How to autologin / auto startx / auto booting

[imported_micked]

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.

nano /root/.bash_profile

enter:

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.


credit goes to: DjTaz / http://forums.remote-exploit.org/lat...g-options.html

[Eatme]

cool thanks, i was trying to figure how to do this..

But i want mine to auto start with root already being the user name..and it just asks for the password.

and after password is entered it auto starts startx.

[imported_micked]

mayby this work

http://forums.remote-exploit.org/126587-post5.html

[Nlantz]

Little correction for you,
in nano use Ctrl not shift. to save ctrl+o

[imported_micked]

Little correction for you,
in nano use Ctrl not shift. to save ctrl+o

tnx. edited first post

[BarD.p]

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.

nano /root/.bash_profile

enter:

startx

But what I have do, if I want login under KDE not in text mode?

[imported_micked]

But what I have do, if I want login under KDE not in text mode?

I´m not sure I understand your question, what you mean with text mode?
This guide makes you login to kde/desktop without you doing anyting, just press power and one minute later you are presented with desktop without the need to type startx

[Eatme]

I´m not sure I understand your question, what you mean with text mode?
This guide makes you login to kde/desktop without you doing anyting, just press power and one minute later you are presented with desktop without the need to type startx

I think he's asking or wondering how this would work if he logs in using the gui login.

[BarD.p]

I think he's asking or wondering how this would work if he logs in using the gui login.

I thought about this exactly.

[Eatme]

I thought about this exactly.

if you're trying to auto login with the gui, it wont work, i dont think...ask around i could be wrong.