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SQAGuru Send message Joined: 31 Jul 99 Posts: 2 Credit: 68,849 RAC: 0 |
First, let me say, I have been a contributor to SETI processing for 6 years now, with over 10,000 units processed through SETI Driver and the command line processor (setiathome-3.03.i386-winnt-cmdline.exe). I have been trying repeatedly for the last two days to download the new BOINC software and cannot get the download to complete. (My connection type is dial-up.) The furthest the download has gotten is 2.3MB of the 6+MB download. After a long delay, the download says it is complete, but it isn't. I've been experiencing similar problems with incomplete downloads of workunits in the old SETI processor as well. I run Windows XP SP2 with all of the latest updates and AOL 9.0 for my browser. I've also tried it with IE but the result is the same. Do I need to be doing something differently to get it to download? From everything I read so far in the Q&A, and the difficulty I am having just trying to download it, I am really beginning to ask myself "Why am I even considering this?" Thanks, SQAGuru (SETI user name) Software is not released. It is allowed to escape. |
Saenger Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 2452 Credit: 33,281 RAC: 0 |
Hello and welcome. I'm on DSL, so I don't have this restrictions, but if it fails, try the 4.19 client (1.7MB). Many are still crunching with it. And if you want to stay exclusivly @Seti, it'll do for some time. But as it's been no problem for other users on dial-up, it seems to be a problem on your puter/ISPs side. Perhaps someone else can help you with that problems. Happy crunching! Gruesse vom Saenger For questions about Boinc look in the BOINC-Wiki |
SQAGuru Send message Joined: 31 Jul 99 Posts: 2 Credit: 68,849 RAC: 0 |
Thank you for your rapid response. I tried your suggestion to download the older version. Unfortunately, that download won't complete either. I don't believe it is my system or my ISP because I have successfully downloaded 43MB and 48MB files from other websites in the past two days (in between my attempts to download BOINC). So I still need assistance/advice. Software is not released. It is allowed to escape. |
Saenger Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 2452 Credit: 33,281 RAC: 0 |
So I still need assistance/advice. I've just tried, and got 'em both. But here's an alternative for the older version, as CPDN has it's owm DL-area: http://climateapps2.oucs.ox.ac.uk/cpdnboinc/download.php. That's all I can offer you. C'm on geeks, show up and help ;) Gruesse vom Saenger For questions about Boinc look in the BOINC-Wiki |
John McLeod VII Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0 |
Someone could try to send you a copy by email if you wished. We can't see your eamial address, so you will have to post it here if you want. Of course, you should obfuscate it a bit - j at x dot com seems to work nicely. BOINC WIKI |
Heffed Send message Joined: 19 Mar 02 Posts: 1856 Credit: 40,736 RAC: 0 |
Have you tried a download manager that supports resuming? I use GetRight, and it has saved me quite a bit of time with downloads failing/timing out. (although I haven't had a problem with BOINC downloads) |
Joypipe Send message Joined: 29 Jun 99 Posts: 10 Credit: 1,337,470 RAC: 0 |
The first thing I'd do is run a complete virus scan and a spyware/adware scan. |
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