X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2007 14:44:23 -0700 (PDT) From: Ruprecht Machleidt To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com cc: machleid AT uidaho DOT edu Subject: Re: problems installing cygwin on vista (fwd) Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=4.65.5502:2.3.11,1.2.37,4.0.164 definitions=2007-10-27_01:2007-10-26,2007-10-26,2007-10-27 signatures=0 X-SpamDetails: rule=notspam policy=default score=0 spamscore=0 ipscore=0 phishscore=0 bulkscore=0 adultscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx engine=3.1.0-0708230000 definitions=main-0710270093 X-SpamBar: X-SpamScore: 0 X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Id: 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 Hi, I like to apologize for sending out the message below repeatedly. But earlier submissions of this message were rejected because of 'invalid mime type'. However, as it appears, they were not rejected, afterall (even though, I didn't get a copy). In any case, I did do some homework before sending that message. The e-mail archives reveal that problems with cygwin and vista have been reported before (essentially, the same problems). However, I couldn't find a message in the archives that would suggest a fix of the problem. In case, I missed the crucial message with the fix, please, somebody let me know. Thank you, Rup Ruprecht Machleidt wrote on 10/27/2007: --------------------------------------- In the past, I have installed cygwin on several Windows XP systems with no problems. However, I am encountering severe problems installing cygwin on vista. The installation process stalls quietly during the postinstall phase at /etc/postinstall/gnuplot.sh The only way to end the process is to 'cancel'. No home diretory is created, no icons. In principal, the /var/log/setup.log.full file should reveal what's going wrong. Towards the end, this file contains repeatedly statements of the following nature: 2007/10/25 09:38:53 running: C:\cygwin\bin\bash.exe -c /etc/postinstall/email.sh /usr/bin/bash: /cygdrive/c/Users/francesca/.bashrc: Bad address sed: can't read /etc/passwd: No such file or directory 2007/10/25 09:38:56 abnormal exit: exit code=2 2007/10/25 09:38:56 running: C:\cygwin\bin\bash.exe -c /etc/postinstall/enscript.sh /usr/bin/bash: /cygdrive/c/Users/francesca/.bashrc: Bad address 2007/10/25 09:38:56 running: C:\cygwin\bin\bash.exe -c /etc/postinstall/exim.sh /usr/bin/bash: /cygdrive/c/Users/francesca/.bashrc: Bad address sed: can't read /etc/passwd: No such file or directory 2007/10/25 09:38:57 abnormal exit: exit code=2 To a knowledgeable person this may provide an indication of what's wrong. I greatly appreciate any advice. Thank you, Rup ----------------------------------------------------------- Ruprecht `Rupert' Machleidt Department of Physics Phone: 208-885-6380 Engineerin/Physics Building 327 FAX: 208-885-4055 University of Idaho e-mail: machleid AT uidaho DOT edu Moscow, ID 83844-0903 U. S. A. ----------------------------------------------------------- -- 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/