V. 1.1 won't download?
#1
Posted 26 March 2016 - 06:40 AM
#2
Posted 26 March 2016 - 08:40 AM
#3
Posted 26 March 2016 - 01:46 PM
I have never personally had any problems. With any file downloads on the OR official site.
#4
Posted 26 March 2016 - 02:09 PM
What version of Firefox are you using?
#5
Posted 26 March 2016 - 07:21 PM
#6
Posted 27 March 2016 - 02:41 AM
Mike B, on 26 March 2016 - 06:40 AM, said:
Which URL was DownThemAll attempting to download, out of interest? If it's "/download/program/download.php" it's not going to be able to accelerate anything because that script doesn't support (and doesn't advertise support for) partial downloads, which is what I believe things like DownThemAll (ab)use to get things over multiple concurrent connections. There is a alternative direct link on the confirmation page to "/files/..." which should work fine though.
AFAICT this is an issue with DownThemAll; the website is following the relevant specs and guidelines for transferring files.
#7
Posted 27 March 2016 - 06:35 AM
i am glad your download worked ok.
#8
Posted 27 March 2016 - 07:25 AM
Anyway ... I don't have to d/l ORTS often, so I forget it's quirks :oldstry: . The workaround is simple enough once I remember it or am reminded. Sorry for the fireworks, and thanks for the reminder :good: .
-M
#9
Posted 28 March 2016 - 05:57 AM
Mike B, on 27 March 2016 - 07:25 AM, said:
Just FYI, that is something Firefox should be able to do on its own.
The Open Rails installer is about 25 megabytes. How long did it take you to download that when you did get it to work, out of curiosity?
#10
Posted 28 March 2016 - 06:51 AM
jovet, on 28 March 2016 - 05:57 AM, said:
The Open Rails installer is about 25 megabytes. How long did it take you to download that when you did get it to work, out of curiosity?
Yes, FF download runs in background too, but only if the main window is open. Quitting the FF main window stops the download, and restarting it means starting from scratch. There are times I use it rather than DTA, though, such as at trainsim; they're speed- and connection-limited if running as a free member, so it's often more effective to use the 2 allowed connections to download 2 files rather than the minor speedup possible by using DTA with 2 connections.
Time: I got lucky - apparently not a lot of other traffic at the time I tried again. So it only took about 4 minutes out of the estimated (by FF) 1.75. Previous downloads have sometimes taken 10 minutes or more. So DTA wasn't needed, really.
Yes, there are times when I don't get much better than dialup speed from UVerse. Speedtests even to AT&T servers frequently show download speeds of less than 1.5 megabits/sec, even though I pay for a theoretical 6. The theoretical speed only seems to happen (sometimes, even, as much as 7.5) on Sunday mornings. But the terms of service basically make no guarantee of any kind regarding quality or even availability; read them some time if you want to get angry (AT&T isn't the only one like that).
-M