Need help w/magic number

[laxdog13]

OK so I've downloaded the show. Then when i try to convert from shn to wav i get the message that the magic number cannot be found. can anyone help me on that?
Thanks

[Joe M.]

http://www.antsmarching.org/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=60250&highlight=magic

[rhuss]

"No magic number"- Indicates a corrupt file.

http://research.umbc.edu/~hamilton/shnfaq.html

[laxdog13]

THanks

[rhuss]

Originally posted by laxdog13
THanks

redownload the file and run the md5's again

[laxdog13]

Thanks

[Joe M.]

Originally posted by laxdog13
Thanks

The ones that don't pass the md5.

[laxdog13]

Thanks

[Joe M.]

Originally posted by laxdog13
Thanks

:wtf

EDIT: oopss i guess its :ugh now

:ugh:

[laxdog13]

WHAT?

[Joe M.]

Originally posted by laxdog13
WHAT?

exactly. You should go to the FAQ and read about downloading shows.

[laxdog13]

I have several times, and each time a new problem arises. I just want to know what i have to redownload. Thanks

[Joe M.]

Originally posted by laxdog13
I have several times, and each time a new problem arises. I just want to know what i have to redownload. Thanks

Originally posted by Joe M.
The ones that don't pass the md5.

[laxdog13]

Can you put it simply. Is it the show or the converter?

[Joe M.]

Originally posted by laxdog13
Can you put it simply. Is it the show or the converter?

And this is how I know you didn't read the FAQ.

[laxdog13]

Trust me

[Joe M.]

Originally posted by laxdog13
Trust me

brb

[Joe M.]

FROM THE FAQ
What are these .md5 files?

An .md5 file is a "fingerprint" of the SHN files that you download. This way, you can be sure that the files you have downloaded are not corrupt - and therefore saving you from ruining some CDs in case they don't match up with the md5 file. It's always a good idea to check your SHN files against the md5 as soon as you're done downloading the show. If a file turns out to be corrupt, you should delete the offending file and redownload it. If you are still having problems, contact Matt or James and we'll notify our FTP Siteops of the problem. The process for checking your SHN files against the .md5 files is simple:

[Joe M.]

FROM THE FAQ
First, we recommend downloading mkwACT for checking your SHN files and eventually decompressing them into the WAV format that you can burn to a CD. Once you have it installed and running, find the folder where you downloaded all of the SHN files and the md5 files, and simply drag the folder right over the mkwACT window, and drop it onto the white section. If the .md5 files are in the folder, it will automatically scan the SHN files to make sure they are not corrupt, and when the files are done error-checking, the SHN files will then decompress into WAV files. You can then take these WAV files and burn them onto a CD using your favorite CD burning software.

[laxdog13]

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[laxdog13]

I have done everything, but the magic number error continues to show up.

[Joe M.]

Originally posted by laxdog13
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cool. So when you run the md5. What happens?

[laxdog13]

When i run the Md5, the mkwact shows up and very quickly disappears, not telling me if the files are error-free

[Joe M.]

Originally posted by laxdog13
When i run the Md5, the mkwact shows up and very quickly disappears, not telling me if the files are error-free

you have installed incorrectly it appears

uninstall

got to www.etree.org/mkw

follow the directions and get correct files depending on you OS.

[laxdog13]

So i uninstalled and then i just redownloaded

[laxdog13]

and that didnt work. i dunno what to do

[Joe M.]

Originally posted by laxdog13
and that didnt work. i dunno what to do

something tells me you didn't follow the install rules i gave you

[rhuss]

there is an option to only report on errors.

[Joe M.]

Originally posted by rhuss
there is an option to only report on errors.

if he is getting magic number errors its 99% likely he has a shn with an error

[rhuss]

Originally posted by Joe M.
if he is getting magic number errors its 99% likely he has a shn with an error

Originally posted by rhuss
"No magic number"- Indicates a corrupt file.

http://research.umbc.edu/~hamilton/shnfaq.html

i know. i said it earlier. geez joe :lol

i was commenting on how he said the window just went away.

[Mark]

this thread cracked me up.

one of the funniest troubleshooting threads i have read.

:lol

[rhuss]

ok. you can uninstall and reinstall all ya want, but if you have a .shn file that fails the md5 check (which mkwAct performs) then you need to delete the offending shn file and redownload it and then after the shn has been downloaded again then run the md5's again. if the shn file fails again, download again ...

mwkAct will report errors with any shn files.

[rhuss]

Originally posted by mark_s
this thread cracked me up.

one of the funniest troubleshooting threads i have read.

:lol

haha

we need to have all these people install vnc so i can just open there desktop and have a look see :lol