carl wrote: > Thanks, John > I am not sure about my file system, but I feel that is the problem, I will > check it soon. You are so great! My computer Choose boot disk (probably c:), right-click, properties See the "filesystem" line. If it's NTFS, the file's size isn't your problem. > > Regards! > Carl > > On Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 10:39 PM, John Summerfield < > [log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> carl wrote: >> >>> Hi, Troy >>> Thanks for your reply. I didn't use http cause it take long time and once >>> disconnected the downloading file will be lost. I will try using other >>> downloading soft like bt as Igor suggested. >>> carl >>> >> Are you downloading with Windows using a FAT filesystem? >> >> Does it support files over 4 Gbytes? >> >> If _that_ is your problem, either change your computer or use the CD images >> or add a USB drive and format it NTFS, then download directly to that. an 8 >> Gbyte flash drive would be the minimum. >> >> >> >> >>> On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 11:43 PM, Troy Dawson <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >>> >>> carl wrote: >>>>> Hi,all! >>>>> >>>>> I am new to linux, but I want to try it now. Cause I am studying in a >>>>> adademic institute, so I find S. L. . Hope to learn from you in the >>>>> >>>> future $B!* (B >>>> >>>>> My question is, when I download S.L. 5.2 from >>>>> ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/52/iso/ , I use >>>>> flashget, the project finished 99% but always fail at the last 1%, the >>>>> error message said there is error when writing to files. I tried >>>>> download to another partition but fail again. Does anybody knows why? >>>>> Thanks! >>>>> >>>>> Carl >>>>> >>>> Hi Carl, >>>> I've never used flashget, so I am not positive about my answer, but some >>>> people have had their download problems fixed simply by using http >>>> instead of ftp. So the first thing I would try would be to download from >>>> >>>> http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/52/iso/ >>>> >>>> Troy >>>> -- >>>> __________________________________________________ >>>> Troy Dawson [log in to unmask] (630)840-6468 >>>> Fermilab ComputingDivision/LCSI/CSI DSS Group >>>> __________________________________________________ >>>> >>>> >> -- >> >> Cheers >> John >> >> -- spambait >> [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] >> -- Advice >> http://webfoot.com/advice/email.top.php >> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 >> >> You cannot reply off-list:-) >> > -- Cheers John -- spambait [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] -- Advice http://webfoot.com/advice/email.top.php http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 You cannot reply off-list:-)