Re: [gdm-list] Executing a command before login window

["Saber Zrelli" <zrelli gmail com>]

Hi Brian,

I put the command in /etc/gdm/Init/Default
and that did the trick.

Thank you for the pointer!
Saber.

On Jan 22, 2008 4:25 AM, Brian Cameron <Brian Cameron sun com> wrote:
> Saber:
>
> I think the Init script is what you are looking for.  Refer to it
> in the GDM documentation, section 6.1:
>
>    http://www.gnome.org/projects/gdm/docs/2.20/configuration.html
>
> There also might be some hooks in the Xserver code itself which
> might be of use, though I'd recommend you check with an Xorg
> forum if you need to pursue this (e.g. if the Init script suggestion
> doesn't work).
>
> Aside from that, you could hack the GDM souce code directly to make
> the call when you want, but that is a bit ugly.
>
> Brian
>
>
>
> > First of all, I would like to thank you for the great job.
> >
> > I have an NVIDIA graphic card (8800GT) with a buggy driver that makes
> > it run the fan at full speed all the time. As a workaround, I would
> > like to run the command "nvclock -f -F 40" to reduce the fan speed.
> >
> > The command must be executed anywhere after X loads the nvidia driver.
> >
> > Is there a way that I can run that command some where between when the
> > driver is loaded and when the gdm login window appears ?
> >
> > I tried to create a startup script in /etc/rc*.d that executes the
> > command after GDM starts but this didn't work.
> >
> > I am using Debian Etch/ Kernel 2.6.18-5-686/ GDM 2.16.4/ Xorg 7.1.1
> >
> > Any hints would be appreciated.
> > Saber.
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