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Date: | Fri, 25 Nov 2005 20:24:44 -0500 |
From: | "Larry Hall (Cygwin)" <reply-to-list-only-lh AT cygwin DOT com> |
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To: | surendar jeyadev <jeyadev3 AT yahoo DOT com> |
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Subject: | Re: Installation Fails (Hangs?) on plain vanilla XP Machine |
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surendar jeyadev wrote: > > --- "Larry Hall (Cygwin)" > <reply-to-list-only-lh <at> cygwin <dot> com> wrote: <http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#PCYMTNQREAIYR>. Thanks. >>surendar jeyadev wrote: >> >>>I am trying to install Cygwin on a standard >> >>Windows XP >> >>>set up. >>>When I run 'setup.exe', it hangs at the point >> >>where is >> >>>starts >>>to download the 'mirrors.lst' file. The is no >> >>activity >> >>>in the >>>progress bar and I noted no disk or net activity >> >>for >> >>>30 min. >>>Retried 3 times to no avail. The log file is >> >>included >> >>>below. >> >> >>Can you reach <http://cygwin.com/mirrors.lst> from >>your >>browser? Are you using an FTP mirror? If so, try >>an >>HTTP mirror instead. Or try: >> >> > > <http://cs.nyu.edu/~pechtcha/cygwin/setup-2.513-alpha.exe> > > Yes, I could reach <http://cygwin.com/mirrors.lst> > without > any problems. > I was using 'Direct Connection to the Internet'. > I fetched 'setup-2.513-alpha.exe' and it failed the > same way. > The log file is identical. > > As things are not even getting to step 1, could there > be > something more fundamental at work -- such as > communication > problems? That's what I suspect, yes. You mentioned that you're using 'Direct Connection to the Internet' for 'setup.exe'. Is that the same method your browser uses to connect to the Internet? -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 838 Washington Street (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 -- 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/
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