From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 22571 invoked by alias); 6 Jan 2009 04:24:36 -0000 Received: (qmail 22563 invoked by uid 22791); 6 Jan 2009 04:24:35 -0000 X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.4 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,SPF_HELO_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Received: from smtp.prospeed.net (HELO mail.prospeed.net) (64.25.80.140) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.43rc1) with ESMTP; Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:24:31 +0000 Received: from localhost.localdomain (lhall.prospeed.net [64.25.83.123]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.prospeed.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id A8BAB28017316 for ; Mon, 5 Jan 2009 23:24:27 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <4962DCC4.6020000@cygwin.com> Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:13:00 -0000 From: "Larry Hall (Cygwin)" Reply-To: cygwin@cygwin.com User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8.1.18) Gecko/20081120 Remi/2.0.0.18-1.fc8.remi Lightning/0.9 Thunderbird/2.0.0.18 Mnenhy/0.7.5.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: Installing cygwin failing - some Windows errors References: <20090105112836.13061cnkqqdxb10k@topdeck.tinsleyviaduct.com> In-Reply-To: <20090105112836.13061cnkqqdxb10k@topdeck.tinsleyviaduct.com> 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: 2009-01/txt/msg00121.txt.bz2 On 01/05/2009, Phil Reynolds wrote: > I find that I can start cygwin bash but if I try to ls (for example), it > fails. Nothing happens, and then bash closes. > > I want cygwin mainly for X but I need to solve this first, of course. So you're saying that you're starting bash from an xterm or similar X proggie? If so, is this not just an instance of this? -- 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/