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Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:35:56 +0000
From: "Phil Reynolds" <phil-cygwin AT tinsleyviaduct DOT com>
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Subject: Re: Installing cygwin failing - some Windows errors
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Quoting "Larry Hall (Cygwin)" <reply-to-list-only-lh AT cygwin DOT com>:

> On 01/05/2009, Phil Reynolds wrote:
>> I find that I can start cygwin bash but if I try to ls (for  
>> example), it fails. Nothing happens, and then bash closes.
>>
>> I want cygwin mainly for X but I need to solve this first, of course.
>
> So you're saying that you're starting bash from an xterm or similar
> X proggie?  If so, is this not just an instance of this?
>
> <http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/cygwin-x-faq.html#q-i-cant-type-anything>

Er... no.

I am not starting it from X - just from the Cygwin icon.

I can type ls - it appears at the prompt - but there is no output, no  
returned prompt,
nothing then happens for a while and then the Cygwin bash window closes.

The bit you quoted is just the result of the bit you didn't.



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