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From: "Lie Ryan" <lie DOT 1296 AT gmail DOT com>
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Subject: Re: Problem at while installing at post install stage
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On 4/30/06, Lie Ryan <lie DOT 1296 AT gmail DOT com> wrote:
> I'm a newbie on Cygwin. Some post install script got hangs while
> installing Cygwin. There is no error message, the installer is
> responding well. The post install just refuse to finish, there are not
> only one script that experience this hang, some scripts got this
> problem, others doesn't.
>
> In the task manager, there are several process called bash.exe or
> ash.exe the number of this process is roughly around the number I've
> tried to run setup.  Tried running setup script from other download
> source, but still failed to continue.
>
> One of the hang scripts is 00ash.sh and update-info-dir.sh (currently
> installing with default setting)
> etc (I don't take note of the other, this is the one that is currently
> hanging).
> At the moment of writing, restarting Cygwin installer won't fix the
> hang. Before, restarting could bring to the next script, but there is
> still some script that refuse to end.
>
> In the end, I renamed the hanging scripts. Is this OK?  Is there a way
> to manually run the script? Outside Cygwin interface (by windows
> interface) since currently Cygwin shell, bash, etc is inaccesible.
>
> Platform: XP SP2
>
> My timeline of problem (too long to describe one by one):
> First install (def. setting) > Program runs well > Installing other
> packages, programs, etc > Run Still well > Missing cygwin.bat for
> unknown reason > Reinstall > Problem Persist > Deleted C:/cygwin,
> forgot deleting registry > Installing Cygwin again (Full) > MAIN
> PROBLEM, unable to finish installation because some script refuse to
> finish. No error message, the installer is responding. > Closed Cygwin
> Installer > Rerun Cygwin Installer  > Reinstall Cygwin (continue from
> left off) > Installer tries to rerun the hang script > Some Scripts
> Run Fine > Meet another hang script > .... repeat the line Closed
> Cygwin Installer several times ..... > Gives up on the problem,
> searching on the net > See the registry cleaning thingie > Uninstall
> Cygwin, delete c:/cygwin, then clean registry > Reinstall Cygwin >
> Meet the MAIN PROBLEM again, repeat this step several times,
> reinstall, uninstall, etc, etc, etc > Give up again > Subscribe to
> mailing list > Send this mail.
>
>
>
> Note: I've STFW and have seen no similar problem.
>

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