Max Bowsher wrote: > CBFalconer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Max Bowsher wrote: > > >> There is no such option 'install from download'. Do you mean > >> 'install from internet' or 'install from local directory'? > > > > From local. IIRC running setup only gives the three options, > > including 'download'. Either of the download or install from > > internet options immediately attempts to connect, which is > > understandable. However the install from local gives no options > > whatsoever, and no chance to make a set of selections. > > I'm going to describe exactly how setup behaves for me. Explain > carefully how it differs for you. > > Setup Splash Page [Next] > Choose a Download Source [Install from Local Directory, Next] > Select Root Install Directory [Next] > Select Local Package Directory [Next] > Progess [wait] > Select Packages [Make necessary choices in the package chooser thingy, Next] > Stuff gets installed. > > i.e. it works just fine for me.
This is very helpful. It is quite possible that I am too impatient. How long is the "Progress [wait]" step under what conditions including CPU speed (mine is very slow, a 486/80)? I considered that that should be virtually instantaneous, and I gave the process the 3 fingered salute after a relatively short time. As I said, I have about 90 odd megabytes of bz2 files downloaded as candidates to process, much of which I want to ignore for now. If the system has to expand all those bz2 files and extract the tar directories, that would explain the delay. Can you confirm that all I need to do to shift those elsewhere (a different disk) is to bodily move the whole "download source" directory (and subdirs etc) there? -- Chuck F ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Available for consulting/temporary embedded and systems. <http://cbfalconer.home.att.net> USE worldnet address! -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/