dingodancer Posted May 16, 2011 Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 Hey only new to this and to date no problems. However I have a particular download which reaches 71.2% then stalls to a 0.x kB/s speed and stays there. Leading up to the stall, the number of blocks in the 'Pieces' box reduces until the box is void of blocks. I am only downloading selected parts of a torrent. Anyway it is the first time I have encountered this issue and wonder how to resolve it and complete the download.Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreadWingKnight Posted May 16, 2011 Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 What is the listed availability for the torrent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingodancer Posted May 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 by availability are you referring to the 0.085 listed in the i general box, or the figures in the piece box (85) or the number of peers etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreadWingKnight Posted May 16, 2011 Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 If availability is less than 1, you won't be able to complete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingodancer Posted May 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 Ok. Is availability determined by who might be on line at the time, or parts of the torrent are missing etc. guess the question is what changes availability. Last night it was 0.085, this morning it is 0.495. Do I wait and one day availability will improve or do I abort the mission and source alternative torrents. By the way, I appreciate your responding, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreadWingKnight Posted May 16, 2011 Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 Availability is calculated based on the pieces you have plus the pieces that people you're connected to have.If the swarm is small (under 30 peers) and you get an availability under 1, you likely won't be able to complete and will need to find alternatives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingodancer Posted May 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 Hey thanks for your help explaining it all mate. I can sort of see how it all relates now. I actually went back to where I originally sorced the torrent link and found there is an issue with others over time trying to complete this particular download....guess I should have looked there first, would have saved me a lot of frustration. appreciate you taking the time to reply, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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