network connection availability check limited to 3 times

1 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/bing-wallpaper-autostart.sh b/bing-wallpaper-autostart.sh
index 1b40b2693f8b..0aadbc2a6fb7 100755
--- a/bing-wallpaper-autostart.sh
+++ b/bing-wallpaper-autostart.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-while true; do
+# try 3 times only
+i=1
+while [ $i -le 3 ]; do
 	if curl --connect-timeout 2 -s www.google.com > /dev/null ; then
 		break
 	fi
@@ -9,8 +11,12 @@ while true; do
 		break
 	fi
 
-	sleep 5
+	seconds=$((5 * $i))
+	sleep $seconds
+
+	let i=i+1
 done
 
+# starting the work even without network availability
 cd /usr/lib/bing-wallpaper
 ./bing_wallpaper.sh