I'd start by checking file permissions, and running processes on both systems. After that, I'm not sure what I'd check, but would depend on what I found after doing multiple google searches.
There has to be something that is different, obviously. However, I'm nearly 100% positive that it has nothing to do with the hardware its self. I say nearly, because like anyone else. I can not know everything. On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 5:07 PM, Nick Apperley <[email protected]> wrote: > Automatically starting the shell script when logging into LXDE works fine > in a Lubuntu 12.04 VM. For some strange reason the same thing can't be done > on the BBB. No error messages appear anywhere, a real mystery. There may be > an issue with Java since some of the other shell scripts (not using Java) > start up without any issues on the BBB. > > > On Monday, 17 November 2014 12:20:07 UTC+13, [email protected] wrote: >> >> Further detail for Nick's post: >> >> We're using the debian 7 armhf lxde sdcard distribution with kernel >> 3.8.13-bone67 on the Beaglebone Black. >> >> The objective is to automatically start an embedded java program using a >> shell script when the user logs on. >> >> 1. The script executes properly from the user's home directory when >> executed in the normal fashion from a terminal, i.e. >> ./start.sh >> >> 2. The content of the shell script is straightforward: >> >> #!/bin/sh >> # Start jOrgan and autoload the disposition. >> java -jar ~/jOrgan-3_20/jorgan.jar >> >> 3. To achieve the autostart at login of a specific user we have followed >> the standard LXDE application startup scenario: >> - log in as the user >> - edit the autostart file located in ~/.config/lxsession/LXDE >> - add an entry (line) of the form @<application_name> >> - save the file and log out >> - log in as the user again >> >> 4. To test (3) the following lines wre appended to the autostart file. >> At login both the leafpad and lxterminal applications were auto-started as >> intended. >> >> @leafpad >> @lxterminal >> >> 5) To test running a command from the command line the following line was >> appended to the autostart file. This appeared to do nothing at log in >> other than start the Leafpad application. The Lxterminal application was >> not visible. >> >> >> So, the question is, why does this not work? How do we get a >> command-line shell script to execute at login? >> >> >> On Sunday, 16 November 2014 22:14:51 UTC+13, Nick Apperley wrote: >>> >>> Is there a way to automatically startup programs when logging into LXDE? >>> Trying to get a program (shellscript) to automatically run when a user logs >>> in to LXDE. >>> >> -- > For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "BeagleBoard" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
