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Easy instructions for installing a patch?????

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UMT:
Ok, folks.  Nice links and helpful advice.   I'm probably only the 10,000 person to ask the same NOOB question so I appreciate your help and patience.

Thank You,
UMT


OK, problem.  I installed Cygwin and when I get to Step 3: Select the Rockbox mirror site and install and then I enter: http://download.rockbox.org/cygwin/,  I get the following error message: 

"Unable to get http://download.rockbox.org/cygwin//setup.ini.sig from http://download.rockbox.org/cygwin/"

What do I do now?  I tried this several times and at different times and I still get the same error message.

Thanks,
UMT
 

AlexP:
From the cygwin installation page, directly below where it tells you the link for the Rockbox repository:


--- Quote ---In case you encounter an error regarding missing .sig file, supply the -X (--no-verify) command-line flag when using Cygwin's setup.exe.
--- End quote ---

If this doesn't work, the double / in


--- Quote from: UMT on January 25, 2009, 08:15:11 AM ---"Unable to get http://download.rockbox.org/cygwin//setup.ini.sig from http://download.rockbox.org/cygwin/"

--- End quote ---

looks odd, try http://download.rockbox.org/cygwin without the trailing slash (I don't think it is this, I think you just haven't passed the -X flag.

Chronon:
I don't think we have a .sig set up for Cygwin.  I believe the setup.exe is looking for a .sig file to authenticate against the Cygwin servers and failing.  If you supply the -X flag then it shouldn't complain about this.

UMT:
Well, I thought the // looked funny too so I entered it manually without them but the Error message came back the same, including the //.....

Here's the problem:  I'm a NOOB...   I have NO IDEA what a -X flag is nor how to 'supply' one.   I'm trying to follow the directions on the site but the author assumes you know something about programming.   Am I wasting my (and your) time?   

Thanks,
UMT

Chronon:
It means you have to run "Setup.exe -X" from the command line (assuming the current directory contains Setup.exe).  You could also do Start --> Run --> "C:\path-to-setup\Setup.exe  -X"

(Replace the italicized part in accordance with where you saved Setup.exe.)

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