diff --git a/contrib/init/g15stats.confd b/contrib/init/g15stats.confd
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+++ b/contrib/init/g15stats.confd
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+# /etc/conf.d/g15stats: Configuration for the G15 stats
+
+#Gather statistics from named interface (ie eth0)
+#Network Screen displays Total bytes In/Out, history graph, Peak speed.
+IFACE="eth0"
+
+# Please see g15stats --help for meanings
+#TEMP_INPUT=1
+#GLOBAL_TEMP_INPUT=1
+#FAN_INPUT=1
+
+# please see g15stats --help for all options
+# As of 1.9.7, the options where:
+# --unicore
+# --net-scale-absolute
+# --info-rotate
+# --variable-cpu
+# --refresh
+# --disable-freq
+EXTRA_OPTS="${IFACE:+--interface} ${IFACE} ${TEMP_INPUT:+--temperature} ${TEMP_INPUT} ${GLOBAL_TEMP_INPUT:+--global-temp} ${GLOBAL_TEMP_INPUT} ${FAN_INPUT:+--fan} ${FAN_INPUT}"
diff --git a/contrib/init/g15stats.initd b/contrib/init/g15stats.initd
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+#!/sbin/openrc-run
+# Copyright 1999-2011 Gentoo Foundation
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+
+PIDFILE=/var/run/${SVCNAME}.pid
+
+depend() {
+	need g15daemon
+        after xdm
+}
+
+start() {
+	ebegin "Starting ${SVCNAME}"
+	start-stop-daemon --start --background --make-pidfile --pidfile ${PIDFILE} --exec \
+		/usr/bin/g15stats -- "${EXTRA_OPTS}"
+	eend $?
+}
+
+stop() {
+	ebegin "Stoping ${SVCNAME}"
+	start-stop-daemon --stop --pidfile ${PIDFILE} --name g15stats
+	eend $?
+}