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 Reply-To: Cygwin List Message-Id: <6.1.0.6.0.20040813145000.03470720@pop.prospeed.net> X-Sender: Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2004 14:56:26 -0400 To: Thomas L Roche , cygwin AT cygwin DOT com From: Larry Hall Subject: Re: "Can't get list of download sites." In-Reply-To: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" At 12:42 PM 8/13/2004, you wrote: >I recently upgraded my Cygwin, using setup.exe, and everything works >nicely ... except setup! When I do from Internet, I >get the error dialog > >> Error >> Can't get list of download sites. >> Make sure your network settings are correct and try again. > >However all my other networking is OK, e.g. I can browse to > >http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin/mirrors.lst > >without difficulty. When I do this with Connection Type=Direct >Connection (my {usual, correct} setting), I get > >2004/08/12 23:13:36 Starting cygwin install, version 2.427 >2004/08/12 23:13:36 Current Directory: d:\download\Cygwin >2004/08/12 23:13:36 Changing gid to Users >2004/08/12 23:13:36 Could not open service McShield for query, start and >stop. McAfee may not be installed, or we don't have access. >2004/08/12 23:14:00 source: download >2004/08/12 23:14:02 Selected local directory: d:\download\Cygwin >2004/08/12 23:16:30 net: Direct >get_url_to_membuf http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin/mirrors.lst >getUrlToStream http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin/mirrors.lst >getUrlToStream failed! >get_url_to_membuf failed! > >in /d/download/Cygwin/setup.log.full. I noted > >http://www.cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2004-02/msg01064.html >> Make sure you didn't install and run any firewall software. > >but my firewall software (Zone Labs) is not running, and ... > >> Also, try the "Use IE5 Settings" connection mode in setup. > >... when I try Connection Type=Use IE5 Settings, I get > >2004/08/12 23:18:46 net: IE5 >get_url_to_membuf http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin/mirrors.lst >getUrlToStream http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin/mirrors.lst >getUrlToStream failed! >get_url_to_membuf failed! > >How to make them succeed? Apologies if this is a FAQ, but I haven't >found anything useful via searching If you're running ZoneAlarm5, try downgrading or uninstalling and reinstalling a different firewall. ZoneAlarm affects your TCP/IP stack even without it running. There have been lots of problems reported on the Cygwin/X list about ZoneAlarm5, though the issues there are a bit different. But it's something to try. -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 838 Washington Street (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 -- 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/