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How can I transfer my cygwin install to another computer and avoid the resource unavailable error?
I have a fresh cygwin 64 bit installation that I created using Cygwin's setup process (setup_x64.exe with --no-admin). Part of the packages I've installed are 'xfce4', 'openbox' and 'fbpanel'. My goal was to customize the menu a bit and prepare it for use by other folks on my team. Having done that, I created a 7zip of the 'C:cygwin64' directory. This is something I've had success with previously and yes, I've used the rebaseall -v command.
However, with this most recent image, I'm unable to avoid the dreaded 'Resource temporarily unavailable' error when launching a process from the 'fbpanel' when using openbox. When using xfce4, the X window server starts to come up but the xfce4-panel never shows icons and chews up a ton of cpu.
For those that may ask why not use the setup command on each computer, unfortunately, other members of the team don't have the same access. Additionally, I want the customizations I've made to stick around without a rather complicated set of procedures.
How I made my starting cygwin image:
- Ran cygwin setup_x64.exe --no-admin
- picked the packages I wanted including xfce4, openbox, fbpanel, xterm, ...
- created my customizations and copied them to /etc/skel
- created cygwin64.7z by 7zipping the c:cygwin64 directory
Things I've tried:
- /bin/rebaseall -v
- reran the postinstall scripts in /etc/postinstall/*
- reran the cygwin setup and picked to reinstall a package I already had.
thanks!
cygwin
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I have a fresh cygwin 64 bit installation that I created using Cygwin's setup process (setup_x64.exe with --no-admin). Part of the packages I've installed are 'xfce4', 'openbox' and 'fbpanel'. My goal was to customize the menu a bit and prepare it for use by other folks on my team. Having done that, I created a 7zip of the 'C:cygwin64' directory. This is something I've had success with previously and yes, I've used the rebaseall -v command.
However, with this most recent image, I'm unable to avoid the dreaded 'Resource temporarily unavailable' error when launching a process from the 'fbpanel' when using openbox. When using xfce4, the X window server starts to come up but the xfce4-panel never shows icons and chews up a ton of cpu.
For those that may ask why not use the setup command on each computer, unfortunately, other members of the team don't have the same access. Additionally, I want the customizations I've made to stick around without a rather complicated set of procedures.
How I made my starting cygwin image:
- Ran cygwin setup_x64.exe --no-admin
- picked the packages I wanted including xfce4, openbox, fbpanel, xterm, ...
- created my customizations and copied them to /etc/skel
- created cygwin64.7z by 7zipping the c:cygwin64 directory
Things I've tried:
- /bin/rebaseall -v
- reran the postinstall scripts in /etc/postinstall/*
- reran the cygwin setup and picked to reinstall a package I already had.
thanks!
cygwin
asked Jan 1 at 22:38
RickRick
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When in the sequence did you runrebaseall? Before or after using the archive to copy everything to another machine?
– Ben Voigt
Jan 1 at 23:04
After. The way I've been testing the situation is: create the zip archive. Rename c:cygwin64 to c:cygwin64_keep, unzip the archive to c:cygwin64, using dash run rebaseall, startopenbox, which also autostarts fbpanel, inside the panel click on my "term" shortcut. See error.
– Rick
Jan 2 at 1:33
If you're trying it right back on the same computer, you probably have some type of special file or file permission that isn't preserved by the 7z software.
– Ben Voigt
Jan 2 at 1:45
I wrote a script to capture the before image permissions which I'll apply to the after image once unzipped. I still need to test it. In my image there were over 90000 files so the script will take a rather long time to run. I wonder if there is a better option that 7zip to create the archive such it it retains the permissions as part of the archive.
– Rick
Jan 3 at 0:27
Once cygwin is up and running, cpio would probably work well... a pure windows copy can be done using robocopy, not sure about an archive. Probably with the backup program. Or robocopy into a mounted VHD...
– Ben Voigt
Jan 3 at 4:57
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I have a fresh cygwin 64 bit installation that I created using Cygwin's setup process (setup_x64.exe with --no-admin). Part of the packages I've installed are 'xfce4', 'openbox' and 'fbpanel'. My goal was to customize the menu a bit and prepare it for use by other folks on my team. Having done that, I created a 7zip of the 'C:cygwin64' directory. This is something I've had success with previously and yes, I've used the rebaseall -v command.
However, with this most recent image, I'm unable to avoid the dreaded 'Resource temporarily unavailable' error when launching a process from the 'fbpanel' when using openbox. When using xfce4, the X window server starts to come up but the xfce4-panel never shows icons and chews up a ton of cpu.
For those that may ask why not use the setup command on each computer, unfortunately, other members of the team don't have the same access. Additionally, I want the customizations I've made to stick around without a rather complicated set of procedures.
How I made my starting cygwin image:
- Ran cygwin setup_x64.exe --no-admin
- picked the packages I wanted including xfce4, openbox, fbpanel, xterm, ...
- created my customizations and copied them to /etc/skel
- created cygwin64.7z by 7zipping the c:cygwin64 directory
Things I've tried:
- /bin/rebaseall -v
- reran the postinstall scripts in /etc/postinstall/*
- reran the cygwin setup and picked to reinstall a package I already had.
thanks!
cygwin
asked Jan 1 at 22:38
RickRick
11
I have a fresh cygwin 64 bit installation that I created using Cygwin's setup process (setup_x64.exe with --no-admin). Part of the packages I've installed are 'xfce4', 'openbox' and 'fbpanel'. My goal was to customize the menu a bit and prepare it for use by other folks on my team. Having done that, I created a 7zip of the 'C:cygwin64' directory. This is something I've had success with previously and yes, I've used the rebaseall -v command.
However, with this most recent image, I'm unable to avoid the dreaded 'Resource temporarily unavailable' error when launching a process from the 'fbpanel' when using openbox. When using xfce4, the X window server starts to come up but the xfce4-panel never shows icons and chews up a ton of cpu.
For those that may ask why not use the setup command on each computer, unfortunately, other members of the team don't have the same access. Additionally, I want the customizations I've made to stick around without a rather complicated set of procedures.
How I made my starting cygwin image:
- Ran cygwin setup_x64.exe --no-admin
- picked the packages I wanted including xfce4, openbox, fbpanel, xterm, ...
- created my customizations and copied them to /etc/skel
- created cygwin64.7z by 7zipping the c:cygwin64 directory
Things I've tried:
- /bin/rebaseall -v
- reran the postinstall scripts in /etc/postinstall/*
- reran the cygwin setup and picked to reinstall a package I already had.
thanks!
cygwin
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When in the sequence did you runrebaseall? Before or after using the archive to copy everything to another machine?
– Ben Voigt
Jan 1 at 23:04
After. The way I've been testing the situation is: create the zip archive. Rename c:cygwin64 to c:cygwin64_keep, unzip the archive to c:cygwin64, using dash run rebaseall, startopenbox, which also autostarts fbpanel, inside the panel click on my "term" shortcut. See error.
– Rick
Jan 2 at 1:33
If you're trying it right back on the same computer, you probably have some type of special file or file permission that isn't preserved by the 7z software.
– Ben Voigt
Jan 2 at 1:45
I wrote a script to capture the before image permissions which I'll apply to the after image once unzipped. I still need to test it. In my image there were over 90000 files so the script will take a rather long time to run. I wonder if there is a better option that 7zip to create the archive such it it retains the permissions as part of the archive.
– Rick
Jan 3 at 0:27
Once cygwin is up and running, cpio would probably work well... a pure windows copy can be done using robocopy, not sure about an archive. Probably with the backup program. Or robocopy into a mounted VHD...
– Ben Voigt
Jan 3 at 4:57
|
show 6 more comments
When in the sequence did you runrebaseall? Before or after using the archive to copy everything to another machine?
– Ben Voigt
Jan 1 at 23:04
After. The way I've been testing the situation is: create the zip archive. Rename c:cygwin64 to c:cygwin64_keep, unzip the archive to c:cygwin64, using dash run rebaseall, startopenbox, which also autostarts fbpanel, inside the panel click on my "term" shortcut. See error.
– Rick
Jan 2 at 1:33
If you're trying it right back on the same computer, you probably have some type of special file or file permission that isn't preserved by the 7z software.
– Ben Voigt
Jan 2 at 1:45
I wrote a script to capture the before image permissions which I'll apply to the after image once unzipped. I still need to test it. In my image there were over 90000 files so the script will take a rather long time to run. I wonder if there is a better option that 7zip to create the archive such it it retains the permissions as part of the archive.
– Rick
Jan 3 at 0:27
Once cygwin is up and running, cpio would probably work well... a pure windows copy can be done using robocopy, not sure about an archive. Probably with the backup program. Or robocopy into a mounted VHD...
– Ben Voigt
Jan 3 at 4:57
When in the sequence did you run
rebaseall ? Before or after using the archive to copy everything to another machine?– Ben Voigt
Jan 1 at 23:04
When in the sequence did you run
rebaseall ? Before or after using the archive to copy everything to another machine?– Ben Voigt
Jan 1 at 23:04
After. The way I've been testing the situation is: create the zip archive. Rename c:cygwin64 to c:cygwin64_keep, unzip the archive to c:cygwin64, using dash run rebaseall, startopenbox, which also autostarts fbpanel, inside the panel click on my "term" shortcut. See error.
– Rick
Jan 2 at 1:33
After. The way I've been testing the situation is: create the zip archive. Rename c:cygwin64 to c:cygwin64_keep, unzip the archive to c:cygwin64, using dash run rebaseall, startopenbox, which also autostarts fbpanel, inside the panel click on my "term" shortcut. See error.
– Rick
Jan 2 at 1:33
If you're trying it right back on the same computer, you probably have some type of special file or file permission that isn't preserved by the 7z software.
– Ben Voigt
Jan 2 at 1:45
If you're trying it right back on the same computer, you probably have some type of special file or file permission that isn't preserved by the 7z software.
– Ben Voigt
Jan 2 at 1:45
I wrote a script to capture the before image permissions which I'll apply to the after image once unzipped. I still need to test it. In my image there were over 90000 files so the script will take a rather long time to run. I wonder if there is a better option that 7zip to create the archive such it it retains the permissions as part of the archive.
– Rick
Jan 3 at 0:27
I wrote a script to capture the before image permissions which I'll apply to the after image once unzipped. I still need to test it. In my image there were over 90000 files so the script will take a rather long time to run. I wonder if there is a better option that 7zip to create the archive such it it retains the permissions as part of the archive.
– Rick
Jan 3 at 0:27
Once cygwin is up and running, cpio would probably work well... a pure windows copy can be done using robocopy, not sure about an archive. Probably with the backup program. Or robocopy into a mounted VHD...
– Ben Voigt
Jan 3 at 4:57
Once cygwin is up and running, cpio would probably work well... a pure windows copy can be done using robocopy, not sure about an archive. Probably with the backup program. Or robocopy into a mounted VHD...
– Ben Voigt
Jan 3 at 4:57
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When in the sequence did you run
rebaseall? Before or after using the archive to copy everything to another machine?– Ben Voigt
Jan 1 at 23:04
After. The way I've been testing the situation is: create the zip archive. Rename c:cygwin64 to c:cygwin64_keep, unzip the archive to c:cygwin64, using dash run rebaseall, startopenbox, which also autostarts fbpanel, inside the panel click on my "term" shortcut. See error.
– Rick
Jan 2 at 1:33
If you're trying it right back on the same computer, you probably have some type of special file or file permission that isn't preserved by the 7z software.
– Ben Voigt
Jan 2 at 1:45
I wrote a script to capture the before image permissions which I'll apply to the after image once unzipped. I still need to test it. In my image there were over 90000 files so the script will take a rather long time to run. I wonder if there is a better option that 7zip to create the archive such it it retains the permissions as part of the archive.
– Rick
Jan 3 at 0:27
Once cygwin is up and running, cpio would probably work well... a pure windows copy can be done using robocopy, not sure about an archive. Probably with the backup program. Or robocopy into a mounted VHD...
– Ben Voigt
Jan 3 at 4:57