Mailing-List:	contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm
List-Subscribe:	<mailto:cygwin-subscribe AT cygwin DOT com>
List-Archive:	<http://sourceware.org/ml/cygwin/>
List-Post:	<mailto:cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
List-Help:	<mailto:cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com>, <http://sourceware.org/ml/#faqs>
Sender:	cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com
Mail-Followup-To:	cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Delivered-To:	mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
MIME-Version:	1.0
Subject:	FW: Serious Installation problems - possible workround but rapid fix required.
Date:	Mon, 29 Nov 2004 19:47:09 -0000
Message-ID:	<5141442C74119B45993BD8CF3DC8C9F12E8327@exchng3.physics.ox.ac.uk>
X-MS-Has-Attach:	yes
X-MS-TNEF-Correlator:
From:	"John Macallister" <j DOT macallister1 AT physics DOT ox DOT ac DOT uk>
To:	<cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
X-IsSubscribed:	yes

------_=_NextPart_001_01C4D64C.3670BA11
Content-Type: text/plain;
	charset="us-ascii"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I've done some more tests and here's what I did.

I saved cygcheck from a previous failed installation which created a bin
directory with some contents but didn't complete.

I removed virtually everything from the system apart from Windows
itself, including all references to Cygwin/Cygnus in the registry,
 and the attached file is the output file from

cygcheck -s -v -r > cygout.txt

I then removed Cygwin/Cygnus items from the registry because running
cygcheck appears to add some things to the registry.

I then did an install from the Internet using "Install" for all
components.

This proceeded until (as before):

93%  In-use files have been replaced. You need to reboot as soon as
possible to activate the new versions.
      Cygwin may operate incorrectly until you reboot.

     The Progress window indicates:
=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20
       _update-info-dir-00230-1

      /usr/X11R6/share/doc/Cygwin/xorg-x11-f100-6.8.1.0.README=20

Clicking OK then produces the folllowing window.

     Can't open Package Database for writing: No such file or directory.

The procedure completes but Cygwin has not been properly installed.

Rebooting makes no difference.

I hope this helps in pinpointing the problem.

John


Name: John B. Macallister  E-mail: j DOT macallister1 AT physics DOT ox DOT ac DOT uk
Post: Denys Wilkinson Building, Keble Road, Oxford OX1 3RH,UK
Phone: +44-1865-273388 (direct)  273333 (reception)  273418 (Fax)


------_=_NextPart_001_01C4D64C.3670BA11
Content-Type: text/plain;
	name="cygout.txt"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64
Content-Description: cygout.txt
Content-Disposition: attachment;
	filename="cygout.txt"
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------_=_NextPart_001_01C4D64C.3670BA11
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii

--
Unsubscribe info:      http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
Problem reports:       http://cygwin.com/problems.html
Documentation:         http://cygwin.com/docs.html
FAQ:                   http://cygwin.com/faq/
------_=_NextPart_001_01C4D64C.3670BA11--

- Raw text -