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Date: | Mon, 27 Aug 2007 08:34:53 -0400 |
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Subject: | Re: Suggestion for Setup.exe: Implement resume feature |
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Scott Shell wrote: > I am brand new to all things Cygwin so I am writing from the > prospective of the complete newbie. I did read the FAQs and search > this newsgroup first though, like a good newbie. > > Setup.exe lacks a resume feature as far as I can tell. I was in the > process of "Install from Internet" for the first time, downloading > many MBs which took over 45 minutes. I know now to select far fewer > packages. But anyway, something urgent came up and I had to shut down > my computer, so I had to click the Cancel button. > > Later, I ran Setup again and was dismayed when it did not remember > where it left off. It began to download the same files from the > beginning. Taking up about an hour of my time is of course negligible > but it is a waste of bandwidth for the mirrors. > > On the "Choose A Download Site" screen on this second run of Setup I > selected a site at random <snip> That's your problem. 'setup.exe' keeps track of what you downloaded previously by mirror. Choose a different mirror than last time (and more specifically, NOT including the mirror you specified last time - you can have up to 4) will cause 'setup.exe' to download all selected packages again. -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 216 Dalton Rd. (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 _____________________________________________________________________ A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? -- 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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