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RE: Unable to install cygwin setup.exe - need help.
On 11 October 2007 13:16, Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote:
> nbaski@nitt.edu wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I was trying to setpup Cygwin in my PC. I tried with many mirror site
>> near to me. But, I get the following error messgae from all the mirror
>> site:
>>
>> Unable to get setup.ini from "mirror site" (all that I added during
>> installation).
>>
>> Could you please, let me know how to resolve this problem.
>
>
> Try a different mirror site.
Try a mirror site that's different to all sites? Sounds a bit Zen. What is the mirror site that is different from all mirror sites?
Sounds like a firewall problem. Make sure setup.exe is granted internet access. If you use a proxy for browsing the web, make sure you select "Use IE5 settings" on the "Select your internet connection" page, or select "Use HTTP/FTP proxy" and enter the proxy details directly. If that still doesn't help, do a more basic test: check if you can get to the mirror site in your browser and find setup.ini there.
cheers,
DaveK
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