xinted rsync bluescreen

Thu Jan 16 12:38:00 GMT 2003

I also have a very similar problem (writing in /etc when X is running, 
always cause a BSOD, regardless of antivirus packages), if I can have 
that hacked cygwin1.dll I can try it on my systems and tell if it's the 
same problem.
Ciao,
		Danilo Turina
Dan Holmsand wrote:
> Update:
>> I have now tested my hacked cygwin1.dll (without the 
> FindFirstChangeNotification of "/etc" stuff) quite extensively, on three 
> different machines that previously experienced quite frequent BSODs when 
> init was running.
>> No BSODs so far!
>> Thus, it seems quite obvious to me that the code in 
> init_cygheap::etc_changed is to "blame"; it must trigger some obscure 
> windows bug that sometimes causes a bsod when files under /etc are 
> accessed.
>> /dan
>>>> Dan Holmsand wrote:
>>> That seems to be it! [touching wood]
>>>> I added a "return 0" at the top of init_cygheap::etc_changed() (so 
>> that the whole FindFirstChangeNotification/DuplicateHandle business 
>> never happens). So far, no crashes - despite my best efforts running 
>> chkconfig rsync on/off, /sbin/telinit 3/1.
>>>> Thanks for the hint!
>>>> /dan
>>>>>>>>>
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