Trying to get my sh script to run on startup

[elmington]

Hi Folks

Been at it for hours now. I want a simple script to run on startup. I've tried everything (I think) the script is simple, one short line.

I've created the following script, which works fine manually

#!/bin/bash

xinput map-to-output silead_ts DSI-1

1. I've copied this as an sh file to /home/myuser/.config/autostart           didnt work
2. Created a .desktop file to run the sh script from my home directory, I have placed the desktop file in /home/myuser/.config/autostart   this works fine manually but not at startup
3. I've copied the desktop file to /etc/xdg/autostart/  and /usr/share/applications both with root permissions   this didnt work
4. Tried created an entry in the crontab file, this didnt work either

At a loss here folks, can someone help me please.

Cheers!!

[PCNetSpec]

Try this:

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xed ~/.config/autostart/map-to-output.desktop

when a blank file opens, make it read:

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[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=map-to-output
Comment=map-to-output
Exec=bash -c "sleep 5 ; xinput map-to-output silead_ts DSI-1"
Terminal=false

SAVE the file.

Log off/on to test.


I added a 5 second delay (sleep 5) in case the issue is a timing issue/race condition.

[VinDSL]

I added a 5 second delay (sleep 5) in case the issue is a timing issue/race condition.

Good idea, Chief!

There are any number of autostart scripts that require a wait-state.

Conky, Dropbox, and MegaSync come to mind, on the machine I'm using right now.  Without adding wait-states, and having them autostart at different times, and in a different order, it would be a complete train wreck.

Just saying...   

[elmington]

HI Chaps

Thanks for the replies, unfortunately this didn't work. hmmmmmmmmm

[PCNetSpec]

what's the output from:

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ls -l ~/.config/autostart