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I am dumping my prebuild text into the startup-config piece of EVE for my devices, like R1. After the paste and the save and then launching the device, the device starts in a normal out of the box setup format asking about initial configuration dialog.

What is the trick on getting this to work?

You have to watch video about it under Video section is all about how to use initial configurations
http://www.eve-ng.net/index.php/documentation/howto-s-2

I can't seem to make the startup config work for vMX images, I have tried with vmx-14.1R1.10 and 16.1R3.10 and the clock remains on the device indefinitely without any change to the config.

For other devices this feature works without problem only for Juniper it fails.

Do I need to use special image or settings?

please watch again video sir...!!!!!!!!!!!

export cfg and after change it
We cannot import any configs you like with rose elephants too...
Please watch how to, it works..
do export, then correct it

So the video is helpful but tells me there is NOT a way to make nodes use a startup-config that I have copied from a notepad on my windows desktop, paste it into the Startup config area for a node, click save and have it start to that config.

Also is method the same you would use to import configs from a lab that you want to use in a clone?

No, you can copy configs from notepad to startup place like I shown in vide when edited config.
But not of course target boot cfg from local PC.
Such option will come in Pro version of EVE.

For now only copy/paste from notepad to startup by hands sir

I've been running into the same issue on the vMX 14.1

This happens during the boot up.

ln: /var/db/scripts/import: No such file or directory
Creating initial configuration...

mgd: error: Cannot open configuration file: /config/juniper.conf
mgd: warning: activating factory configuration

I don't think this works for the vMX