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HavocXphere

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Guys, don't use the orbit downloader for big downloads. I just downloaded an ubuntu ISO and its stuck at 99%. Refuses to download the last 200kb. i.e. 700mb down the drain.:mad: This is the third time Orbit has done this (Different urls)

I was hoping that they fixed it in this version but the bug is still there. Back to FDM I guess...
 
HavocXphere said:
I just downloaded an ubuntu ISO and its stuck at 99%. Refuses to download the last 200kb. i.e. 700mb down the drain.:mad:
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Sounds like the server you used does not support resumes? First thing I check when starting a download is whether the server supports resume, otherwise I look for another source.

Orbit has been great so far (except for the fact that each times it checks for updates even though I disabled it, slightly annoying).
 
Have you tried copying a new url for your download and editing the properties of the existing download and then continue the download again?
 
I sent in a bug report...but quite honestly I can't risk using a d/l manager that keels over at 99%...even if its just on 1 out of 100 downloads.

qinglung said:
Sounds like the server you used does not support resumes?
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Nope its not the server. (ftp.mirror.ac.za supports resuming). The other 2 where this happened also supported resume. The server appears to accept the connection and then orbit just loops.

who.is.michael said:
HavocXphere, might there not be another cause for the download failure?
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Might be....but I wouldn't know what. Last time I had this problem I fired up FDM and it downloaded fine...so I'm inclined to blame orbit.

2008-06-24 11:12:45 Connecting ftp.mirror.ac.za:21
2008-06-24 11:12:45 Connected
2008-06-24 11:12:45 220---------- Welcome to Pure-FTPd ----------
2008-06-24 11:12:45 220-You are user number 3 of 50 allowed.
2008-06-24 11:12:45 220-Local time is now 11:11. Server port: 21.
2008-06-24 11:12:45 220-IPv6 connections are also welcome on this server.
2008-06-24 11:12:45 220 You will be disconnected after 15 minutes of inactivity.
2008-06-24 11:12:45 USER anonymous
2008-06-24 11:12:45 230 Anonymous user logged in
2008-06-24 11:12:45 TYPE I
2008-06-24 11:12:45 200 TYPE is now 8-bit binary
2008-06-24 11:12:45 SIZE /ubuntu/ubuntu-release/8.04/ubuntu-8.04-desktop-i386.iso
2008-06-24 11:12:45 213 733079552
2008-06-24 11:12:45 MDTM /ubuntu/ubuntu-release/8.04/ubuntu-8.04-desktop-i386.iso
2008-06-24 11:12:45 213 20080423010334
2008-06-24 11:12:45 TYPE I
2008-06-24 11:12:45 200 TYPE is now 8-bit binary
2008-06-24 11:12:45 PASV
2008-06-24 11:12:45 227 Entering Passive Mode (155,232,191,200,136,109)
2008-06-24 11:12:45 REST 1
2008-06-24 11:12:45 350 Restarting at 1
2008-06-24 11:12:45 RETR /ubuntu/ubuntu-release/8.04/ubuntu-8.04-desktop-i386.iso
2008-06-24 11:12:45 150-Accepted data connection
2008-06-24 11:12:45 150 715898.0 kbytes to download
2008-06-24 11:12:45 Start receiving data
2008-06-24 11:12:45 Create link ftp.mirror.ac.za
2008-06-24 11:12:46 Close link ftp.mirror.ac.za
2008-06-24 11:12:51 Create link ftp.mirror.ac.za
2008-06-24 11:12:51 Close link ftp.mirror.ac.za
2008-06-24 11:12:57 Create link ftp.mirror.ac.za
2008-06-24 11:12:57 Close link ftp.mirror.ac.za
2008-06-24 11:12:59 Stop downloading by user
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It just loops through the 99 retries and then gives up.:confused:
 
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