Mandrake 7.2 trouble

[killuminati]

Hi,

I have a some problems with linux mandrake 7.2. For example when I click on drakconf on
the desktop nothing happens. Or when I try to run Pingus, mandrakeupdate, rpmdrake,
usbview, mixer and so on.... I have tried several types of installations. From recommenced
to expert from small install to biggest install, always the same programs that don’t work
What I also get with every type of install is during bootup a lot of command not found
messages like this:

/etc/aurora/rc: grep: command not found
booting aurora...

/etc/rc.d/rc: egrep: command not found
Starting cups:

/etc/rc.d/rc: egrep: command not found
Starting sound:

/etc/rc.d/rc: egrep: command not found
Starting usb:

/etc/rc.d/rc: egrep: command not found
Starting inet:

And a lot of things like this. I think all things that I choose to boot at startup But
most get a green V But one gets a red X. And when linux is quiting I get another 3 red X.

Also I get this everytime at bootup
/etc/rc.sysinit: grep: Command not found
Checking root filesystem
/dev/hda6 was not cleanly unmounted check forced

This takes about 1 minute and I don’t think this is supposed to happen.

My system is:
Asus CUSL2 (Intel 815E chipset)
Intel Pentium 3 Coppermine 800 MHz (not overclocked) (100 x 8 )
128 SDRAM PC100
Geforce 32 SDR
SB Live! Player 1024
3com 3C905B-TX PCI
Logitech Mouseman wheel USB
Lexmark 3200 printer
Logitech internet keyboard
4x/4x/32x Philips CD-RW
3,5inch floppy drive
300W powersupply
Maxtor 52049H4: 20 GB, 7200RPM, U100
- 10 GB Windows
- 5 GB extra for windows
- 4,xx Linux native
- 141 Linux swap

I don’t know what wrong and I CAN boot linux and it works accept some programs and I like
it and I want it to completly work. I hope you can help me.

Thanks!

Jelle

[WeDeliver]

Do another install, this time insuring that you include the development section. Since you have the RPM, just pop the CD in and start installing any programs it says it cannot find. Unless of course you downloaded Mandrake, then all you get is the base of course.

[killuminati]

Yeah I downloaded it

I tried reinstalling the grep package but when I try to open it kpackage says it can not be opened.... :-/

What is wrong...

[ep0k]

Try doing it from the command line..


rpm -iv --force grep.package.thingie


I never did like Kpackage.

[Sensei]

Yeh good call..its probably the lack of development packages.

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[killuminati]

Ok, I tried the command thingie
rpm - iv --force grep-2.4.2-5mdk.i586.rpm

What I got is:
error: grep-2.4.2-5mdk.i586.rpm does not appear to be a RPM package

Damnit!
any other ideas?

some support guy from linux-mandrake.com told me that it proberly IS the cd. So a claasmate of me take mandrake 7.0 with him to school on thuesday so the best thing to do is check of that one works I guess.

[camelrider]

I think you need to be superuser to run most of those programs. Also 'tis a good idea to be in the directory /mnt/cdrom/Mandrake/RPMS when you install rpms. (use ./rpm foo.whatever.) It's tough to live without grep!

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