startup

#! /bin/sh

# You want to use sudo.

# You can run 'startup' manually, but also S99rss can start it up on
# boot up.

root=/home/$USER/bin/root
if [ ! -f $root ]; then
	root=sudo
fi

dir=$(dirname $0)

$root chvt 1

# The following is ugly - opening up world write perms. Probably
# should use a helper script to do this.
$root chmod 666 /dev/tty1

# /usr/bin/fgconsole needs this to find the current console
$root chmod 666 /dev/console

# Arrange to startup automatically on boot. 'rc3.d' is for non-GUI
# display, and 'rc5.d' for graphical. In graphical mode, we force a 
# chvt - as above, to get to the console
#
if [ ! -f /etc/init.d/rss ]; then
	$sudo cp S99rss /etc/init.d/rss
	$sudo ln -s ../init.d/rss /etc/rc3.d/S99rss
	$sudo ln -s ../init.d/rss /etc/rc5.d/S99rss
fi

# We need access to:
#
# /dev/input/event0 - touchpad input, and
# /dev/fb0 - image drawing
#
# For this to work, we need to be in the same groups as user 'pi'
# (assuming we run on a raspberry pi).
#
# More specifically, we need to be in groups:
#
#	tty
#	input
#
# Check /etc/group for details

$dir/rss.pl -ticker </dev/tty1 >/dev/tty1 &