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Tiny Core Base => TCB Bugs => Topic started by: cosmin_ap on July 02, 2011, 06:44:56 PM

Title: wget fails but extension appears loaded
Post by: cosmin_ap on July 02, 2011, 06:44:56 PM

Sometimes wget fails, yet the extension appears loaded. I'm using microcore 3.6. Here's an `ab` session showing the problem:


Downloading: qemu-extra.tcz
Connecting to distro.ibiblio.org (152.19.134.43:80)
qemu-extra.tcz        49% |**********************************                                     |  6906k 00:00:18 ETAwget: short write
qemu-extra.tcz: FAILED
md5sum: WARNING: 1 of 1 computed checksums did NOT match
Error on qemu-extra.tcz
 qemu-extra.tcz
A)bout I)nstall O)nDemand D)epends T)ree F)iles siZ)e L)ist S)earch P)rovides or Q)uit:
 qemu-extra.tcz
A)bout I)nstall O)nDemand D)epends T)ree F)iles siZ)e L)ist S)earch P)rovides or Q)uit: I
qemu-extra is already downloaded!


After this,

$ tce-load -i qemu-extra
mount: mounting /dev/loop68 on /tmp/tcloop/qemu-extra failed: Invalid argument

$ tce-load -wi qemu-extra
qemu-extra is already downloaded!

Title: Re: wget fails but extension appears loaded
Post by: gerald_clark on July 02, 2011, 08:36:20 PM

That error is being addressed.
You really need to keep up-to-date to get fixes.
Current is 3.7.1.

Title: Re: wget fails but extension appears loaded
Post by: cosmin_ap on July 03, 2011, 07:04:40 AM

Sorry, I looked at the 3.7 changelog and searched the forum before posting, but couldn't find it.

Title: Re: wget fails but extension appears loaded
Post by: gerald_clark on July 03, 2011, 10:42:02 AM

Because it isnot fixed yet.
You still need to be running current version.
Reporting "bugs" while running old versions in most fora will
simply get you an "update before posting" answer.

Title: Re: wget fails but extension appears loaded
Post by: b1ackmai1er on July 03, 2011, 11:36:58 AM

Hi Guys,

I don't think it is reasonable to expect every user to update their TC installation every time a new release of TC is released.

As we know, TC is under active developement and new releases come out regularily.

For many users an update is non-trivial task and changes can introduce new issues for users especially as packages are removed or substituted and scripts updated.

I agree that keeping up to date is best practice but suggest that an offhand reply to update to latest version is not that helpful to someone requesting help in the forum.

Regards b1ackmai1er.

Title: Re: wget fails but extension appears loaded
Post by: gerald_clark on July 03, 2011, 11:47:56 AM

I did not say every user should update every time there is a new release.
I said that someone who is reporting what they think is a bug should be running the latest release.

For TC that would be 1 file ( tinycore.gz. )
If the problem involves a paticular extension, they need to be sure that is also the current version.

Title: Re: wget fails but extension appears loaded
Post by: roberts on July 06, 2011, 04:07:20 PM

Fixed starting with v3.8rc1