Re: New install problems

Re: New install problems

[Earnie Boyd]

--- Chris Faylor <cgf@cygnus.com> wrote:
-8<-
> 
> In Cygwin v1.0 (only available on CD, currently <but I'm working on that>)
> mount has a "-f" option to force a mount, so you can do this, too:
> 
> mount -f d:\unix /
> 

Would that not have to be `mount -f d:\\unix /' if executed in bash?  or
alternatively `mount -f 'd:\unix' /'?

> FWIW, this mount command is also available in the latest cygwin snapshots.
> 
> cgf
> 


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Re: New install problems

[Chris Faylor]

On Thu, Dec 02, 1999 at 08:09:08AM -0800, Earnie Boyd wrote:
>--- Chris Faylor <cgf@cygnus.com> wrote:
>-8<-
>> 
>> In Cygwin v1.0 (only available on CD, currently <but I'm working on that>)
>> mount has a "-f" option to force a mount, so you can do this, too:
>> 
>> mount -f d:\unix /
>
>Would that not have to be `mount -f d:\\unix /' if executed in bash?  or
>alternatively `mount -f 'd:\unix' /'?

Yes, but I would suggest that this not be run under bash.  It will probably
work best if you do this standalone.

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Re: New install problems

[Corinna Vinschen]

Chris Faylor wrote:
> 
> On Thu, Dec 02, 1999 at 08:09:08AM -0800, Earnie Boyd wrote:
> >--- Chris Faylor <cgf@cygnus.com> wrote:
> >-8<-
> >>
> >> In Cygwin v1.0 (only available on CD, currently <but I'm working on that>)
> >> mount has a "-f" option to force a mount, so you can do this, too:
> >>
> >> mount -f d:\unix /
> >
> >Would that not have to be `mount -f d:\\unix /' if executed in bash?  or
> >alternatively `mount -f 'd:\unix' /'?
> 
> Yes, but I would suggest that this not be run under bash.  It will probably
> work best if you do this standalone.

BTW:

Forward slash works for the native path as well:

	mount -f d:/unix /

This is nice for native device paths:

	mount -f //./tape0 /dev/st0

instead of

	mount -f \\\\.\\tape0 

and this works in bash (ash, tcsh, ksh, zsh...), too, if you call mount
with correct path.

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Re: New install problems

[Chris Faylor]

On Thu, Dec 02, 1999 at 09:36:39PM +0100, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
>Chris Faylor wrote:
>> 
>> On Thu, Dec 02, 1999 at 08:09:08AM -0800, Earnie Boyd wrote:
>> >--- Chris Faylor <cgf@cygnus.com> wrote:
>> >-8<-
>> >>
>> >> In Cygwin v1.0 (only available on CD, currently <but I'm working on that>)
>> >> mount has a "-f" option to force a mount, so you can do this, too:
>> >>
>> >> mount -f d:\unix /
>> >
>> >Would that not have to be `mount -f d:\\unix /' if executed in bash?  or
>> >alternatively `mount -f 'd:\unix' /'?
>> 
>> Yes, but I would suggest that this not be run under bash.  It will probably
>> work best if you do this standalone.
>
>BTW:
>
>Forward slash works for the native path as well:
>
>	mount -f d:/unix /
>
>This is nice for native device paths:
>
>	mount -f //./tape0 /dev/st0
>
>instead of
>
>	mount -f \\\\.\\tape0 
>
>and this works in bash (ash, tcsh, ksh, zsh...), too, if you call mount
>with correct path.

I don't know if this works in B20.1, though.  I think I fixed this only
after B20.1 was released.

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Re: New install problems

[Chris Faylor]

On Thu, Dec 02, 1999 at 09:36:39PM +0100, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
>Chris Faylor wrote:
>> 
>> On Thu, Dec 02, 1999 at 08:09:08AM -0800, Earnie Boyd wrote:
>> >--- Chris Faylor <cgf@cygnus.com> wrote:
>> >-8<-
>> >>
>> >> In Cygwin v1.0 (only available on CD, currently <but I'm working on that>)
>> >> mount has a "-f" option to force a mount, so you can do this, too:
>> >>
>> >> mount -f d:\unix /
>> >
>> >Would that not have to be `mount -f d:\\unix /' if executed in bash?  or
>> >alternatively `mount -f 'd:\unix' /'?
>> 
>> Yes, but I would suggest that this not be run under bash.  It will probably
>> work best if you do this standalone.
>
>BTW:
>
>Forward slash works for the native path as well:
>
>	mount -f d:/unix /
>
>This is nice for native device paths:
>
>	mount -f //./tape0 /dev/st0
>
>instead of
>
>	mount -f \\\\.\\tape0 
>
>and this works in bash (ash, tcsh, ksh, zsh...), too, if you call mount
>with correct path.

I don't know if this works in B20.1, though.  I think I fixed this only
after B20.1 was released.

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Re: New install problems

[Corinna Vinschen]

Chris Faylor wrote:
> 
> On Thu, Dec 02, 1999 at 08:09:08AM -0800, Earnie Boyd wrote:
> >--- Chris Faylor <cgf@cygnus.com> wrote:
> >-8<-
> >>
> >> In Cygwin v1.0 (only available on CD, currently <but I'm working on that>)
> >> mount has a "-f" option to force a mount, so you can do this, too:
> >>
> >> mount -f d:\unix /
> >
> >Would that not have to be `mount -f d:\\unix /' if executed in bash?  or
> >alternatively `mount -f 'd:\unix' /'?
> 
> Yes, but I would suggest that this not be run under bash.  It will probably
> work best if you do this standalone.

BTW:

Forward slash works for the native path as well:

	mount -f d:/unix /

This is nice for native device paths:

	mount -f //./tape0 /dev/st0

instead of

	mount -f \\\\.\\tape0 

and this works in bash (ash, tcsh, ksh, zsh...), too, if you call mount
with correct path.

Corinna


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Re: New install problems

[Chris Faylor]

On Thu, Dec 02, 1999 at 08:09:08AM -0800, Earnie Boyd wrote:
>--- Chris Faylor <cgf@cygnus.com> wrote:
>-8<-
>> 
>> In Cygwin v1.0 (only available on CD, currently <but I'm working on that>)
>> mount has a "-f" option to force a mount, so you can do this, too:
>> 
>> mount -f d:\unix /
>
>Would that not have to be `mount -f d:\\unix /' if executed in bash?  or
>alternatively `mount -f 'd:\unix' /'?

Yes, but I would suggest that this not be run under bash.  It will probably
work best if you do this standalone.

cgf

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Re: New install problems

[Earnie Boyd]

--- Chris Faylor <cgf@cygnus.com> wrote:
-8<-
> 
> In Cygwin v1.0 (only available on CD, currently <but I'm working on that>)
> mount has a "-f" option to force a mount, so you can do this, too:
> 
> mount -f d:\unix /
> 

Would that not have to be `mount -f d:\\unix /' if executed in bash?  or
alternatively `mount -f 'd:\unix' /'?

> FWIW, this mount command is also available in the latest cygwin snapshots.
> 
> cgf
> 


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Re: New Install Problems

[Timothy I. McGinnis]

Wow, thanks for all the answers.

I read the suggest  pieces and then re-did my mount commands making sure to
use the Win32 pathnames as the first argument instead of the '//'
convention.  This fixed my problems on the NT box.  I'll try this on the 95
box tonight to see if it works there.

Many Thanks!
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Re: New Install Problems

[Timothy I. McGinnis]

Wow, thanks for all the answers.

I read the suggest  pieces and then re-did my mount commands making sure to
use the Win32 pathnames as the first argument instead of the '//'
convention.  This fixed my problems on the NT box.  I'll try this on the 95
box tonight to see if it works there.

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Re: New install problems

[Earnie Boyd]

--- "Timothy I. McGinnis" <tmcginnis@synertechsystems.com> wrote:
> I'm new to cygwin, I come from a Unix background, so I am lost on windows.
> 
> So please forgive my ignorance.
> 
> I have tried to install the cygwin full.exe on both 95 and NT 4.0 SP4.  I
> would like to set up cygwin so when I bring up the bash shell it maps my
> root to d:/unix.  I believe I am following the Users Guide properly.  After
> installing cygwin I start the bash shell and it comes up fine.  I unmount
> root and remount it using "mount //d/unix /".  It gives me the expected
> error message that / does not exist.  I then exit out of bash and restart
> it.  Now on the 95 box when I try to change to / I get the error message
> 'cd /: No such device'.
> 
> On the NT 4.0 box I do the same thing and when I restart bash the cursor
> just sits there for a minute or so then it gives me a prompt.  If I try to
> do anything it hangs for a minute or so then gives me a prompt.
> 
> Any ideas what I am doing wrong?
> 

Yep.  The follow bash command should work:

Bash# cd /dir/containing/umount && ./umount / && ./mount 'd:\unix' /

The way you did it, Cygwin tries to resolve //d/unix to a host named d with a
shared directory named unix.  While you're at it, check out my webpages.

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Re: New install problems

[Chris Faylor]

On Thu, Dec 02, 1999 at 06:18:44AM -0800, Earnie Boyd wrote:
>--- "Timothy I. McGinnis" <tmcginnis@synertechsystems.com> wrote:
>> I'm new to cygwin, I come from a Unix background, so I am lost on windows.
>> 
>> So please forgive my ignorance.
>> 
>> I have tried to install the cygwin full.exe on both 95 and NT 4.0 SP4.  I
>> would like to set up cygwin so when I bring up the bash shell it maps my
>> root to d:/unix.  I believe I am following the Users Guide properly.  After
>> installing cygwin I start the bash shell and it comes up fine.  I unmount
>> root and remount it using "mount //d/unix /".  It gives me the expected
>> error message that / does not exist.  I then exit out of bash and restart
>> it.  Now on the 95 box when I try to change to / I get the error message
>> 'cd /: No such device'.
>> 
>> On the NT 4.0 box I do the same thing and when I restart bash the cursor
>> just sits there for a minute or so then it gives me a prompt.  If I try to
>> do anything it hangs for a minute or so then gives me a prompt.
>> 
>> Any ideas what I am doing wrong?
>
>Yep.  The follow bash command should work:
>
>Bash# cd /dir/containing/umount && ./umount / && ./mount 'd:\unix' /
>
>The way you did it, Cygwin tries to resolve //d/unix to a host named d with a
>shared directory named unix.  While you're at it, check out my webpages.

In Cygwin v1.0 (only available on CD, currently <but I'm working on that>)
mount has a "-f" option to force a mount, so you can do this, too:

mount -f d:\unix /

FWIW, this mount command is also available in the latest cygwin snapshots.

cgf

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Re: New install problems

[Chris Faylor]

On Thu, Dec 02, 1999 at 06:18:44AM -0800, Earnie Boyd wrote:
>--- "Timothy I. McGinnis" <tmcginnis@synertechsystems.com> wrote:
>> I'm new to cygwin, I come from a Unix background, so I am lost on windows.
>> 
>> So please forgive my ignorance.
>> 
>> I have tried to install the cygwin full.exe on both 95 and NT 4.0 SP4.  I
>> would like to set up cygwin so when I bring up the bash shell it maps my
>> root to d:/unix.  I believe I am following the Users Guide properly.  After
>> installing cygwin I start the bash shell and it comes up fine.  I unmount
>> root and remount it using "mount //d/unix /".  It gives me the expected
>> error message that / does not exist.  I then exit out of bash and restart
>> it.  Now on the 95 box when I try to change to / I get the error message
>> 'cd /: No such device'.
>> 
>> On the NT 4.0 box I do the same thing and when I restart bash the cursor
>> just sits there for a minute or so then it gives me a prompt.  If I try to
>> do anything it hangs for a minute or so then gives me a prompt.
>> 
>> Any ideas what I am doing wrong?
>
>Yep.  The follow bash command should work:
>
>Bash# cd /dir/containing/umount && ./umount / && ./mount 'd:\unix' /
>
>The way you did it, Cygwin tries to resolve //d/unix to a host named d with a
>shared directory named unix.  While you're at it, check out my webpages.

In Cygwin v1.0 (only available on CD, currently <but I'm working on that>)
mount has a "-f" option to force a mount, so you can do this, too:

mount -f d:\unix /

FWIW, this mount command is also available in the latest cygwin snapshots.

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Re: New install problems

[Earnie Boyd]

--- "Timothy I. McGinnis" <tmcginnis@synertechsystems.com> wrote:
> I'm new to cygwin, I come from a Unix background, so I am lost on windows.
> 
> So please forgive my ignorance.
> 
> I have tried to install the cygwin full.exe on both 95 and NT 4.0 SP4.  I
> would like to set up cygwin so when I bring up the bash shell it maps my
> root to d:/unix.  I believe I am following the Users Guide properly.  After
> installing cygwin I start the bash shell and it comes up fine.  I unmount
> root and remount it using "mount //d/unix /".  It gives me the expected
> error message that / does not exist.  I then exit out of bash and restart
> it.  Now on the 95 box when I try to change to / I get the error message
> 'cd /: No such device'.
> 
> On the NT 4.0 box I do the same thing and when I restart bash the cursor
> just sits there for a minute or so then it gives me a prompt.  If I try to
> do anything it hangs for a minute or so then gives me a prompt.
> 
> Any ideas what I am doing wrong?
> 

Yep.  The follow bash command should work:

Bash# cd /dir/containing/umount && ./umount / && ./mount 'd:\unix' /

The way you did it, Cygwin tries to resolve //d/unix to a host named d with a
shared directory named unix.  While you're at it, check out my webpages.

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New install problems

[Timothy I. McGinnis]

I'm new to cygwin, I come from a Unix background, so I am lost on windows.

So please forgive my ignorance.

I have tried to install the cygwin full.exe on both 95 and NT 4.0 SP4.  I
would like to set up cygwin so when I bring up the bash shell it maps my
root to d:/unix.  I believe I am following the Users Guide properly.  After
installing cygwin I start the bash shell and it comes up fine.  I unmount
root and remount it using "mount //d/unix /".  It gives me the expected
error message that / does not exist.  I then exit out of bash and restart
it.  Now on the 95 box when I try to change to / I get the error message
'cd /: No such device'.

On the NT 4.0 box I do the same thing and when I restart bash the cursor
just sits there for a minute or so then it gives me a prompt.  If I try to
do anything it hangs for a minute or so then gives me a prompt.

Any ideas what I am doing wrong?

Tim McGinnis



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Re: New install problems

[Michael Hirmke]

Hi Timothy,

[...]
>root and remount it using "mount //d/unix /".  It gives me the expected
[...]
>Any ideas what I am doing wrong?

mount -b d:/ /

>
>Tim McGinnis

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Re: New install problems

[Michael Hirmke]

Hi Timothy,

[...]
>root and remount it using "mount //d/unix /".  It gives me the expected
[...]
>Any ideas what I am doing wrong?

mount -b d:/ /

>
>Tim McGinnis

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New install problems

[Timothy I. McGinnis]

I'm new to cygwin, I come from a Unix background, so I am lost on windows.

So please forgive my ignorance.

I have tried to install the cygwin full.exe on both 95 and NT 4.0 SP4.  I
would like to set up cygwin so when I bring up the bash shell it maps my
root to d:/unix.  I believe I am following the Users Guide properly.  After
installing cygwin I start the bash shell and it comes up fine.  I unmount
root and remount it using "mount //d/unix /".  It gives me the expected
error message that / does not exist.  I then exit out of bash and restart
it.  Now on the 95 box when I try to change to / I get the error message
'cd /: No such device'.

On the NT 4.0 box I do the same thing and when I restart bash the cursor
just sits there for a minute or so then it gives me a prompt.  If I try to
do anything it hangs for a minute or so then gives me a prompt.

Any ideas what I am doing wrong?

Tim McGinnis



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