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Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote:
> On 01/05/2010 09:29 AM, Paul Keusemann wrote:
>> On Tue, Jan 05, 2010 at 01:03:13PM -0000, tim AT lorien DOT demon DOT co DOT uk wrote:
>>> I have previously used Cygwin 1.5 successfully, but thought I should
>>> report a possible issue with the newer 1.7.1 version.
>>>
>>> My XP workstation blue screens reliably when doing the final steps=20
>>> of the
>>> Cygwin 1.7.1 installation somewhere in the /etc/postinstall/*.sh=20
>>> scripts.
>>> The blue screen indicates the problem is with ibmfilter.sys and upon
>> [snip]
>>
>> I have run into the same problem.  Output of cygcheck.out is attached.
>
> Same driver problem?  If so, the solution is to get the updated driver
> that fixes the bug in the driver.
>
> In general, Cygwin can't make workarounds for all the bugs in all the=20
> drivers
> that are out there.  On occasion, it *may* make sense for Cygwin to=20
> workaround
> Windows kernel bugs, since these could affect everyone, not just those=20
> who
> have this or that buggy driver.  But really, even in this case, the=20
> best solution
> is to fix it at the source.  Otherwise, the bug will just bite you=20
> again when you
> do some other operation with some other app.
>
According to Lenovo:
IBMFILTER.SYS may cause a Stop Error Message, or Microsoft Windows may=20
stop responding with an error message on a blue screen, or the system=20
may restart just after the error message.

*Affected configuration*

Any of the following systems with an installed version of 2.00.0170 or=20
older of the Rescue and Recovery software and running Microsoft Windows=20
2000 or Windows XP:

    * ThinkPad A31, A31p
    * ThinkPad G40, G41
    * ThinkPad R30, R31, R32, R40, R40e, R50, R50e, R50p, R51, R52, R60,
      R60e
    * ThinkPad T23, T30, T40, T40p, T41, T41p, T42, T42p, T43, T43p,
      T60, T60p
    * ThinkPad X22, X23, X24, X30, X31, X40, X41, X41 Tablet, X60, X60s
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    * ThinkCentre A30 (type 2296, 8191, 8198, 8199, 8316, 8434)
    * ThinkCentre A50 (type 8084, 8085, 8126, 8147, 8148, 8149, 8174,
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    * ThinkCentre A50p (type 8192, 8193, 8194, 8195, 8196, 8197, 8432, 8433)
    * ThinkCentre A51 (type 8424, 8425, 8428)
    * ThinkCentre A51p (type 8420, 8421, 8422, 8423, 8426, 8427)
    * ThinkCentre M50 (type 8128, 8185, 8186, 8187, 8188, 8189, 8190,
      8413, 8414, 8415, 8430, 8431)
    * ThinkCentre M50e (type 8179)
    * ThinkCentre M51 (type 8095, 8141, 8142, 8143, 8144, 8145, 8146)
    * ThinkCentre S50 (type 8086, 8087, 8088, 8094, 8127, 8183, 8184,
      8416, 8417, 8418, 8429)
    * ThinkCentre S51 (type 8098, 8171, 8172, 8173)
    * NetVista (type 2273, 2289, 2292, 6043, 6343, 6349, 6350, 6790,
      6791, 6792, 6793, 6794, 6795, 6823, 6824, 6825, 6826, 8181, 8182,
      8301, 8303, 8304, 8305, 8306, 8307, 8308, 8309, 8310, 8311, 8312,
      8313, 8314, 8315, 8317, 8318, 8319)


*Solution*

Update the Rescue and Recovery=20
<http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=3DMIGR-4Q2Q=
AK>=20
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Roger Wells, P.E.
SAIC
221 Third St
Newport, RI 02840
401-847-4210 (voice)
401-849-1585 (fax)
roger DOT k DOT wells AT saic DOT com



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