[Windows 10] Error when running MSys2
Posted: Fri May 15, 2020 1:21 pm
Sorry if this is the wrong place to post -- I think this is an error on my end, not the program, so didn't want to start an issue on git. Also, apologies for being so long -- thought I should add as much info as I can.
I installed devkitPro via the graphical installer for Windows, installing only Minimal System and 3DS Development, but whenever I run MSys2 from the folder in the start menu, I get the error:
/usr/bin/bash: Exit 126.
Failed to run '/usr/bin/bash': Permission denied
I am the only user on this PC and thus have full admin privileges. I tried to adjust permissions on /bin/bash, but apparently Admin isn't privileged to have even read permissions (?) let alone change permissions. I have uninstalled, reinstalled 3 times now and keep getting the same error (alongside some new funky errors about keychains? haha) and the same issue with being unable to change permissions for the file. I cannot successfully update due to the same issue.
So, my next attempt at a fix...
I have separately installed MSYS2 64bit from their website.
I can run MSys2 MSYS just fine, but due to being inexperienced with MySys2, I am unable to follow https://devkitpro.org/wiki/devkitPro_pacman correctly, even when reading the header Customising Existing Pacman Install because I haven't got sudo (due to being on a Windows machine).
With that context, my questions are:
[*] Is there a known fix for the Permission denied error with the 3.0.3 installer? Should I be trying a different version of the installer?
[*] Are there any tutorials for install on Windows using MSys2 that I just missed?
[*] Am I just making a stupid error somewhere? Am I making this into a bigger task than it is? lol
Thank you so much for taking the time to read my tome.
Any pointers would be greatly appreciated!! 
I installed devkitPro via the graphical installer for Windows, installing only Minimal System and 3DS Development, but whenever I run MSys2 from the folder in the start menu, I get the error:
/usr/bin/bash: Exit 126.
Failed to run '/usr/bin/bash': Permission denied
I am the only user on this PC and thus have full admin privileges. I tried to adjust permissions on /bin/bash, but apparently Admin isn't privileged to have even read permissions (?) let alone change permissions. I have uninstalled, reinstalled 3 times now and keep getting the same error (alongside some new funky errors about keychains? haha) and the same issue with being unable to change permissions for the file. I cannot successfully update due to the same issue.
So, my next attempt at a fix...
I have separately installed MSYS2 64bit from their website.
I can run MSys2 MSYS just fine, but due to being inexperienced with MySys2, I am unable to follow https://devkitpro.org/wiki/devkitPro_pacman correctly, even when reading the header Customising Existing Pacman Install because I haven't got sudo (due to being on a Windows machine).
With that context, my questions are:
[*] Is there a known fix for the Permission denied error with the 3.0.3 installer? Should I be trying a different version of the installer?
[*] Are there any tutorials for install on Windows using MSys2 that I just missed?
[*] Am I just making a stupid error somewhere? Am I making this into a bigger task than it is? lol
Thank you so much for taking the time to read my tome.
Any pointers would be greatly appreciated!!