I’v downloaded the new versions of suse many times. I average 3 to 4+ times before it’s successful, bad downloads(bad checksum) or download stops for no reason. I’v used direct link and bittorrent. Bittorrent takes 2-3 times as long. So, I usually use direct link. I can do the download in about 6-8 hours. The first time, it stopped at 334 megs, using direct link. Using bittorrent, it took about 16 hours. I got a bad checksum. ARG!
Is there a way I fix the file without downloading it again? Suse 10.4
I guess you have a bad connection or so. Many people have no problems at all, which points imho to being the problem at your side.
You do not describe which tools you used. Did allready try wget. I ask because wget can restart a download after a failure and that seems a good idea in your situation.
Totally unnecessary to download again if you used bittorrent
And torrents are as fast for me as direct.
You didn’t say if it was the .iso that failed the md5sum or the burned DVD?
If the downloaded .iso was bad, simply force a re-check of the file in the torrent client, most clients do that anyway when the download is complete.
On 2011-03-16 21:06, lord valarian wrote:
>
> I’v downloaded the new versions of suse many times. I average 3 to 4+
> times before it’s successful, bad downloads(bad checksum) or download
> stops for no reason. I’v used direct link and bittorrent. Bittorrent
> takes 2-3 times as long. So, I usually use direct link. I can do the
> download in about 6-8 hours. The first time, it stopped at 334 megs,
> using direct link. Using bittorrent, it took about 16 hours. I got a bad
> checksum. ARG!
>
> Is there a way I fix the file without downloading it again? Suse
> 10.4
There is no openSUSE 10.4. Assuming you meant 11.4, yes, there is.
Now, if you start that command, let it create an empty
“openSUSE-11.4-DVD-x86_64.iso” file, stop the command, then copy your bad
iso file over the one aria2c created (with the name aria2c wants), then
restart aria2c. It will discover the error and correct it.
Obviously, if you want the 32 bit version, or another suse version, you
have to change it as appropriate.
–
Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 11.2 x86_64 “Emerald” at Telcontar)
>I guess you have a bad connection or so. Many people have no problems at all, which points imho to being the problem at your side.
>You do not describe which tools you used. Did allready try wget. I ask because wget can restart a download after a failure and that seems a good idea in your situation.
I used Firefox: directlink, direct download. Bad checksums happens often as I stated.
>Totally unnecessary to download again if you used bittorrent. And torrents are as fast for me as direct.
Directlink stopped, not torrent. They are always really slow.
>You didn’t say if it was the .iso that failed the md5sum or the burned DVD?
md5sum on the downloaded file.
>If the downloaded .iso was bad, simply force a re-check of the file in the torrent client, most clients do that anyway when the download is complete.
I use the standard torrent in firefox in suse 10.3 Don’t know if it rechecks. I’v already deleted the ISO. I’ll just start it again.
>There is no openSUSE 10.4. Assuming you meant 11.4, yes, there is.
Yes, 11.4 64bit It’s a typo. I assume the aria2 mentioned in metalinks. It didn’t have any info where to get the iso. So, I couldn’t use it. How do use aria2 to download a new copy. Same command line?
aria2c --check-integrity=true --summary-interval=300 http://download.opensuse.org/distrib...6_64.iso.meta4
2011-03-17 12:38:44.571755 WARN - You may encounter the certificate verification error with HTTPS server. See --ca-certificate and --check-certificate option.
2011-03-17 12:38:44.990840 ERROR - CUID#6 - Download aborted. URI=http://download.opensuse.org/distrib...6_64.iso.meta4
Exception: [AbstractCommand.cc:224] URI=http://download.opensuse.org/distrib...6_64.iso.meta4
-> [HttpSkipResponseCommand.cc:174] Resource not found
Download Results:
gid|stat|avg speed |path/URI
===+====+===========+===========================================================
1| ERR| 0B/s|http://download.opensuse.org/distrib...6_64.iso.meta4
Status Legend:
(ERR):error occurred.
aria2 will resume download if the transfer is restarted.
If there are any errors, then see the log file. See '-l' option in help/man page for details.
> Yes, 11.4 It’s a typo. I assume the aria2 mentioned in metalinks.
> It didn’t have any info where to get the iso. So, I couldn’t use it. How
> do use aria2 to download a new copy. Same command line?
Yes.
–
Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 11.2 x86_64 “Emerald” at Telcontar)
2011-03-17 17:14:12.365966 WARN - You may encounter the certificate verification error with HTTPS server. See --ca-certificate and --check-certificate option.
2011-03-17 17:14:12.790013 ERROR - CUID#6 - Download aborted. URI=http://download.opensuse.org/distrib...6_64.iso.meta4
Exception: [AbstractCommand.cc:224] URI=http://download.opensuse.org/distrib...6_64.iso.meta4
-> [HttpSkipResponseCommand.cc:174] Resource not found
Download Results:
gid|stat|avg speed |path/URI
===+====+===========+===========================================================
1| ERR| 0B/s|http://download.opensuse.org/distrib...6_64.iso.meta4
Status Legend:
(ERR):error occurred.
aria2 will resume download if the transfer is restarted.
If there are any errors, then see the log file. See '-l' option in help/man page for details.
What is the correct line to download with error checking.
suse 11.4 64bit
Torrents for me are always slow. 2-3 times as long is average. The best speed is direct link at about 6 hours.
>You have network problems. Perhaps you are behind a proxy?
Company/university network?
No, I have DSL connection to a phone line. I’v had no problems with small downloads. That error looks like file not found. It that is the correct http address?
I only have one computer, but do have a friend who could download it for me. No need to ship. As I stated, it takes on average 3-4 times to download successfully. So, i’m on try #3. I have no more then 2 more times to get a successful download. If you can get me the correct command line for aria2, that will shorten it. Check that page the metalink file isn’t there, but it downloads from main download page.
i myself downloaded openSUSE 11.4 using bit torrent link but i faced no problem at all.
i was smoothly finished in 5-6 hrs.
i’ve done it many times but i faced no problem,i think ur network is not sufficiently good.
If u r using torrent,then u can easily pause and restart your download again or u can use download manager with that function of resuming your download.
after reading ur post i’d recommend that u should try and download ur software in patches i.e. not at a stretch…that makes ur network go stale and hence ur download fails…u should download some 1GB or so and then resume after a break.
repairing a download might help but it can’t bring the content that u have not downloaded,
it tries to repair what data u have and as u said u’ve not been successful in downloading it even once,so repairing in ur case won’t work;););)
ARG!