Since this is the first I've noted of this problem being reported to the list (did I miss some much earlier report(s)), I would say that one shouldn't expect that it would be addressed specifically in any recent release. Unless the problem turns out to be more generic, it's probably going to remain a problem. Perhaps you want to try running mount under strace and see if the log that results indicates anything useful.
Just a thought. Larry Hall [EMAIL PROTECTED] RFK Partners, Inc. http://www.rfk.com 838 Washington Street (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office Holliston, MA 01746 (508) 893-9889 - FAX At 02:38 PM 11/14/2001, Tim Scoggins wrote: >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/ -- 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/
