cygwin install failing at download/progress stage

[cygwin.temp1.benalt@spamgourmet.com]

Larry Hall - cygwin-lh@cygwin.com wrote:

>At 02:27 PM 4/14/2004, you wrote:
>  
>
>>I am trying to reinstall cygwin after an upgrade to XP. I run setup to
>>install from the internet (DSL) and get a list of the ftp sites but
>>regardless of which one I choose it freezes at the download window never
>>changing from the "Connecting..." message. An error window titled "Internet
>>Error" with the following message: "550 Can't change directory to
>>/sites/sources.redhat.com/pub/cygwin/setup.bz2: not a directory" pops up if
>>I wait. Any suggestions on how I can get around this or install without
>>setup or something?
>>    
>>
>
>
>Make sure you can connect to the internet.  Make sure you use the same
>connection method for setup (direct vs proxy).  Try a different mirror.
>  
>
Thanks. I have tried everything I could think of and still not working.

>If none of this works, attach a copy of /var/log/setup.log.full to your
>response to the list.
>  
>
This is the log (btw. I have never had McAfee on my system even though 
it is mentioend):
2004/03/24 00:47:29 Starting cygwin install, version 2.416
2004/03/24 00:47:29 Current Directory: C:\Documents and Settings\Altman 
Family\Desktop
2004/03/24 00:47:29 Changing gid to Users
2004/03/24 00:47:29 Could not open service McShield for query, start and 
stop. McAfee may not be installed, or we don't have access.
2004/03/24 00:47:34 source: network install
2004/03/24 00:47:36 root: C:\cygwin binary system
2004/03/24 00:47:46 Selected local directory: c:\cygwin\pkg_dir
2004/03/24 00:48:23 net: IE5
get_url_to_membuf http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin/mirrors.lst
getUrlToStream http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin/mirrors.lst
2004/03/24 00:48:29 site: ftp://ftp.cise.ufl.edu/pub/mirrors/cygwin
get_url_to_membuf ftp://ftp.cise.ufl.edu/pub/mirrors/cygwin/setup.bz2
getUrlToStream ftp://ftp.cise.ufl.edu/pub/mirrors/cygwin/setup.bz2
getUrlToStream failed!
get_url_to_membuf failed!
get_url_to_membuf ftp://ftp.cise.ufl.edu/pub/mirrors/cygwin/setup.ini
getUrlToStream ftp://ftp.cise.ufl.edu/pub/mirrors/cygwin/setup.ini
getUrlToStream failed!
get_url_to_membuf failed!
2004/03/24 00:48:36 mbox note: Unable to get setup.ini from 
<ftp://ftp.cise.ufl.edu/pub/mirrors/cygwin>
2004/03/24 00:48:41 site: ftp://ftp.easynet.be/cygwin
get_url_to_membuf ftp://ftp.easynet.be/cygwin/setup.bz2
getUrlToStream ftp://ftp.easynet.be/cygwin/setup.bz2
2004/03/24 00:48:48 Ending cygwin install

Thanks for you help,
Ben


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