idea if I can write some sort of boot script to do this automatically?

[Finalfantasykid]

gksudo gedit /etc/rc.localIn the file you will see something like this...

#!/bin/sh -e
#
# rc.local
#
# This script is executed at the end of each multiuser runlevel.
# Make sure that the script will "exit 0" on success or any other
# value on error.
#
# In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution
# bits.
#
# By default this script does nothing.

exit 0

just put any commands you want executed at startup before exit 0, and it should run with full root privileges and everything.


#!/bin/sh -e
#
# rc.local
#
# This script is executed at the end of each multiuser runlevel.
# Make sure that the script will "exit 0" on success or any other
# value on error.
#
# In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution
# bits.
#
# By default this script does nothing.
sudo modprobe ndiswrapper
exit 0


Thats probably what you want

[Firestem4]

You can. Here is a very good guide on what runlevels you can place your startup scripts.

http://linux.com/news/enterprise/systems-management/8116-an-introduction-to-services-runlevels-and-rcd-scripts

[bigtobs]

Thanks Finalfantasykid just tried and it works perfectly.
and Firestorm4 thanks for the link.

I've spent so many years behind WINDOWS this really is a breath of fresh air!!

[bodhi.zazen]

You can. Here is a very good guide on what runlevels you can place your startup scripts.

http://linux.com/news/enterprise/systems-management/8116-an-introduction-to-services-runlevels-and-rcd-scripts

Ubuntu now uses upstart and as such runlevels are somewhat outdated.

[/URL][URL]http://lwn.net/Articles/202779/ (http://linux.com/feature/125977)

[Firestem4]

Ubuntu now uses upstart and as such runlevels are somewhat outdated.

[/URL][URL]http://lwn.net/Articles/202779/ (http://linux.com/feature/125977)


well looky there... Didn't even know that had changed lol...