Interrupted setup and zombie mounts

Igor Pechtchanski pechtcha@cs.nyu.edu
Tue Aug 5 15:27:00 GMT 2003


The forwarded message (below) sounds like something that should be
discussed here.  A bigger question is whether (and how) setup should clean
up after a cancelled install.  Right now it simply exits.
	Igor
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---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2003 17:13:30 +0200
From: David Balazic <david.balazic@hermes.si>
To: "'cygwin@cygwin.com'" <cygwin@cygwin.com>
Subject: RE: Directory problems after fresh install of v1.3.22-1

> ----------
> From:         Igor Pechtchanski
> Reply To:     cygwin@cygwin.com
> Sent:         5. avgust 2003 17:08
> To:   David Balazic
> Cc:   cygwin@cygwin.com
> Subject:      RE: Directory problems after fresh install of v1.3.22-1
>
> On Tue, 5 Aug 2003, David Balazic wrote:
> [snip]
> >
> > > > C:             /          user    textmode
> > >   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> > >
> > > BINGO!  There's your problem.  As yourself, cd to "x:\cygwin\bin" and run
> > > "umount -u /".  Then you should be able to at least run commands.
> >
> > What caused this ? I just did a plain, normal install. ( I also selected a
> > few more app, like less , zip and unzip ... )
> > [snip]
>
> Does the above command fix the problems you've been having?  If so, great.
Yes, it all looks OK now.

> As to what caused this -- I'm not sure.  Perhaps looking for "setup.log"
> files on your harddrive would help...  At a guess, you've tried to install
setup.log has nothing that looks like a problem.

> Cygwin as "Just for me" with the root in "c:\" at some point or another.
>
I did start setup.exe as me, but aborted it at the beginning ( before
any net access and package selection ).

> You then changed your mind, but the mount stayed around, not affecting
> anyone but yourself.
>
Which looks like a big bug, after all I lost almost an entire day ...



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