Re: [Bug-wget] Problem using GNU Wget 1.11.4 Windows version

[JD]

Thank you kindly.

Best regards,

JD

On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 1:35 PM, Anthony Bryan <address@hidden>wrote:

> don't worry, you don't need them. just get the windows version...
>
>
> http://sourceforge.net/projects/aria2/files/stable/aria2-1.14.2/aria2-1.14.2-mingw32msvc-build1.zip/download
>
> On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 3:20 PM, JD <address@hidden> wrote:
> > Thank you brian. But as I already stated in a previous msg,
> > I have no build (compilation) env on my win xp :(
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 12:53 PM, Anthony Bryan <address@hidden
> >wrote:
> >
> >> here's the link for aria2 - you use 'aria2c -M metalinkfile'
> >>
> >> that will guarantee an error free download
> >>
> >> http://aria2.sourceforge.net/
> >>
> >> On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 2:50 PM, JD <address@hidden> wrote:
> >> > Sorry! That link led me nowhere...
> >> > So I still need latest wget compiled for windows 32.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 12:45 PM, JD <address@hidden> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> gnu does not distribute windows binaries.
> >> >> So, I will resort to downloading it from from
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> http://code.google.com/p/mingw-and-ndk/downloads/detail?name=wget-1.13.4-static-mingw.7z
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 9:33 AM, Micah Cowan <address@hidden>
> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >>> On 03/18/2012 03:24 PM, JD wrote:
> >> >>> > When using wget with the -c option, it does recover and resume the
> >> >>> download
> >> >>> > after network failures. However, after it finishes the download
> (in
> >> my
> >> >>> case
> >> >>> > downloading
> >> >>> > Fedora-16-i386-DVD.iso), I run the sha256sum on the downloaded ISO
> >> and
> >> >>> it is
> >> >>> > completely different to the value stored in the file of CHECKSUMS
> on
> >> the
> >> >>> > same
> >> >>> > page URL -
> >> >>> http://mirrors.kernel.org/fedora/releases/16/Fedora/i386/iso/
> >> >>> >
> >> >>> > I downloaded this iso at least twice, with the same result - the
> >> >>> sha256sum
> >> >>> > performed on the file does not match the one at the above URL, and
> >> nor
> >> >>> > does it match the result of sha256sum performed on the previous
> >> >>> downloads
> >> >>> > of the iso file.
> >> >>> >
> >> >>> > So, something is not right with wget!!
> >> >>>
> >> >>> As others have said, using a newer version is probably a good idea.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> However, it's probably also worth asking where you got your wget
> from,
> >> >>> since we don't really provide official binaries for Wget. Perhaps it
> >> has
> >> >>> a special case...
> >> >>>
> >> >>> It's also conceivable that it could be the server's issue, and isn't
> >> >>> doing HTTP ranged requests correctly. Whether because of wget, or
> >> >>> because of the server, the constantly varying sha256 sums are a clue
> >> >>> that it's not happening correctly (assuming, of course, that all
> files
> >> >>> are completely downloaded).
> >> >>>
> >> >>> With a partially-downloaded iso, I'd say, make a note of exactly how
> >> >>> many bytes are in the partial download, and take a look at what the
> >> tail
> >> >>> end looks like. Then, when you continue the download, take a look at
> >> >>> that same spot, and see what you find. If HTTP headers suddenly
> appear
> >> >>> there, or you see what appears to be the beginning of the file at
> the
> >> >>> continuation point in the file, those are big clues. Also save a
> copy
> >> of
> >> >>> the original partial download, so you can continue it again and see
> if
> >> >>> you get different results, or if they're reproducible for the
> >> same-sized
> >> >>> partial download being continued.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> And add the --debug flag to wget to get as much information about
> >> what's
> >> >>> going on as possible. If you manage to find out what's happening,
> you
> >> >>> may need these logs to know whether to blame wget, or kernel.org.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Hope that helps,
> >> >>> -mjc
> >> >>>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> (( Anthony Bryan ... Metalink [ http://www.metalinker.org ]
> >>   )) Easier, More Reliable, Self Healing Downloads
> >>
>
>
>
> --
> (( Anthony Bryan ... Metalink [ http://www.metalinker.org ]
>   )) Easier, More Reliable, Self Healing Downloads
>