...so based on IP address, certain 'scripts' can be executed? Is this a 'selectable at boot' option, or is it automagic? Does this tie into ifplugd somehow, as was mentioned by others earlier in the list?
-C > -----Original Message----- > From: James [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 12:11 PM > To: Barry, Christopher > Cc: Jason Martens; Gerardo Ballabio; Debian Laptop > Subject: Re: How to turn off internal monitor when using external one > > Barry, Christopher wrote: > > >I setup two different boot blocks in grub, and passed in two > different > >cmdlines; one for 'Laptop' and one for 'Desktop'. > > > >These cmdlines were parsed by a small startup script I wrote to copy > >over the laptop or desktop x configuration file. > > > >On boot, I simply select laptop or desktop mode in grub boot screen. > > > > > >-C > > > > > > > > > >>I'm working on a startup script that will copy the correct X > >>config into > >>place, depending on whether I'm docked or not. I don't know > >>if there is > >>way to configure it to work docked or not docked without > >>changing anything. > >> > >> > > Maybe what is needed it to use 'netenv' to handle > the particulars of boottime X environment, as it does > so many other issues for booting into multiple > environments... > > http://netenv.sourceforge.net/ > > It's already part of Debian so load it up and test see if > it's not usable... > > just an idea, > > James > > > >
