[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 19/10/2004 11:11:28:
> On Mon, 18 Oct 2004, Simon Marchese wrote:
>
> >
> > Ok, I have emailed the file as attachment directly.
>
> I've not recieved it yet
>
> > I did not know before about the mount "mode". The following is
> what I can get from "mount" as soon as I start cygwin:
> >
> > $ mount
> > C:\cygwin\bin on /usr/bin type user (textmode)
> > C:\cygwin\lib on /usr/lib type user (textmode)
> > C:\cygwin on / type user (textmode)
> > c: on /cygdrive/c type user (textmode,noumount)
> > e: on /cygdrive/e type user (textmode,noumount)
> >
> > So my next question is the following: if binmode is possible, how
> can I make the cygwin start script (C:\cygwin\cygwin.bat) mount it's
> standard mounts in binmode? And even if I wanted to, would that be a
> good thing?
>
>
> It is only needed once:
> mount -buf $(cygpath -m /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts) /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts
>
> This will change the font directory to binmode. Maybe you have to
> reinstall the
> fonts.
>
> bye
> ago
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This worked. Many thanks. Maybe it would be a good idea to add as a "last resort" to the FAQ?
Simon.
