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ma693541 · 03 May 2009, 07:33

Im downloading now Amiga Demobase as it's uploaded to the EAB File Server.
As soon as i have all files i will start to seed them thru , the torrent file will be posted here on EAB first and afterward on various trackers.

TCD · 03 May 2009, 08:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by ma693541

Im downloading now Amiga Demobase as it's uploaded to the EAB File Server.
As soon as i have all files i will start to seed them thru , the torrent file will be posted here on EAB first and afterward on various trackers.

Please wait a bit ma693541, because soon there will be a tracker here too

It's on the way and hopefully will be available in a few hours

ma693541 · 03 May 2009, 08:18

Ok. Thanks TCD. Hope that the complete EAB File Server can be seeded that way from the EAB tracker. It's a bit painful to download 100-200 files one by one as it is now. I liked the old FTP Server better.

TCD · 03 May 2009, 08:43

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Originally Posted by ma693541

I liked the old FTP Server better.

We all did, but this has been discussed before. I don't know it there is an automatic way to put the content of the FTP into torrents, but I'm quite sure many files will be put onto the tracker anyway

TCD · 03 May 2009, 13:00

Here you go ma693541 : http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=44495

paranoid · 04 May 2009, 19:02

I think a tracker for something like this would be the best.. I can see a lot of folks wanting it -- and as a bonus, it's all..shall we say..freely distributable, so no reason people can't seed this a lot. Magix has been incredibly generous with his bandwidth; a little help might go a long way.

One suggestion, though I'm only marginally familiar with it, is using something like trrntzip (Torrent Zip, I assume) so folks can rezip what they have from TOSEC and other sources and not have to re-download what they already have. A .dat for clrmamepro/Romcenter would be needed, as well, for correct naming.

And not to gloss over it.. I can't wait for this.. Of course, the Amiga did a lot of different things, but I think most people immediately think games and demos, so this is a perfect companion to Gamebase Amiga. (Stating the obvious, but still, a huge thanks for the project.)

Shoonay · 04 May 2009, 19:16

Well something is mighty wrong with the compressed version on Magix's FTP, I downloaded all 13 parts and couldn't decompress any - it said it's not an archive...

Oh well, downloading it torrented now, cheers!
Great work sjakie43!

TCD · 04 May 2009, 19:22

The version on Magix FTP isn't complete that is why it's not recognised

There are 22 parts and I try to upload them, but since I'm also seeding the torrent that takes quite some time...

About the dat file : Maybe Damien or someone else can have a look. There are however many packages with executables only, so ADFs wont help there.

Shoonay · 04 May 2009, 19:27

Haha, oh

So it's pretty useless in the seeding process anyways...
Damn you, I thought I could down those and earn some precious extra ratio points!

paranoid · 04 May 2009, 20:10

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Originally Posted by TheCyberDruid

About the dat file : Maybe Damien or someone else can have a look. There are however many packages with executables only, so ADFs wont help there.

I'm not sure I understand.. Demos that are only executables, not on a disk? If so, that's not a problem at all. The file that would be the source of the CRC for the .dat would just be an exe not an adf.

TCD · 04 May 2009, 20:26

I meant that you can't find the executables in that form on the net. Most of them are taken from archives found on scene.org, pouet.net and kestra.exotica.org.uk. So one would have to extract the archives and maybe even rename the executable. Well everyone can have a look of course and hopefully someone is able to make a dat. I have made the torrent with the single demo files, so it's possible to use it with a dat.

paranoid · 04 May 2009, 21:04

There's an old TOSEC demos-executables floating around that I, and perhaps others, have. But anyway...

Ideally, everything would have to be rezipped using something like trrntzip.exe (like they do at Underground Gamer) but even just a dat of the single demo files would be great. Assuming best compression, they should be relatively close. And if it shaves off even just a little, that would mean a better seeded torrent and people could jump in and start, already having a portion ready to start uploading to others.

TCD · 04 May 2009, 21:09

The whole torrent is already zipped (well except a 2 kb text file). Like I said : If anyone can make a dat of it, go ahead and do it. Noone will hold you back

paranoid · 04 May 2009, 21:40

Well, you have to have the files first to make the dat.. Once you have the dat, then you can run it against demos you already have (well, copies perhaps) to rename them to files that are in the torrent, move them to the directory of your torrent download, force a filecheck, and that will mark the ones you already have as downloaded, if some don't match, they get written over with 0s until you download them.

I have started the torrent, in the meantime (I've set uTorrent to append !ut, so if I get a dat, and start the torrent again, everything without !ut is a completed file.. I digress a little..) and I have noticed the directory structure might cause a problem, perhaps someone more knowledgeable could help.. But the directories are (and I do like the idea for Demobase, not knocking it) ...\Amiga Demobase\Amiga Demos\(groupname)\demos.zip

Not sure if that effectively kills a dat or not.. Would there have to be a dat for every group (ugh)? Hm..

Anyway, just trying to help speed things up.. I really want to check this out.

TCD · 04 May 2009, 21:48

Let's just hope someone can create a working dat (that is compatible to the structure of the Amiga Demobase). Once that is done I will recreate the torrent if it is necessary

AxelFoley · 05 May 2009, 17:01

Just finish my download from eab server. Decompressed the 22 parts, which gives a 3.32 GB file. How do I decompress that file ???

TCD · 05 May 2009, 17:17

There is still one part missing... Part 18 is on the way and then you should be able to unpack with either WinRAR or 7Zip Axel

AxelFoley · 05 May 2009, 17:20

Oops - jumps from 17 to 19.... Thanks...

TCD · 05 May 2009, 19:15

Finally

Amiga Demobase is now available on the EAB file server. Happy leeching and would be cool if some could seed it a bit via the EAB tracker once they got it

DH · 05 May 2009, 21:27

Excellent

03 May 2009, 07:33	#21
ma693541 Computer Wizard Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Ramberg/Norway Posts: 928	Amiga Demobase Torrent Im downloading now Amiga Demobase as it's uploaded to the EAB File Server. As soon as i have all files i will start to seed them thru , the torrent file will be posted here on EAB first and afterward on various trackers.

04 May 2009, 19:02	#26
paranoid Phone Zen Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Banned Age: 52 Posts: 234	I think a tracker for something like this would be the best.. I can see a lot of folks wanting it -- and as a bonus, it's all..shall we say..freely distributable, so no reason people can't seed this a lot. Magix has been incredibly generous with his bandwidth; a little help might go a long way. One suggestion, though I'm only marginally familiar with it, is using something like trrntzip (Torrent Zip, I assume) so folks can rezip what they have from TOSEC and other sources and not have to re-download what they already have. A .dat for clrmamepro/Romcenter would be needed, as well, for correct naming. And not to gloss over it.. I can't wait for this.. Of course, the Amiga did a lot of different things, but I think most people immediately think games and demos, so this is a perfect companion to Gamebase Amiga. (Stating the obvious, but still, a huge thanks for the project.) Last edited by paranoid; 04 May 2009 at 19:03. Reason: Forgot that a .dat would be necessary for my suggestion.

05 May 2009, 21:27	#40
DH Global Moderator Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Might as well be WORK :( Age: 56 Posts: 4,110	Excellent Last edited by DH; 05 May 2009 at 22:07.

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03 May 2009, 08:18	#23
ma693541 Computer Wizard Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Ramberg/Norway Posts: 928	Ok. Thanks TCD. Hope that the complete EAB File Server can be seeded that way from the EAB tracker. It's a bit painful to download 100-200 files one by one as it is now. I liked the old FTP Server better.

03 May 2009, 13:00	#25
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,518	Here you go ma693541 : http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=44495

04 May 2009, 19:16	#27
Shoonay Global Caturator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Porando Age: 43 Posts: 6,105	Well something is mighty wrong with the compressed version on Magix's FTP, I downloaded all 13 parts and couldn't decompress any - it said it's not an archive... Oh well, downloading it torrented now, cheers! Great work sjakie43!

04 May 2009, 19:22	#28
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,518	The version on Magix FTP isn't complete that is why it's not recognised There are 22 parts and I try to upload them, but since I'm also seeding the torrent that takes quite some time... About the dat file : Maybe Damien or someone else can have a look. There are however many packages with executables only, so ADFs wont help there.

04 May 2009, 19:27	#29
Shoonay Global Caturator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Porando Age: 43 Posts: 6,105	Haha, oh So it's pretty useless in the seeding process anyways... Damn you, I thought I could down those and earn some precious extra ratio points!

04 May 2009, 20:26	#31
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,518	I meant that you can't find the executables in that form on the net. Most of them are taken from archives found on scene.org, pouet.net and kestra.exotica.org.uk. So one would have to extract the archives and maybe even rename the executable. Well everyone can have a look of course and hopefully someone is able to make a dat. I have made the torrent with the single demo files, so it's possible to use it with a dat.

04 May 2009, 21:04	#32
paranoid Phone Zen Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Banned Age: 52 Posts: 234	There's an old TOSEC demos-executables floating around that I, and perhaps others, have. But anyway... Ideally, everything would have to be rezipped using something like trrntzip.exe (like they do at Underground Gamer) but even just a dat of the single demo files would be great. Assuming best compression, they should be relatively close. And if it shaves off even just a little, that would mean a better seeded torrent and people could jump in and start, already having a portion ready to start uploading to others.

04 May 2009, 21:09	#33
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,518	The whole torrent is already zipped (well except a 2 kb text file). Like I said : If anyone can make a dat of it, go ahead and do it. Noone will hold you back

04 May 2009, 21:40	#34
paranoid Phone Zen Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Banned Age: 52 Posts: 234	Well, you have to have the files first to make the dat.. Once you have the dat, then you can run it against demos you already have (well, copies perhaps) to rename them to files that are in the torrent, move them to the directory of your torrent download, force a filecheck, and that will mark the ones you already have as downloaded, if some don't match, they get written over with 0s until you download them. I have started the torrent, in the meantime (I've set uTorrent to append !ut, so if I get a dat, and start the torrent again, everything without !ut is a completed file.. I digress a little..) and I have noticed the directory structure might cause a problem, perhaps someone more knowledgeable could help.. But the directories are (and I do like the idea for Demobase, not knocking it) ...\Amiga Demobase\Amiga Demos\(groupname)\demos.zip Not sure if that effectively kills a dat or not.. Would there have to be a dat for every group (ugh)? Hm.. Anyway, just trying to help speed things up.. I really want to check this out.

04 May 2009, 21:48	#35
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,518	Let's just hope someone can create a working dat (that is compatible to the structure of the Amiga Demobase). Once that is done I will recreate the torrent if it is necessary

05 May 2009, 17:01	#36
AxelFoley Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Age: 55 Posts: 48	Just finish my download from eab server. Decompressed the 22 parts, which gives a 3.32 GB file. How do I decompress that file ???

05 May 2009, 17:17	#37
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,518	There is still one part missing... Part 18 is on the way and then you should be able to unpack with either WinRAR or 7Zip Axel

05 May 2009, 17:20	#38
AxelFoley Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Age: 55 Posts: 48	Oops - jumps from 17 to 19.... Thanks...

05 May 2009, 19:15	#39
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,518	Finally Amiga Demobase is now available on the EAB file server. Happy leeching and would be cool if some could seed it a bit via the EAB tracker once they got it

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