X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-1.5 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org X-XeroxINT-Source-Ip: 13.142.1.82 X-XeroxINT-Source-Name: jic.na.xerox.net X-XeroxINT-Reported-Name: jic Message-ID: From: "jose isaias cabrera" To: "Mark J. Reed" , References: Subject: Re: Can not see what is being typed and cursor does not move Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2009 16:50:40 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="UTF-8"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com "Mark J. Reed" wrote... > On Sun, Mar 8, 2009 at 4:10 PM, jose isaias cabrera wrote: >> jic 15:58:01-> rsync -ru --exclude '*~' jicman@camello:*.txt ./ >> Password: >> jic 16:02:44-> >> >> the cursor does not move and anything typed does not get displayed in the >> DOS Cygwin bash terminal. However, whatever I type it is being passed to >> the DOS bash because if I hit enter, the command gets executed. >> >> Any idea what is going on? > > Yes, though not why. > > The rsync command is setting up the terminal so that the password > doesn't show up when you type it, and for some reason failing to reset > it to normal afterwards. Hmmmm... now that you said that, I just ssh'ed to another SunOS box and after I logged out, the same thing happens: cannot see what is being typed. > So, first, the problem will only affect that one window; if you start > a new Cygwin session, it will behave normally. Reinstalling Cygwin > was a bit of an overreaction. :) True, but, after all the problems I had with Cygwin-X, I thougth I would start fresh. ;-) > Second, you should be able to restore the terminal you're in If you > type "stty echo" and hit Enter. stty: standard input: unable to perform all requested operations is what I get... > This is the second recent post about a password-prompting program on > Cygwin not restoring echo; is there perhaps a bug in the latest > version of ncurses or whatever it's using? Could be. So, for now, rsync and ssh are causing this problem. thanks for the help. josé -- 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/