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BlackRider posted:Looks like Blocknews is completely down (including their website). Boris Galerkin posted:When I'm downloading something and it failed to repair cause I'm just missing a measly 7 MB of 3+ GB, what can I do about it?
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td4guy posted:Blocknews is up for me and their faq website and twitter feed don't mention any downtime. I forgot to mention that Blocknews is my primary (and only) provider, since I don't download too much. I just buy the 200 GB plan and it lasts me for months.
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Mar 6, 2012 10:08
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Boris Galerkin posted:I forgot to mention that Blocknews is my primary (and only) provider, since I don't download too much. I just buy the 200 GB plan and it lasts me for months. Get a block service from a different provider for backup. It would provide the same effect as going Supernews + Blocknees for example.
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Mar 6, 2012 13:09
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Boris Galerkin posted:I forgot to mention that Blocknews is my primary (and only) provider, since I don't download too much. I just buy the 200 GB plan and it lasts me for months. Set a free account from http://www.xsusenet.com/ as your backup server. I use Supernews as my primary and a free account as my backup and I have never had a problem, that said I'm not a very heavy usenet user.
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Mar 6, 2012 13:40
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Any idea why I sometimes get the following error?: Error renaming "C:\SABnzbd04\downloads\complete\Filename\Folder 1\_UNPACK_Filename" to "C:\SABnzbd04\downloads\complete\Filename\Folder 1\Filename" When I look in the complete directory, the file extracted fine, it just happens to be in in the _UNPACK_ folder rather than the parent one with all the rest of the related files. Only seems to happen once every couple of downloads, and isn't a big deal as can just move the file, but didn't know if there was a easy fix. Edit: I'm not still using SABnzbd v0.4, it just happens to be where my file library is located from many versions ago.
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Mar 6, 2012 20:08
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Lord Dekks posted:Any idea why I sometimes get the following error?: You could have some service accessing that file when SAB tries to do the rename, and it fails because the files are in use.
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Mar 6, 2012 20:09
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FISHMANPET posted:You could have some service accessing that file when SAB tries to do the rename, and it fails because the files are in use. Ah, could just having the folder open in windows explorer be doing that? I tend to often have it open to see which files I don't need anymore and can be deleted.
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Mar 6, 2012 20:12
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Lord Dekks posted:Ah, could just having the folder open in windows explorer be doing that? I tend to often have it open to see which files I don't need anymore and can be deleted. There is an option in Config>Switches to disable renaming.
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Mar 6, 2012 20:18
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i had that problem when i had (i think it was) Windows Media player automatically adding new files to the library right from the download directory. Like fishmanpet said something is accessing the files. i would look for anything that may be indexing the folder, like the windows search indexer. I also had that happen on windows home server because it would start to duplicate the data and wouldn't release it in time to allow it to be renamed. Lord Dekks posted:Ah, could just having the folder open in windows explorer be doing that? I tend to often have it open to see which files I don't need anymore and can be deleted. it's possible, but in my experience when i have the _unpack_ folders open when it is done extracting the folder would just closed on me. If however you click on one of the files then that would open the thumbs.db hidden file and that would prevent the folder from being renamed. This can be fixed by checking "always show icons never thumbnails" in the folder options. Waffle Conspiracy fucked around with this message at 20:22 on Mar 6, 2012 |
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Mar 6, 2012 20:19
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Lord Dekks posted:Ah, could just having the folder open in windows explorer be doing that? I tend to often have it open to see which files I don't need anymore and can be deleted. You should be fine if you're looking at C:\SABnzbd04\downloads\complete\Filename\Folder 1\ but once you go into the _UNPACK_ directory SAB won't be able to do the rename. There's all sorts of other poo poo that can go wrong. Search indexers or AV or gremlins could be grabbing a lock on the file when SAB tries to do the move. Windows can be pretty dumb sometimes, in an attempt to "protect" you.
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Mar 6, 2012 20:19
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td4guy posted:Blocknews is up for me and their faq website and twitter feed don't mention any downtime. It was down for about an hour but you're right, no downtime was mentioned. This was confirmed with another person so it wasn't just me.
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Mar 6, 2012 22:47
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Anyone who uses newzbin2 - are you also seeing "2012-03-07 14:20:04,532 WARNING: Empty NZB file" from SABnzbd? I'm getting this for all nzb files.
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Mar 7, 2012 11:22
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Gimperial posted:Anyone who uses newzbin2 - are you also seeing "2012-03-07 14:20:04,532 WARNING: Empty NZB file" from SABnzbd? I just tried to pull an NZB and then opened it up in textedit, it looks to me like it's not pointing at any files: code:code:
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Mar 7, 2012 14:50
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Yeah they posted an update about it a few minutes after I posted: http://www.newzbin2.es/news/view/?nw_id=369
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Mar 7, 2012 17:00
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EC posted:XBMC, Plex, Boxee. I just want something I can use and stream from my main computer out the box. Will the Boxee Box do this well with MKV files? I use SickBeard to download my TV shows and I just want something easy to stream them to my TV. The Boxee Box seems like it'll do a decent job of it, just wondering about performance.
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Mar 7, 2012 19:55
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It should, but you might want to test-drive the interface to see if you like it. I personally prefer the XBMC interface and various skins to anything that Plex or Boxee has done.
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Mar 7, 2012 19:57
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EC posted:It should, but you might want to test-drive the interface to see if you like it. I personally prefer the XBMC interface and various skins to anything that Plex or Boxee has done. I've had a look and I do prefer the XBMC interface but I don't want the hassle of building a system for it, the Boxee Box seems like the quickest and cheapest option. I'm still weighing up my options, baring in mind I won't be storing any content on the system, it's all going to be streamed over my network (using an ethernet cable, not wifi). Although, for what I use the Apple TV doesn't seem that bad. Again though, I'd just be worried about the performance when streaming large MKV files. It's almost too small. Actually, does it even play MKV files natively? Really need to do some research. Tychtrip fucked around with this message at 20:26 on Mar 7, 2012 |
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Mar 7, 2012 20:00
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tomm posted:I've had a look and I do prefer the XBMC interface but I don't want the hassle of building a system for it, the Boxee Box seems like the quickest and cheapest option. I'm still weighing up my options, baring in mind I won't be storing any content on the system, it's all going to be streamed over my network (using an ethernet cable, not wifi). How important is the MKV side of things to you? I've found my Xbox 360 is fantastic at streaming, the only caveat is that MKVs need to be re-wrapped into MP4s, but its dead easy to get SABnzbd to do this in a script and doesn't take long on a derm system. So might be worth getting a cheap used Xbox 360?
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Mar 7, 2012 20:37
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I'm waiting for the community to get their hands on the new atv. It's built for 1080p, which may resolve the biggest (only?) gripe people have had with it.
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Mar 7, 2012 20:41
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Lord Dekks posted:How important is the MKV side of things to you? I've found my Xbox 360 is fantastic at streaming, the only caveat is that MKVs need to be re-wrapped into MP4s, but its dead easy to get SABnzbd to do this in a script and doesn't take long on a derm system. So might be worth getting a cheap used Xbox 360? I'm currently using my Xbox 360. It's ok, it can actually play MKV's with WMC but it's fussy over which ones it will play and I really don't like the performance and interface. It's all very slow and clunky for my liking. It serves a purpose though.
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Mar 7, 2012 20:45
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tomm posted:Although, for what I use the Apple TV doesn't seem that bad. Again though, I'd just be worried about the performance when streaming large MKV files. It's almost too small. Actually, does it even play MKV files natively? Really need to do some research. There are pre-built systems that are great for XBMC. I have a home-built HTPC and an Apple TV that's jailbroken with XBMC installed. The HTPC is great, and I like having a Windows box so I can do other poo poo with the HTPC. It plays everything I throw at it flawlessly, and I hardly ever have an issue with it. That's using all kinds of plugins, skins, and add-ons for emulation or trailers. The Apple TV wins on a couple of points: size, power consumption, and bonus features if you have other iOS products. I find myself using AirPlay way more than I ever thought I would. Using XBMC is great, but it's a bit limited by the ATV hardware, so you'll see some stuttering in CPU intensive skins. I've never tried 1080p stuff on it, as it only outputs in 720p, but it's played everything else without issues. I don't think I mentioned it, but like others are saying the 360/PS3 is good for playback as well. I find them very finicky, personally, but others seem to not have issues with them. You can stream mkvs and what not if you install some sort of transcoding software on your main PC and stream from that. This isn't really the thread for all that, though. Check out the HTPC thread for various hardware options, and the XBMC thread for specific info on that.
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Mar 7, 2012 21:08
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EC posted:There are pre-built systems that are great for XBMC. I have a home-built HTPC and an Apple TV that's jailbroken with XBMC installed. The HTPC is great, and I like having a Windows box so I can do other poo poo with the HTPC. It plays everything I throw at it flawlessly, and I hardly ever have an issue with it. That's using all kinds of plugins, skins, and add-ons for emulation or trailers. Appreciate the help. I'll check out that thread. I'm not worrying too much about my HTPC being able to run many plugins or anything, it's purely for watching TV. And purely streaming. I'll scan through those threads for some tips. Cheers.
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Mar 7, 2012 22:06
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I just started using usenet and I'm really amazed at this. I don't quite fully understand how everything works just yet. Will using a backup provider fix missing articles and repairs? I've been getting a lot of "Repair failed, not enough blocks (## Short)", If so how can I get sabnbzd to use the backup provider to fix it? I hit retry and it looks like it still uses my main. I'm using Supernews as my main and blocknews as my backup.
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Mar 7, 2012 22:57
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Drevoak posted:I just started using usenet and I'm really amazed at this. I don't quite fully understand how everything works just yet. Will using a backup provider fix missing articles and repairs? I've been getting a lot of "Repair failed, not enough blocks (## Short)", If so how can I get sabnbzd to use the backup provider to fix it? I hit retry and it looks like it still uses my main. I'm using Supernews as my main and blocknews as my backup. Are you sure the backup server is connecting? Never had that issue, hit Test Server and check the counter next to it to see if it has downloaded anything.
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Mar 7, 2012 23:24
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tomm posted:I'm currently using my Xbox 360. It's ok, it can actually play MKV's with WMC but it's fussy over which ones it will play and I really don't like the performance and interface. It's all very slow and clunky for my liking. It serves a purpose though. That's fair enough, in the meantime though you might want to check out: http://xenonmkv.ev98.net/ The following (quick and dirty) SABnzbd script will auto re-wrap the MKVs to be a lot more Xbox friendly: code:
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Mar 7, 2012 23:32
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tomm posted:Are you sure the backup server is connecting? Never had that issue, hit Test Server and check the counter next to it to see if it has downloaded anything. Test server went fine but it still appears to not be using the backup provider. While it is downloading can I actually see where its coming from?
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Mar 7, 2012 23:43
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Drevoak posted:Test server went fine but it still appears to not be using the backup provider. While it is downloading can I actually see where its coming from? Click on the Status tab up top, then the Connections tab, and it will tell you which server is currently in use. Your issue may not be with incomplete files though. It may be using the wrong par2 set for the repair. I have my install set not to download sample files, but occasionally it will download the par2 info for the sample file and use that instead. Or, it may have been an incomplete nzb. I get those occasionally with some Newznab indexers. Browse to your incomplete directory and try running a manual repair. If you're missing files, it will tell you, and you can try getting the rest from Binsearch or MysterBin. If it was just using the wrong par2 set, extract it manually.
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Is there a general consensus on what the best sabnzbd/Sickbeard manager is for iOS? It seems like isn't one that can do everything. Qouch has a decent interface with Sickbeard and sabnzbd but no built in browser with support for adding nzbs to sabnzbd. SABMobile is nice but I'm not sure it's optimized very well for the bigger screen on the iPad. SABMobile HD looks really nice for the iPad but it isn't available on the iPhone.
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Mar 8, 2012 04:44
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Tutu posted:Set a free account from http://www.xsusenet.com/ as your backup server. I use Supernews as my primary and a free account as my backup and I have never had a problem, that said I'm not a very heavy usenet user. How is this free? What's the catch?
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Corbet posted:Is there a general consensus on what the best sabnzbd/Sickbeard manager is for iOS? Can you use these apps to search for and fetch nzbs on your home computer? If so, Id like to add to that question and ask if there are any for WP7. edit: Decided to not be dumb and just searched for "nzb". Found SABNZBD+ download manager and it lets you use your nabmatrix account to fetch nzbs remotely. Amazing!
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It doesn't do Sickbeard, but myNZB is great and does everything. Multiple server support, lots of supported indexers, search/rss, speed throttling...the works. Great interface too.
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Mar 8, 2012 12:35
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LaserWash posted:How is this free? What's the catch? The catch is that it maxes out at a theoretical 125 kBps, has one third the retention of the normal providers, and at least for me, often fails to connect.
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Mar 8, 2012 13:34
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Mynzb is great for managing Sab. Can do pretty much anything and searching sites is easy.
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Mar 8, 2012 14:24
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It finally seems like I got Sickbeard set up and working, but I'm having an issue. I tell Sickbeard to download my TV shows to D:\TV Shows but it doesn't; it downloads them to where SAnzbd is set to. Thing is I don't want everything I download to end up in my TV folder. Is there any way to tell SAnzbd to listen to Sickbeard?
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Mar 8, 2012 16:14
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Lord Dekks posted:How important is the MKV side of things to you? I've found my Xbox 360 is fantastic at streaming, the only caveat is that MKVs need to be re-wrapped into MP4s, but its dead easy to get SABnzbd to do this in a script and doesn't take long on a derm system. So might be worth getting a cheap used Xbox 360? If you're just watching small files less than 4GB in size, and nothing fancy for an audio codec (2 channel only is supported if I recall), a 360 probably would work OK. However, if you're watching anything larger in size or using special audio codecs, you have to convert the audio and/or split the file into smaller pieces.. and it's just a huge pain the rear end imho.. Even on a pretty fast quad-core, that process takes 35-45 minutes for a large file..
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Hamburglar posted:It finally seems like I got Sickbeard set up and working, but I'm having an issue. I tell Sickbeard to download my TV shows to D:\TV Shows but it doesn't; it downloads them to where SAnzbd is set to. Thing is I don't want everything I download to end up in my TV folder. Is there any way to tell SAnzbd to listen to Sickbeard? Sickbeard doesn't do any of the downloading, it does the organizing. You can either set SABnzbd's download directory to be your Sickbeard watch directory, or setup a TV category in SABnzbd with the sabtosickbeard post processing script.
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FISHMANPET posted:Sickbeard doesn't do any of the downloading, it does the organizing. You can either set SABnzbd's download directory to be your Sickbeard watch directory, or setup a TV category in SABnzbd with the sabtosickbeard post processing script. I Googled sabtosickbeard and figured it out; thanks so much!
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So I'm starting to see more and more SDTV x264 encoded tv stuff that Sickbeard isn't picking up under it's SDTV option, the HDTV picks up 720p x264 but the SDTV ones are the normal 400-600mb size as traditional xvid avi rips. Is there a way to create this on my own or do we wait for it to be included?
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maniacripper posted:So I'm starting to see more and more SDTV x264 encoded tv stuff that Sickbeard isn't picking up under it's SDTV option, the HDTV picks up 720p x264 but the SDTV ones are the normal 400-600mb size as traditional xvid avi rips. It's been in for a couple of weeks, though if you're running the windows builds I'm guessing it hasn't been included in those yet.
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