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Re: 1.1.7 & NT4.0 problem
- To: Jiann-Ming Su <js1 at microwave dot ph dot msstate dot edu>
- Subject: Re: 1.1.7 & NT4.0 problem
- From: Earnie Boyd <earnie_boyd at yahoo dot com>
- Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2001 11:10:20 -0500
- CC: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- References: <Pine.LNX.4.30.0101300954390.26888-100000@microwave.ph.msstate.edu>
- Reply-To: Earnie Boyd <cygwin at cygwin dot com>
Jiann-Ming Su wrote:
>
> On Fri, 29 Dec 2000, Jiann-Ming Su wrote:
>
> > I just installed cygwin 1.1.7 on a NT4.0 computer. I try to run cygwin.bat,
> > but it just kind of hangs. The command window opens, but I don't get the
> > prompt. If I wait long enough, I get bash: Invalid argument: /usr/bin/id,
> > or something similar. There is no /usr/bin/id, just /bin/id. I tried copying
> > id.exe to /usr/bin, but that did not help. I installed a relatively new
> > version of cygwin, not 1.1.7, on a 98 computer and it works great. Thanks
> > for any help.
> >
>
> I reinstalled the latest cygwin on NT and the same thing is happening.
> Please help... I need NT to be useful.
>
You obviously didn't use the prescribed method for installing Cygwin or
you would have a /usr/bin and a /usr/lib. Please use the
http://cygwin.com/setup.exe program to setup your Cygwin environment
appropriately.
Earnie.
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