Transmission - cannot connect to tracker

jrg

14:57

You know me, if there is a room I join. :P

Roland Taylor

XD

I think the tracker is probably down at the source, but I would need to know the tracker to test myself

Oh where, oh where has my @Explorer gone? Oh where, oh where can she be?

(I know I know, I'm such a good singer)

Explorer

singer??

i thought you were serious

unlucky :-\

what information is needed about the tracker?

Roland Taylor

@Explorer I was serious :P

I need the tracker's URL

Okay full focus on here - that guy is a weee bit rude :D

jrg

I have to agree, I'm about to just leave that room entirely.

Explorer

should i copy-paste them here?

from transmission?

Roland Taylor

15:08

@Explorer yeah

that could work ^^

Explorer

vip.tracker.thepiratebay.org/announce

(abandoned) :D

track.sextorrent.to:2710/announce

torrent-download.to:5869/announce

Roland Taylor

>_< I'll just try the first and last lol

Explorer

and this is where i got the torrent: btmon.com/Stand_by_Me_1986_DVD_XviD.avi.torrent

XD

Roland Taylor

First one is down

Last one is down...

time to ping :)

Explorer

but this is not the only one

i've tried it for over 5 torrents

full focus on here

Roland Taylor

15:12

I'm trying it in transmission and getting errors too

I think that torrent might either be faulty, or dead

Explorer

k k

let's try another one

Roland Taylor

Every single tracker (and there are many) claims that it's dead :(

Explorer

torrents.thepiratebay.org/6004536/…

Roland Taylor

That one is mostly working

a few trackers don't have the file though

(so stupid - why do they list the file if they don't have it :P)

Explorer

doesn't work for me

Roland Taylor

15:16

right-click the torrent and click ask for more peers

Does that help at all?

Explorer

Roland Taylor

Oh I had a similar situation

Some of the trackers do work

but the others are showing as red cause they no longer have the torrent or have no peers

It's pretty normal, but I guess Transmission shows it poorly :(

Explorer

it doesn't start to download?

k i guess i should talk about mc book air so everyone will go here

Roland Taylor

lolol

sorry :P

@Explorer it started to download for me

but if it is not downloading for you then the peers you have are being selfish

a lot of peers do that - they just announce that they have a torrent but they limit their sharing to nothing :(

Explorer

is there any solution?

Roland Taylor

15:26

in all honesty - nope :(

it sucks, but if the peers don't share there is nothing we can do :(

And the other problem is a lot of movie producers are cracking down on file sharing

especially from thepiratebay

Explorer

oboy, that means I should live the rest of my file without downloading movies?

Roland Taylor

LOL

No, it just may mean trying a program like Vuze

those programs have dedicated communities, so they get a better download rate and the peers actually share

Explorer

really?

great

Roland Taylor

yep

Explorer

thanks <5587.21

Roland Taylor

15:31

I don't use Vuze cause I hate java programs :P - but it might be awesome for you :D

There's that and also there is frostwire, and utorrent

Explorer

yeah I saw a question about it there

but i was thinking i don't need that while transmission works well

Roland Taylor

Transmission is great when you're downloading torrents with good peers, otherwise, use Vuze :P

I'm like you though - I prefer tranmission :D

it "just works"

Explorer

thanks a bunch @RolandTaylor

I'll thank you better in private

dead people are watching us :D

and @jrg, thanks

jrg

For?

Roland Taylor

XD

@Explorer plus, @jrg is squeamish

Explorer

15:37

:D

@jrg for coming :D

jrg

@RolandTaylor heh

@Explorer You're welcome. Sorry I couldn't help. :(

Roland Taylor

:P

@jrg you helped!

We couldn't do it without you being here to stop us from arguing/loveydovey-ing/randomness :P

Explorer

I'm rolling on the floor laughing , seriously

Roland Taylor

XD

jrg

@RolandTaylor I can't decide if I should flag that or what...

Roland Taylor

15:40

lololololololol

Explorer

o , AU users have flagging allergy or something

jrg

Ok, i'm out of here, Have fun you two. :P

Roland Taylor

XD

@jrg oh no you don't!

You stay right there young man :D

You're my chaperon :P

Explorer

15:59

oh

i unchecked the "honor global limits" and it's working

@RolandTaylor can be?

Roland Taylor

@Explorer can be? can be what? lol

@Explorer I would never have guess it was that btw

Explorer

2 mins ago, by Explorer

i unchecked the "honor global limits" and it's working

me too

Roland Taylor

oh got it

That's a rather silly error on Transmission's part

it should not try to use more trackers if it runs out of bandwidth

Explorer

wow

Roland Taylor

@Explorer btw I'm happy to see you asking questions on the site :D

sure is fun to upvote you :D

Explorer

16:08

:D

in Ask Ubuntu General Room, 19 hours ago, by Octavian Damiean

Gotta get to 10k soon.

Roland Taylor

XD

OH OH

Explorer

I don't care about reputations as you've probably noticed

Roland Taylor

btw!

answer your question :D

jrg

@RolandTaylor That.... could be taken many ways.. :P

Roland Taylor

@jrg lol

true :P

Explorer

16:10

@jrg I thought you were out of this room :D

jrg

@Explorer I was, then I came back. :P

Roland Taylor

it's hard to avoid that isn't it?

lol

missed us?

Explorer

avoid what?

general room is so predictable

i know who's starred whose line and the other way round

there's no other way round actually

and it's only me

Roland Taylor

had to reload

messages got lost for some reason

3 mins ago, by Roland Taylor

it's hard to avoid that isn't it?

To avoid what we say being taken in many different ways :P

4 mins ago, by jrg

@RolandTaylor That.... could be taken many ways.. :P

Explorer

have to reload :D

1 min ago, by Roland Taylor

messages got lost for some reason

brb

Roland Taylor

16:17

np

lol

jrg

@Explorer Ok, who do I star then? :P

Roland Taylor

me :D

I'm like the glue between the two of you :D

jrg

@RolandTaylor yeah, I star you, and that's about it.

Oh, and Marco and Amith. Although they aren't the only funky guys. :D

Roland Taylor

:P

you can star @Explorer - but remember that I might rage quit in jealousy

(jk)

XD

jrg

sighs

Roland Taylor

16:22

I was jk! :D

I wouldn't harm a fly :)

(a mosquito now... I might harm that)

Roland Taylor

16:37

gotta move my laptop

Explorer

17:13

back

yelling BACK

k k I'm not back

Roland Taylor

18:05

lol sorry

Explorer

18:16

@RolandTaylor on Gtalk?

Roland Taylor

@Explorer yep

Explorer

on Gtalk?

Roland Taylor

yeah

Explorer

on Gtalk?

Roland Taylor

yes O.o

@Explorer

I wish this laptop had a webcam :/

it would be fun to play around with effects on it :P

AND

I'm too lazy to walk over to my other laptop

Explorer

18:20

on Gtalk?

:D

Roland Taylor

<3?

Explorer

I'm not going to send a message

Roland Taylor

XD

Explorer

you know

@RolandTaylor exactly

Roland Taylor

it says you are offline

Explorer

18:21

don't believe when you didn't check

such a liar

Roland Taylor

huh?

it says you're offline in my contact list O.o

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Transmission - cannot connect to tracker