ABC Torrent sucks now...

Post by **xer0s** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 4:04 pm

ABC doesn't seem to be as good as it used to be. It starts my download out fine, but then it just gradually goes down to 0 kb/s. And it shows 333 seeds. WTF

Post by **^misantropia^** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 4:16 pm

What happens when you try the torrent in Azureus or the mainline client?

Post by **xer0s** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 4:19 pm

Never used Azureus...

Post by **Iccy (temp)** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 4:48 pm

http://www.bitcomet.com

Post by **Cool Blue** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 5:55 pm

Azereus fucking sucks. I've never had more disk IO errors and lock ups from any other program.

Fucking POS program can actually cause my NCQ HDD to enter into such a confused state, I have to power down my PC to get the computer working again (just restarting doesnt work, the BIOS doesn't detect the HDD because it's in some kind of seizure).

As soon as my DLs are finished in Azereus, I'm ditching it and trying BitCommet.

Oh, and everything you ever heard about azereus being a memory hog is true. Garbage program would idle up to a couple hundred megs of memory after running for a few days.

So in summation... Azereus sucks balls, don't ever use it.

Post by **4days** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 5:57 pm

haven't had any trouble with azureus (until just then, when i tried to type it).

Post by **^misantropia^** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 6:08 pm

Cool Blue wrote:Azereus fucking sucks. I've never had more disk IO errors and lock ups from any other program.

Fucking POS program can actually cause my NCQ HDD to enter into such a confused state, I have to power down my PC to get the computer working again (just restarting doesnt work, the BIOS doesn't detect the HDD because it's in some kind of seizure).

As soon as my DLs are finished in Azereus, I'm ditching it and trying BitCommet.

Oh, and everything you ever heard about azereus being a memory hog is true. Garbage program would idle up to a couple hundred megs of memory after running for a few days.

So in summation... Azereus sucks balls, don't ever use it.

Sounds like the problem is your computer, not Azureus.

Post by **shadd_** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 6:15 pm

azureus working good here, i likey the auto-update feature.

like any software, it could have bugs on certain configs.

Post by **Cool Blue** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 6:16 pm

While I'm sure it's something on my rig being triggered by azereus, I do not blame the rig because no other program causes a system crash like Azereus (or at all for that matter).

So which ever... Azereus has found some fucked up rare Achilles heel in my system, or it's just a piece of resource hogging trash that can't properly buffer files without causing an endless loop for the HDD.

Post by **Foo** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 6:19 pm

Yeah working fine here on Azu. It's a shame it's not the same for everyone because if it works you you then it's far superior to the other clients.

Oh well, nothing's perfect.

Post by **Cool Blue** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 6:20 pm

LAFF! The other thing Azereus can do, that I still can't figure out, is crash my little LInksys router.

Goofy little situation, but if Azereus is running for more than a few hours, my firewall stops working and has to be reset.

As far as I can tell troubleshooting and testing the firewall, it's not the firewall. Using ABC torrent client (despite it's consistant crashing) I didn't have any of these problems. Like wise, there is no other event or situtation that causes my firewall to crash like Azereus makes it.

ROfle, I run a server off this connection, so at times there can be tonnes of active connections going into and out of the network. Never any problems. Until I fire up Azereus. :P

Post by **dzjepp** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 6:22 pm

I love Azureus. Configure it right, and it works like a dream.

Post by **Cool Blue** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 6:23 pm

What should I config to stop if from causing my HDD to go into an endless loops thereby completely locking up my system?

Post by **dzjepp** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 6:27 pm

Hmmm. I know there is an option to 'allocate new files on creation' which will trash the hd for a few minutes (esp. with large files) but after that it's smooth sailing. I haven't had that particular problem you are having anyway.

Post by **R00k** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 6:30 pm

I've never had any problems with Azureus since installing it, I love it.

Post by **xer0s** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 6:52 pm

Ok, I got Azureus and it seems to be working a hell of a lot better than ABC.

Post by **stocktroll** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 6:53 pm

azureus is a resource hog

Post by **^misantropia^** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 7:46 pm

Cool Blue wrote:LAFF! The other thing Azereus can do, that I still can't figure out, is crash my little LInksys router.

Goofy little situation, but if Azereus is running for more than a few hours, my firewall stops working and has to be reset.

As far as I can tell troubleshooting and testing the firewall, it's not the firewall. Using ABC torrent client (despite it's consistant crashing) I didn't have any of these problems. Like wise, there is no other event or situtation that causes my firewall to crash like Azereus makes it.

ROfle, I run a server off this connection, so at times there can be tonnes of active connections going into and out of the network. Never any problems. Until I fire up Azereus. :P

Azureus can use UPnP to automatically configure your router. Sadly, some routers don't implement that too well, resulting in problems like you're experiencing. Turn it off in Azureus and configure your router to forward the right ports. PS: you might want to use something other than the default (6881-6889) because more and more ISPs are blocking or slowing those down. Pick a port in the 10,000+ range.

Post by **Cool Blue** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 7:49 pm

^misantropia^ wrote:
Cool Blue wrote:LAFF! The other thing Azereus can do, that I still can't figure out, is crash my little LInksys router.

Goofy little situation, but if Azereus is running for more than a few hours, my firewall stops working and has to be reset.

As far as I can tell troubleshooting and testing the firewall, it's not the firewall. Using ABC torrent client (despite it's consistant crashing) I didn't have any of these problems. Like wise, there is no other event or situtation that causes my firewall to crash like Azereus makes it.

ROfle, I run a server off this connection, so at times there can be tonnes of active connections going into and out of the network. Never any problems. Until I fire up Azereus. :P
Azureus can use UPnP to automatically configure your router. Sadly, some routers don't implement that too well, resulting in problems like you're experiencing. Turn it off in Azureus and configure your router to forward the right ports. PS: you might want to use something other than the default (6881-6889) because more and more ISPs are blocking or slowing those down. Pick a port in the 10,000+ range.

Hmmm. I had already tweaked the port settings, but didn't think of the UPnP issue.

Post by **Tormentius** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 12:28 am

Cool Blue wrote:
Hmmm. I had already tweaked the port settings, but didn't think of the UPnP issue.

Linksys' UPnP implementation is...lacking.

Post by **bork[e]** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 1:35 am

stocktroll wrote:azureus is a resource hog

Runs better than any application of its typed I've tried.

Post by **Bdw3** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 2:36 am

Uhh yeah, ....What the hell is the point of having Gigs of Ram and then turn around a complain that a program (a very useful program) is taking advantage of some of those recourses? ( ..a mere 65Megs on my machine...)

On noes!!! A game won’t run at 100% with it running!!! Fuck, I turn off the downloads before playing games anyway. :icon27:

Azureus is the only BT client I've used for nearly 2 years now, and for good reason. It works. It works great.