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Old 07-13-2003, 11:36 PM   #1
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Mandrake 9.1 Start Menu Problem


I had no idea what to search for in regards to this problem, so if it's a repeat sorry! For about five months I had an installation of Mandrake 9.1 on my PC with Windows XP. Recently, I formatted and a "small" problem came up. I used my old install CDs and did my normal setup, when I logged onto mandrake the Start menu was almost completely empty, and I couldn't access anything. I decided to try about ten different configs, and I got the same result. I thought it might be bad disks.... re-downloaded the ISOs and burned them to CDs, the same problem. Has anyone else encountered this or can help? If system specs are needed I could repost.... and I have made no hardware changes between installations.

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Old 07-13-2003, 11:40 PM   #2
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when you installed mandrake what install options did you opt for? Full install or only specific packages?
 
Old 07-13-2003, 11:42 PM   #3
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Hmm, I don't remember getting an option for a "Full Install", it was just a bunch of packages. Have you ever heard of this before?

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Old 07-13-2003, 11:57 PM   #4
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I don't remember a full install option either. Maybe he means did you install everything.
 
Old 07-14-2003, 12:00 AM   #5
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I've tried installing everything to almost nothing... went in and did individual package selection too.
 
Old 07-14-2003, 08:39 AM   #6
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I guess I'm fucked?
 
Old 07-14-2003, 09:43 AM   #7
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This could be just the menu being screwed up.

Try opening a console shell and typing a few commands for the apps you believe were installed,... like oowriter for openoffice writer...

Also, try creating a link to an app by right clicking on the KDE desktop and pointing the new link to an app located somewhere in /usr...

It's very likely that you have a full Linux iinstallation with a bad menu, rather than a partial Linux installation with no apps...
 
Old 07-14-2003, 01:10 PM   #8
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This could be just the menu being screwed up.

Try opening a console shell and typing a few commands for the apps you believe were installed,... like oowriter for openoffice writer...

Also, try creating a link to an app by right clicking on the KDE desktop and pointing the new link to an app located somewhere in /usr...

It's very likely that you have a full Linux iinstallation with a bad menu, rather than a partial Linux installation with no apps...
But why would it be messed up? Have you heard of this?
 
Old 07-14-2003, 01:13 PM   #9
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If its what I think it is, its the same problem I had.

Basically KDM is screwed up. Try booting up in console mode (run level 3 instead of 5...search for inittab on the forum for how to do this) and try using 'startx' if everything works ok, then its MDKKDM that's screwed up.
 
Old 07-14-2003, 01:21 PM   #10
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WTF has the display manager manager got to do with the window manager/desktop environment's menu settings?!

IIRC try right clicking on the Kde menu and pick Menu config, then see what's there.
 
Old 07-14-2003, 01:23 PM   #11
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Whoops, mis-read the message,

I was only getting a straight X session (no wm) he's getting a wm...sorry.
 
Old 07-14-2003, 03:09 PM   #12
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I see what you meant now, makes much more sense.
 
Old 07-14-2003, 03:25 PM   #13
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I'm in KDE right now on Mandrake 9.1... I didn't know if it had any effect, so I decided to switch the root drive from hda6 to hda7, and changed the file-system to xtf or something like that, heh.... no effect. I right-clicked the start-menu icon, and clicked menu editor, nothing happened. =/ One error during installation I had that I've had before was the failed installation of zapping-o.6.5-2mdk.i586.rpm, and I don't think this has anything to do with the the problem... but never know.

Also, in the MandrakeGalaxy welcome screen, I click "This Computer" - tune your system, configure services... etc., and it says Title: Error Mandrake Galaxy, contents: Unable to run the command specified. The file or directory file:/usr/share/applnk-mdk/Configuration/Mandrake Control Center.desktop does not exist. O_O

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Old 07-14-2003, 09:01 PM   #14
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*cries*
 
Old 07-14-2003, 09:33 PM   #15
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Mandrake Galaxy is the default theme in Mandrake 9.1. If there was a failure in properly installing that, then it is likely that your menu system is screwed up... just as I said.

You can try to re-install the Mandrake Galaxy stuff from a repaired RPM or you can try to manually re-build your menu system (which for a newbie, or even experienced user for that matter, is a pain in the arse). You would be better off trying to re-burn the installation CDs and check the ISO checksums to make sure the disks are good. Then re-install the OS. Since you have no user data (presumably), you need not refrain from formating the /home partition...

also check the Mandrakesoft website for any patches related to installation on your system. Sometimes things get broken for just one type of CPU or something...

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