[tech problems] matt hall and ryo yabe diabolo workshop!

[busk]

MOD EDIT: All posts about the content of the workshop video should be directed to the video post itself.

This thread is for any questions related to the downloading of the video. Please read others questions and answers first before posting.

Thanks!

i clicked on the link,and it downloaded a thing of 30 kb named matt hall and ryo blablabla.avi ... i don't have idea to what to do now!

[Matt_]

ok, everyone, IM SORRY! stop PMing me and messaging me on MSN (just kidding guys, you know who you are, and im just joshing )

the real torrent that involves no hassle is: http://www.mininova.org/tor/192497

PHEW. im crossing my fingers, i hope im not jumping to any conclusions here...while it's a nice morning for those of you in western europe, it's 3 AM here

[seán_]

i clicked on the link,and it downloaded a thing of 30 kb named matt hall and ryo blablabla.avi ... i don't have idea to what to do now!

cliffs' notes: download this, open the torrent in that program, wait till its done, watch the video


you're going to need a torrent client. it's a P2P program, but it works in a bit different way than things like Emule, Kazaa, or Limewire. don't worry about your mother swearing at you or the FBI knocking on your door, this is perfectly legal.

first, you need a bittorrent client. my favorite is ABC because it's easy and has a good interface.

if this is the only torrent you're going to use (OR you do not have a router or firewall) just open the torrent file in ABC and wait for it to finish.

if you are planning to keep using torrents (and yes, there are plenty of legal uses, for example AnimeSuki to download unlicensed anime) and/or you want faster speeds on your torrent, keep reading.

go into ABC, go to File-->Preferences. under the Network option, change the port to anything NOT BETWEEN 6881-6999. for example, mine is 49000 (the reason for this is that some ISPs blacklist the default range of 6881-6999).

then, go into your router settings or firewall settings. for your router, look in your manual. usually you go to your internet browser and type in 192.168.0.1 or something (check your router). then, find where it asks you to forward ports. put the port (or port range, for other programs) that you picked before, and put it in, set it to your address on the router (in XP, it's under control panel-->network connections--->and then double click on your network device). my local IP is 192.168.1.101, just as the example. then choose TCP (not UDP), and apply the settings.

yeah, all those words probably just spun your brain around huh? i can make a pictorial tutorial if anyone is really interested and just couldn't understand my directions...

cliffs' notes: download this, open the torrent in that program, wait till its done, watch the video.

[Flo]

hehe, yes it's a nice morning for me here in germany

Before trying to download it I have one question:
Total size: 365 megabyte
That stands on the site. Is it true?

sparx

[Monregi]

Thanks Matt_,  good job, now i´m downloading  and i´ll keep it seeding.

[Mattias]

The size is of 365 sparx. Thus the use of torrent I would believe...

My BT Status(whatever that is) is stuck on "connecting to peers". Both on the workshop and on another thing i am trying to download. Is it certain that nothing needs to be done after installing ABC. Just open the file?
It seems to work for monregi though, so guess I am just stupid about these sorts of things.

Thanks for fixing the video though Matt_ greatly appreciated!

[nev]

the real torrent that involves no hassle is: http://www.mininova.org/tor/192497

hmmm - I'm getting a Tracker Down (No Sources) status for this torrent.

[Rîkû]

My BT Status(whatever that is) is stuck on "connecting to peers".

Mine too  

[john_s]

well i've been connected to 3 peers for a couple of hours now, so it just looks like there's no seeder at the moment. i'm sure matt_ will sort that out once he gets his well deserved sleep!

once finished, i'll make sure i seed for equal or double my ratio so everyone gets a chance to see this file. looking forward to it!

/john

[Monregi]

It seems to work for monregi though

it doesn´t work for me yet, but i think that somebody should begin to seed the file.I suppose that Matt_ will begin to seed and it will work fine.
just be patient

[nev]

hey ho

I'll leave the work computer on all weekend then, so when it begins, it'll be seeding back out too.  Plus I'll add it at home tonight thus giving an extra seed.  (if it starts at all that is - tracker down status is not normaly a good sign).

Glad to do my bit  

[WarBird]

Thanks for this Managed to connect. Will seed as long as I can (or until theres no more peers)

[Pete]

Ok I am slowly beginning to understand how this works. Considering i had no knowledge of torrents when i started i think i'm doing quite well. I'm downloading at about 10kb/s and have got 1.1 percent so far.

[john_s]

really? how strange! i'm still in the swarm of 3 i've been connected to since lunchtime, and we're still at 0%. i've tried reconnecting and connecting - you must be in a different swarm. oh well, at least it's working! hopefully myself and the others in my group will connect to you before too long.

/john

[seán_]

I'm at 85% floating between 20-30 kbs.

I tried reloading a few times when it wasn't working for me. in the end I downloaded µTorrent, and started again. It got going fairly quickly.

It's the first time I have had trouble downloading a torrent though I dont do them that often.

Anyhow, now I will have upset the Mods by sprattling on about dload problems, one of them will have to tidy this thread up once people start commenting on the video and not the dload.

[Pete]

From a point of view of little or no file sharing knowledge, wouldn't this be easier over a file sharing programme like limewire? Or is there some painfully obvious reason why this is not possible?

I'm using utorrent as well but i can't get above 12kb/s.

[Matt_]

heh, funny you mention that Sean, i have recently switched to utorrent as well (ABC and Winamp would simultaneously crash when i played ogg files..and considering i have over 200 CDs ripped to ogg, that was a major annoyance).

right now im seeding at 30 kb/s and i'm connected to 4 people, and one of my friends has already received the file. it's weird, utorrent gives me the error that the tracker is down. luckily, i can still upload and download without a tracker.

From a point of view of little or no file sharing knowledge, wouldn't this be easier over a file sharing programme like limewire? Or is there some painfully obvious reason why this is not possible?

because of hash checking. limewire technically DOES have hash checking, but you cant link to hashes like you can with torrents. technically, we could be using ed2k (edonkey/emule) but that is actually quite a bit slower, and we'd all have to be on the same server, not to mention it's harder to use. when used properly, torrents are the absolutely best way to distribute large files to a lot of people. now if only i could get this tracker business sorted out....it's been 10 hours and only one person (my friend, the first person i mentioned the torrent to) has said that it DLed...crap

[john_s]

i switched from azureus to utorrent as per sean_s advice, and it's working now and i'm getting a pretty good download speed. it's interesting, as the 3 0% peers i was connected to in my old swarm for about 9 hours were all using azureus as well - maybe a client issue?
anyway, the moral of the story is go with utorrent. should be finished a couple of hours!

/john

[seán_]

got it
now just got to find it on my 'puter

[Matt_]

anyway, the moral of the story is go with utorrent.

i think the moral of the story is to find a better host!

i COULD rehost this torrent on my friend's site (the one i used for the last torrent, that actually worked smoothly)...people could just keep their partially completed file and switch over. but, i think things are going smooth here as long as you use utorrent (well, i heard bitcomet works too)

[Valium]

didnt work with abc but with utorrent its going at 30 kbs

[Pete]

How is everyone downloading so fast?! At the moment i'm struggling to get 10kbs. Any tips?

[Matt_]

How is everyone downloading so fast?! At the moment i'm struggling to get 10kbs. Any tips?

like i said in a different thread (well, Sean_ posted quoted me), you're going to need to do port forwarding to get the max speeds out of torrents. so look in your router's instruction manual and forward ports, OR enable DMZ mode on the router, OR tough it out with slow speeds.

[J_J777]

I'm getting connecting to peers for the longest time...  I've never used this before so....

[The Void]

I'm not having much luck with videos lately....

Doesn't work for me in Azureus, Tomato, Bittorrent or Bits On Wheels.
I give up.

The Void
.................
Tracker bars.... whatever happened to them?

[Matt_]

both of you, try utorrent or bitcomet. those seem to be the only working ones so far, because they can connect to peers without a tracker.

edit: here is the Yousendit.com link: http://s6.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1MQGSOM65SKIG2AHAIU5DJ3FQZ

that is for people who reallllly cant download it any other way....OR people who are going to get the file and then seed ASAP. either way, i'd appreciate it. there are a limited number of downloads....so fight for it!

[The Void]

both of you, try utorrent or bitcomet.

OK, just as soon as either of them release a Mac version.

I've YouReceivedit, cheers Matt_, and am *trying* to seed it via Azureus.
For anyone else who is having torrent troubles, PM me for a URL of a mirror.


The Void
....................
I suppose I'd better watch it now....

[Matt_]

i think tomorrow (it's 2:20 AM now btw) i will be uploading this torrent on a GOOD tracker, and the combination of that plus the yousendit link will make sure that everyone who wants this, gets it. more updates as i receive them.

[Mattias]

Well, I left the computer on over night as I got it to work. And when I return to the computer after a night of sleep I find the computer in log-in mode. Apperantly an update had been downloaded automatically which required the computer to restart... Gotta love XP...

27.7% done

Now I've blown off some steam, so I dont mind deletage of this post at all.

Thanks again Matt_ for this file btw, looking forward to it!

[-Leo-]

http://www.p2pforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=6431

helping people to get their max on this torrent.

[Rîkû]

11 % done and this goes 40-45 kb/s  

[Marc]

110kb/s
can wait till it finishes

[Matt_]

ok, promise fulfilled: a good tracker!

(copy/paste the entire link, dont click on it)

http://bt.jvnv.net/torrents/Hall-Yabe_Workshop_(Portland_2005).avi.torrent

just delete the torrent you had, DONT DELETE THE FILE! and just load this torrent. it has the same hash, but a better tracker. it will continue off your uncompleted file, and should be fast.

[Spinner]

110kb/s
can wait till it finishes

how did you got that to happen cause it's just downloading with 6 to 10 kb/s  

edit: nvm it's going reasonable speeds now

[-Leo-]

129kb/s I posted a link up the page with help on increasing speed.

[Diabolo88]

I´ve tried connecting with both utorrent and bittorrent and nothing happens except it says:?time left 0ul 0dl.

What could be the problem
(sorry if it´s obvious, I don´t understand computers very well)?

[-Leo-]

If you are behind a firewall or router they could be blocking your clients access I'm not familiar with the bittorrent client or utorrent but it sounds like they are blocking its access.

[Matt_]

it also can be your ISP--a lot of ISPs are blocking ports used for P2P software. in the case of bittorrent, it's 6881-6999. definitely tell your client NOT to use those ports.

oh, and make sure to get the updated torrent. the old ones are no good.

[Diabolo88]

Thanks for replying.

I think it could be the router, but I don´t understand it so I will have to get my dad to help me with that:(

I have no idea what an ISP is but I changed the number 6881 to 6661. That didn´t help though.
What number is it supposed to be to work?

[-Leo-]

It's best to use a listen port between 49152 and 65534 because they're classed as "Dynamic and/or Private Ports" by IANA, so nothing else should be using them by default and they're not the standard ones blocked by ISPs or trackers, but you can enter any other port you wish. It's strongly recommended that you don't use any between 1-5000, 6881-6999 or any listed on this page to avoid compatability problems. Again, it's best to choose a number between 49152 and 65534.

ISP's are internet service providers such as: Blueyonder, NTL, AOL...

What ISP are you with? Then I might be able to help.

[Matt_]

I think it could be the router, but I don´t understand it so I will have to get my dad to help me with that:(

if you have a router, then that is the problem. the router blocks most ports--it is a hardware firewall after all. just pick a port (high number) and then forward that in your router. your router's instruction manual should let you know.

[-Leo-]

http://www.p2pforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=6431

Here is a guide to help it will help you port forward and increase speed. It is written for bitcomet but all bt clients navigation is similar so you should be able to do it from that.

[William]

How is everyone downloading so fast?! At the moment i'm struggling to get 10kbs. Any tips?

GET A FASTER INTERNET CONNECTION!!!  

[Chiok]

Just finished watching the video.  Took about 3.5 - 4 hours to torrent for me.  Quite happy about that.  Am currently seeding and will try to do so for as long as possible.

Matt_ :- Experiment a success I feel, few hiccups and what not, but thanks for the faster link.  Hope this is things to come for longer and more in depth videos!

Cheers to you!

Chiok

[nev]

Thanks for sharing this Matt, it is much appreciated.

Im currently seeding on 2 computers (one is online 24/7) and ill continue to do so as long as there is demand.

Good job.

[msmisiu]

the real torrent that involves no hassle is: http://www.mininova.org/tor/192497

when I fallow that link I get :

Torrent does not exist...

is there any possibility to download this file now ??

[The Void]

[Edit] Never mind, it didn't work.

[steviekb]

Is anyone still seeding. took me about a month to get to 66% and a further month to reach 75% where its been sat for a couple of weeks now. cheers

[-Leo-]

I'll start seeding it again when my pc is on. My upload speed isn't the greatest though.

[Matt_]

seeding is probably useless. PM me your email address (or write it in this thread) and ill get a yousendit link for you.

[ledge]

Yeah I'd love a copy but the torrent seems to be dead now... if you could get a ysi for tom dot ledger @ gmail dot com that'd be grand.

[ledge]

Actually the torrent's kicked in and is up to 60%... will see how it goes.

[Shawn Fumo]

Sorry about that... I hadn't had my BT client on for a while there, but I'm back to seeding it again. I've got about 40K/sec upload, so that should help..

Shawn

[Chris_]

Matt_ asked me to re-upload the workshop video for all of you who wanted it, so here you go :

http://s5.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=139FUG5LIDI0321TTKY046GB1W

Click that link and then just click 'Download Now' and you're all set.  If it says the download expires or something along those lines, just PM me and I'll re-upload it again.

[Diabolo88]

Finally, a direct download link. I´ve been trying to get bittorrent to work but still know too little about computers.

Thank you Chris_ .

[Chris_]

You're very welcome!  



EDIT
All right Andy S notified me that the YSI link I gave you guys earlier is now dead, so as promised, here's another one:

http://s25.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1X38JMPKX784F3GIL2EM15YVUN[/b]

[ChrisC]

Was wondering if anyone might be willing to send this to me?   

johnthebaptistshead@gmail.com

Cheers,
Chris.

[Matt_]

hmm, i can upload it to my FTP if you want (which i didn't have when i made this thread).

you can see it on google video, but if you need to have the Xvid version then let me know, i'll upload it.

[ChrisC]

Wicked, thanks for the link.  That should suffice.