I really don't want a physical instance of cygwin on this machine. If something is wrong with the mount table, why doesn't the mount command fix it? I initially created the mounts via:
- started DOS shell C> M: M> cd \cygwin\bin M> mount -s -b M:\cygwin / I guess I can just do a base install and then remove the files. -paul mcferrin Robert Collins wrote: > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Paul McFerrin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2002 4:36 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Error: init_cygheap""etc_changed: Can't open /etc > > for checking, Win32 error 50 > > > > > > Folks: > > > > I checked the archives for this error and I've seen several > > references to this error message starting back in Nov of > > 2001. However I've seen no explanations, solutions, fixes, > > nor work arounds. > > Try installing via setup.exe as your mount table is incomplete. > > Rob -- NOTE*** This email looks it came from [EMAIL PROTECTED] but in reality it came from [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you send a reply to this message, it *should* get delivered to the correct place. -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/