Install stalls

[jp]

jp wrote:
> Hi All,
> I can't seem to get cygwin/X installed. I've tried a clean install of 
> the whole cygwin enviroment from a few different mirrors.
> But (regardless of the mirror) it always gets stuck at:
> 
> Installing
> xorg-x11-fenc-6.7.0.0-2
> /usr/X116R6/lib/X11/fonts/encodings/adobe-dingbats.enc.gz
> 
> If I deselect the fenc package i get stuck here:
> 
> Installing
> xorg-x11-fnts-6.7.0.0-1
> /usr/X116R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/charB08.pcf.gz
> 
> deslecting that the whole thing installs but I can't startx, as I have 
> no fonts.
> 
> I've got ~19Gig free on my HD so its not that.
> 
> any ideas?
> 
> 

Solved!
A registry key from an old install was pointing /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts 
at a disk which no longer there.

Weird that this dir has its own registry key though. I changed the
key so that it points into the rest of the cygwin install.
Perhaps I can remove the key but for now that works

JP