X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2008 11:10:29 -0500 From: Christopher Faylor To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: [1.7] Installation fails to create fstab correctly on Server 2003 Message-ID: <20081227161029.GB25545@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> Reply-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com References: <4955EDFF DOT 6010103 AT elite-systems DOT org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4955EDFF.6010103@elite-systems.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.16 (2007-06-09) Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: 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 Note-from-DJ: This may be spam On Sat, Dec 27, 2008 at 03:57:35AM -0500, Robert Pendell wrote: >I have attempted to install Cygwin on Server 2003 and it seems to fail >due to an improperly created /etc/fstab file. I have the errors created >during the initial load, the fstab contents (minus comments) and the >cygcheck.out file as required for error reporting. I'll wipe out and >check to see if the incomplete fstab file is the cause of all the errors >and issues that occur. It may also happen that adding C:\cygwin\bin >will 'resolve' the issue. Doubtful but I'll have it there as well for >the upcoming checks. I had added it before doing the cygcheck just so >that it would find some of the utilities. Oh and the first couple of >lines from the first load issue also repeat themselves in the cygcheck >output. > >initial run first load: > 3 [main] bash 3500 read_flags: invalid fstab option - '0' > 462 [main] bash 3500 read_flags: invalid fstab option - '0' >Copying skeleton files. >These files are for the user to personalise >their cygwin experience. > >These will never be overwritten. > >bash: /usr/bin/install: No such file or directory >bash: /usr/bin/install: No such file or directory >bash: /usr/bin/install: No such file or directory >bash: /usr/bin/tr: No such file or directory >bash: /usr/bin/sed: No such file or directory > > >/etc/fstab: >/bin /usr/bin binary 0 0 >/lib /usr/lib binary 0 0 That *is* an incorrect fstab file. Please send (attached) cygcheck output as per: http://cygwin.com/problems.html If you can send the output from cygwin 1.5 that would be useful too. -- 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/