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Problem DLoading Image File

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Douglas_B

Discussion Starter · Dec 28, 2005

I have been unsuccessful downloading any image files from http://rgb.cc/replaytv . Each time I try for a given file, it stalls at the same point each time (different files stall at different percentages, but it's always the same percentage for a given file). Have been trying to get any of the 50xx replaytv image files, but I've seen the behavior in other directories as well. Also tried downloading from replaytvupgrade.com with the same results (maybe they both point to the same site?).

Don't know if there's something on my end causing the problem; dloading from my office PC (Win2K). Was successful dloading a 40MB file yesterday from an unrelated site, so I'm not sure what on my end would be causing the problem. I have only dialup access at home so would like to avoid dloading 70+MB from there.

FYI, my plan is to install a replacement drive in my 5040 unit, as it appears that my existing disk has bit the dust (and as a result, haven't used the unit in over 6 months).

Thanks.

Doug

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antnjen

· #2 · Dec 28, 2005

You could have limited space available on your hard drive. It seems unlikely given the relatively small file download compared to the size of today's hard drives. But, it's worth checking.

If you don't have enough space to store the file, the download will just die. Do the math on how much is actually downloaded. I would guess it's the same number of bytes no matter what image you are trying to download. The percentages are different, but I assume the total file sizes are also different.

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l8er

· #3 · Dec 28, 2005

Images are also available at www.replaytvupgrade.com

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Douglas_B

Discussion Starter · #4 · Dec 28, 2005

Thanks for the response, antnjen. I just figured it out. That wasn't the answer (as different dloaded file sizes, in addition to percentages, applied), but you were on the right track. I deleted the Temporary Internet Files in IE and was subsequently able to download / save one of the files.

Oh, and as far as large hard drives these days are concerned, my company is in the business of recycling PCs vs handing out new ones (esp as we've laid off many folks in the last 2 years), so my current "6 month old" computer has a whopping 20GB HD (and no spare drive bays).

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Doug

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Douglas_B

Discussion Starter · #5 · Dec 28, 2005

Thanks Gary. I did try your site as well and had the same issue, which resolved as I mentioned above. Your site has a lot of excellent info, and I thank you for it. Hopefully I'll have a working unit again before week's end, as I have a spare 80GB drive I could try.

Thanks.

Doug

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ClearToLand

· #6 · Dec 28, 2005

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Originally Posted by Douglas_B
...but you were on the right track. I deleted the Temporary Internet Files in IE and was subsequently able to download / save one of the files.

While not as obvious to folks who keep EVERYTHING on their C: Drive [if C: is low on space, \\TEMP will be low on space too), Windows does use the \\TEMP directory for "working storage" for certain operations.

I discovered this one time when I was having problems downloading a file to G:, with PLENTY of free space, and didn't immediately realize that a recent "error" left a load of large, temporary files on F:, where my \\TEMP directory is. If you're watching the IE "Download Progess" Box, at the 99% point you'll see it COPY a "strangely-named" file to your destination file.

With only 20GB, try to keep 10-20% free *AND* Defrag at least weekly...

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Douglas_B

Discussion Starter · #7 · Dec 28, 2005

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With only 20GB, try to keep 10-20% free *AND* Defrag at least weekly...

It's actually worse than that, from a system drive perspective, as I've partitioned this disk into 3 ~ equal logical drives.

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Doug

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ClearToLand

· #8 · Dec 28, 2005

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Originally Posted by Douglas_B
...I've partitioned this disk into 3 ~ equal logical drives.

Depending on your ACTUAL setup, that could be a GOOD thing.

The MINIMUM number of logical drives for me on ANY machine is three (I love PartitionMagic - too bad Symantec bought it out):

Operating System and Core APPs
Accessory APPs
Data (and \\TEMP and IE Temporaries)

Ghost C: and D: and "forget" about them. Defrag / Backup E: regularly and you're set.

Here's a laugh for you - this P266 Toshiba Laptop that I use for surfing, controlling my X-10 Activehome Home Automation, and controlling my ReplayTVs (via DVArchive, WiRNS, IVSmagic) has one 3909MB drive partitioned as:

1862.4MB - NTFS - NT4 [Hidden]
0511.9MB - FAT - DATA [D:]
1535.6MB - FAT32 - Win98 [C:]

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Douglas_B

Discussion Starter · #9 · Dec 29, 2005

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Here's a laugh for you - this P266 Toshiba Laptop that I use for surfing, controlling my X-10 Activehome Home Automation, and controlling my ReplayTVs (via DVArchive, WiRNS, IVSmagic) has one 3909MB drive partitioned as:

1862.4MB - NTFS - NT4 [Hidden]
0511.9MB - FAT - DATA [D:]
1535.6MB - FAT32 - Win98 [C:]

Yes, that was a good laugh. Yup, can't do w/out Partition Magic. For my home PC, I'll do you one better; I have my boot files and system files (Win98) on separate drives (actually separate disks - don't even ask). C: on disk 1 with the boot files and swap file, and win98 system files on a logical drive on disk 2 (along with apps drive, data drive, etc).

Getting back on topic

, I apparently succeeded in replacing my 5040's hard disk after 6+ months of dead time, thanks to the folks here and elsewhere that have posted FAQs, instructions, image files, etc.

One interesting bump in the road using the Linux boot floppy is that I couldn't get far into the Linux commands to copy the image, when using my main home PC. I had to use my kids' PC. The mount command did not complete successfully and returned a number of lines of errors. There were a couple of lines echoed during the LINUX boot process that may have been related to this. It couldn't initialize IRQs 14 and 15 so used defaults, and it didn't recognize the VIA Southbridge version (I have the KT600 chipset; don't recall the Southbridge version that's part of it). It did identify all the hard disks correctly during boot, though. My kids' PC has the VIA KT-266, I believe, and I did not see these errors display on boot.

Doug

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rkramer

· #10 · Dec 29, 2005

ntfs also has a limit to the number of items in a folder, and I have seen winxp hit that before for the temp folder. (it was acrobats fault, something went horribly arwy with that and spewed massive numbers of 0 length text files) everything will look fine, plenty of space, but the temp folder is effectively full.

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