PS2 Auto-Start directions

How to configure PS2 Linux to automatically boot and let you launch applications without the keyboard or mouse. My acount is "vince", so where you see that, replace with your login.

Set up the Run-Time Environment to auto-boot.

mount /mnt/mc00
edit /mnt/mc00/p2lboot.opt to have 'timeout=7' or another number of seconds
umount /mnt/mc00

Install autologin . This program will automatcially start X Windows for you without a login prompt. You may have to do a google search for a mirror, I usually have problems connecting to that site. Add the following to the top of /etc/X11/prefdm to start autologin when applicable:

if [ -f /etc/sysconfig/autologin -a -x /usr/local/sbin/autologin ]; then
        if /usr/local/sbin/autologin >> /tmp/autlogin.out 2>&1
        then
                exit 0
        fi
        # If autologin fails (bad permissions, etc.), we get here -
        # time to start a real display manager.
fi

Install rungetty. This will automatically start a program on the console without a login prompt.
Install unclutter This will remove the mouse cursor from X windows (remember - no mouse!)
Create /etc/X11/xinit/session.d/user with this file. It lets you use a .Xclients file to start X programs with xinit. Change your ~/.xinit.d/session file to just say "user" (without quotes).
Shell scripts to put in your ~/bin directory. Make them executable.
startx-wrapper - Makes sure no console apps are running before starting X
runconsole - Waits for a command on a fifo to run on the console
runmenu - Runs the launcher program in a loop
runonconsole - launch a rom on the console
runnofrendo - wrapper to nofrendo
Some config files to install. Check all for references to vince!
/etc/sysconfig/autologin
~/.Xclients (chmod +x!)

Config sudo (run visudo) to run some programs without a password:

vince   ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:/sbin/shutdown
vince   ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:/usr/bin/switchto

Set up /etc/inittab:
Make sure you're in runlevel 5,

id:5:initdefault:

Change tty2 to start rungetty

#2:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty2
2:2345:respawn:/sbin/rungetty -u vince -g vince tty2 /home/vince/bin/runconsole

At the bottom of /etc/X11/XGSConfig, uncomment the Ps2Pad config session to use the pad as a mouse. Turning off unclutter will help here. I turn it off before starting an app that needs the mouse, then back on when I exit the app.
When I switch to the console and run nofrendo, X usually dies. These scripts will create temp files to prevent it from re-starting while the program is running.