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[Koffee Bean]

Okay, i've been using eMule for a while now and before when I would download something the download would always start right away, and I used to get really nice speeds on it, comparable to those on KaZaA. But recently a file I was downloading went from loads of users and fast speeds to no speeds. It just sits there all day finding sources, I might get lucky and it'll find around 50-90 when before it would find 400-500, and even worse is that it won't download from anyone! I'm connecting to the same server I always was. I've done everything imaginable, from a complete un/reinstall and everything in between. Also at the bottom of my download it says "downloaded part 30 is currupted" I have an idea what that means but it doesn't make sense because I tried to download the same file again, and the same thing happens but with no error message because I'm not far along enough in the dowload to reach part 30. It's really got me PO'd because the file was almost done and now it finds no users and it doesn't wanna download when before it worked perfectly. Also, whenever I do a search for the file it always says that their are loads of users fore the file, yet when it comes time to download it it finds nothing.

[Sockfulloflove]

i don't know if something is wrong with the networks but overnet was very slow today for me. usually i get a ton of sources and decent speeds. today mine were 1-2k, very unlikely of the way overnet did work for me.

[Undermind]

not saying that I hate emule, i've tried to get into it more than once, it just always seems slow, I'm not that patient when it comes to downloading, kind of beats the purpose of broadband

[RJ5500]

I never had much luck on emule myself.

I guess that type of service is not meant for the dial-up P2P user.

I've seen queues on emule that make the ones on WinMx look short.

[Rickio]

Originally posted by Koffee Bean
Okay, i've been using eMule for a while now and before when I would download something the download would always start right away, and I used to get really nice speeds on it, comparable to those on KaZaA. But recently a file I was downloading went from loads of users and fast speeds to no speeds. It just sits there all day finding sources, I might get lucky and it'll find around 50-90 when before it would find 400-500, and even worse is that it won't download from anyone! I'm connecting to the same server I always was. I've done everything imaginable, from a complete un/reinstall and everything in between. Also at the bottom of my download it says "downloaded part 30 is currupted" I have an idea what that means but it doesn't make sense because I tried to download the same file again, and the same thing happens but with no error message because I'm not far along enough in the dowload to reach part 30. It's really got me PO'd because the file was almost done and now it finds no users and it doesn't wanna download when before it worked perfectly. Also, whenever I do a search for the file it always says that their are loads of users fore the file, yet when it comes time to download it it finds nothing.

sorry man!
I got your PM but kinda got sidetracked with stuff.

Yeah emule can be like that. You gotta be patient. Its just most likely a bit of bad luck on the particular file.
I've had a file in my download que with way over a hundred sources and it won't download for maybe 3 or 4 hours. You need to realize your download from people who probably are having hundreds of people try to download off them as well.

What is happening to you does happen and its not really all that weird. Just be glad its not always like that.

Lets assume your installation is ok and all that. If you have downloaded before and had no problems then its just that file.

go to http://jigle.com
enter the file your looking for into the query.

when the results come up click on details and have a look at which servers have the most sources.
then click on a server that looks promising. That might help you.

also do that when your begining a new download to get a idea of the sources and which servers might be better for that file.

You are downloading more than one file aren't you?
How are the other files doing ?
If not try another file just to see what is going on with your connection.

Go find a popular file and download it.

peace

[Koffee Bean]

Thanks Rickio! There's a new twist and the plot thickens, lol, All my other downloads work fine and I'm getting excellent speeds again on eMule like before, except with the one I was complaining about before, it still doesn't want to download from anyone, so I guess I'll just hope for the best with that one. Once again thanksfor the advice everyone ; )

[PornMaster]

Koffee Bean, Your lucky you ever got good speeds on eMule, I've NEVER gotten anything remotly close to good.

[Evil_Dweller_01]

Originally posted by PornMaster
Koffee Bean, Your lucky you ever got good speeds on eMule, I've NEVER gotten anything remotly close to good.

Are you sure porn is a specialty of Emule? Stick with Kazaa ++ pornmaster...

[PornMaster]

Originally posted by Evil_Dweller_01
Are you sure porn is a specialty of Emule? Stick with Kazaa ++ pornmaster...
Haha, But i already have all that porn... lol, I need new sources now.

[nasrules]

Originally posted by PornMaster
Koffee Bean, Your lucky you ever got good speeds on eMule, I've NEVER gotten anything remotly close to good.

yeh ditto. ive been downloading longhorn for literally months!

[Evil_Dweller_01]

Originally posted by PornMaster
Haha, But i already have all that porn... lol, I need new sources now.

Oh ok.. did you try Shareaza? Damn.. its like a dream come true for you

[iq214]

Im not sure you can do this in normal emule, but in plus you can doubleclick the file while waiting and the queue list will roll out. The option is in preferences somewhere "expand on doubleclick" or the like..The prob you have doesnt sound like a problem really, it may just be a fucked file so people have deleted it, hence fewer sources. The sources left may then be parts at people who didnt find out its a fucked file yet. Also, about the part 30 being corrupted, the corruption can be caused by many things and happens all the time and it doesnt matter because emule automatically gets an uncorrupted part for you, so just ignore when the log tells you a part is corrupted. As you have several sources, you would likely not get the same corrupted part on a (needless) new download. Also, you mention youre on the same server as always. All servers search all users, that is including all users on all servers (remember to "search global"). However it searches its own users first (older versions where global/server search isnt specified), so a server with many users is more likely to start right away, but as I said, eventually you would get all sources on all servers anyway. Hence, a download should get more sources than a "server" search will show, because it looks for sources on all servers once downloading. Do not use Mldonkey, for like the bots, its users are blocked by emule. It is my experience that the fastest servers arent neccesarily the ones with most users, so using Adanet or the silent bobs doesnt neccesarily mean greater efficiency in neither searches nor speeds. Set yer mule to autoload new servers, and just click connect and dont worry about it. Believe me, what you do now is somewhat unlikely to give you any special advantage whatsoever, in fact the huge traffic on that server may even cause you slower speeds or other complications. Happy sharing!

[12345678910]

Originally posted by nasrules
yeh ditto. ive been downloading longhorn for literally months!

Have you turned off your computer throughout the entire process?

Because I wouldn't be surprised when it does finish it may be screwed up.

If the download stops and one of those binary 1s turn to a 0, your whole application is fucked.

I don't know a whole lot about the situtaion of what occurs when a download ( an application ) pauses, but I have heard that if you do stop the download, there is a possibility of the software being un-usable.

Peace,
123456787910

[Koffee Bean]

Originally posted by 12345678910
Have you turned off your computer throughout the entire process?

Because I wouldn't be surprised when it does finish it may be screwed up.

If the download stops and one of those binary 1s turn to a 0, your whole application is fucked.

I don't know a whole lot about the situtaion of what occurs when a download ( an application ) pauses, but I have heard that if you do stop the download, there is a possibility of the software being un-usable.

Peace,
123456787910

Are u sure? I' often pause whatever Im downloading, be it Software, music, film etc and I never experience a problem with it once it's done.


Oh and nasrules, thats strange, I've already downloaded 2 films off of it in around a month. It's strange you've been downloading longhorn for several months now.

[12345678910]

Originally posted by Koffee Bean
Are u sure? I' often pause whatever Im downloading, be it Software, music, film etc and I never experience a problem with it once it's done.


Oh and nasrules, thats strange, I've already downloaded 2 films off of it in around a month. It's strange you've been downloading longhorn for several months now.

I'm not completely sure about it, but I think I picked it up from the KaZaA Lite forums a while back.

Someone was having trouble with an application and they explained it and told him to re-download the file because of this purpose.

I will do some research on this and post back.

Lata,
12345678910

[Rickio]

Originally posted by 12345678910
Have you turned off your computer throughout the entire process?

Because I wouldn't be surprised when it does finish it may be screwed up.

If the download stops and one of those binary 1s turn to a 0, your whole application is fucked.

I don't know a whole lot about the situtaion of what occurs when a download ( an application ) pauses, but I have heard that if you do stop the download, there is a possibility of the software being un-usable.

Peace,
123456787910

No emule can and does have the ability to stop and restart a download if needed.
It checks for corrupt segments and repairs them automaticly.

I've stopped and restarted many times and never have had trouble.

hmm as for downloading longhorn. Perhaps you should do a search and check if there are other copies with more sources.

I always pick things like that off the sharereactor forums and so you can request their for people to res-share so you can complete. also they report troubles with files if there are any.

Its your best place to download those kind of files as you can get feedback and see whats up.


peace

[ImTheMan]

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No, emule can and does have the ability to stop and restart a download if needed.
Exactly, this is one thing making the ed2k-network superior to others especially when it comes to cd-images and exe:s.

In Kazaa there is a great problem with a file being corrupted when it moves from user to user. In DC they've added some feature which makes sure that, after downloaded the ENTIRE file, it's checked that the file is identical to the one that you started to download, if not, it will start over from the beginning(!).

[KurtCocain]

Why dont u try Overnet, or eDonkey. i hear Overnet gets REALLY descent speeds.

[broadband412]

All three of these programs Rock. Emule, Edonkey and Overnet. I couldn't belive all the stuff that I was finding on there.

[Capn_Yzerman]

Originally posted by Rickio
No emule can and does have the ability to stop and restart a download if needed.
It checks for corrupt segments and repairs them automaticly.

I've stopped and restarted many times and never have had trouble.

hmm as for downloading longhorn. Perhaps you should do a search and check if there are other copies with more sources.

I always pick things like that off the sharereactor forums and so you can request their for people to res-share so you can complete. also they report troubles with files if there are any.

Its your best place to download those kind of files as you can get feedback and see whats up.


peace


Actually, I have had the same problem. Not when I just stop Emule, but when my computer reboots. If Emule is downloading and the computer reboots, 75% of the time, the file will never complete. It will stop at some value remaining, usually 9.28 megs or 500k. Never will complete even if left on for a week. And this is with popular stuff. Now, I just cancel the file and re-start if I reboot. Which is not very often though. Once I restart it, I usually have what I want in 2 days at the most.

Now I also always pause my d/ls before I even exit. Just gives me peice of mind.

[Winphuk]

Lately, I've been on a Shareaza kick. You can hook up to the Gnutella and E-Donkey network.

[Rickio]

Originally posted by Capn_Yzerman
Actually, I have had the same problem. Not when I just stop Emule, but when my computer reboots. If Emule is downloading and the computer reboots, 75% of the time, the file will never complete. It will stop at some value remaining, usually 9.28 megs or 500k. Never will complete even if left on for a week. And this is with popular stuff. Now, I just cancel the file and re-start if I reboot. Which is not very often though. Once I restart it, I usually have what I want in 2 days at the most.

Now I also always pause my d/ls before I even exit. Just gives me peice of mind.

I have had the problem you describe a few times. I am not sure what happens in those instances. Except perhaps the file including the hash becomes corrupt beyond repair. I know it's not supposed to happen but I have seen that a few times.

For me I have had that happen perhaps 3 times in over a year of downloading off edonkey network.

[cheewei]

Which is better ? edonkey or emule ? I have been using kazaa and bittorrent. kazaa and bittorrent both have their own advantages and disadvantages. What about e donkey and emule? anyone know?