Problem downloading code from cvs

[Shubhangi Jadhav]

Hi,

I was downloading the LinuxBIOS source from the cvs and got the following
error :

cvs [checkout aborted]: could not chdir to freebios/src/arch/alpha/config:
Invalid argument

Could you please fix the problem with the cvs or update the snapshot on the
website with the latest source.

Given below are the operation details :

C:\Program Files\GNU\WinCvs
1.2>cvs -d:pserver:[e-mail]
e.net:/cvsroot/freebios login
(Logging in to [e-mail])
CVS password:

C:\Program Files\GNU\WinCvs
1.2>cvs -z3 -d:pserver:[e-mail]
forge.net:/cvsroot/freebios co freebios
cvs server: Updating freebios
U freebios/.cvsignore
U freebios/AUTHORS
U freebios/COPYING
U freebios/ChangeLog
U freebios/NEWS
U freebios/README
cvs server: Updating freebios/Documentation
U freebios/Documentation/Config
U freebios/Documentation/LinuxBIOSDoc.config
U freebios/Documentation/configmanual.lyx
U freebios/Documentation/configmanual.ps
U freebios/Documentation/flashfaq.txt
cvs server: Updating freebios/HOWTO
U freebios/HOWTO/ALIM1631_M1535D
U freebios/HOWTO/K7SEM
U freebios/HOWTO/L440GX
U freebios/HOWTO/SiS630
cvs server: Updating freebios/chip
cvs server: Updating freebios/chip/intel
cvs server: Updating freebios/chip/stpc
cvs server: Updating freebios/device
cvs server: Updating freebios/doc
cvs server: Updating freebios/fs
cvs server: Updating freebios/include
cvs server: Updating freebios/include/northsouthbridge
cvs server: Updating freebios/include/northsouthbridge/sis
cvs server: Updating freebios/include/northsouthbridge/sis/630
cvs server: Updating freebios/include/rom
cvs server: Updating freebios/include/rom/bus
cvs server: Updating freebios/include/sys
cvs server: Updating freebios/lib
cvs server: Updating freebios/linuxbios
cvs server: Updating freebios/linuxbios/440BX
cvs server: Updating freebios/linuxbios/GA-6BXC
cvs server: Updating freebios/linuxbios/L440GX
cvs server: Updating freebios/linuxbios/MS440GX
cvs server: Updating freebios/linuxbios/MVP4
cvs server: Updating freebios/linuxbios/PM133
cvs server: Updating freebios/linuxbios/SIS630
cvs server: Updating freebios/linuxbios/STPC
cvs server: Updating freebios/linuxbios/include
cvs server: Updating freebios/linuxbios/inflate
cvs server: Updating freebios/linuxbios/kernel_patches
cvs server: Updating freebios/linuxbios/lib
cvs server: Updating freebios/mkrom
cvs server: Updating freebios/rom
cvs server: Updating freebios/rom/device
cvs server: Updating freebios/rom/devices
cvs server: Updating freebios/romimages
cvs server: Updating freebios/romimages/MS7308E
U freebios/romimages/MS7308E/Makefile
U freebios/romimages/MS7308E/ldscript.ld
cvs server: Updating freebios/romimages/MS7308E_FLASHROOT
U freebios/romimages/MS7308E_FLASHROOT/Makefile
U freebios/romimages/MS7308E_FLASHROOT/ldscript.ld
cvs server: Updating freebios/romimages/RON_ASUS_CUA
U freebios/romimages/RON_ASUS_CUA/Makefile
U freebios/romimages/RON_ASUS_CUA/ldscript.ld
cvs server: Updating freebios/romimages/RON_ASUS_CUA_DOC
U freebios/romimages/RON_ASUS_CUA_DOC/Makefile
U freebios/romimages/RON_ASUS_CUA_DOC/ldscript.ld
cvs server: Updating freebios/romimages/RON_ASUS_CUA_DOC2
U freebios/romimages/RON_ASUS_CUA_DOC2/Makefile
U freebios/romimages/RON_ASUS_CUA_DOC2/ipl.S
U freebios/romimages/RON_ASUS_CUA_DOC2/ldscript.ld
cvs server: Updating freebios/romimages/RON_GA6-BXC
U freebios/romimages/RON_GA6-BXC/Makefile
cvs server: Updating freebios/romimages/RON_L440GX
U freebios/romimages/RON_L440GX/Makefile
cvs server: Updating freebios/romimages/RON_L440GX_SCSI
U freebios/romimages/RON_L440GX_SCSI/Makefile
cvs server: Updating freebios/romimages/RON_TYAN_S1834
U freebios/romimages/RON_TYAN_S1834/Makefile
cvs server: Updating freebios/romimages/RON_VIA_SPD
U freebios/romimages/RON_VIA_SPD/Makefile
U freebios/romimages/RON_VIA_SPD/crt0.S
U freebios/romimages/RON_VIA_SPD/ldscript.ld
cvs server: Updating freebios/romimages/RON_VT5259A
U freebios/romimages/RON_VT5259A/Makefile
U freebios/romimages/RON_VT5259A/crt0.S
U freebios/romimages/RON_VT5259A/ldscript.ld
cvs server: Updating freebios/romimages/RON_VT5426
U freebios/romimages/RON_VT5426/Makefile
U freebios/romimages/RON_VT5426/crt0.S
U freebios/romimages/RON_VT5426/ldscript.ld
cvs server: Updating freebios/romimages/RON_WINFAST6300
U freebios/romimages/RON_WINFAST6300/Makefile
U freebios/romimages/RON_WINFAST6300/crt0.S
U freebios/romimages/RON_WINFAST6300/ldscript.ld
cvs server: Updating freebios/romimages/WINFAST6300_FLASHROOT
U freebios/romimages/WINFAST6300_FLASHROOT/Makefile
U freebios/romimages/WINFAST6300_FLASHROOT/crt0.S
U freebios/romimages/WINFAST6300_FLASHROOT/ldscript.ld
cvs server: Updating freebios/romimages/WINFAST6300_SERCONS
U freebios/romimages/WINFAST6300_SERCONS/Makefile
U freebios/romimages/WINFAST6300_SERCONS/ldscript.ld
cvs server: Updating freebios/src
cvs server: Updating freebios/src/DoCipl
cvs server: Updating freebios/src/arch
cvs server: Updating freebios/src/arch/alpha
U freebios/src/arch/alpha/Config
cvs server: Updating freebios/src/arch/alpha/boot
U freebios/src/arch/alpha/boot/Config
U freebios/src/arch/alpha/boot/boot.c
U freebios/src/arch/alpha/boot/linuxbios_table.c
cvs [checkout aborted]: could not chdir to freebios/src/arch/alpha/config:
Inval
id argument

Regards,
Shubhangi

[Ronald G. Minnich]

On Wed, 12 Mar 2003, Shubhangi Jadhav wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I was downloading the LinuxBIOS source from the cvs and got the following
> error :
>
> cvs [checkout aborted]: could not chdir to freebios/src/arch/alpha/config:
> Invalid argument

yes, this is a mistake on our part which I am not sure I want to fix.

Basically there is a file called Config, and a directory called config.

case-insensitive file systems like Windows (anything) and MacOS HFS can't 
handle this at all.

Can you use a non-windows machine?

ron