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Re: A vexing installation problem
- From: Yitzchak Scott-Thoennes <sthoenna at efn dot org>
- To: cygwin-talk at cygwin dot com
- Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 00:49:49 -0800
- Subject: Re: A vexing installation problem
- Organization: bs"d
- References: <20041129184442.GA30302@sonic.net> <6.2.0.14.0.20041129135305.046bca10@pop.prospeed.net> <20041129195946.GA4932@sonic.net> <6.2.0.14.0.20041129151309.046bfba0@pop.prospeed.net> <20041129215220.GA15085@sonic.net> <6.2.0.14.0.20041129171109.046d1728@pop.prospeed.net> <20041129231740.GA32760@sonic.net> <6.2.0.14.0.20041129181904.046bf960@pop.prospeed.net> <20041130011421.GA20359@sonic.net> <20041130170757.GA3861@sonic.net>
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On Tue, Nov 30, 2004 at 09:07:57AM -0800, David Hinds wrote:
> On Tue, 30 Nov, 2004 at 01:38:39PM -0000, Dave Korn wrote:
> >
> > I reckon you most likely have faulty hardware in there somewhere
>
> Err, it seems exceedingly unlikely that this heavily used system which
> has worked perfectly for several years, would have faulty hardware
> that specifically dislikes cygwin1.dll version 1.5.6 and later, but is
> otherwise symptomless.
I can't help but think of the
http://www.google.com/search?&q="Magic Switch Story"