X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Message-ID: X-Sender: philpollock AT hotmail DOT com In-Reply-To: <43AC6A49.6030504@cygwin.com> From: "Phil Pollock" To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: Cygwin install (v2.510.2.2) failure WinXPHome fopen failed 22 invalid argument. Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 15:50:51 -0600 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: 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 Regarding /setup/snapshots: ======================= INSTALLATION ATTEMPT n+1: Download then Install with setup-2.521.exe 1. I emptied folders: C:\Shareware\Cygwin C:\Shareware\Cygwin\LocalPkg 2. I ran setup.exe and selected: - 'Download Without Installing' - Local Package Directory: C:\Shareware\Cygwin\LocalPkg - Internet Connection: Direct Connection - Download Site: http://sourceware.mirrors.tds.net - Select Packages: (left defaults as-is) Clicked Next SAME RESULTS AS INSTALLATION ATTEMPT 2. ======================= INSTALLATION ATTEMPT n+2: Download then Install with setup-2.523.exe 1. I emptied folders: C:\Shareware\Cygwin C:\Shareware\Cygwin\LocalPkg 2. I ran setup.exe and selected: - 'Download Without Installing' - Local Package Directory: C:\Shareware\Cygwin\LocalPkg - Internet Connection: Direct Connection - Download Site: http://sourceware.mirrors.tds.net - Select Packages: (left defaults as-is) Clicked Next SAME RESULTS AS INSTALLATION ATTEMPT 2. Any more combinations or permutations that might work? TNX >From: "Larry Hall (Cygwin)" >Reply-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com >To: Phil Pollock >CC: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com >Subject: Re: Cygwin install (v2.510.2.2) failure WinXPHome fopen failed 22 >invalid argument. >Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 16:21:13 -0500 > >Phil Pollock wrote: >>I have attempted to install Cygwin DLL release v1.5.18-1 under my Windows >>XP Home (SP2) administrative account over the last couple of days - just >>doesn't work for me. Is there another way to download and install Cygwin? >> Any help would be appreciated. Here's what I attempted: >> >> >>======================= >>INSTALLATION ATTEMPT 1: Standard Internet Install >> >>1. I created new folders: >> C:\Shareware\Cygwin >> C:\Shareware\Cygwin\LocalPkg >>2. I downloaded setup.exe from cygwin.com. >>3. I ran setup.exe and selected: >> - 'Install from Internet' >> - Root Directory: C:\Shareware\Cygwin\, All Users, Unix/binary >> - Local Package Directory: C:\Shareware\Cygwin\LocalPkg >> - Internet Connection: Direct Connection >> - Download Site: http://sourceware.mirrors.tds.net >> - Select Packages: (left defaults as-is) Clicked Next >>4. Cygwin Setup Progress shows activity creating and downloading directory >>tree under: >> >>C:\SHAREWARE\CYGWIN\LOCALPKG\HTTP%3A%2F%2FSOURCEWARE.MIRRORS.TDS.NET%2FPUB%2FSOURCEWARE.ORG%2FCYGWIN\RELEASE >> >> >> the tree structure contains one *.tar.bz2 file per branch. >>5. Progress hung on setting up 'alternatives' for a couple of hours until >>all Virtual Memory was consumed resulting in termination. >> >> >>======================= >>INSTALLATION ATTEMPT 2: Download then Install >> >>1. I emptied folders: >> C:\Shareware\Cygwin >> C:\Shareware\Cygwin\LocalPkg >>2. I ran setup.exe and selected: >> - 'Download Without Installing' >> - Local Package Directory: C:\Shareware\Cygwin\LocalPkg >> - Internet Connection: Direct Connection >> - Download Site: http://sourceware.mirrors.tds.net >> - Select Packages: (left defaults as-is) Clicked Next >>4. Cygwin Setup Progress shows activity creating and downloading directory >>tree under: >> >>C:\SHAREWARE\CYGWIN\LOCALPKG\HTTP%3A%2F%2FSOURCEWARE.MIRRORS.TDS.NET%2FPUB%2FSOURCEWARE.ORG%2FCYGWIN\RELEASE >> >> >> the tree structure contains one *.tar.bz2 file per branch. >>5. Progress continued until a 'Download Complete' dialog appeared. >>6. Files 'setup.log' and 'setup.log.full' were also created this time and >>contained many error messages of the sort: >> >>------- >>2005/12/23 09:20:04 Starting cygwin install, version 2.510.2.2 >>2005/12/23 09:20:04 io_stream_cygfile: fopen failed 22 Invalid argument >><=== this line repeated >>... repeats of previous line >>2005/12/23 09:20:04 Current Directory: C:\Documents and >>Settings\Owner\Desktop >>2005/12/23 09:20:04 Changing gid to Users >>2005/12/23 09:20:04 Could not open service McShield for query, start and >>stop. McAfee may not be installed, or we don't have access. >>2005/12/23 09:20:11 io_stream_cygfile: fopen failed 22 Invalid argument >>2005/12/23 09:20:15 io_stream_cygfile: fopen failed 22 Invalid argument >>2005/12/23 09:20:15 source: download >>2005/12/23 09:20:35 io_stream_cygfile: fopen failed 22 Invalid argument >>2005/12/23 09:20:35 Selected local directory: C:\Cygwin_localpkg >>2005/12/23 09:20:42 net: Direct >>get_url_to_membuf http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin/mirrors.lst >>getUrlToStream http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin/mirrors.lst >>2005/12/23 09:20:50 io_stream_cygfile: fopen failed 22 Invalid argument >><=== this line repeated >>2005/12/23 09:20:50 site: >>http://sourceware.mirrors.tds.net/pub/sourceware.org/cygwin >>get_url_to_membuf >>http://sourceware.mirrors.tds.net/pub/sourceware.org/cygwin/setup.bz2 >>... >>------- >> >>======================= >>INSTALLATION ATTEMPTs 3 - n: Download then Install (all possible >>combinations) >> >>1. I tried using paths: C:\Cygwin and C:\Cygwin_localpk: SAME RESULT AS >>ATTEMPT 2. >>2. I tried using different mirrors: SAME RESULT AS ATTEMPT 2. >>3. I tried turning off Norton Antivirus: SAME RESULT AS ATTEMPT 2. >>4. I tried using different download protocols: SAME RESULT AS ATTEMPT 2. >> >>======================= >>INSTALLATION ATTEMPT n+1: Any ideas? > >Try a snapshot? > >-- >Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com >RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office >838 Washington Street (508) 893-9889 - FAX >Holliston, MA 01746 _________________________________________________________________ Don’t just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ -- 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/