Cygwin install (v2.510.2.2) failure WinXPHome fopen failed 22 invalid argument.

[Phil Pollock]

I have attempted to install Cygwin DLL release v1.5.18-1 under my Windows XP 
Home (SP2) administrative account over the last couple of days - just 
doesn't work for me.  Is there another way to download and install Cygwin?  
Any help would be appreciated.  Here's what I attempted:


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INSTALLATION ATTEMPT 1: Standard Internet Install

1. I created new folders:
        C:\Shareware\Cygwin
        C:\Shareware\Cygwin\LocalPkg
2. I downloaded setup.exe from cygwin.com.
3. I ran setup.exe and selected:
      - 'Install from Internet'
      - Root Directory: C:\Shareware\Cygwin\,  All Users, Unix/binary
      - Local Package Directory: C:\Shareware\Cygwin\LocalPkg
      - Internet Connection: Direct Connection
      - Download Site: http://sourceware.mirrors.tds.net
      - Select Packages: (left defaults as-is) Clicked Next
4. Cygwin Setup Progress shows activity creating and downloading directory 
tree under:
      
C:\SHAREWARE\CYGWIN\LOCALPKG\HTTP%3A%2F%2FSOURCEWARE.MIRRORS.TDS.NET%2FPUB%2FSOURCEWARE.ORG%2FCYGWIN\RELEASE

       the tree structure contains one *.tar.bz2 file per branch.
5. Progress hung on setting up 'alternatives' for a couple of hours until 
all Virtual Memory was consumed resulting in termination.


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INSTALLATION ATTEMPT 2: Download then Install

1. I emptied folders:
        C:\Shareware\Cygwin
        C:\Shareware\Cygwin\LocalPkg
2. I ran setup.exe and selected:
      - 'Download Without Installing'
      - Local Package Directory: C:\Shareware\Cygwin\LocalPkg
      - Internet Connection: Direct Connection
      - Download Site: http://sourceware.mirrors.tds.net
      - Select Packages: (left defaults as-is) Clicked Next
4. Cygwin Setup Progress shows activity creating and downloading directory 
tree under:
      
C:\SHAREWARE\CYGWIN\LOCALPKG\HTTP%3A%2F%2FSOURCEWARE.MIRRORS.TDS.NET%2FPUB%2FSOURCEWARE.ORG%2FCYGWIN\RELEASE

       the tree structure contains one *.tar.bz2 file per branch.
5. Progress continued until a 'Download Complete' dialog appeared.
6. Files 'setup.log' and 'setup.log.full' were also created this time and 
contained many error messages of the sort:

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2005/12/23 09:20:04 Starting cygwin install, version 2.510.2.2
2005/12/23 09:20:04 io_stream_cygfile: fopen failed 22 Invalid argument <=== 
this line repeated
... repeats of previous line
2005/12/23 09:20:04 Current Directory: C:\Documents and 
Settings\Owner\Desktop
2005/12/23 09:20:04 Changing gid to Users
2005/12/23 09:20:04 Could not open service McShield for query, start and 
stop. McAfee may not be installed, or we don't have access.
2005/12/23 09:20:11 io_stream_cygfile: fopen failed 22 Invalid argument
2005/12/23 09:20:15 io_stream_cygfile: fopen failed 22 Invalid argument
2005/12/23 09:20:15 source: download
2005/12/23 09:20:35 io_stream_cygfile: fopen failed 22 Invalid argument
2005/12/23 09:20:35 Selected local directory: C:\Cygwin_localpkg
2005/12/23 09:20:42 net: Direct
get_url_to_membuf http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin/mirrors.lst
getUrlToStream http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin/mirrors.lst
2005/12/23 09:20:50 io_stream_cygfile: fopen failed 22 Invalid argument <=== 
this line repeated
2005/12/23 09:20:50 site: 
http://sourceware.mirrors.tds.net/pub/sourceware.org/cygwin
get_url_to_membuf 
http://sourceware.mirrors.tds.net/pub/sourceware.org/cygwin/setup.bz2
...
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INSTALLATION ATTEMPTs 3 - n: Download then Install (all possible 
combinations)

1. I tried using paths: C:\Cygwin and C:\Cygwin_localpk:  SAME RESULT AS 
ATTEMPT 2.
2. I tried using different mirrors: SAME RESULT AS ATTEMPT 2.
3. I tried turning off Norton Antivirus:  SAME RESULT AS ATTEMPT 2.
4. I tried using different download protocols: SAME RESULT AS ATTEMPT 2.

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INSTALLATION ATTEMPT n+1: Any ideas?

TNX

Phil

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