AntsDownloader 1.2 Support Thread (Read FAQ First)

[Shawn]

I've released version 1.2 which now supports win 98 and ME. The problem was the log4net package I started using in 1.1. It just plain didn't work on 98/ME. I have removed it and added trace level logging.


Version 1.2 (March 13, 2003)
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- Removed log4net logging (would not work on 98 or ME)
- Added trace logging (use DebugView to view output)
- Tested on Windows 98


Post problems/errors in this thread.

[scoot_14]

The new downloader works so far for me (i'm in Win98). But I have a question. When the downloader is on for me it greatly affects how the rest of my computer runs. My computer is so greatly disabled that the sounds from instant messenger become distorted and I can not load internet explorer in a reasonable timeframe.

I've heard others mention that they experience a slow down too. What is causing this? Does the downloader take up a large amount of free memory or something?

This is really just a curiousity, not a problem, I plan on downloading overnight while I'm sleeping anyways really. My computer is a Pentium III, 800mHZ, with 10 gigs (it's an HP laptop).

[Shawn]

Well it shouldn't take too much RAM... 23 Megs on my machine. But I think the real issue the the loading of the .NET Framework. The code actually runs on a virutal machine and not directly on the OS. The VM is probably optimzed for win2000 and XP which have real mutlitasking built into the OS where as win98 and ME do not. I have a p3 550 with 384MB of RAM running XP Pro and I experience NO slow down whatsoever.

[scoot_14]

Interesting...thanks for the info.

[03cranec]

I am sad to report that AD 1.2 still causes an occasional illegal operation on my win98:

ANTSDOWNLOADER caused an invalid page fault in
module KERNEL32.DLL at 015f:bff7d760.
Registers:
EAX=fed23000 CS=015f EIP=bff7d760 EFLGS=00010207
EBX=8170d348 SS=0167 ESP=04cef9e0 EBP=04cefa04
ECX=fec4b2d0 DS=0167 ESI=0000d82f FS=4917
EDX=bffc9490 ES=0167 EDI=fecb6e80 GS=314e
Bytes at CS:EIP:
83 38 00 74 28 83 c0 08 46 3b f1 72 f3 be ff ff
Stack dump:
04cefa04 00000000 00000000 f9d4daf0 bff92d60 8170d348 bff7db05 8170d348 00000000 001f0003 bff85193 8170d348 f9d4daf0 001f0003 04cefa40 04cefeb8


btw, thanks for all the hard work you guys have done already... what you have accomplished with this site is amazing

[andrenet2000]

hi y'all, the downloader fails to login everytime i try to download a show. i'm sure i've configured it correctly, but i still don't know what the problem is. can anyone help me out? thanks

[trippin3634]

I'm having the same issue, maybe the server is too busy now, I don't know. Also, has anyone been successful in downloading an entire show in one try? I seem to be able to only get 6-8 songs at a time, then i get a login failure error, and it stops. I then have to close the downloader and retry. Any thoughts?

[greppson]

server is down right now.

[dmbmarkt2]

Anyone getting this.....?

A System Error has occured!
An error occured while parsing EntityName. Line 1, position 144.
Finished!!!

I was in the middle of a download yesterday and it just stopped, and I haven't been able to get back on since. This is actually the first problem I've had with the downloader. It's awesome.

[greppson]

server is still down i think...

edit: nope it is working.

[dmbmarkt2]

I don't know why my thing isn't working then. I even uninstalled it and then re-installed.

[dmbmarkt2]

Maybe it's just the show I'm trying to DL. I went back to the show that was halfway done yesterday when it kicked off, and it's DLing that.

[Matt]

Originally posted by dmbmarkt2
Anyone getting this.....?

A System Error has occured!
An error occured while parsing EntityName. Line 1, position 144.
Finished!!!

I was in the middle of a download yesterday and it just stopped, and I haven't been able to get back on since. This is actually the first problem I've had with the downloader. It's awesome.

What show are you getting this error on?

[twostep]

I am getting this 'illegal operation error'

ANTSDOWNLOADER caused an invalid page fault in
module KERNEL32.DLL at 0167:bff88396.
Registers:
EAX=c00309c4 CS=0167 EIP=bff88396 EFLGS=00010212
EBX=0414ffec SS=016f ESP=0404fe98 EBP=04050010
ECX=00000000 DS=016f ESI=00000000 FS=4fc7
EDX=bff76855 ES=016f EDI=bff79060 GS=0000
Bytes at CS:EIP:
53 56 57 8b 75 10 8b 38 33 db 85 f6 75 2d 8d b5
Stack dump:

[TrippnBill686]

Originally posted by dmbmarkt2
Anyone getting this.....?

A System Error has occured!
An error occured while parsing EntityName. Line 1, position 144.
Finished!!!

I was in the middle of a download yesterday and it just stopped, and I haven't been able to get back on since. This is actually the first problem I've had with the downloader. It's awesome.

Yup, I'm getting this on specifically d+t1996-02-17... it looks like the & in the file names is throwing it off. Double-checking with another d+t right now.

[TrippnBill686]

Well, it looks like the one i posted is one of the very few that have "&" in the filenames.. i couldn't find another one to try to duplicate the error, all the rest have d+t instead of d&t. Any ideas?

[phattyjrb]

Originally posted by 03cranec
I am sad to report that AD 1.2 still causes an occasional illegal operation on my win98:

ANTSDOWNLOADER caused an invalid page fault in
module KERNEL32.DLL at 015f:bff7d760.
Registers:
EAX=fed23000 CS=015f EIP=bff7d760 EFLGS=00010207
EBX=8170d348 SS=0167 ESP=04cef9e0 EBP=04cefa04
ECX=fec4b2d0 DS=0167 ESI=0000d82f FS=4917
EDX=bffc9490 ES=0167 EDI=fecb6e80 GS=314e
Bytes at CS:EIP:
83 38 00 74 28 83 c0 08 46 3b f1 72 f3 be ff ff
Stack dump:
04cefa04 00000000 00000000 f9d4daf0 bff92d60 8170d348 bff7db05 8170d348 00000000 001f0003 bff85193 8170d348 f9d4daf0 001f0003 04cefa40 04cefeb8


btw, thanks for all the hard work you guys have done already... what you have accomplished with this site is amazing


Thanks for releasing this new edition, as it is working better than 1.1. unfortunately, i am getting the same error message as above after a couple songs get downloaded. this happened with the 1.0 version as well. I am using Win98SE.

[Gelzcapz]

Anyone having a problem with it stopping on the last file everytime? I can download no problem now but no matter what show I try it will stop before the last file and say error then finished. I know the server is busy but this happens no matter what show I try and I have tried it 10 times on about 5 different shows... it never finishes. just curious... I don't mind having to download the last couple songs of a show by themselves.

[Matt]

Originally posted by TrippnBill686
Yup, I'm getting this on specifically d+t1996-02-17... it looks like the & in the file names is throwing it off. Double-checking with another d+t right now.

It's definitely an issue w/ the filenames - most likely the textfile. I'll fix 2.17.96. let me know if there are any other issues.

[TrippnBill686]

Originally posted by Matt
It's definitely an issue w/ the filenames - most likely the textfile. I'll fix 2.17.96. let me know if there are any other issues.
Fixed. Thank you very much.

[Gr3yStr33t]

I keep getting the "Microsoft .NET framework not found" error. WTF am I doing wrong???

[Joe M.]

Originally posted by Gr3yStr33t
I keep getting the "Microsoft .NET framework not found" error. WTF am I doing wrong???

You might want to Read the F.A.Q.

[Joe M.]

Save it to your computer. Then open it.

[Marshall]

Originally posted by Joe M.
Save it to your computer. Then open it.
thanks

[pooleman]

I love the new downloader!!! I no longer have to hop out of my chair every 4-5 minutes to load the next track (my wife thought I was a jack-in-the-box). Also, I have not failed one single signature for the last 6 shows- I had become resigned to redownloading about 10- 30% of the tracks each time that came down corrupted and failed the md5 check.

BRAVO!!