From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 24742 invoked by alias); 3 Dec 2007 22:36:30 -0000 Received: (qmail 24734 invoked by uid 22791); 3 Dec 2007 22:36:29 -0000 X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Received: from smtp.prospeed.net (HELO mail.prospeed.net) (64.25.80.140) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.31) with ESMTP; Mon, 03 Dec 2007 22:36:19 +0000 Received: from [192.168.0.230] (lhall.prospeed.net [64.25.83.123]) (authenticated bits=0) by mail.prospeed.net (8.13.7/8.13.7) with ESMTP id lB3Ma9hf026302 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Mon, 3 Dec 2007 17:36:13 -0500 Message-ID: <475484D4.50807@cygwin.com> Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2007 22:36:00 -0000 From: "Larry Hall (Cygwin)" Reply-To: cygwin@cygwin.com User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8.1.3) Gecko/20070505 Remi/2.0.0.0-3.fc4.remi Thunderbird/2.0.0.0 Mnenhy/0.7.5.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: 1.6e format.com hangs through ssh References: <120320072211.2441.47547F1A000B21E0000009892216566276CFCECF9F9D9C@comcast.net> In-Reply-To: <120320072211.2441.47547F1A000B21E0000009892216566276CFCECF9F9D9C@comcast.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com X-SW-Source: 2007-12/txt/msg00071.txt.bz2 srp010 wrote: > On Cygwin 1.6e on Windows 2003 Server EE format.com hangs formatting a There is no "Cygwin 1.6e". The current Cygwin DLL package version is 1.5.24. This package's version is typically the one reported if there's reason to suspect that the issue may be part of the POSIX emulation layer. > Veritas Volume when performed through ssh connection. Format can be interrupted > without issue but no progress is made after format asks "Proceed with Format >(Y/N)?". strace of the pid also hangs. > Here is output of the cmd: > ./format Z: > The type of file system is NTFS > > WARNING, ALL DATA ON NON-REMOVABLE DSIK DRIVE Z: WILL BE LOST! > Proceed with Format (Y/N)? y > --Hang-- > > Problem scenario: > ssh to Cygwin 1.6e on Windows box > Create disk group > Create Volume > Assign drive letter > format > > This scenario succeeds when performed on the system via DOS or Cygwin window. > > Once the volume has been formatted successfully format via ssh connection > no longer hangs. > > Windows and Cygwin are not my usual haunts. Google has offered little > help. I would be interested in any assistance in debugging and solving this > problem. My WAG is that you're not experiencing a hang at all. You just don't see the output of format.com when it ends. This is a known issue with DOS/Windows apps. They don't understand ptys, which is what you're using when you connect via 'ssh' to the machine. If you wait long enough, I'll bet you'll find the format completes, even though you get no feedback indicating that. Just a WAG though. I don't have a disk here that I feel like I want to format as a test. ;-) -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 216 Dalton Rd. (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 _____________________________________________________________________ A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/