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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Earnie Boyd [mailto:earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 1999 2:48 AM
> To: pof AT uvic DOT ca; cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com
> Subject: RE: Vanishing mounts
>=20
>=20
> --- pof AT uvic DOT ca wrote:
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > I've been noticing for some time now that mounts seem
> > > to be spontaneously unmounting themselves. There doesn't
> > > seem to be any rhyme or reason to when this event occurs.
> > > Maybe after rebooting, maybe not, etc. I've noticed this
> > > ever since updating to b20.1 last January. It happens on
> > > NT v4.0 sp3&sp4 and win95 boxes as well. Both I and several
> > > friends who use this release have all independently noticed
> > > this behavior. I guess under cygwin, this is akin to a
> > > registry entry spontaneously disappearing.
> >=20
> > I have a similar problem: my binary mounts will spontaneously=20
> > become text mounts. I'm pretty sure that this problem=20
> > plagued me on earlier releases too. It has become
> > annoying enough that I finally kluged my rclock (from the
> > rxvt package) to check my mounts every 10 minutes (instead
> > of checking my mail) and signal an alarm if they are=20
> > text rather than binary.
> >=20
> > I would welcome a "real" solution the the problem...
>=20
> Hmm. I wonder if you have anything in the=20
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus
> Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts registry entries? =20
> This was meant to be
> a default which would be setup by Admin and provide a new=20
> user with default
> mounts. I remember this happened to me and clearing the=20
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
> registry stopped the event from occuring.
Do that mean that you advise us to clear the whole
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL =
setup\b15.0\mounts
tree, or just verify that the keys there (00 01 02 ... 1B 1C 1D - the =
30 of
them) have undefined values?
Regards,
Bernard
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Bernard Dautrevaux
Microprocess Ing=E9ni=E9rie
97 bis, rue de Colombes
92400 COURBEVOIE
FRANCE
Tel: +33 (0) 1 47 68 80 80
Fax: +33 (0) 1 47 88 97 85
e-mail: dautrevaux AT microprocess DOT com
b DOT dautrevaux AT usa DOT net
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>> -----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> From: Earnie Boyd [<A =
HREF=3D"mailto:earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com">mailto:earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com</A>]<=
/FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 1999 2:48 =
AM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> To: pof AT uvic DOT ca; =
cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> Subject: RE: Vanishing mounts</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> --- pof AT uvic DOT ca wrote:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> > > Hi all,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> > ></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> > > I've been noticing for some time now =
that mounts seem</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> > > to be spontaneously unmounting =
themselves. There doesn't</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> > > seem to be any rhyme or reason to =
when this event occurs.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> > > Maybe after rebooting, maybe not, =
etc. I've noticed this</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> > > ever since updating to b20.1 last =
January. It happens on</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> > > NT v4.0 sp3&sp4 and win95 boxes =
as well. Both I and several</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> > > friends who use this release have all =
independently noticed</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> > > this behavior. I guess under =
cygwin, this is akin to a</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> > > registry entry spontaneously =
disappearing.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> > </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> > I have a similar problem: my binary mounts =
will spontaneously </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> > become text mounts. I'm pretty sure =
that this problem </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> > plagued me on earlier releases too. =
It has become</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> > annoying enough that I finally kluged my =
rclock (from the</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> > rxvt package) to check my mounts every 10 =
minutes (instead</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> > of checking my mail) and signal an alarm =
if they are </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> > text rather than binary.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> > </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> > I would welcome a "real" =
solution the the problem...</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> Hmm. I wonder if you have anything in the =
</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts =
registry entries? </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> This was meant to be</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> a default which would be setup by Admin and =
provide a new </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> user with default</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> mounts. I remember this happened to me =
and clearing the </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> registry stopped the event from =
occuring.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Do that mean that you advise us to clear the whole =
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL =
setup\b15.0\mounts tree, or just verify that the keys there (00 01 02 =
... 1B 1C 1D - the 30 of them) have undefined values?</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Regards,</FONT>
</P>
<P> =
<FONT =
SIZE=3D2>Bernard</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>--------------------------------------------</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Bernard Dautrevaux</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Microprocess Ing=E9ni=E9rie</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>97 bis, rue de Colombes</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>92400 COURBEVOIE</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>FRANCE</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Tel: +33 (0) 1 47 68 80 80</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Fax: +33 (0) 1 47 88 97 85</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>e-mail: dautrevaux AT microprocess DOT com</FONT>
<BR> =
<FONT =
SIZE=3D2>b DOT dautrevaux AT usa DOT net</FONT>
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