New retropie image not downloading

[GamerGirl2469]

Are you supposed to use a download manager to begin with? I just tried downloading thru Firefox

[mitu]

@gamergirl2469 said in New retropie image not downloading:

Are you supposed to use a download manager to begin with

No, but since your internet provider does not provide a stable connection to the download site, you might be able to download the image in multiple download tries.

[GamerGirl2469]

@mitu Tried that. Showed complete once but can't extract anything. Tried going thru Pirate Bay and that didn't work at all. I think it is something to do with the file itself or the server that it resides on. I also tried older versions with no luck. Using Windows 10. I suppose I could use Hyper-V on my PC and create a VHD using linux but it shouldn't take so much work

[mitu]

@gamergirl2469 There's nothing wrong with the file or the server, it's just your internet provider that's interrupting the connection.

[GamerGirl2469]

@mitu. If that is the case then is there a work around?

[jonnykesh]

@gamergirl2469 A download manager that is able to resume downloads where it left off would really be the only solution.
Also, if you had a decent / cheap data plan on your phone you could download it using the 3G/4G network and transfer it to your PC once complete.

[GamerGirl2469]

@jonnykesh I tried the phone and I got the same results. How would the download manager work? The only times I have used ones are when it was required for certain programs

[mitu]

@gamergirl2469 said in New retropie image not downloading:

If that is the case then is there a work around?

Apart from what @jonnykesh suggested, try downloading from another PC with another ISP ?

[jonnykesh]

@gamergirl2469 Depends on the DL manager... @Mitu made some good suggestions above. Try one or both of those. Once complete verify the MD5 sum of the file before burning it to the SD card.

[GamerGirl2469]

I just found a torrent that works. Thanks for the advice though