X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.4 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,SPF_HELO_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Message-ID: <4A9BB21D.1080406@veritech.com> Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2009 07:21:01 -0400 From: "Lee D. Rothstein" User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 (Windows/20090812) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: 1.7: setup fails to complete download; all later attempts fail References: <4A9B405F.6000701@veritech.com> <4A9B435A.6070205@cygwin.com> In-Reply-To: <4A9B435A.6070205@cygwin.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 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 Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote: > On 08/30/2009 11:15 PM, Lee D. Rothstein wrote: >> Setup failed to complete the download on an attempt to update. >> Yet, the install continued until that failed as well. > What do you mean by this? Define "failed". Clarify how "setup failed... > yet, the install continued until that failed as well." Fails different ways. Last time, just before replying it got 92% done (reinstall) and a GUI box popped up on screen (locking Cygwin progress window) and said: Download Incomplete Try Again? Yes No If I respond Yes, it takes me back to Server selection. Argh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >> Now, the same thing happens every try. Even if I: > Generally all the things you mentioned here are worthwhile. Perhaps > you have a corrupt package listing for a package you're trying to update? > Can you 'zcat' them all? I have used different servers and delete all prior downloads before each trial. How could this happen? -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple