Problems with onInit in 1v79

Not sure if I'm doing something wrong but code that previously worked when just applying power no longer works until I run the onInit manually (well it runs automatically on connect). Here is an example of code that used to work, meaning the onInit would be called and the code would operate properly:

A5.write(0); // GND
A7.write(1); // VCC

var g;

function onInit() {
  var spi = new SPI();
  spi.setup({ sck:B1, mosi:B10 });
  // Initialize the LCD
  g = require("PCD8544").connect(spi,B13,B14,B­15);
}

onInit();

var sensor = require("HC-SR04").connect(A0,A1,functio­n(dist) {
  g.clear();
  g.setFontVector(10);
  g.drawString("Distance (cm)", 0, 0);
  var distance = "0"+dist;
  var start = Math.max((distance.indexOf('.')-4), 1);
  var end = distance.indexOf('.')+2;
  var d = distance.substr(start, end);
  g.drawString(d, (g.getWidth()-g.stringWidth(d)-14)/2, 15);
  g.flip();
});

setInterval(function() {
  sensor.trigger();
}, 1000); 

Any help is appreciated. Thanks!