I am just a beginner at this QGIS and GRASS and I am using this QGIS 2.0.1 Dufour which throws a error at the startup that
"QGIS couldn't find your GRASS installation. Would you like to specify path (GISBASE) to your GRASS installation?"
I cannot find the root cause of the problem or any way to solve it.
From other forum posts, I can see that many others have seen this problem but no one has given a clear cut solution to it.
If someone can help me with this issue, it will be really helpful. My project work is at halt, so please help me solve it.
**The installer is **
QGIS-OSGeo4W-2.0.1-3-Setup-x86
and
WinGRASS-6.4.3-1-Setup
Also one more update is that it runs fine on my laptop which intel i7 and 4GB RAM with Windows 8 but not on my desktop which is an INTEL DUAL CORE and 2GB RAM which has Windows 7 Enterprise
my "postinstall.log" FILE:
`C:\Program Files\QGIS Dufour\postinstall.log
OSGEO4W_ROOT=C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour
OSGEO4W_STARTMENU=C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\QGIS Dufour
OSGEO4W_ROOT_MSYS=/C/PROGRA~1/QGIS Dufour
C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour>"C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour"\bin\make-bat-for-py.bat
Generating .bat files for all .py files in C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour\bin
C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour>set ICON=C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour\apps\grass\grass-6.4.3\etc\gui\icons\grass_osgeo.ico
C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour>set ICON_CMD=C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour\apps\grass\grass-6.4.3\etc\gui\icons\grass_cmd.ico
C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour>set ICON_TCLTK=C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour\apps\grass\grass-6.4.3\etc\gui\icons\grass_tcltk.ico
C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour>set BATCH=C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour\bin\grass64.bat
C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour>textreplace -std -t "C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour"\bin\grass64.bat
C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour>textreplace -std -t "C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour"\bin\grass64
C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour>textreplace -std -t "C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour"\apps\grass\grass-6.4.3\etc\fontcap
C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour>mkdir "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\QGIS Dufour\GRASS GIS 6.4.3"
C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour>xxmklink "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\QGIS Dufour\GRASS GIS 6.4.3\GRASS 6.4.3 GUI.lnk" "C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour\bin\grass64.bat" "-wx" \ "Launch GRASS GIS 6.4.3 with wxGUI" 1 "C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour\apps\grass\grass-6.4.3\etc\gui\icons\grass_osgeo.ico"
XXMkLink ver 1.00 (c)2005 Copyright Pixelab, Inc.
The shortut created as follows
Shortcut path: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\QGIS Dufour\GRASS GIS 6.4.3\GRASS 6.4.3 GUI.lnk
Target object: C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour\bin\grass64.bat
Arguments; -wx
Working Directory: \
Description: Launch GRASS GIS 6.4.3 with wxGUI
Display Mode: Normal Window (1)
Icon file: C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour\apps\grass\grass-6.4.3\etc\gui\icons\grass_osgeo.ico
C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour>xxmklink "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\QGIS Dufour\GRASS GIS 6.4.3\GRASS 6.4.3 Old TclTk GUI.lnk" "C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour\bin\grass64.bat" "-tcltk" \ "Launch GRASS GIS 6.4.3 with the old TclTk GUI" 1 "C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour\apps\grass\grass-6.4.3\etc\gui\icons\grass_tcltk.ico"
XXMkLink ver 1.00 (c)2005 Copyright Pixelab, Inc.
The shortut created as follows
Shortcut path: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\QGIS Dufour\GRASS GIS 6.4.3\GRASS 6.4.3 Old TclTk GUI.lnk
Target object: C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour\bin\grass64.bat
Arguments; -tcltk
Working Directory: \
Description: Launch GRASS GIS 6.4.3 with the old TclTk GUI
Display Mode: Normal Window (1)
Icon file: C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour\apps\grass\grass-6.4.3\etc\gui\icons\grass_tcltk.ico
C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour>xxmklink "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\QGIS Dufour\GRASS GIS 6.4.3\GRASS 6.4.3 Command Line.lnk" "C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour\bin\grass64.bat" "-text" \ "Launch GRASS GIS 6.4.3 in text mode" 1 "C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour\apps\grass\grass-6.4.3\etc\gui\icons\grass_cmd.ico"
XXMkLink ver 1.00 (c)2005 Copyright Pixelab, Inc.
The shortut created as follows
Shortcut path: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\QGIS Dufour\GRASS GIS 6.4.3\GRASS 6.4.3 Command Line.lnk
Target object: C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour\bin\grass64.bat
Arguments; -text
Working Directory: \
Description: Launch GRASS GIS 6.4.3 in text mode
Display Mode: Normal Window (1)
Icon file: C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour\apps\grass\grass-6.4.3\etc\gui\icons\grass_cmd.ico
C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour>xxmklink "C:\ProgramData\Desktop\GRASS GIS 6.4.3.lnk" "C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour\bin\grass64.bat" "-wx" \ "Launch GRASS GIS 6.4.3 with wxGUI" 1 "C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour\apps\grass\grass-6.4.3\etc\gui\icons\grass_osgeo.ico"
XXMkLink ver 1.00 (c)2005 Copyright Pixelab, Inc.
The shortut created as follows
Shortcut path: C:\ProgramData\Desktop\GRASS GIS 6.4.3.lnk
Target object: C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour\bin\grass64.bat
Arguments; -wx
Working Directory: \
Description: Launch GRASS GIS 6.4.3 with wxGUI
Display Mode: Normal Window (1)
Icon file: C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour\apps\grass\grass-6.4.3\etc\gui\icons\grass_osgeo.ico
C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour>del "C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour"\bin\grass64.bat.tmpl
C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour>del "C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour"\bin\grass64.tmpl
C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour>for %f in ("C:\Users\ab281182\AppData\Local\Temp") do call set TEMPDRIVE=%~df
C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour>call set TEMPDRIVE=C:
C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour>cd C:\Users\ab281182\AppData\Local\Temp
C:\Users\ab281182\AppData\Local\Temp>"C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour\bin\vcredist_2005_x86.exe" /q /t:C:
C:\Users\ab281182\AppData\Local\Temp>if errorlevel 3010 echo Dufour\etc\reboot 1>C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS
C:\Users\ab281182\AppData\Local\Temp>del "C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour\bin\vcredist_2005_x86.exe"
C:\Users\ab281182\AppData\Local\Temp>"C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour\bin\vcredist_2008_x86.exe" /q
C:\Users\ab281182\AppData\Local\Temp>if errorlevel 3010 echo Dufour\etc\reboot 1>C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS
C:\Users\ab281182\AppData\Local\Temp>del "C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour\bin\vcredist_2008_x86.exe"
C:\Users\ab281182\AppData\Local\Temp>"C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour\bin\vcredist_2010_x86.exe" /q
C:\Users\ab281182\AppData\Local\Temp>if errorlevel 3010 echo Dufour\etc\reboot 1>C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS
C:\Users\ab281182\AppData\Local\Temp>del "C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour\bin\vcredist_2010_x86.exe"
C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour>mkdir "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\QGIS Dufour"
A subdirectory or file C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\QGIS Dufour already exists.
C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour>xxmklink "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\QGIS Dufour\MSYS Shell.lnk" "C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour\apps\msys\msys.bat" " " \ "Minimal SYStem" 7 "C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour\apps\msys\msys.ico"
XXMkLink ver 1.00 (c)2005 Copyright Pixelab, Inc.
The shortut created as follows
Shortcut path: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\QGIS Dufour\MSYS Shell.lnk
Target object: C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour\apps\msys\msys.bat
Arguments;
Working Directory: \
Description: Minimal SYStem
Display Mode: Minimized (7)
Icon file: C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour\apps\msys\msys.ico
C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour>xxmklink "C:\ProgramData\Desktop\MSYS Shell.lnk" "C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour\apps\msys\msys.bat" " " \ "Minimal SYStem" 7 "C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour\apps\msys\msys.ico"
XXMkLink ver 1.00 (c)2005 Copyright Pixelab, Inc.
The shortut created as follows
Shortcut path: C:\ProgramData\Desktop\MSYS Shell.lnk
Target object: C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour\apps\msys\msys.bat
Arguments;
Working Directory: \
Description: Minimal SYStem
Display Mode: Minimized (7)
Icon file: C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour\apps\msys\msys.ico
C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour>textreplace -std -t apps/msys/etc/fstab
C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour>dllupdate -oite -copy -reboot "C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour\bin\libeay32.dll"
C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour\bin\libeay32.dll: Version=1.0.1.3
C:\Windows\system32\libeay32.dll: Version=0.0.0.0
Target does not exist, no action.
C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour>dllupdate -oite -copy -reboot "C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour\bin\ssleay32.dll"
C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour\bin\ssleay32.dll: Version=1.0.1.3
C:\Windows\system32\ssleay32.dll: Version=0.0.0.0
Target does not exist, no action.
C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour>textreplace -std -t bin\pyuic4.bat
C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour>set OSGEO4W_ROOT=C:\\PROGRA~1\\QGIS Dufour
C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour>textreplace -std -t apps\Python27\Lib\site-packages\PyQt4\pyqtconfig.py
C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour>call C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour\bin\make-bat-for-py.bat
'C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour>call "C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour"\bin\o4w_env.bat
'"C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS"' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
OSGEO4W home is C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour
Synchronizing CRS database with GDAL/PROJ definitions.
QFSFileEngine::open: No file name specified
QFSFileEngine::open: No file name specified
QFSFileEngine::open: No file name specified
QFSFileEngine::open: No file name specified
QFSFileEngine::open: No file name specified
Loading epsg.wkt
0 WKTs loaded
CRS update (inserted:0 updated:0 deleted:3631 errors:0)
No CRS updates were necessary.
C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour>textreplace -std -t bin\qgis.bat
C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour>textreplace -std -t bin\qgis-browser.bat
C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour>REM get short path without blanks
C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour>for %i in ("C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour") do set O4W_ROOT=%~fsi
C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour>set O4W_ROOT=C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour
C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour>if not 1 == 0 mkdir "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\QGIS Dufour"
A subdirectory or file C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\QGIS Dufour already exists.
C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour>if not 1 == 0 nircmd shortcut "C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour\bin\nircmd.exe" "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\QGIS Dufour" "QGIS Desktop 2.0.1" "exec hide C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour\bin\qgis.bat" "C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour\apps\qgis\icons\QGIS.ico"
C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour>if not 1 == 0 nircmd shortcut "C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour\bin\nircmd.exe" "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\QGIS Dufour" "QGIS Browser 2.0.1" "exec hide C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour\bin\qgis-browser.bat" "C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour\apps\qgis\icons\QGIS.ico"
C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour>if not 1 == 0 nircmd shortcut "C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour\bin\nircmd.exe" "~$folder.desktop$" "QGIS Desktop 2.0.1" "exec hide C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour\bin\qgis.bat" "C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour\apps\qgis\icons\QGIS.ico"
C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour>if not 1 == 0 nircmd shortcut "C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour\bin\nircmd.exe" "~$folder.desktop$" "QGIS Browser 2.0.1" "exec hide C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour\bin\qgis-browser.bat" "C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour\apps\qgis\icons\QGIS.ico"
C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour>set OSGEO4W_ROOT=C:\\PROGRA~1\\QGIS Dufour
C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour>textreplace -std -t "C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour\apps\qgis\bin\qgis.reg"
C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour>"C:\Windows\regedit" /s "C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour\apps\qgis\bin\qgis.reg"
C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour>set OSGEO4W_ROOT=C:\\PROGRA~1\\QGIS Dufour
C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour>textreplace -std -t "C:\\PROGRA~1\\QGIS Dufour"\bin\qt.conf
C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour>xxmklink "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\QGIS Dufour\Setup.lnk" "C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour\bin\setup.bat -R C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour" "" "" "Installer" 1 "C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour\OSGeo4W.ico"
XXMkLink ver 1.00 (c)2005 Copyright Pixelab, Inc.
The shortut created as follows
Shortcut path: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\QGIS Dufour\Setup.lnk
Target object: C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour\bin\setup.bat -R C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour
Arguments;
Working Directory:
Description: Installer
Display Mode: Normal Window (1)
Icon file: C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour\OSGeo4W.ico
C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour>textreplace -std -t bin/setup.bat
C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour>textreplace -std -t bin/setup-test.bat
C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour>mkdir "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\QGIS Dufour"
A subdirectory or file C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\QGIS Dufour already exists.
C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour>xxmklink "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\QGIS Dufour\OSGeo4W.lnk" "C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour\OSGeo4W.bat" " " \ "OSGeo for Windows command shell" 1 "C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour\OSGeo4W.ico"
XXMkLink ver 1.00 (c)2005 Copyright Pixelab, Inc.
The shortut created as follows
Shortcut path: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\QGIS Dufour\OSGeo4W.lnk
Target object: C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour\OSGeo4W.bat
Arguments;
Working Directory: \
Description: OSGeo for Windows command shell
Display Mode: Normal Window (1)
Icon file: C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour\OSGeo4W.ico
C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour>xxmklink "C:\ProgramData\Desktop\OSGeo4W.lnk" "C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour\OSGeo4W.bat" " " \ "OSGeo for Windows command shell" 1 "C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour\OSGeo4W.ico"
XXMkLink ver 1.00 (c)2005 Copyright Pixelab, Inc.
The shortut created as follows
Shortcut path: C:\ProgramData\Desktop\OSGeo4W.lnk
Target object: C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour\OSGeo4W.bat
Arguments;
Working Directory: \
Description: OSGeo for Windows command shell
Display Mode: Normal Window (1)
Icon file: C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour\OSGeo4W.ico
C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour>set OSGEO4W_ROOT=C:\\PROGRA~1\\QGIS Dufour
C:\PROGRA~1\QGIS Dufour>textreplace -std -t apps\Python27\Lib\site-packages\sipconfig.py
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So what do you think now?