How to get the Quick install DVD

[Thom 98]

Hi. I want to test the new LMCE 0704 and therefore I wanted to Download the Quick install DVD. I looked at the Mirrors-Page http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Mirrors and on most Mirrors there are only the 2 Install CDs wich require a clean Kubuntu-install. So I tried the torrent first. I started the day before yesterday and it still says "6 days left" and 0 kb/s download speed. Sometimes I get about 3 kb/s, but still it would take years to download 3,7GB at 3kb/s. So I tried the pando-service. I let my PC on over night and in avout 30 hours I got 76% of the file, but yesterday I shut my PC off and today in the mourning I can't connect to the file any more. It always says "waiting fo senders" and after a while I get an Error. Do I have to download the whole file again? And do I have to download the whole file in one piece?

I only found one signle Mirror that hosts the LMCE 0704 Quick install DVD in one pice: http://mirror.chibiko.net/ But If I want to Download the File (ftp://ftp.chibiko.net/LinuxMCE_0704_Quick_Install_DVD.iso) I have to enter a password for the ftp-server. What's the password? Can any1 tell me? And what are these md5-numbers in front of the Files?

How can I get the Quick install DVD fast and easy? 3.7 GBs isn't a Problem. I got DSL, but I don't want to download it with only 3 kb/s which takes years to finish!
Or do I have to buy the DVD for $5? Can I order it although I live in Germany?

I hope any1 can help me. How did you get the installDVD to install you LMCE0704?

[atreidae]

Sorry,
I host the chibiko.net mirror. I did try for a http download but apache doesnt like files bigger than 2GB ill look into this for you now.

[Thom 98]

Cool. If you host this Server, could you tell me the password and username for the ftp-Server? Or could you add a new puplic User that only has read-acces to this file so Users can download it? Would be really great!

[atreidae]

This could be why,

Reply from DreamHost (Aug 17th, 2007 - 11:16:04 / #13167650)
Subject: Message from support.
Hello,

I'm very sorry but I had to disable ftp27261's anonymous ftp service.
Hundreds of connections per second were coming in and this was causing
extremely high load on the server. I apologize, but if you want to
continue offering that file as anonymous ftp, you will need to either get
our VPS (dreamhostps.com) or purchase a dedicated hosting package
(dreamhost.com/dedicated).

Thanks!
Terri

[Thom 98]

Year, I see. Of course hundreds of people want to get that file.
Well. I managed to get the pando-download working again and now I'm loading with about 100 kb/s and hopefully the software will be downloaded untill this evening.
If you enable anonymous ftp service again, please let me know here!

[atreidae]

For anyone watching this thread, Ive thrown the file up as parts on the mirror.chibiko.net site. so you just need to copy them together in binary format and it *should* work... (just testing a cat of it now.. windows instructions will be on the site too)

[dopey]

Why not just use bittorrent to download it? It was a very fast download that way... assuming you know how to open the bittorrent ports.

[matsjo]

I've just downloaded all four parts of the ISO file but when I join them together I don't get a correct image. The md5sum of it do not match the one on the site...

Is one of my downloaded files corrupt?

d04be2a6289aec12a759199014d46ee4 *LinuxMCE_0704_Quick_Install_DVD.iso.part1
50c695e617187d64c107aad23b29a1cb *LinuxMCE_0704_Quick_Install_DVD.iso.part2
89e90f2b27e28d6d60d9745842adce12 *LinuxMCE_0704_Quick_Install_DVD.iso.part3
1c7e5fab3e287f58313bdbb624dd4e1d *LinuxMCE_0704_Quick_Install_DVD.iso.part4

Thanks!
/Mattias

[mbgm8ndb]

For anyone watching this thread, Ive thrown the file up as parts on the mirror.chibiko.net site. so you just need to copy them together in binary format and it *should* work... (just testing a cat of it now.. windows instructions will be on the site too)

I can confirm 'mirror.chibiko.net' works great, thanks atreidae.

Although, when I tried a fresh clean install it failed with the following message:

Gzip: Stdin: Compressed Data -- Format violated
tar: Child died with signal 13
tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors

then it just freezes  any help would be appreciated.

Is this the same problem you are having Matsjo?
Regards,

Mbgm8

[jhelwig]

matsjo, mbgm8ndb:

I'm getting the same problem as both of you.  My MD5's match yours matsjo, even when I download from my shell account with Dreamhost.

Here's the MD5 I get for the final iso, when I cat them together, and when I use dd:
b7d36253bcd026acfd4c4275dc24be32  LinuxMCE_0704_Quick_Install_DVD.iso

One of the parts has to be corrupt.

dd if=LinuxMCE_0704_Quick_Install_DVD.iso.part1 of=lmce.iso
dd if=LinuxMCE_0704_Quick_Install_DVD.iso.part2 of=lmce.iso conv=notrunc oflag=append
dd if=LinuxMCE_0704_Quick_Install_DVD.iso.part3 of=lmce.iso conv=notrunc oflag=append
dd if=LinuxMCE_0704_Quick_Install_DVD.iso.part4 of=lmce.iso conv=notrunc oflag=append

[mbgm8ndb]

Ok, im trying the torrent download, will let you know how I get on.

Regards,

Mbgm8

[matsjo]

My problem is exactly the same as yours. The same install errors and the same md5sum of the compleate iso.

I've tried the torrent track but given up... I hope there will be another way...

/Mattias

[mbgm8ndb]

Ok, I'm now assuming its a problem with the ISO files from 'mirror.chibiko.net site' being corrupt in some way.
Has any one downloaded this ISO recently and installed it successfully??

I am trying a different site to download and the torrent, I will let you all know if I have any success!!

Regards,

Mbgm8

[gzolee]

utorrent its the best way.  it can take from 2 hours to ...........

[atreidae]

sorry guys, the iso is corrupt and I didnt know
ill fix this up over the weekend.

can anyone advise a way of splitting the file up via a shell without root access?

also i apologise for the delay, dreamhost actualy shut my account down because of a file i had hosted there... (from ages ago.. forgot to delete it)

whilst we are here has anyone got the quick install dvd working as just an MD? or do i need the kubuntu, and 2 cds for that (yes i know i can network boot but I imagine a hdd install would be faster and yes i know im thread hijacking, but its my mirror )