X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.5 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,SPF_HELO_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Message-ID: <4B3A31D5.30605@cygwin.com> Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 11:44:05 -0500 From: "Larry Hall (Cygwin)" Reply-To: cygwin@cygwin.com User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8.1.21) Gecko/20090320 Remi/2.0.0.21-1.fc8.remi Lightning/0.9 Thunderbird/2.0.0.21 Mnenhy/0.7.5.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: No go after update to 1.7.1 References: <6c18a4f0912251015k48ff2266l8fca37fc2543772e@mail.gmail.com> <6c18a4f0912270223w675ea650k15fadf8eb4c7de15@mail.gmail.com> <20091227151902.GB27191@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> <6c18a4f0912270949o5460c1ceq33f9e93d476614a2@mail.gmail.com> <416096c60912270956l3a82fb8fu3a62d6532dc1988a@mail.gmail.com> <6c18a4f0912271000i3c5f5ecewccf1bb77e30d88b4@mail.gmail.com> <4B37E68C.9000304@cygwin.com> <20091227233155.GA12367@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> <6c18a4f0912280230k601eca9me32c056e09117866@mail.gmail.com> <6c18a4f0912290534t43d7d9c7y4b4b9cfde4df3237@mail.gmail.com> <6c18a4f0912290757ob16a1c3w55dab58576c86774@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <6c18a4f0912290757ob16a1c3w55dab58576c86774@mail.gmail.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 On 12/29/2009 10:57 AM, Bernd Bartmann wrote: > Obviously my last post didn't make it through the mailing list > probably because of a .csv attachment. So, here's the original text > again: > > Setting the PATH to C:\cygwin\bin only doesn't help either. So I tried > procmon to monitor what bash is actually doing. As it seems it stops > because it can't find /etc/passwd and /etc/fstab which indeed are > missing. Shouldn't they have been created during the setup process? > Also, /etc does not contain any files just some sub-directories: > > alternatives > defaults > fonts > postinstall > preremove > profile.d > setup > terminfo > So this means your installation isn't proceeding properly. Could be failed postinstall scripts, perhaps as a result of bash not being able to run. You can check out '/var/log/setup.log.full' for some insights. Also, I think it's time to start considering the possible effects of BLODA . -- 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? -- 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