Double checking, I realize this problem is currently manifest in version 1.3.4
Unless 1.3.5 is actually expected to address this problem, I'm reluctant to touch anything, for fear of losing what tape functions I still cling to. Tim Scoggins wrote: > I posted this problem once, but I have now reproduced it several times, > so I hope I can provide more helpful details. > > One three occasions, after various operations involving SCSI tape > drives, particularly AIT2 drives, a situation was created where any > mount command, including "mount" by itself, caused the bash window to > close without warning. > > In order to fix the problem, I tried: > 1) Uninstalling all cygwin software. > 2) Removing all Cygnus Solutions entries from the registry under > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE and HKEY_CURRENT_USER for all users. > 3) Reinstalling cygwin. > > This did not work. I had to reinstall the operating system to get tape > functions back in cygwin. I have created the problem once under Windows > NT 4 SP5 and twice under Win2k SP2. In all three cases, Windows Backup > was still able to use the tape drives. > > Details Case 1: > > Windows NT 4 SP5, cygwin 1.3.2 > > For some time I had been using cygwin with an HP DDS-3 and an Exabyte > 8mm. Then I swapped out both tape drives, replacing them with a Sony > DDS-3 and a Sony AIT2. I did not "umount" before I changed the SCSI > configuration. Any tape operation after that caused cygwin to wink > out. I did not get tape functions back in cygwin until I did a clean > install with Win2k (I moved to Win2k for other reasons). > > Details Case 2: > > Win2k SP2, cygwin 1.3.3 > > I did a clean install to Win2k, installing the Sony DDS-3 and going back > to the Exabyte 8mm (I had to give back the borrowed AIT2). Everything > was fine again until I again swapped the 8mm for an AIT2 (I bought my > own drive). This time I was careful to "umount" the drives before I > changed the configuration. This did not help. Once again tape > functions caused cygwin bash window to close without warning. Again I > tried a clean install of cygwin (unintall, clean registry), but that did > not help. I reinstalled Win2k, this time with the AIT2 drive installed > from the beginning. > > Details Case 3: > > Win2k SP2, cygwin 1.3.3 > > Now I have Win2k and the AIT2 tape drive installed when the operating > system is loaded. This time I was trying various operations with my new > Sony AIT2 drive. The AIT2 worked, except in tape to tape copying. I > could do disk to tape reads and writes with dd and with programs I wrote > that use Win32 API. But, copying DDS-3 tape to AIT2 tape caused the > AIT2 to hang, requiring power off/on to free. I got help on this > problem from tech support at NovaSTOR (I could also hang the AIT2 with > their TapeCopy program). They had me set "Sync Transfer Rate" and "Send > Start Command" (I think) at startup in the SCSI configuration to values > appropriate for each tape drive. They also had me update my SCSI > drivers. This fixed the tape hanging for NovaSTOR, my programs, and > "dd" in cygwin. BUT, "mount" by itself again crashes the bash shell. > Yes, I still have tape function; dd and mt work, but "mount" by itself > causes cygwin bash to wink out. > > I am afraid to "umount" for fear I will be forced to do another Windows > install. As I say, tapes are working, including AIT2, but if I need to > change or add a tape drive, I fear the worst. > > (Also, I turn off Removable Storage Manager in Win2k so my Win32 API > functions will work.) > > I will be grateful for any guidance. I am not a developer, but I did > trying to find source code for dd and mount from the src/winsup web > site. But that CVS stuff is way over my head. > > Tim Scoggins > Applied Research Laboratories > The University of Texas at Austin > 512 835 3596 -- 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/
