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RE: cannot install from local disk with latest setup.exe-2.249.2.2
- From: "Robert Collins" <robert dot collins at syncretize dot net>
- To: "'Dr. Volker Zell'" <Dr dot Volker dot Zell at oracle dot com>,<cygwin-apps at cygwin dot com>
- Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 20:30:00 +1000
- Subject: RE: cannot install from local disk with latest setup.exe-2.249.2.2
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cygwin-apps-owner@cygwin.com
> [mailto:cygwin-apps-owner@cygwin.com] On Behalf Of Dr. Volker Zell
> Sent: Thursday, 13 June 2002 5:45 PM
> To: cygwin-apps@cygwin.com
> Subject: cannot install from local disk with latest
> setup.exe-2.249.2.2
>
>
> Hi
>
> I usually install packages in two steps. First I download
> them and then I install from local disk.
> The latter does not work for me with setup.exe-2.249.2.2.
>
> setup just keeps my disk spinning when it comes to the
> Installing... screen.
> I cannot even press the Cancel button, it's not reacting anymore.
> Nothing is written to the logfiles.
>
> I have to use the taskvier to kill setup.
>
> My setup is NT4-SP5
>
> The latest working setup in my scenario was setup.exe-2.218.2.9
> Ciao
> Volker
I'll bet that you have a large amount of files in your cache dir. Setup
is validating the MD5 for all those files.
Rob