Hi! I love installing still and still downloading new ROMs, but I hate that most of ROMs that the downloading server is very slow and it req. premium account. I hate that. Can you all uploading to multiupload.com? It will be so easier to all rooted phone owners. Thanks!
I read comments, and I think that the mediafire is good, but it have lot of adds.
Google code is very good to.
You are absolutely right!
uhm, please upload to mediaupload! its more efficient
Multiupload also download the file to several servers. Mediaupload included.
And, yeah, thats not a bad suggestion. Multiupload is the best file share site, I think too.
What about Mediafire?
No waiting, No Limits just simple downloading
http://www.mediafire.com/
ryant22 said:
What about Mediafire?
No waiting, No Limits just simple downloading
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i prefer it too. its management tools are great also, like lock/unlock, rename, counter, notes etc. does multiupload have features like these? i've used it just for downloading.
ryant22 said:
What about Mediafire?
No waiting, No Limits just simple downloading
http://www.mediafire.com/
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Mediafire sometimes is very very slow!!!
But multiupload is always fast!!!
The Google code is very fast.
I will also recommend multiupload.com. it provides a direct link than go to other servers. but we have to be careful with it as the link lasts for just under an hour (as i have tried to my best, not sure). Then it will expire.
otherwise its the very best of course.
mediafire too is a goodone. unless it stops the looping the page (happens sometimes). that too is recommended.
Good post OP
Thanks to all ROM devs!
deposit and letitbit fasted for me
i'm using multiupload and mediafire. i think that those two are the best
And torrent? What do you think?
alinefds said:
And torrent? What do you think?
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it'd be great for mainstream roms.
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Hey guys just wanted to let all the devs know that www.androidfilehost.com is currently looking for more devs and devices to host with us. We just spent over 4000$ on a new site the will be launching at the end of the month but our current site is up and running. We offer free membership for all devs. Also will be hosting other files as well. Send me or xRepinsSporx a PM for more info or head to the site and start uploading now! Currently hosting for many many devs including Myn, Virus and Team Nocturnal. But need more devs!!!! Thanks
Right now I currently have 2 "active" servers for my site. Over 3TB of storage and both are on dedicated 1gbit ports. The servers have a combined total of 200TB of bandwidth!! The more devs the more servers and storage I can offer. Im hoping to get a 100TB server in Germany/Netherlands but its not cheap. Hopefully with everyones help Ill be able to get the server and host for those Developers over seas.
Thanks
xRepinsSporx
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Hey guys just wanted to let all the devs know that is currently looking for more devs and devices to host with us. We just spent over 4000$ on a new site the will be launching at the end of the month but our current site is up and running. We offer free membership for all devs. Also will be hosting other files as well. Send me or xRepinsSporx a PM for more info or head to the site and start uploading now! Currently hosting for many many devs including Myn, Virus and Team Nocturnal. But need more devs!!!! Thanks
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Other files? I think it's better to host only android-related stuff, otherwise there is a risk for you to get to jail since US government is acting like a bunch of idiots when it comes to piracy.
LaDuelo said:
Other files? I think it's better to host only android-related stuff, otherwise there is a risk for you to get to jail since US government is acting like a bunch of idiots when it comes to piracy.
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Agreed. "Other Files" meant not just roms. But Mods, apps, tweaks.... Things like this.
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Other files? I think it's better to host only android-related stuff, otherwise there is a risk for you to get to jail since US government is acting like a bunch of idiots when it comes to piracy.
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We only host files that are open-source and legal. Other files as in kernels, themes,mods,etc lol thanks steve for beating me to it
Also the servers are setup for automatic building of Roms that use SVN/Google Code.
Want to upload Stock Nandroid on www.androidfilehost.com
How to upload stocknandroid.zip file on androidfilehost.com i mean where is upload option.
I have stock nandroid for 1.56.720.6. HTC__038 Asia carrier. want to upload on the same.
Thanks
sanjeev835 said:
How to upload stocknandroid.zip file on androidfilehost.com i mean where is upload option.
I have stock nandroid for 1.56.720.6. HTC__038 Asia carrier. want to upload on the same.
Thanks
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Please register on the site and click request developer access
Why is this the only ROM that takes over 4hrs to download and then its incomplete! I'm sorry, but it's just not worth the time.
Why didn't you post this in the rom's thread? If it just got released recently, it's possible the download server is overwhelmed.
To answer your question about download speeds, its the file host's problem. Finding a reliable/fast/cheap file sharing site at the moment is pretty difficult. And 4 hours of waiting, and having a invalid checksum/incomplete download? That's nothing worth to start a thread nor rant about, either inform the dev or don't download at all. It's nice to have all these devs contribute time to making a stable ICS ROM, but have unreliable host sites. Just try again is all I can say
Start deving and make your own roms.
I've Noticed This Being A Problem. I Can't Control The Bandwidth Over The Free File Sharing Sites. I'm Working On Setting Up A File Sharing Server On My Desktop.
I Really Don't Appreciate This Thread. WE ALL KNOW About Download Speeds From Servers. Sometimes It's Good And Sometimes Not So Good.
If You Are That Pissed Off, Go Make Your Own ROM And Go Host It On Your Own Unlimited Bandwidth Site.
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I've Noticed This Being A Problem. I Can't Control The Bandwidth Over The Free File Sharing Sites. I'm Working On Setting Up A File Sharing Server On My Desktop.
I Really Don't Appreciate This Thread. WE ALL KNOW About Download Speeds From Servers. Sometimes It's Good And Sometimes Not So Good.
If You Are That Pissed Off, Go Make Your Own ROM And Go Host It On Your Own Unlimited Bandwidth Site.
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+1 xtreme makes great Roms. Get the hell off this site kid. We don't need some little punk scaring off a good Dev. Gtfo poolman
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Not Even Just Me But The Members Who Have Very Important Feedback And Also bad4u669 Who's Been Working His Ass Off As Hard As Me To Keep Straightening Things Out And Making The AOSP Theme From Sense/Senseless.
From your high post count we can tell you have lots of experience with everything we do.
Yeah, we do this on purpose just to annoy you. Looks like it worked.
n00b.
mod, lock this ****ing thread... its pointless
thank you
Lol, he was probably trying to download it from his phone too.
Ignore the ungrateful jackasses, there are plenty of people that really appreciate all the work and time you guys put in to making these Rom's.
If you wanna be made at anyone, be mad at the people shutting down sites like megaupload.
I don't think your hate should go against our devs. It isn't their fault. I've been in the same situiation before and all I did was inform the dev and try again.
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@ poolman - Maybe I can come hand deliver you this file in between a 65+ hr work week and countless hours helping Xtreme for his ROM. Would that please you? Anything to make you happy.
.............Hate to end the night with a thread like this....
Poolman1 said:
Why is this the only ROM that takes over 4hrs to download and then its incomplete! I'm sorry, but it's just not worth the time.
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You might make a polite enquiry about why the download is slow, you might even sympathise about the difficulties of finding good download sites, but what you wrote is rude and implies criticism of the developer who is giving you something for FREE.
Whether you judge it "not worth the time" is something for you to decide, we aren't interested in trolling remarks!
I had few days ago lots of problems with downloading new roms.
They are all on file hosts.
So when there are lots of downloaders download is slow.
Werry slow.
Why dont you upload your roms on some torrent tracker?
or make your own tracker and let the donloaders seed your rom for you.
Mutch better speeds is what you get.
Because seeding is a hit or miss. Some roms may not have enough seeders and your seed count will reset after every update
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Hmm.
But i think would be more hit.
Lot of people have a root server or seedbox.
And when not fast upload from home.
So why not.
Ok there are more reasons then speed.
Is there eny file host which gives better speeds?
I've never really had a problem with where dev's host their files. Dropbox is usually fast and there is always someone who mirrors the file if traffic gets a little busy
the question really is....do the devs need to put their ROMs on torrent websites (which are being closed down one by one)
There have hardly been any problems from the direct download websites except when everybody rushes like a stampede to download the latest ROMs. Dropbox, goo.im along with other hosting sites seem fine
Well not every tracker has illegal stuff.
There are trackers who has only legal stuff.
But ok.
It was only an idea.
It works werry good with linux distributions.
So i think why not with roms.
There really isn't a strong enough demand per release to require alleviation of server bandwidth from the android file website. At least not for the 3D. From what I'm tracking, releases come too rapidly on many ROMs, only counting hits of little over a hundred.
Still a good idea though.
If there is a ROM you are having trouble downloading. I don't mind mirroring it for you. It'll take me 30 min to upload it to Dev Host since the upload cap. I never have problems downloading from Dev host as well. Feel free to pm me if that's the case.
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Well not every tracker has illegal stuff.
There are trackers who has only legal stuff.
But ok.
It was only an idea.
It works werry good with linux distributions.
So i think why not with roms.
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oh i didnt mean to say that....but hey i didnt know it works for linux distributions but its definitely an idea for the devs...depends how convenient/inconvenient it is for them
+ theres the seeding issue because if everyone downloads from direct download links, who's to seed it to the torrent tracker
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Well not every tracker has illegal stuff.
There are trackers who has only legal stuff.
But ok.
It was only an idea.
It works werry good with linux distributions.
So i think why not with roms.
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The reason is time, time to upload it and time to get seeders, linux distributions are far and few between in comparison to the amount of time a rom might receive an update.
If anyone of the seeders wants to use their internet connection for online gaming or such then they would shut down their torrent client.
I agree it could be more practical if it were organised properly, speed over torrents is decent but it's impractical to think that it will just happen and that people will seed all the time.
FTP and decent file sharing servers is the way forward, so long as they're not completely full of adware you'll be fine.
Doesn't XDA have it's own FTP site? For Roms?
V1.0 IS HERE
Features
Based on Senseless V4.1.0
Lots of Init.d Scripts and Tweaks
Smooth UI (Scrolling)
Intergrated Widgets (HTC Standard)
Image Quality Raised for Weather Notifications
Launcher Modified for Larger Grid Size
OTA Updates (Coming Soon)
ReJigged Setup.apk
Juwes Ram Tweaks included.
Extended Power Menu
Intergrated Battery Life Tweaks
Custom Boot Animation
Screenshots
Changelog
V1.0
Initial Release
ANY REQUESTS PLEASE ASK
Download Centre
Download Links and Mirrors
Version 1 Download
Bugs and Fixes
No Bugs Reported yet.
Hopefully never Will be ;
Uh...I think you misplaced your links pal.
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Uh...I think you misplaced your links pal.
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Nope not yet, still uploading Just getting the ground work in
Ok just out of curiosity why make the posts if you don't have links? I can't understand it....
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Ok just out of curiosity why make the posts if you don't have links? I can't understand it....
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Just saves a bit of time and its just my strange way of doing things
What's the difference between this rom and senseless v4.1.1
Sense? :laugh::silly:
I'm unable to get the same speed as the senseless ROM however I believe it is much faster than stock
Do people still want it?
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i will give it a try
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I'm unable to get the same speed as the senseless ROM however I believe it is much faster than stock
Do people still want it?
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Personally yes, thank you...
Of course we want it
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Ok just out of curiosity why make the posts if you don't have links? I can't understand it....
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Agreed. The OP should be complete when it's OP'ed... Kinda rude to say "... IS HERE" when it's not...
\\Carved into this thread with my RAZR//
http://android-gz.com
Come on, take it easy, some OP s started collecting money before even showing a line; )
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Come on, take it easy, some OP s started collecting money before even showing a line; )
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Take it easy? We aren't being harsh. There was no point in posting before you had a link other then try and get attention for yourself. It was pointless and as to saving time he could have typed it up using preview and then saved it on to his computer. We were just pointing out that he didn't need to post it yet, and it doesn't really make sense too. If he had wanted to get feedback and ask for opinions then maybe he should post something in general.
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Take it easy? We aren't being harsh. There was no point in posting before you had a link other then try and get attention for yourself. It was pointless and as to saving time he could have typed it up using preview and then saved it on to his computer. We were just pointing out that he didn't need to post it yet, and it doesn't really make sense too. If he had wanted to get feedback and ask for opinions then maybe he should post something in general.
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I have already got a link, its just my Dev-Host account got suspended for too much bandwidth usage :/
I am working on getting this resolved via contacting Dev-Host on twitter, they seem to have an IP Block on me for some reason, hopefully will be resolved shortly.
@WadeGeek, this wasn't a silly attempt to get attention, maybe you should get to know what people are like before you start making wild allegations.
To the others i am working to get this resolved and sorry for the delay, i wrote the OP when i was uploading the file last night, however the link failed.
I would upload to another site but DevHost usually works well and allows me to keep track of how many DL's etc.
What has less of a point, setting a place aside for a future link or posting to complain about it?
Either way to argue about it is pointless, it is the op's thread to do as he likes. If people take issue with it take it to the mods. Personally I think it is pretty ****ty that both of his threads have less than friendly post on the first page when all he is trying to do is learn how to develop and share his work
My two cents
Version 1
OK, so version 1 is up and my account is unblocked so its downloadable.
Please give em your opinions and requests and this will make it much easier and quicker for me to iron any issues out
I had to re-upload the file :/ but its thee now SORRY FOR THE DELAYS
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What has less of a point, setting a place aside for a future link or posting to complain about it?
Either way to argue about it is pointless, it is the op's thread to do as he likes. If people take issue with it take it to the mods. Personally I think it is pretty ****ty that both of his threads have less than friendly post on the first page when all he is trying to do is learn how to develop and share his work
My two cents
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LOL!!!
Op says there's sense in the rom, others say there's no sense in this thread and you say your 2 cents
Bitdroid - Home | Bitroid - Tracker | Bitdroid - Forum
Introducing Bitdroid! The dedicated torrent tracker for Android ROMs!
After a couple of weeks of trial-and-error, I have finally got a torrent tracker site setup and running for Android ROM developers; a place for them to create and track a torrent for their ROMs.
Why use a torrent tracker like Bitdroid.org versus regular download links? Easy: better flow of download traffic, which equates to faster downloads!
Peer-2-Peer, or P2P, (torrents in this case) are better for high-flow traffic compared to normal HTTP (sites like Mediafire) or FTP. In HTTP or FTP, users can only download, and it's only from a single server. The more people downloading a file from a single server, the slower the download for everybody on that server requesting the same file. This is not the case for P2P connections. Every user that's downloading, downloads from another user. All of the users download are also uploading to other users, so the traffic is not coming from a single source. It is coming from many sources, alleviating slow downloads, enabling higher traffic. P2P is a much superior way to distribute large files (such as Android ROMs).
So where did this idea come from? After the release of several popular ROMs, I saw people complaining about slow download speeds, and having to upload to several different download mirrors for others to download at a fast pace again, until those became "clogged" for a while as well. P2P, as previously mentioned, would have alleviated this and reduced (or even eliminated) the need for several HTTP / FTP mirrors. HTTP download links could still be provided, but torrent links could also be provided to help alleviate high traffic, congested downloads.
P2P also allows tracking and stats of an individual download. Each file is tracked by the amount of seeders (people uploading), leechers (people downloading), and total downloads.
I've searched, and I couldn't find a dedicated torrent tracker for Android ROMs; I could only find trackers for general use, or other specific uses (movies, games, etc.), of which not all of these are completely safe due to concern of possible copyrighted content. With Bitdroid, only Android ROMs are allowed, and it is preferred that the original developer of the ROM uploads the file (or with permission from the developer, a 3rd-party user could upload the ROM). Since Android is open-source, there aren't any legal concerns of piracy and such due the open-source licensing of the Android OS.
For an added layer of "security" only an approved member group is allowed to upload files. You must be manually added to the group before being able to upload torrents, to try and further discourage potential piracy or unauthorized uploading of ROMs.
I currently have a splash-page setup, that links to the actual tracker, as well as a forum (work-in-progress).
If you're a developer or know a developer, please sign up on the torrent tracker and/or forum and I can get you setup to upload your torrents, and don't forget to spread the word!
If you have any questions or comments, please either post here or on the website! Come and check it out!
Note: I have permission from both YZ and af974 to post this.
So nice I been waiting for this for so long. Thanks a lot
The majority of devs don't want their roms on torrents.
con247 said:
The majority of devs don't want their roms on torrents.
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Why exactly is that reasoning? It's not illegal, and its a tracker for only android ROMs. Download stats could also be viewed which can be a little bonus if the dev was wondering how many downloads they were getting.. Torrents > HTTP / FTP for mass distribution of large files.
We have full control over the links.
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We have full control over the links.
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Elaborate please. You have control over the links on a tracker as well. Its setup so you can delete the torrent if you really want to.
Like I said.. P2P > HTTP / FTP.
Devs don't only have to distribute via Torrent either... can still have HTTP / FTP mirrors for users that don't want to use a torrent client.
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So nice I been waiting for this for so long. Thanks a lot
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No problem. I've been waiting for one too, and couldn't find one so I decided to bite the bullet.
don't let the haters get you down.
I want to assure you the initial negative feedback and opposition is generally a common experience among anyone pitching a new idea that hasn't really been done yet.
I mean, what did you expect to hear?
'yeah! do it!' or 'why didn't I think of that? you're genius is astonishing!' No. Naturally our ego's tell us to reply with 'why I haven't done that yet, and won't', or 'big hurdle I foresee'.
So, make like a nike, and just do it!
Believe me, after watching a few of my favorite devs in the vivow community lose past versions of roms they had stored and backed up forever (almost*) lost with the goo.im epic fail recently. They wish they used torrents instead of having control over the downloads with just one server.
Don't let the haters get you down. The only reason they hate on you is because they don't want to like you, but they do.
Good luck!
agree with con on this one.
How stable is a torrent? I would be leary of flashing a ROM that came from 500 different sources at the same time. If a Dev uses a good hosting site, I have noticed no problems with downloads.
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agree with con on this one.
How stable is a torrent? I would be leary of flashing a ROM that came from 500 different sources at the same time. If a Dev uses a good hosting site, I have noticed no problems with downloads.
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MD5.
I, also, have been waiting ages for this. Glad to see it finally coming to fruition.
Been waiting on this. I hope devs hop abroad. There's potential pitfalls of course but the outcome could be good.
Synergized GS3
guystyles said:
I want to assure you the initial negative feedback and opposition is generally a common experience among anyone pitching a new idea that hasn't really been done yet.
I mean, what did you expect to hear?
'yeah! do it!' or 'why didn't I think of that? you're genius is astonishing!' No. Naturally our ego's tell us to reply with 'why I haven't done that yet, and won't', or 'big hurdle I foresee'.
So, make like a nike, and just do it!
Believe me, after watching a few of my favorite devs in the vivow community lose past versions of roms they had stored and backed up forever (almost*) lost with the goo.im epic fail recently. They wish they used torrents instead of having control over the downloads with just one server.
Don't let the haters get you down. The only reason they hate on you is because they don't want to like you, but they do.
Good luck!
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Oh I'm not letting them get me down. I just want actual opinions and reasons as to why they don't think it's a good idea, not any stereotypical-XDA "*****ing like little kids" posts. I want constructive criticism, or actual reasons as to why people don't think it's a good idea.
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agree with con on this one.
How stable is a torrent? I would be leary of flashing a ROM that came from 500 different sources at the same time. If a Dev uses a good hosting site, I have noticed no problems with downloads.
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Torrents are very stable. They download tiny pieces at a time (few MB if that) and then verify it. If the piece fails a hash check, then it's disposed of an re-downloaded from users. I've had this happen to me a few times, and you can see in your torrent client that X amount of pieces have failed hash checks. IMO, it's MUCH more stable and safe than HTTP / FTP. I VERY rarely ever get a bad download from torrents since each piece is hash checked.
As far as using the good hosting site... yes, it can be stable for less people, but what about when they first release a ROM and they're a popular dev? They have how many people downloading from a SINGLE link, until people upload more mirrors (which get buried in the mass posting spree anyway). I got the idea for this after watching this go down in the Viper ROM thread. Tons of people were complaining about slow downloads, and a bunch of people had to post mirrors. Instead of doing that... why not just use torrents and avoid the hassle of waiting for external mirrors from random people? I could say the same thing about being leary about flashing a ROM from an external mirror from somebody other than the dev... they could have corrupted it, inserted malware, etc..
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MD5.
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This. Include a text file with the torrent, or in the description, containing the MD5 sum. It's NO different at all than a normal download other than potential for faster downloads if a lot of users are using it. When less users are using it... go back to the HTTP download if the torrent isn't fast enough.
blestsol said:
Been waiting on this. I hope devs hop abroad. There's potential pitfalls of course but the outcome could be good.
Synergized GS3
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Thanks. I'm hoping devs do hop on because IMO it could become quite successful.
Help spread the word if you like! I may make a smaller sig banner button if people want one, so they can put it in their sigs to help spread the word to devs.
I like this idea. I feel like Devs may not jump on it right away (although they should) but will definitely be successful later on. I have used many many torrents (for things like anime etc) and they are very successful. I believe i have also never had a bad download from a torrent. Speeds can be somewhat iffy (the only problem i may see) because i feel like many users here would not want to always be sharing their speeds. Many big open source linux clients however still have good speeds always. This could be because they have a few dedicated seeders, but I'm not sure.
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I like this idea. I feel like Devs may not jump on it right away (although they should) but will definitely be successful later on. I have used many many torrents (for things like anime etc) and they are very successful. I believe i have also never had a bad download from a torrent. Speeds can be somewhat iffy (the only problem i may see) because i feel like many users here would not want to always be sharing their speeds. Many big open source linux clients however still have good speeds always. This could be because they have a few dedicated seeders, but I'm not sure.
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If I can scrounge up some money to put another drive in my server, I can have it as a bit of a seedbox as well. I can download the ROMs and help seed them when the user count is low.
The tracker base I'm using (phpMyBittorrent) also supports a "seed request" system I believe, so users can request reseeds of dead / low seeded torrents.
The only issue I have with this (not that my opinion matters) is that people will download to their phones and not seed. I have my torrent client set not to seed, for the sake of battery life.
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The only issue I have with this (not that my opinion matters) is that people will download to their phones and not seed. I have my torrent client set not to seed, for the sake of battery life.
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Quite the contrary.. your opinion does matter. I want to hear everybody's concerns so I can address them if they are something to be considered to help develop this. I believe this would probably be a minority issue. Not many people have a torrent client on their phone. If anything, you can setup web access from uTorrent and manage your torrents from your mobile that way, as well, so that you can still seed.
Torrents are much more stable than http. But ur main point in doing this (faster speeds due to http being congested when a lot of people download at same time) is flawed.Unless devs have a very fast upload speed or seedbox, torrents will be even slower (waaaay slower) until many people have the file. This will result in much more *****ing than there is now.Also this wouldn't be a good way for devs to keep their rom stored because as soon as a rom is outdated nobody will seed it. And like somebody else said nobody is going to want to seed every single rom the decide to download. If people aren't required to seed for fear of being banned from a private site then the majority won't seed. Simple as that. With that being said when a torrent has a healthy amount of seeders its by far the fastest way to download files. I wish this would work but unfortunately I don't think the demand is enough to support it.
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squidder said:
Torrents are much more stable than http. But ur main point in doing this (faster speeds due to http being congested when a lot of people download at same time) is flawed.Unless devs have a very fast upload speed or seedbox, torrents will be even slower (waaaay slower) until many people have the file.
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I know this; which is pretty much what I said in a couple posts. And also like I said, devs could still pick HTTP mirrors besides a torrent; I'm not saying get rid of HTTP / FTP, I'm just saying add this on as an option.
This will result in much more *****ing than there is now.Also this wouldn't be a good way for devs to keep their rom stored because as soon as a rom is outdated nobody will seed it.
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If I get more extra cash (college + an apartment is expensive), I will add a larger HDD in my server to store ROMs on. I'm not really counting on this as a way for ROM storage; just as a way for ROM distribution.
And like somebody else said nobody is going to want to seed every single rom the decide to download. If people aren't required to seed for fear of being banned from a private site then the majority won't seed. Simple as that. With that being said when a torrent has a healthy amount of seeders its by far the fastest way to download files. I wish this would work but unfortunately I don't think the demand is enough to support it.
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The tracker base I'm using supports private tracker / ratio-based functions. Right now I have it set to freeleech, but I can always set it to ratio-based. And like I said previously, it also has a request system built into it, which could be used to request a ROM be started up again for seeding.
I don't think stability is an issue with torrents, but the issue I see is that if there's a bug found and the dev wants that rom pulled, or if it gets outdated quickly, you can't stop people from sharing it even if you take it off the tracker. Any open connections will continue, so as long as people are up and running and someone is seeding, a "bad" release could keep being shared and people might not know of an update if they're not keeping up with it.
feralicious said:
I don't think stability is an issue with torrents, but the issue I see is that if there's a bug found and the dev wants that rom pulled, or if it gets outdated quickly, you can't stop people from sharing it even if you take it off the tracker. Any open connections will continue, so as long as people are up and running and someone is seeding, a "bad" release could keep being shared and people might not know of an update if they're not keeping up with it.
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The Dev can delete the torrent, which removes it from the tracker, and sets the status in the torrent client to unregistered. The only way it can still be distributed is through other trackers and/or DHT. I believe I can disable the use of external trackers; not sure if I can disable the use of DHT with the tracker software I'm using, though. I'll have to look into that if it really comes down to that. But, like I said, the dev can remove the ROM by deleting the torrent which should stop sharing (because there is no communication between the tracker once it updates...most clients auto-update the tracker every few minutes... I believe mine is set to every 5-10 minutes at the moment).