Bill Crouch wrote:
>
> Steve Philp wrote:
>
> > Bill Crouch wrote:
> > >
> > > Installing Mandrake (Venus) 6.0 everything appears to go well although
> > > but I think my old Trident 1meg video card should display at 16 bit
> > > level 640x480. Anyway, on initial boot after install load I get this:
> > >
> > > INIT: Entering run level 5
> > > INIT: can't execute "/etc/rc.d/rc"
> > > INIT: Id "1" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
> > > INIT: Id "2" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
> > > INIT: Id "3" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
> > > INIT: Id "4" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
> > > INIT: Id "6" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
> > > INIT: Id "5" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
> > > INIT: no more processes left in this run level
> > >
> > > any ideas out there?
> >
> > The initscripts package didn't get installed properly.
>
> Steve
>
> So how do I reinstall these? Do I use the custom choice when reinstalling
> and then select the correct package?
> This might work if I could get to a login prompt but the system hangs at
> the INIT. Maybe I'll just install again and not set up to run Xwindow on
> boot.
>
> Bill
Instead of reinstalling, you should try using 'linux S' at the LILO:
prompt. This will bring you up in single-user mode where you should be
able to fix the problem. Reinstalling the initscripts package (possibly
using the --force option) should fix the problem.
Before you reinstall the package, though, you might want to check to see
if /etc/rc.d/rc exists and if it does, what it's permissions are.
--
Steve Philp
Network Administrator
Advance Packaging Corporation
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