Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Message-ID: <9E5DC3047EDD7246A2B828574553BE8F2E50E1@arccorp.com> From: Geoffrey Ruscoe To: "'cygwin AT cygwin DOT com'" Subject: Re: 1.5.5-1 command substitution hangs (0% cpu) on XP Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 14:37:07 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain > -----Original Message----- > From: Geoffrey Ruscoe [mailto:gruscoe AT ARCcorp DOT com] > Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 2:03 PM > To: 'cygwin AT cygwin DOT com' > Subject: RE: 1.5.5-1 command substitution hangs (0% cpu) on XP > > > I'm sorry I posted this problem a second time (under this new > name) ... I thought my first attempt was too shotty and was > probably misnamed. I was trying to continue the discussion > that I had found that most closely matched (blah, blah). I don't think I've been forgiven yet ;) > So I thought about trying an older version of cygwin to see > if that would cure what ails (should be ale's as in free beer > in my case) me, but I couldn't find snap shots of an older > release (maybe 1.3.22-1). Is there a way to get this or > would this not be helpful. I guess this is not a good idea > Really, if anybody has any hints or things for me to try it > would be very greatly appreciated. It seems so strange that > I would be the only one having this problem even after the > new version of bash. Either this is a real stumper, or is so simple that ~anyone~ [read: I] should have already figured it out, or ... What I would guess is that even though I searched and searched, read the faq, read the user guide, and read the posting guidelines I have offended all you hard working people -- and thus haven't deserved response. I'm sure I deserve such retribution, I'm just not sure why ;). To quote a famous bear: Oh bother. Either way, keep up the good work, I have enjoyed using cygwin on many other occasions (when I have been forced to use m$ winbloz). Cheers > Thanks again, > Geoff > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Geoffrey Ruscoe [mailto:gruscoe AT ARCcorp DOT com] > > Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2003 11:12 AM > > To: 'cygwin AT cygwin DOT com' > > Subject: 1.5.5-1 command substitution hangs (0% cpu) on XP > > > > > > I have seen a number of references to this problem, but none > > of the fixes seems to work. I have used cygwin on many > > systems and not had this problem. > > > > Basically any form of command substitution hangs with 0% cpu > > usage. Usually after a fresh reboot, the problem will not > > occur for the first couple times I do it and then once the > > first command substitution hangs, none of them work again > > until a reboot. > > > > Simple commands such as > > Echo `echo hi` > > Or > > echo `date` > > Or > > The same using $(date), etc. > > > > Have the same results as the post install scripts. > > > > On this computer the setup has never completely worked always > > stopping on the post install scripts. > > > > I can see the sh.exe processes in the task manager and have > > to kill them off. As I do this the progress meter of setup > > will continue until I have killed all of the locked sh > > processes and the setup finally finishes. > > > > I have tried > > * the recent version of bash that was offered here > > * giving everyone full rights to cygwin and the entire c drive. > > * setting USER and HOME > > * making sure there are no spaces in either > > * various settings for CYGWIN (thought I had it there after a > > reboot). Now my CYGWIN is just: ntsec > > > > here is my > > bash-2.05b$ uname -a > > CYGWIN_NT-5.1 Consultant01 1.5.5(0.94/3/2) 2003-09-20 16:31 > > i686 unknown unknown Cygwin > > > > And my cygcheck -svr is attached. > > > > The hang script hangs with both versions of bash (although > > not the first time or two after the fresh reboot). > > > > I'm not sure what to try next. If anyone can point me to a > > document that might help, or if you have any suggestions to > > try or some more information I can provide, it would be > > greatly appreciated. And I apologize for having to ask for > > help on what I am sure is a EBCAC. I have never had this > > problem before. > > > > Also important to note: I think everything was working fine > > until the XP downloaded and installed some update it > > "needed." But it is too late to verify that. I have deleted > > cygwin and reinstalled it several times (including removing > > the regedit entries. > > > > Thanks again for anybody's help, > > > > Geoff > > > > > > -- > 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/ > -- 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/