Re: CD ISO images for the "testing" release
On Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:59:24 -0800
"Willie" <tumbleweed@fastmail.net> dijo:
> On Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:07 -0800, "John Jason Jordan"
> <johnxj@comcast.net> wrote:
> > On Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:09:54 -0800
> > "Willie" <tumbleweed@fastmail.net> dijo:
> >
> > > On Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:44 -0800, "John Jason Jordan"
> > > <johnxj@comcast.net> wrote:
> > > > On Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:51:21 -0800
> > > > "Willie" <tumbleweed@fastmail.net> dijo:
> > > >
> > > > > > > I am looking for the CD image for an internet installation of 64-bit
> > > > > > > testing. Debian's download pages are terribly confusing.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I should add that I did finally find an ftp page with the CD image of
> > > > > > 64-bit testing. But the download speed was pathetic, so I killed the
> > > > > > download. Then I found a torrent at:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/daily-builds/daily/arch-latest/amd64/bt-cd/
> > > > > >
> > > > > > But when I tried to add the torrent to Transmission I got "requested
> > > > > > download is not authorized for use with this tracker." What is up with
> > > > > > that?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > 64bit doesn't seem to be a problem for either intel or AMD. If you want
> > > > > to install across the network:
> > > > >
> > > > > http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/daily-builds/daily/arch-latest/amd64/iso-cd/
> > > >
> > > > That's the link I found before with the pathetically slow download. If
> > > > you back up a directory or two you find a torrent, but the torrent says
> > > > I am not authorized to download it.
> > > >
> > > > Where can I find this where I can download it without taking several
> > > > days?
> >
> > > root@host:~# apt-get install jigdo-file
> > >
> > > jason@host:~$ jigdo-lite
> > > http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/daily-builds/daily/arch-latest/amd64/jigdo-cd/debian-testing-amd64-netinst.jigdo
> >
> > I'm not sure if I made this clear.
> >
> > I want a TORRENT that I can download with a bittorrent client like
> > Transmission. I don't want a jigdo, whatever that is. And I want a
> > bootable CD image that will continue the installation over the
> > internet. That is INTERNET, not a local network.
> >
> > I can't find it on a Debian page and I can't seem to explain it here.
> > Maybe it doesn't exist. Maybe I just don't speak Debian. Maybe I'm just
> > stupid. But for sure I am frustrated.
> I'm sure it's not really a torrent file you want but the netinst amd64
> ISO file. The issue is the best way to get hold of it. No you're not
> stupid but you probably need to understand how bittorrent works. Yes you
> can grab the torrent file at:
>
> http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/daily-builds/daily/arch-latest/amd64/bt-cd/debian-testing-amd64-netinst.iso.torrent
>
> but there's no point; no one out there is seeding the ISO.
Thanks for the link. Actually, I already tried it yesterday, but I got
an error message that I was not authorized to download the file. And
now it works. Go figure. But it turns out you are right, no one is
seeding it.
> Jigdo works in a completely different way but is almost certainly more
> reliable than bittorrent, probably just as fast, and every bit as
> bandwidth efficient.
>
> Go on - give it a try. You know you want to. =O)
It appears I am going to have to.
> PS. As far as bittorrent goes you might do well to dump that
> transmission POS and try almost any other client instead.
My fave is Ktorrent, but it has had issues with Gnome and Ubuntu for a
long time, so I have been using Transmission instead. I admit it lacks
features, but it's stable. Everyone exclaims about Azureus, but I tried
it about a year ago and it was crash city. I suppose I should try it
again, but I'll wait until after I have successfully migrated from
Jaunty to testing.
Now I'm off to try to figure out jigdo. Thanks for the link.
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