Massive disk archiving project - Looking for advice - Page 3

Franko · 30 July 2010, 17:06

Hooray !!!

and Boooo !!!

Finally managed to connect. sent the upload (but it was over in about ten seconds ) and the uploaded file at your end only shows a size of 1Mb.

The actual full size should be 4.3GB and I would have thought it would have taken a lot, lot, longer to upload !

Can you check it on your side, cos I don't think the upload worked properly

Cheers

Franko

TCD · 30 July 2010, 17:09

Yep, only half a MB uploaded. Try again

Franko · 30 July 2010, 17:11

Ok... Here we go again...

TCD · 30 July 2010, 17:16

Try again when you come back. Hopefully works now

Franko · 30 July 2010, 18:14

Gave up trying to upload the ISO image, Trying to upload the files & dirs separately but the connection keeps going down !!!

I don't think much has got through yet, any suggestions on why the connection keeps going down...

Cheers

Franko

TCD · 30 July 2010, 18:20

Which connection mode (active/passive) do you use? Try changing that. Hopefully someone that used 10.4 and FTP will show up here eventually.

Franko · 30 July 2010, 18:25

Not sure, there not many options/prefs in this 'ClassicFTP' prog, I'll have a quick look round some MAC sites and see if I can find any info there. I'll keep trying to upload the stuff individually, but with 8000 odd files I don't know if I'll LIVE that long....

TCD · 30 July 2010, 18:38

You should see something like :

Code:

200 TYPE is now 8-bit binary
PASV
227 Entering Passive Mode
MLSD
150 Accepted data connection

in your client.
Can you copy the last 10 lines and paste them here? That is after the connection went down again.

Edit : Woohoo! Seems like Franko has sorted it

Franko · 31 July 2010, 10:53

Morning, TheCyberDruid

Finally, managed to find a client that works,

I started uploading the ISO image at 7:39pm last night, left the computer on all night uploading then about 30 mins ago it lost the connection.

I can see the ISO filename at your end but there is no size beside it, so I can't check if its all there. I hope so (dont fancy spending another 14 hours uploading again

)

After putting the ISO on the mac it says the file size should be 4.12GB (4,420,435,986 Bytes). Can you check at your end and let me know, cos there's a message on the client software I used saying '1 incomplete queue items'

Hope it worked...

Franko

TCD · 31 July 2010, 11:01

Well... the ISO on the upload FTP only has 4,293,618,480 bytes

Maybe your client can resume the upload (it should have that option). Otherwise the better idea would be to just upload the files in a batch

You don't have to do it in one go, just one subfolder at a time. Really hope you aren't that frustrated that you give up now

Franko · 31 July 2010, 11:08

sugar!!!

I've left the client prog running so I'll head back to it and pray that It has a continue option

Failing that, Now that I have a client prog that works I'll just upload them in batches.

Fingers crossed that there's a continue option...

Franko

TCD · 31 July 2010, 11:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by Franko

Failing that, Now that I have a client prog that works I'll just upload them in batches.

Thanks mate

Would be a shame to lose the stuff

Franko · 31 July 2010, 11:39

Just my luck, there no continue option...

Just an arrow pointing to a trashcan under the incomplete queue item.

I know from experience though that an incomplete ISO image can still be burnt to DVD or on this mac mounted as a virtual disk. I don't know if your able to do that, cos if you could then you'd be able to check out which subdir contents are missing. (Then I would only have to upload the missing subdirs

)

If I remember correctly the layout of ISO image and with the amount of missing bytes it look's to me like it would be the subdirs W,X,Y and Z that would have errors be, Or if I'm wrong it will be subdirs 0,A and B.

As there all in ADF format and archived with LZX then a quick LZX test on any files in these subdirs would reveal an error.

If you don't have the time to check it, Then I'll just start uploading the subdirs one at a time.

Cheers

Franko

TCD · 31 July 2010, 11:49

mai will have a look, but it might take a bit Franko

He'll report back and we'll get it sorted.

killergorilla · 31 July 2010, 12:41

I'd suggest breaking the file up into parts and uploading them individually

TCD · 31 July 2010, 12:43

Franko is already uploading the contents, instead of the ISO

Franko · 01 August 2010, 13:21

WhooHoo

Whayhay

Hey, TheCyberDruid

I've finally finished uploading, 8000+ files...

Never knew it would take so long, still, while I was waiting for the upload to finish I managed to build a new kitchen extension onto the house and still had time to read War & Peace.

Strange thing was though, my local telephone exchange had a meltdown and burnt to the ground...

Anyhow... it's all done now, Cheers and thank's to TheCyberDruid & Prowler and everyone else who helped me, to figure out how to get an iMac to upload files.

Cheers

Franko

TCD · 01 August 2010, 13:27

Thanks a lot for the upload Franko

I bet mai will have a look soon and report back which files are rare in your collection. The PD series are certainly interesting for some here

mai · 01 August 2010, 17:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheCyberDruid

Thanks a lot for the upload Franko

I bet mai will have a look soon and report back which files are rare in your collection. The PD series are certainly interesting for some here

I have checked the upload, unpacked games directory size = 6,4 GB
After deleting the doubles and comparing agaist TOSEC, remaining size = 2,82 GB.
So what to do, should we delete "Frankos" game directorys and upload the remaining ADFs(not in TOSEC) to prevent to have a lot of doubles on Fileserver?

TCD · 01 August 2010, 18:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by mai

I have checked the upload, upacked games directory size = 6,4 GB
After deleting the doubles and comparing agaist TOSEC, remaining size = 2,82 GB.

Great news! Thanks for checking mai and that's quite a bit of new stuff

Quote:

Originally Posted by mai

So what to do, should we delete "Frankos" game directorys and upload the remaining ADFs(not in TOSEC) to prevent to have a lot of doubles on Fileserver?

If you could do that, it would be great

Would indeed save us to have everthing hosted twice in different folders... Will update the file server soonish. So yes, please upload the ones that aren't in TOSEC

30 July 2010, 18:38	#48
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,759	You should see something like : Code: 200 TYPE is now 8-bit binary PASV 227 Entering Passive Mode MLSD 150 Accepted data connection in your client. Can you copy the last 10 lines and paste them here? That is after the connection went down again. Edit : Woohoo! Seems like Franko has sorted it Last edited by TCD; 30 July 2010 at 22:23.

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30 July 2010, 17:06	#41
Franko Happily Retired... Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Livingston, Scotland Age: 59 Posts: 62	Hooray !!! and Boooo !!! Finally managed to connect. sent the upload (but it was over in about ten seconds ) and the uploaded file at your end only shows a size of 1Mb. The actual full size should be 4.3GB and I would have thought it would have taken a lot, lot, longer to upload ! Can you check it on your side, cos I don't think the upload worked properly Cheers Franko

30 July 2010, 17:09	#42
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,759	Yep, only half a MB uploaded. Try again

30 July 2010, 17:11	#43
Franko Happily Retired... Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Livingston, Scotland Age: 59 Posts: 62	Ok... Here we go again...

30 July 2010, 17:16	#44
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,759	Try again when you come back. Hopefully works now

30 July 2010, 18:14	#45
Franko Happily Retired... Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Livingston, Scotland Age: 59 Posts: 62	Gave up trying to upload the ISO image, Trying to upload the files & dirs separately but the connection keeps going down !!! I don't think much has got through yet, any suggestions on why the connection keeps going down... Cheers Franko

30 July 2010, 18:20	#46
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,759	Which connection mode (active/passive) do you use? Try changing that. Hopefully someone that used 10.4 and FTP will show up here eventually.

30 July 2010, 18:25	#47
Franko Happily Retired... Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Livingston, Scotland Age: 59 Posts: 62	Not sure, there not many options/prefs in this 'ClassicFTP' prog, I'll have a quick look round some MAC sites and see if I can find any info there. I'll keep trying to upload the stuff individually, but with 8000 odd files I don't know if I'll LIVE that long....

31 July 2010, 10:53	#49
Franko Happily Retired... Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Livingston, Scotland Age: 59 Posts: 62	Morning, TheCyberDruid Finally, managed to find a client that works, I started uploading the ISO image at 7:39pm last night, left the computer on all night uploading then about 30 mins ago it lost the connection. I can see the ISO filename at your end but there is no size beside it, so I can't check if its all there. I hope so (dont fancy spending another 14 hours uploading again ) After putting the ISO on the mac it says the file size should be 4.12GB (4,420,435,986 Bytes). Can you check at your end and let me know, cos there's a message on the client software I used saying '1 incomplete queue items' Hope it worked... Franko

31 July 2010, 11:01	#50
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,759	Well... the ISO on the upload FTP only has 4,293,618,480 bytes Maybe your client can resume the upload (it should have that option). Otherwise the better idea would be to just upload the files in a batch You don't have to do it in one go, just one subfolder at a time. Really hope you aren't that frustrated that you give up now

31 July 2010, 11:08	#51
Franko Happily Retired... Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Livingston, Scotland Age: 59 Posts: 62	sugar!!! I've left the client prog running so I'll head back to it and pray that It has a continue option Failing that, Now that I have a client prog that works I'll just upload them in batches. Fingers crossed that there's a continue option... Franko

31 July 2010, 11:39	#53
Franko Happily Retired... Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Livingston, Scotland Age: 59 Posts: 62	Just my luck, there no continue option... Just an arrow pointing to a trashcan under the incomplete queue item. I know from experience though that an incomplete ISO image can still be burnt to DVD or on this mac mounted as a virtual disk. I don't know if your able to do that, cos if you could then you'd be able to check out which subdir contents are missing. (Then I would only have to upload the missing subdirs ) If I remember correctly the layout of ISO image and with the amount of missing bytes it look's to me like it would be the subdirs W,X,Y and Z that would have errors be, Or if I'm wrong it will be subdirs 0,A and B. As there all in ADF format and archived with LZX then a quick LZX test on any files in these subdirs would reveal an error. If you don't have the time to check it, Then I'll just start uploading the subdirs one at a time. Cheers Franko

31 July 2010, 11:49	#54
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,759	mai will have a look, but it might take a bit Franko He'll report back and we'll get it sorted.

31 July 2010, 12:41	#55
killergorilla Lesser Talent Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: UK Age: 42 Posts: 7,957	I'd suggest breaking the file up into parts and uploading them individually

31 July 2010, 12:43	#56
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,759	Franko is already uploading the contents, instead of the ISO

01 August 2010, 13:21	#57
Franko Happily Retired... Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Livingston, Scotland Age: 59 Posts: 62	WhooHoo Whayhay Hey, TheCyberDruid I've finally finished uploading, 8000+ files... Never knew it would take so long, still, while I was waiting for the upload to finish I managed to build a new kitchen extension onto the house and still had time to read War & Peace. Strange thing was though, my local telephone exchange had a meltdown and burnt to the ground... Anyhow... it's all done now, Cheers and thank's to TheCyberDruid & Prowler and everyone else who helped me, to figure out how to get an iMac to upload files. Cheers Franko

01 August 2010, 13:27	#58
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,759	Thanks a lot for the upload Franko I bet mai will have a look soon and report back which files are rare in your collection. The PD series are certainly interesting for some here

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