Re: Running old cygwin.dll under Windows 7

2010-04-15 Thread Hussein Patwa
> On 4/15/2010 6:26 PM, Hussein Patwa wrote: >>> On 4/15/2010 5:56 PM, Hussein Patwa wrote: >>> >>> If reported problems before the release of 1.7 were any indications, >>> you'll >>> find running 1.5 on Windows 7 a sub-par experience.

Re: Running old cygwin.dll under Windows 7

2010-04-15 Thread Hussein Patwa
> On 4/15/2010 5:56 PM, Hussein Patwa wrote: > > If reported problems before the release of 1.7 were any indications, > you'll > find running 1.5 on Windows 7 a sub-par experience. I myself haven't been > interested in trying it. Even if the experience is sub par,

Running old cygwin.dll under Windows 7

2010-04-15 Thread Hussein Patwa
Hello, Apologies for what is probably such an obvious question, but some of the utilities I wish to use do not support the latest cygwin dll. However, I tried running the legacy setup but Cygwin will not start, with the Windows 7 Subsystem for Unix complaining of invalid applications and .pif fil

RE: Changing .ini file searched for by setup-legacy.exe

2010-02-07 Thread Hussein Patwa
>I'm trying to use http://download.rockbox.org/cygwin/. As for the >latest 1.5, I thought based on what Greg said earlier that the latest >1.5 was the setup-legacy he linked to? I'm now trying to get around >this by manually extracting the packages from the mirror. Call it a >patchwork quilt app

RE: Changing .ini file searched for by setup-legacy.exe

2010-02-07 Thread Hussein Patwa
Hussein Patwa: > I realise the older version of Cygwin is no longer supported, but would > anyone know if there is a way to change the setup.ini that the legacy > setup looks for on the mirror? I don't know of a way short of hacking the source. What's the mirror you'

Changing .ini file searched for by setup-legacy.exe

2010-02-07 Thread Hussein Patwa
Hi, I realise the older version of Cygwin is no longer supported, but would anyone know if there is a way to change the setup.ini that the legacy setup looks for on the mirror? I have to install the legacy setup as the Rockbox development packages I want to use don't support Cygwin 1.7. However,

Re: Looking for a 1.5 build setup program - Help Please

2010-02-07 Thread Hussein Patwa
>> Could someone here be kind enough to either direct me to or send me >> (off-list) a setup program for one of the cygwin 1.5 builds? Some >> packages I wish to use (Rockbox development) don't seem to be compatible >> with the 1.7 release. > > http://cygwin.com/win-9x.html Hi, Thanks, much app

RE: postinstall hang

2008-04-02 Thread Hussein Patwa
the LVComSvr process in task manager. No problems now. I knew Logitech had problems with its software, but thought this was restricted to its keyboard/mouse products, wouldn't have thought it would still happen with a webcam. Anyway, the end result is a full cygwin install as I wa

RE: Changing cygwin account name (cygwin only)

2008-03-31 Thread Hussein Patwa
> Subject: RE: Changing cygwin account name (cygwin only) > > > --- Hussein Patwa ha scritto: > > > One more question though, how can I change the way bash > (and tcsh as I > > sometimes use it for a change) display the type prompt? I use a > > screen r

RE: Changing cygwin account name (cygwin only)

2008-03-30 Thread Hussein Patwa
> Subject: Re: Changing cygwin account name (cygwin only) > > --- Hussein Patwa ha scritto: > > Hello, > > > > > Anyway the one final issue that remains is that I want to > change the > > user name that is the default user for my cygwin > install

Changing cygwin account name (cygwin only)

2008-03-29 Thread Hussein Patwa
dy to go. Phew! Anyway the one final issue that remains is that I want to change the user name that is the default user for my cygwin installation. At the moment it's taking the name from my WinXP account name, so home/Hussein Patwa/. I'd like to change it to something that doesn'

RE: Logging all console activity to a text file

2008-03-23 Thread Hussein Patwa
nd do it automated?) remove any junk later on. Thanks again, H. Find me on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/p/Hussein_Patwa/510013486 > Subject: Re: Logging all console activity to a text file > > Hussein Patwa wrote: > > > Thanks for your very detailed post. I'm no Unix

RE: Logging all console activity to a text file

2008-03-23 Thread Hussein Patwa
g that comes up and I really didn't have any knowledge or reason to use a different one. Thanks again, H. > Subject: Re: Logging all console activity to a text file > > Hussein Patwa wrote: > > > I'd like to log all console activity, both input and output > to a tex

Logging all console activity to a text file

2008-03-23 Thread Hussein Patwa
Hello, Apologies if this is a duplicate question, but I've only been able to find app-specific info so far. I'd like to log all console activity, both input and output to a text file for later review. Uses for this could be, for example, demonstrating an operation to someone unfamiliar with cygw

Re: Customize setup program.

2007-11-05 Thread Hussein Patwa
quiet mode (or not quiet) > and pass to the setup the packages we want to install? I would not like > the user "lost" in all the steps of the cygwin setup... > > How can I do this? > > Best regards, > João > -- Hussein Patwa [EMAIL PROTECTED] --

Re: Searching for apps in cygwin by keyword

2007-11-03 Thread Hussein Patwa
HI, and thanks. That works a charm. Hopefully this will also be of help in the future to others. Have a great weekend. H. On Sat, 3 Nov 2007 10:08:46 -0500, "DePriest, Jason R." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > On Nov 3, 2007 2:06 AM, Thorsten Kampe <> wrote: > > *

Re: Searching for apps in cygwin by keyword

2007-11-03 Thread Hussein Patwa
is somehow stored in a package which can be searched, thus avoiding the filename/keyword clash of option 1, or needing internet access as option 2. Thank again. H. On Fri, 02 Nov 2007 22:21:18 -0700, "Brian Dessent" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Hussein Patwa wrote: > > &

Searching for apps in cygwin by keyword

2007-11-02 Thread Hussein Patwa
ong ago, but I can't find that now, so sorry for what is probably an extremely common and frustrating question. Thanks. H. -- Hussein Patwa [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- http://www.fastmail.fm - I mean, what is it about a decent email service? -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#u