RE: Install problem on XP SP2

2007-04-20 Thread Long, Phillip GOSS
Aaron W. LaFramboise wrote: > > I've been unable to successfully install Cygwin on an XP SP2 > > machine > > after several tries. > > I have been able to install successfully, after repeated attempts. > However, I have not really resolved the problem. [snip] > It's possible I've fundamentally

Re: Install problem on XP SP2

2007-04-20 Thread Christopher Faylor
On Thu, Apr 19, 2007 at 05:40:23PM -0500, Aaron W. LaFramboise wrote: >This needs to be done by one of the sourceware admins. But I suspect >they already have machinery in place that will do this, as other sources >folders have it. We do not have the machinery in place to do an md5sum of everyt

Re: Install problem on XP SP2

2007-04-20 Thread Christopher Faylor
On Thu, Apr 19, 2007 at 06:30:00PM -0600, Morgan Gangwere wrote: >to DaveK: i once had the username "Sys Admin" under windows before i >installed the cygwin stuff, and after, any script/app that used the >username in a path with ls or bash or some other place without >properly quoting it would fail

RE: Install problem on XP SP2

2007-04-20 Thread Dave Korn
On 20 April 2007 01:30, Morgan Gangwere wrote: > On 4/19/07, Aaron W. LaFramboise <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Morgan Gangwere wrote: >>> On 4/18/07, Aaron W. LaFramboise <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Heh, I wonder why you didn't reply to the email I posted directly? > to DaveK: i once had the u

RE: Install problem on XP SP2

2007-04-20 Thread Dave Korn
On 19 April 2007 23:40, Aaron W. LaFramboise wrote: > Morgan Gangwere wrote: >> On 4/18/07, Aaron W. LaFramboise <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> Aaron W. LaFramboise wrote: > >>> Bug 1) Packages are silently not downloaded, when the user assumes that >>> they are. >> >> it LOOKS like they are sil

Re: Install problem on XP SP2

2007-04-20 Thread Thorsten Kampe
* Morgan Gangwere (Thu, 19 Apr 2007 18:30:00 -0600) > to DaveK: i once had the username "Sys Admin" under windows before i > installed the cygwin stuff, and after, any script/app that used the > username in a path with ls or bash or some other place without > properly quoting it would fail. That's

Re: Install problem on XP SP2

2007-04-19 Thread Morgan Gangwere
On 4/19/07, Aaron W. LaFramboise <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Morgan Gangwere wrote: > On 4/18/07, Aaron W. LaFramboise <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Aaron W. LaFramboise wrote: >> Bug 1) Packages are silently not downloaded, when the user assumes that >> they are. > > it LOOKS like they are silen

Re: Install problem on XP SP2

2007-04-19 Thread Aaron W. LaFramboise
Morgan Gangwere wrote: On 4/18/07, Aaron W. LaFramboise <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Aaron W. LaFramboise wrote: Bug 1) Packages are silently not downloaded, when the user assumes that they are. it LOOKS like they are silently not downloaded. you have to hit package dependancies in the packag

RE: Install problem on XP SP2

2007-04-19 Thread Dave Korn
On 19 April 2007 18:13, Morgan Gangwere wrote: Yet again, your eagerness to hear the sound of your own voice leads you to dash off a bunch of incoherent garbage and spam innocent people. > On 4/18/07, Aaron W. LaFramboise <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ^^^

Re: Install problem on XP SP2

2007-04-19 Thread Morgan Gangwere
and to clarify, a "vanilla" Xp install with current updates gives you this odd thing called "WGA Verification" Windows Genuine Advantage is a POS app that acts alot like Windows Defender, but stripped down and with no updater or scanner. it DOES however apparently circumvent some web traffic. cho

Re: Install problem on XP SP2

2007-04-19 Thread Morgan Gangwere
On 4/18/07, Aaron W. LaFramboise <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Aaron W. LaFramboise wrote: > I've been unable to successfully install Cygwin on an XP SP2 machine > after several tries. I have been able to install successfully, after repeated attempts. However, I have not really resolved the proble

Re: Install problem on XP SP2

2007-04-18 Thread Aaron W. LaFramboise
Aaron W. LaFramboise wrote: I've been unable to successfully install Cygwin on an XP SP2 machine after several tries. I have been able to install successfully, after repeated attempts. However, I have not really resolved the problem. Apparently, and I've had problems with this in the past,

Re: Install problem on XP SP2

2007-04-18 Thread Aaron W. LaFramboise
Dave Korn wrote: Are you running any of these? No. It's a fairly vanilla XP Home installation, with current updates, and not too much else installed. -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation:

RE: Install problem on XP SP2

2007-04-18 Thread Dave Korn
On 18 April 2007 05:32, Aaron W. LaFramboise wrote: > And here is the "cygcheck -s -v -r" output that should have been > attached to the parent. Are you running any of these? Sonic Solutions burning software containing DLA component Norton/MacAffee/Symantec antivirus or antispyware Logitec

Re: Install problem on XP SP2

2007-04-17 Thread Aaron W. LaFramboise
And here is the "cygcheck -s -v -r" output that should have been attached to the parent. Cygwin Configuration Diagnostics Current System Time: Tue Apr 17 22:09:32 2007 Windows XP Home Edition Ver 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 2 Path: C:\WINDOWS\system32 C:\WINDOWS C:\WINDOWS\S

Install problem on XP SP2

2007-04-17 Thread Aaron W. LaFramboise
I've been unable to successfully install Cygwin on an XP SP2 machine after several tries. setup.exe appears to complete successfully, after running various postinstall scripts, but when run, the installation is clearly broken. The default bash prompt displays, PATH is not set properly, and PWD