X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,RCVD_IN_HOSTKARMA_YE X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org X-Mail-Handler: Dyn Standard SMTP by Dyn X-Report-Abuse-To: abuse AT dyndns DOT com (see http://www.dyndns.com/services/sendlabs/outbound_abuse.html for abuse reporting information) X-MHO-User: U2FsdGVkX1/dNDPzXk2EZ+wpkUDn8I3b Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2012 15:36:26 -0500 From: Christopher Faylor To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: cygwin dlls address issue (cygconv-2.dll), unable to rebaseall Message-ID: <20121126203626.GB32376@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> Reply-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com References: <50B3A263 DOT 5020109 AT cs DOT utoronto DOT ca> <50B3CD06 DOT 1040605 AT cs DOT utoronto DOT ca> <20121126203436 DOT GA32376 AT ednor DOT casa DOT cgf DOT cx> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20121126203436.GA32376@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) 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 On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 03:34:36PM -0500, Christopher Faylor wrote: >On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 03:11:50PM -0500, Ryan Johnson wrote: >>On 26/11/2012 2:47 PM, Piren wrote: >>> Thanks for the response Ryan >>> >>> I'm seeing the same issues no matter what runs on Windows, it does the >>> same even in Safe Mode. Also, this issue only started once i updated >>> to the new Cygwin version and my windows configuration/installed apps >>> did not change. >>> >>> ATM Cygwin is completely non functional, is there nothing i can do to >>> try and resolve this? >>If you're really desperate, rename your cygwin directory to something >>else (e.g. cygwin.broken) and see if reinstalling from scratch fixes it. >>All the packages should still be cached (no new downloads) and that will >>rule out any misconfiguration. If the fresh version is broken I have no >>idea what to do after that; if it works, just migrate your $HOME over >>and problem solved. > >And, if *that* doesn't work, just keep trying. Note that eventually you >may fill up your disk with botched Cygwin installations so it would >probably be best to have a new hard drive ready to isntall for that install >eventuality. -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple