Ubuntu
transmission package

Transmission "Set Location" - should verify local data

Bug #529038 reported by Hew
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transmission (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: transmission

"Verify Local Data" should be run after a location has been set, otherwise a resumed torrent will attempt downloading from scratch.

transmission-gtk/lucid uptodate 1.91-0ubuntu1

Hew (hew)
Changed in transmission (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Low
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Charles Kerr (charlesk) wrote :

Set location does Verify Local Data if the data has been moved to another partition.

Within the same partition a simple rename() is enough to move the data, so no verify is needed there. My guess is that's what you're seeing.

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Charles Kerr (charlesk) wrote :

I'll leave this ticket open pending clarification from Hew :)

Charles Kerr (charlesk)
Changed in transmission (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
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Hew (hew) wrote :

I'm running a fresh install of Ubuntu on a new HDD. I mounted my old HDD with the completed torrent and copied the data across to a new location on my new HDD. I also copied across ~/.config/transmission . Of course when starting Transmission the data it was expecting was missing. I used the Set Location feature to point it to where it now was. However, in the main Transmission view the torrent still said error/0%. When I pressed resume, it connected to peers and started downloading. When I paused it and manually selected Verify, it verified 100%, and I was able to resume and seed.

Changed in transmission (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → New
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J Straka (jstrak) wrote :

Experienced same problem. Hew's fix also worked for me.

Hew (hew)
Changed in transmission (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Charles Kerr (charlesk) wrote :

Ah, ok. The external drive is the extra factor that I didn't have in my tests. Thanks for describing it in detail, Hew.

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Rolf Leggewie (r0lf) wrote :

I think this works correclty now, doesn't it? I haven't tested.

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