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#1 (**permalink**) 01-18-2008, 07:25 AM

Hi,

I'm using Firefox (v1.0 pre release) on a Mandrake 10.1 PC and KDE
environment.
I've used firefox to flaelessly download multiple files, both from http
and ftp servers.
Recently I've tried to download the DVD version of SUSE 9.2 (from
ftp://ftp.tu-cottbus.de/pub/unix/lin...2-FTP-DVD.iso).

Due to the file's size (more than 2 GB), and my link's speed (ADSL 750KB),
I've left my PC unattended for several hours only to eventually find out
(in Firefox downlaod manager) that "A GB has been downloaded B percent of
file" (where A is LARGER than the file's size, e.g., 2.7 GB, and B is a
NEGATIVE number, e.g., -45%). At this stage, I've stopped the download and
repeated (on another day) the process with the same results (naturally
different A & B values).

Has anybody a clue what's going on and how can I downoad that file?

TIA

#2 (**permalink**) 01-18-2008, 07:25 AM

In comp.os.linux.setup Michael Badt <mibadt@yahoo.com>:
> Hi,

> I'm using Firefox (v1.0 pre release) on a Mandrake 10.1 PC and KDE
> environment.

This version had some flaws, you should upgrade it to 1.0.2 or
so, even if it isn't related to your problem.

> I've used firefox to flaelessly download multiple files, both from http
> and ftp servers.
> Recently I've tried to download the DVD version of SUSE 9.2 (from
> ftp://ftp.tu-cottbus.de/pub/unix/lin...2-FTP-DVD.iso).

> Due to the file's size (more than 2 GB), and my link's speed (ADSL 750KB),
> I've left my PC unattended for several hours only to eventually find out
> (in Firefox downlaod manager) that "A GB has been downloaded B percent of
> file" (where A is LARGER than the file's size, e.g., 2.7 GB, and B is a
> NEGATIVE number, e.g., -45%). At this stage, I've stopped the download and
> repeated (on another day) the process with the same results (naturally
> different A & B values).

> Has anybody a clue what's going on and how can I downoad that file?

Looks like firefox doesn't support file-sizes >2GB, not all tools
do or/and are compiled to do so, one that does (at least on my
box) is ncftpget.

$ strings `which ncftpget` | grep 64
__xstat64
open64
lseek64

Alternatively use 'objdump' to find out. Remember that the
filesystem you are saving to, has to support files >2GB in
addition.

--
Michael Heiming (X-PGP-Sig > GPG-Key ID: EDD27B94)
mail: echo zvpunry@urvzvat.qr | perl -pe 'y/a-z/n-za-m/'
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#3 (**permalink**) 01-18-2008, 07:25 AM

Michael Badt wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm using Firefox (v1.0 pre release) on a Mandrake 10.1 PC and KDE
> environment.
> I've used firefox to flaelessly download multiple files, both from http
> and ftp servers.
> Recently I've tried to download the DVD version of SUSE 9.2 (from
> ftp://ftp.tu-cottbus.de/pub/unix/lin...2-FTP-DVD.iso).
>
> Due to the file's size (more than 2 GB), and my link's speed (ADSL 750KB),
> I've left my PC unattended for several hours only to eventually find out
> (in Firefox downlaod manager) that "A GB has been downloaded B percent of
> file" (where A is LARGER than the file's size, e.g., 2.7 GB, and B is a
> NEGATIVE number, e.g., -45%). At this stage, I've stopped the download and
> repeated (on another day) the process with the same results (naturally
> different A & B values).
>
> Has anybody a clue what's going on and how can I downoad that file?
>
> TIA
>
I use Firefox Current Trunk and for larger FTP's I use gFTP in KDE from
Slackware. I used Firefox in Windows XP Pro to DL all 4 iso images from
the Slackware ftp site, also SuSe 9.2 Live, Knoppix Live 3.7, Gnoppix
(unbutu) .99b, FreeBSD 5.3 Release Debian 3.0rc4 all without issue, then
installed Slackware 10.1 and ftp the firefox and thunderbird for Linux
using the gFTP. If you are currently using SuSe then use the gFTP in
KDE, if you are still using windows, I suggest you get the latest trunk
from the ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/nightly/ and
choose the latest Trunk or even the latest aviary and then try it.

#4 (**permalink**) 01-18-2008, 07:26 AM

On Sat, 16 Apr 2005 07:16:47 +0300, Michael Badt wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm using Firefox (v1.0 pre release) on a Mandrake 10.1 PC and KDE
> environment.
>
> Due to the file's size (more than 2 GB), and my link's speed (ADSL 750KB),
> I've left my PC unattended for several hours only to eventually find out
> (in Firefox downlaod manager) that "A GB has been downloaded B percent of
> file" (where A is LARGER than the file's size, e.g., 2.7 GB, and B is a
> NEGATIVE number, e.g., -45%). At this stage, I've stopped the download and
> repeated (on another day) the process with the same results (naturally
> different A & B values).
>
> Has anybody a clue what's going on and how can I downoad that file?

You can use wget

$ cd /where/to/store_download
$ wget -c --passive-ftp ftp://somewhere/full_path/filename.2get

man wget for lots of options.

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