cygwin install possibly stuck

[adamb]

i tried to install the entire cygwin package (switched "All" to "Install" in install wizard) and the installer appears to be stuck. the cpu load is high but it has been stuck here for hours:

http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=df6rbz9c_1226mng4s

so then i found this file:

C:\cygwin\var\logsetup.log.postinstallXa01600

which had this message inside:

/usr/bin/bash: /cygdrive/c/Users/Adam/.bashrc: Bad address

but now i'm stuck, any advice? kill the installer?

adam

ps. on windows vista

[Eric Blake]

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According to adamb on 11/17/2007 10:53 PM:
> which had this message inside:
>
> /usr/bin/bash: /cygdrive/c/Users/Adam/.bashrc: Bad address

That message is not from cygwin bash.  My guess is that you have a
third-party bash already in your PATH that is getting confused by cygwin.
 But had you followed these directions:

> Problem reports:       http://cygwin.com/problems.html

and included 'cygcheck -svr' output as a text attachment, we'd know for
sure.  If that was indeed the problem, I'd remove the third-party bash
from your PATH and try the cygwin install again.

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[adamb]

sorry, i'm over my head with this stuff. i assume 'cygcheck' is a shell command? i can't open xterm, is there another way to execute this command? this is the error i get trying to open xterm from windows explorer:



also noticed this:



btw, i canceled the hung install this morning. i think i'm going to uninstall everything and try again.

thanks,
adam

Eric Blake-1 wrote:

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According to adamb on 11/17/2007 10:53 PM:
> which had this message inside:
>
> /usr/bin/bash: /cygdrive/c/Users/Adam/.bashrc: Bad address

That message is not from cygwin bash.  My guess is that you have a
third-party bash already in your PATH that is getting confused by cygwin.
 But had you followed these directions:

> Problem reports:       http://cygwin.com/problems.html

and included 'cygcheck -svr' output as a text attachment, we'd know for
sure.  If that was indeed the problem, I'd remove the third-party bash
from your PATH and try the cygwin install again.

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[Larry Hall (Cygwin)]

adamb wrote:

> sorry, i'm over my head with this stuff. i assume 'cygcheck' is a shell
> command? i can't open xterm, is there another way to execute this command?
> this is the error i get trying to open xterm from windows explorer:
>
> http://www.nabble.com/file/p13824065/cygwin_stuck3.jpg 
>
> also noticed this:
>
> http://www.nabble.com/file/p13824065/cygwin_stuck4.jpg 
>
> btw, i canceled the hung install this morning. i think i'm going to
> uninstall everything and try again.
>

'cygcheck' is a command-line program that you'll find in 'c:\cygiwn\bin' by
default.  Just open a command prompt window and type:

c:\cygwin\bin\cygcheck.exe -srv >cygcheck.txt

Send the resulting file to the list.


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[adamb]

the uninstall also gets stuck:



you were saying you thought there might be another version of bash on my machine? how can i find it? i haven't installed any other unix software before this.

thanks,
adam

[Larry Hall (Cygwin)]

adamb wrote:
> the uninstall also gets stuck:
>
> http://www.nabble.com/file/p13826366/cygwin_stuck5.jpg 

<http://cygwin.com/faq/faq-nochunks.html#faq.setup.uninstall-all>

> you were saying you thought there might be another version of bash on my
> machine? how can i find it? i haven't installed any other unix software
> before this.

Search for 'bash.exe'.

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 > Q: Are you sure?
 >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
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[adamb]

so the uninstall hung and after 4 hours i canceled it. here is the cygcheck log in my partially uninstalled state:

cygcheck.txt

[adamb]

only found 1:

C:\cygwin\bin\bash.exe

[Phil Betts-2]

adamb wrote on Monday, November 19, 2007 5:12 AM::

> only found 1:

Maybe that's all *you* could find, but cygcheck almost certainly
would have found another.  If you had followed the instructions
given in the first response you received from Eric, you'd almost
certainly have been up and running by now.

Instead of following the instructions here:
> Problem reports:       http://cygwin.com/problems.html

You decided to ignore them completely and uninstall instead.

Let's get this clear, you requested help, then ignored the
instructions you were given, then compounded the offence by
effectively saying "I've ignored you and did my own thing, and now
that's not worked either".  Yet, you still expect people to rush
to your assistance?

Instead of what should have taken just 2 messages:

Q) I've got a problem, here's the output of cygcheck...

  A) This is your problem, do x, then y, then z to fix it

we have already got to 8 messages (9 including this) and you STILL
haven't posted the cygcheck output and are therefore no closer to a
resolution.


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[Jean-Claude Gervais]

I've had this same problem (setup hanging) installing on many different
machines and it was always caused by anti-virus software.



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[adamb]

thank you for the helpful reply, try that tonight.

adam


Jean-Claude Gervais wrote:

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> I've had this same problem (setup hanging) installing on many different
> machines and it was always caused by anti-virus software.
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[adamb]

yes, turning off norton antivirus sloved my problem. thanks everyone for your time.

adam