Mail Archives: cygwin/2000/08/04/17:48:22
DJ Delorie wrote:
>
> > Yup, did that. In fact, I deleted the whole /etc/setup tree, saving
> > only the things like /etc/passwd that I didn't want to recreate.
>
> You only need to delete /etc/setup/installed.db
Too late now.
>
> > QUESTION: What should the "flags" value be in the Windows Registry
> > for the binary system mount points. I have "0x0000000A (10)" based
> > on copying one that appeared correct.
>
> Um, sounds right, but I never use them directly. Use [u]mount to
> add/remove/view mounts. Look in <sys/mount.h> for details.
>
I cannot look /anywhere/, that's the problem.
> > Today, once again, the result was installing everything into the
> > black hole. My /bin is empty, my /usr/% is empty. My /head, I'm
> > not too sure about.
>
> Are you installing as administrator, or an unpriviledged user?
Windows-98, I have my own login [HKCU branch] via Windows Family
Login, but the system doesn't recognize privilege.
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