The default Xandros distribution that is installed on the Eee PC has many standard Unix services that are not started on boot.
An example that will be used for this tutorial is cron. Read about cron here: http://www.ussg.iu.edu/usail/automation/cron.html
A full list of services available can be obtained from a console with the following commands:
Bring up a console:
ctrl-alt-t
then enter the following at the console prompt:
ls /etc/init.d
If you decide you need to start cron or another service on boot, you will need to create the file ”/etc/fastservices”. This file should contain the name of the service you want started.
sudo nano /etc/fastservices
Then enter the name of the services you want to start one per line. Example:
cron
Save the file, reboot and the services you entered should start.
You could achieve the same thing by adding the service to /usr/sbin/services.sh but this has a disadvantage. /usr/sbin/services.sh may get overwritten on an update from asus whereas /etc/fastservices does not get overwritten.
