How to autologin / auto startx / auto booting

[lordplagueis]

this is from (Micked) on the old forum and still works


make you not have to type startx every time you boot, it goes right to desktop.
Using this on backtrack 4 Pre Final persistent changes.


Code:
nano /root/.bash_profile
enter:
Code:
startx
ctrl+o #WriteOut (o=letter, NOT a zero)
enter #save
ctrl+x #Exit

all done!! reboot and try it out.

you can put all kind of things you want to autostart in this file, like me, I have put "start-network" and "wicd-client" so that I have working network every time I boot.

[2hot6ft2]

Thanks lordplagueis

That was useful for going straight into the GUI after logging in.

[Alex2005]

"start-network" and "wicd-client" don't work for me. only startx is working.
Please help

[lordplagueis]

"start-network" and "wicd-client" don't work for me. only startx is working.
Please help

never tried thoes myself but this will auto start you every boot (#/etc/init.d/wicd start) then (#update-rc.d wicd defaults) you'll never have to type them again

[Fustercluck]

"start-network" and "wicd-client" don't work for me. only startx is working.
Please help

Make sure that you put the start-network first then the startx
That should solve your problem

[lokschmidt]

@Alex2005

Are you running those command as root? maybe you should add sudo infront of the commands...

[marcel]

having to type startx was starting to annoy me. Thanks for the info.

[MarkW7]

Thank you, i also put wireless start up in there

[b_114]

Thanks

That was usefull

[jnt13]

"start-network" and "wicd-client" don't work for me. only startx is working.
Please help

I think after staring the network you should have
/etc/init.d/wicd start
startx
wicd-client