On 11 Nov, To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Sounds like the first attempted install, with the insufficient > permissions and the "Mount: command completed successfully" might have > left things in a somehow strange state.
I no longer think this. > I'll force a system disc check and reboot and try again. Then scrub > Cygwin and try a fresh install if that's no better. That didn't help. I now suspect hardware problems: specifically, a faulty hard drive. There have been various odd problems unrelated to Cygwin. E.g. the screen went blank for about 2 hours after rebooting requesting a file system check. Very noisy hard drive (it's driving me even battier than I normally am!). luke -- 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/