> On 01/04/2010 02:21 PM, Durwin wrote: > >> On 01/02/2010 12:24 PM, Durwin wrote: > >>> I have just received an Alienware laptop with Windows7. I downloaded > >>> and ran the current setup from website. The install process will stop > >>> at various stages, not always the same place. By stop, I mean it looks > >>> as if it is working, but it never proceeds past that point. I believe > >>> it does all the install stages, but will stop at different places after > >>> the install. > >>> > >>> A few times the install completed. When testing those times, I would > >>> run bash from Windows command line (just as the .bat file does). Once I > >>> got some memory error I can't recall. The rest of the times I get the > >>> Cygwin console opening, but goes away imediately without every > >>> displaying a prompt. All through this, not one error message. > >> > >> In this case, you want to start a Windows command prompt and run > >> c:\cygwin\cygwin.bat from there. This will keep the command prompt > >> window open so you can see any complaint. > > > > I had performed this. I started cmd and cd'ed to c:\cygwin. I ran the > > cygwin.bat and also manually entered bash.exe --login -i as in the bat > > file. Under this circumstance, I get nothing. No window, no error. It > > simply returns a new prompt. When I run the shortcut the installation > > created, I do get a Cygwin window, but this is the one which disapears > > never showing a prompt. The shortcut is configured to run as > > administrator. Path was added pointing to c:\cygwin\bin. > > > > This last install I tried, I deleted the cygwin directory as well as the > > download. I also selected a different site. And I accepted the default > > packages (I did not choose any more to install). This install completed > > without a problem, but still gives me the same problem (no cygwin > > console). > > OK, so my WAG here is that some needed DLL is not being installed or > installed properly. Try 'c:\cygwin\bin\cygcheck.exe c:\cygwin\bin\bash.exe'. > That should give you a list of all the dependent DLLs and tell you which > ones are missing. You want to reinstall the packages that provide those > (see <http://cygwin.com/packages/> to find the packages) and/or check > '/var/log/setup.log/full' for any related complaints. Assuming that's not the > resolution, I'd recommend following up with the output of 'cygcheck -s -r -v' > as requested by <http://cygwin.com/problems.html>. Please *attach* the > cygcheck results, don't include them in the body of your reply. The output > from cygcheck would help avoid some future WAGs, at least on my part. ;-)
Thank you. I meant to check log before last post. The log says the post install scripts are failing. The error says script.sh failed, but the names in /etc/postinstall have *.sh.done on them. Can they be manually run some how? > > -- > Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com > RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office > 216 Dalton Rd. (508) 893-9889 - FAX > Holliston, MA 01746 > > _____________________________________________________________________ > > A: Yes. > > Q: Are you sure? > >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. > >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? > > -- > 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 -- reality.sys corrupted. universe halted. reboot (y/n)? Durwin F. De La Rue <theca...@nmia.com> -- 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
