At 10:08 AM 10/24/2004, you wrote: >I installed cygwin version. Not sure of the version but somtime at beginning of this >year 2004. > >I never really use it except for the whois functionality. A few days ago I noticed >when I first double click on the icon on my Windows 2000 SP3 desktop the console >comes up and disappears. I have to double-click again and it comes up stays and I >can do the whois. > >Then sometimes the console does not receive keyboard input. I shake my desktop >around a little bit spit left roll my eyes and it starts to receive input and I can >logout. > >Is there a shelflife to Cygwin? Seems so here.
Oh, absolutely. Cygwin spoils after a few weeks. I'm surprised you didn't notice the smell. Well, I guess you were lucky. Sometimes you can prolong the shelf-life by spitting, shaking your machine, and rolling your eyes, much like you found. Cygwin is sensitive to abuse and actually prefers it when you're rough. So I think you've stumbled across exactly the right technique to keep Cygwin going as long as it did. Congratulations! :-) On a more serious note, if any of the above behavior really does help in some way, I suspect a hardware problem. But if you feel that the problem is with your Cygwin installation, I'd recommend reviewing: >Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html A clear problem report might help someone on this list help you figure out what's wrong with your installation. -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 838 Washington Street (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 -- 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/
