Incomplete downloads?

[mrdoommaster]

Hi,

Sometimes when I'm downloading using an NZB file, the rar parts aren't the full size. altbinz says that the download is at 100%, however the files are by no means complete.

Is there a way to re-download the NZB and make altbinz only download the missing bytes? I really hate restarting a 1.5GB download just because it improperly downloaded the file. I'm getting my NZB files from newzbin, which says the sizes of the files are greater than the downloaded versions.

[Hecks]

This post begs many questions, but let's start with the obvious: by "incomplete" do you mean that you're not able to unrar them?  If you can, then Newzbin is just reporting the wrong file sizes, or it's a 1MB = 1024 KB etc issue.  If not, first check that you're getting all of the article parts from your server (read the log), then come back with any more questions.

-Hecks

[Marcel kroon]

I have exactly the same problem.
I think the reason is that the program alt binz is buggy.

[Hecks]

I have exactly the same problem.
I think the reason is that the program alt binz is buggy.

Since you're the only two users who've ever reported this problem, then I think not.  My questions above still stand, but I'll ask again: does the the unrar fail?  If so, what does the log report?

-Hecks

[Marcel]

same problem over here, i download and cant extract it couse the file is not complete. Also altbinz won't download par files.
I tried this :

got a NZB file and downloaded it with alt binz
after that i took the same nzb and downloaded it with newsleecher.
Both had the same servers but altbinz said 100% but it wasn't compleet and newsleecher got all the files compleet even without having to download the extra pars ?

Also the program dousn't unrar or repair the missing files.
Checked all the settings but they where ok.

[Gompy]

same problem over here, i download and cant extract it couse the file is not complete. Also altbinz won't download par files.
I tried this :

got a NZB file and downloaded it with alt binz
after that i took the same nzb and downloaded it with newsleecher.
Both had the same servers but altbinz said 100% but it wasn't compleet and newsleecher got all the files compleet even without having to download the extra pars ?

Also the program dousn't unrar or repair the missing files.
Checked all the settings but they where ok.

> i download and cant extract it couse the file is not complete. Also altbinz > won't download par files.

Altbinz is calculating what is been downloaded so far, the completeness of it, and the need of downloading par-repairfiles.
If the incompleteness is to high, Alt.binz will not download any par2-repairfiles, because it has no use, they never come to a complete whole.
The par2-checkfile is the trigger in it.

Downloading incompletes all the time by using more then one server, must have a cause, especially when one program make a good job of it, and a other won't.

Can you describe how you setup your servers in Alt.binz?
Using more then one server, servers need te be combined in a special way.
If not, errors occur in the way you and others described.

http://www.altbinz.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1065#1065

Regards, Gompy

[Marcel]

i've got all the servers set up as primary server,

[Gompy]

i've got all the servers set up as primary server,

You must combine them Marcel.
Each primary has to be a backup of a other primary, look at the link I provide, look at part  2)

Gompy

[Marcel]

Thnx for the help,
i closed all servers except 1, and now the program just works fine.
 :wink:

[Gompy]

At least it's not a bug