Re: 1.7: setup fails to complete download; all later attempts fail
Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote: On 08/30/2009 11:15 PM, Lee D. Rothstein wrote: Setup failed to complete the download on an attempt to update. Yet, the install continued until that failed as well. What do you mean by this? Define failed. Clarify how setup failed... yet, the install continued until that failed as well. Fails different ways. Last time, just before replying it got 92% done (reinstall) and a GUI box popped up on screen (locking Cygwin progress window) and said: Download Incomplete Try Again? Yes No If I respond Yes, it takes me back to Server selection. Argh!! Now, the same thing happens every try. Even if I: Generally all the things you mentioned here are worthwhile. Perhaps you have a corrupt package listing for a package you're trying to update? Can you 'zcat' them all? I have used different servers and delete all prior downloads before each trial. How could this happen? -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
Re: 1.7: setup fails to complete download; all later attempts fail
Lee D. Rothstein wrote: Setup failed to complete the download on an attempt to update. Now, the same thing happens every try. It doesn't fail at the same point each time. It doesn't fail at the same point using the same source server. Sometimes it will get 98% through and then fail. Some times it will fail immediately after selecting, say, Reinstall All. Ideas how to fix/prevent? Get a better ISP maybe? It sounds like the problem is in the network, rather than in setup.exe. Are you getting hit by Comcast's throttling? If you were able to test the same computer using a different internet connection and it worked there, that would be fairly conclusive. Alternatively, if you have a few gig of diskspace to spare for testing, you could try using 'wget' or 'curl' to copy an entire release from one of the mirrors you've been using - if that gets interrupted part-way through, it'll prove that the problem lies upstream. Another way to diagnose it would be to fire up your favourite packet dumper and watch the TCP stream while you run setup.exe, paying particular attention to the point where it all goes wrong right at the end. cheers, DaveK -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
1.7: setup fails to complete download; all later attempts fail
Setup failed to complete the download on an attempt to update. Yet, the install continued until that failed as well. Now, the same thing happens every try. Even if I: * Redownload the lastest setup * Shut off my AV program (Kaspersky) * Change servers * Delete all prior remnants of downloaded archives in my Cygwin cache * Reinstall everything * Delete all files in /etc/postinstall not having the extension '.sh.done' * Running setup as Administrator * Shutting down all Cygwin Windows processes * Shutting down all other apps including apps like Google's apps background crash monitor. It doesn't fail at the same point each time. It doesn't fail at the same point using the same source server. Sometimes it will get 98% through and then fail. Some times it will fail immediately after selecting, say, Reinstall All. I've had this problem before (on Vista 32 Home Premium with setup for 1.5, and a different, now dead computer ; RIP), and I can't remember how I got out of it. Currently, I'm running Vista 64 Home Premium -- CYGWIN_NT-6.0-WOW64 GW2 1.7.0(0.212/5/3) 2009-08-20 10:56 i686 Cygwin. Finally, I don't see anything in setup.log or setup.log.full that gives me a clue. Ideas how to fix/prevent? -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
Re: 1.7: setup fails to complete download; all later attempts fail
On 08/30/2009 11:15 PM, Lee D. Rothstein wrote: Setup failed to complete the download on an attempt to update. Yet, the install continued until that failed as well. What do you mean by this? Define failed. Clarify how setup failed... yet, the install continued until that failed as well. Now, the same thing happens every try. Even if I: Generally all the things you mentioned here are worthwhile. Perhaps you have a corrupt package listing for a package you're trying to update? Can you 'zcat' them all? -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 216 Dalton Rd. (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 _ A: Yes. Q: Are you sure? A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
