Thanks John, I actually got it going. It was a combination of things.
Thanks D #!/bin/sh #working script. echo "deleting route" >> /var/log/messages sleep 30 route del default gw 192.168.0.1 eth0 echo "setting nameservers" >> /var/log/messages #now use o2 nameserver echo "nameserver 62.40.32.33" > /etc/resolv.conf echo "nameserver 62.40.32.34" >> /etc/resolv.conf echo "starting setbits" echo "starting setbits" >> /var/log/messages setbits -p b -b 7 -s 1 echo "after first setbits" >> /var/log/messages sleep 10 echo "after sleep" >> /var/log/messages setbits -p b -b 7 -s 0 sleep 10 echo "after second setbits" >> /var/log/messages echo "after second setbits" /etc/ppp/ppp-start echo "after ppp start" >> /var/log/messages sleep 30 wget http://64.246.2.199 wget http://www.lukulu.com/test.jpg echo "after lukulu wget" >> /var/log/messages wget http://www.google.com echo "after wget" >> /var/log/messages ping www.google.com >> /var/log/messages --- In [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > the boottime scripts do not have a shell environment set > > do not call setbits but > > /path/to/setbits > > you can find out the path where setbits is lying by calling > > which setbits > > > > > > > Quoting dwrenne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > Hi, > > > > I have an 8*16 with the MMC board. I can get it to connect over GPRS > > but I am having trouble testing it as I cannot be sure that a wget, > > for instance, is actually using the GPRS rather than an attached > > ethernet line (for ssh). I suppose I should use the serial link, but > > for now I was trying to get teh ppp to start on boottime. > > > > I added the following script to the /etc/init.d/boottime/ directory > > and changed it to executable (chmod +x) . Nothing happens with the MMC > > LED's. > > > > > > #!/bin/sh > > > > > > echo "starting" >> log.txt > > setbits -p b -b 7 -s 1 > > echo "after first setbits" >> log.txt > > sleep 2 > > echo "after sleep" >> log.txt > > setbits -p b -b 7 -s 0 > > sleep 10 > > echo "after second setbits" >> log.txt > > /etc/ppp/ppp-start > > echo "after ppp start" >> log.txt > > sleep 30 > > wget http://www.google.com > > echo "after wget" >> log.txt > > > > The script runs fine when I log in as root and run it from ssh. Is it > > a permissions issue? > > > > Thanks > > > > Diarmuid > > > > >
