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> > and/or boot directly to X without typing root
>
> That is the default for BL3.
>
> > and Enter key?
>
> Yes, the ENTER key can be bypassed.  The askfirst
> parameter in /etc/inittab is causing the wait for
> the ENTER key.  See "man init" for other options.

 > Cheers,
> Steven

I changed the tty1 line from askfirst to
tty1::respawn:-/bin/sh
Boots directly to the prompt without X.
If I type exit it exits back to the prompt (respawns).

I added to /etc/rc the lines
insmod slhc
insmod ppp_generic
insmod ppp_async
/usr/sbin/dial
(where dial is the script 'eznet up 2' - lucent modem)

It boots to the prompt and dials directly.

The two ppp lines are because I am using kernel 2.4, which requires a 
later pppd.  Elinks displays a blank page with kernel 2.2.  It also 
requires glibc2.2.5 (because I compiled it to do so).

If I add after the dial line in rc
elinks tiny.fastmail.fm
it is ignored.

Is it possible to load elinks automatically after dialing?  The intended 
user thinks she can learn to type a 1-letter command such as 'm' for mail 
to access the webmail page but I would like to completely automate this 
email machine.  I will try

(sleep 10; elinks) &

to wait 10 sec after dialing before loading elinks (is this correct 
format?).  Any other ideas?

elinks will be running in a console (maybe framebuffer 800x600).  It does 
not look good in an rxvt in BL3.50 probably due to lack of extended ascii 
and there is no need for X just to read email.

I will teach her to type Ctrl-Alt-Del to exit elinks and BL.
Maybe put big red dots on those keys.

The fastmail address is acceptable.  She has an email address already that 
her brother set up but has never used it.  The computer will be on loan in 
case she never uses it.

This will be ext2 BL3.50 because kernel 2.41 does not work in a loop 
properly (read-only file system).  Or maybe a read-only file system would 
be safer?

Sindi