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Re: Cygwin Setup 99%
A bit of bad luck here:
I'm reinstalling Cygwin on a newly formatted machine this morning.
So what do I do to get it installed now?
The setup is hung.
Do I cancel and run it again? What?
Thanks.
On Mon, 2003-10-13 at 18:13, Harold L Hunt II wrote:
> Wayne,
>
> While we can't expect everyone to do a thorough mailing list archive
> search before posting, we do at least expect them to look at the posts
> from today. You problem has been reported before, and was, in fact,
> reported again today:
>
> http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-xfree/2003-10/msg00134.html
>
>
> The problem is known. You can just move
> /etc/postinstall/XFree86-bin-icons.sh to
> /etc/postinstall/XFree86-bin-icons.sh.done. Then, from a Cygwin bash
> shell run '/usr/XFree86/bin/XFree86-bin-icons.sh'. That should create
> the icons for you. The problem right now is that one of the utilities
> we use hangs when we run the script from setup.exe, but it does not hang
> when we run the script from a bash shell. The problem is being looked into.
>
> Harold
>
> WHarpena@sonymusic.com wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > I'm trying to install cygwin/xFree86. The install program runs to 99% but
> > does not finish. It stops at 'Running...' the
> > /etc/postinstall/XFree86-bin-icons.sh
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> > Wayne Harpenau
> > Sony Disc Manufacturing
> > wayne_harpenau@disc.sony.com
> >
> >
>