Amapi 6.1 Mac download - Polyloop

DouglasHex · 7th October 2005, 05:14

Can somebody please check Amapi 6.1 archive in Downloads section because it's failing to download. Tried on three different Macs and one PC. Still no go. PC version downloads fine.

Thanks
DouglasHex

Thomas · 7th October 2005, 08:43

with which version of stuffit you unstuff it ? I did it without any problem, even on my PC with an old version of stuffit..

DouglasHex · 7th October 2005, 08:50

It doesn't look like Stuffit problem, archive quits downloading at 5.4 mb. PC version is 90+mb. I unstuffed it with three different Stuffits but archive looks like corrupted on my end. Downloading Mac version didn't work for me even doing it through PC computer. It stopped downloading after 5.4 mb. No idea.

Thanks Thomas for answering my annoying q's.

biomedbart · 7th October 2005, 20:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by DouglasHex

It doesn't look like Stuffit problem, archive quits downloading at 5.4 mb. PC version is 90+mb. I unstuffed it with three different Stuffits but archive looks like corrupted on my end. Downloading Mac version didn't work for me even doing it through PC computer. It stopped downloading after 5.4 mb. No idea.

Thanks Thomas for answering my annoying q's.

I am having the same problem. It appears to be a problem with the download itself. Maybe timing out?
Thanks,
BB

fehnman · 8th October 2005, 11:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by biomedbart

I am having the same problem. It appears to be a problem with the download itself. Maybe timing out?
Thanks,
BB

Hm, I just tried, and it did indeed end at 5,4MB. But I was able to unstuff the archive (StuffIt standard 8.0.2), and get a folder which includes Amapi Installer (1,7MB) and quite a lot of HTML and stuff which seems to showcase some old 3D webbrowser plugin.

Can't test the installer, though, as Classic is off my harddrive for... don't even know, hehe. ;)

DouglasHex · 8th October 2005, 11:46

Yes, unstuffing works the same across many different Stuffit versions. I can see Installer and some plug in folders. As you said Installer is 1.7 Mb and I don't think you can install anything from 1.7Mbs. So, when you run installer in Classic it stops with "End of file" error message. It even creates Amapi 6.1 folder on your drive.

Thanks for taking time to check it,
DouglasHex

Thomas · 8th October 2005, 11:54

grumpf... it doesn't stop for met at this size.. do you have a fast download, or something really slow ?

DouglasHex · 8th October 2005, 12:06

For me, download is going normal speed and than just suddenly finishes. The archive is normal, Stuffit is not complaining about it. Once unstuffed, folder contains really small installer and some plug-in stuff. Running the installer fails with above mentioned message.:-(

fehnman · 8th October 2005, 22:13

@Thomas: I also don't have download accelerators, nor do I have a slow connection. The way it *looks* is that the installer is corrupt, not the sit-file. If the archive was damaged (not finished downloading, etc.), StuffIt would complain.

What I notice, though, is that every browser I tried it with doesn't give me any estimate about the download. It just starts, then ends. How big should the file be? 90MB?

Thomas · 8th October 2005, 23:45

Try again. i upload again the archive, it's now a zip file, 53'901'384 bytes

DouglasHex · 9th October 2005, 08:16

Thanks Thomas, its working now. Archive downloads with no problems.
When I expand it though, I have Amapi Installer as "unix exec file". Is there a quick fix for it to become launchable application in Classic. I tried adding ".app" to it, it changes icon and it attempts launch but it doesn't start up.
I'll try different Stuffit version. Maybe it will exapand it with proper file type.
Funny, last problematic archive didn't have this problem.

Anyway, thanks for taking time with this.
I am sure this is fixable on my end.
Cheers,
DouglasHex

fehnman · 9th October 2005, 09:56

Same here. I can only guess again, but I'd bet that by zipping, the resource fork of the installer was removed.

Thomas, are you packing this on a Windows machine or on a Mac? If on a Mac, which system? Also, StuffIt should work OK, but you may need to encode it afterwards. So you'd do a .sit, and then a .bin or .hqx, exentially creating a .sit.hqx.

Could very well be that the server on which the archive resides, is the culprit.

Thomas · 9th October 2005, 11:32

Dropzip, from Alladin Sys, on Mac OSX X.3 server.. I'll do a sit... (sometimes, I prefer the PC.. less problems...)

fehnman · 9th October 2005, 15:54

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Originally Posted by Thomas

Dropzip, from Alladin Sys, on Mac OSX X.3 server.. I'll do a sit... (sometimes, I prefer the PC.. less problems...)

Hehe, don't start a system war. ;)

But why don't you just use OS X' built-in zip method?
Select a folder, context or "File" menu -> Create Archive of...

This will create a .zip and will also take care of all the Mac-specific stuff, especially resource forks and such.

Thomas · 9th October 2005, 16:28

I'll do it again, but I don't see why a specialist software compression as Alladins is doing won't be able to do the work ?
Not a system war at all since I have both systems...

Thomas · 9th October 2005, 16:53

Try again to download

fehnman · 9th October 2005, 16:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thomas

I'll do it again, but I don't see why a specialist software compression as Alladins is doing won't be able to do the work ?

Dunno, because in the end it depends on too many factors.

Which version of dropzip were you using? Did you have a preference set to make it delete resource forks or such? I mean... the installer just missed an integral part of information -- this must have been deleted at some stage, and most likely during compression.

The system's own method of compressing as .zip-archives will take care of that and create a proper archive (if you're running a decently new iteration of 10.3, like 10.3.8 or even .9).

Quite a hassle, I know. If you could create .dmgs, all would be well. ;)

fehnman · 9th October 2005, 17:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thomas

Try again to download

Looking good. Can't test the installer (no Classic anymore), but it says "Classic Application", and the download was 5MB larger than before, etc.
I think Douglas will be happy. ;)

jake123 · 15th October 2005, 02:50

Regarding download dropouts

I also had it stopping download and auto ubstuffing after about 6Mb. On Mac os9 DSL, Explorer, I suceeded with a download manager, I used the free eval copy of I-Getter, the transfer at a speed of 115 KB/s ( about the fastest I have ever gotton)

I'm now scratching my head regarding how the installer is run on os9, looks like I can move it over to an osX system.

jake123 · 15th October 2005, 03:55

6.1 OS9 installer corupted by zipping?

I see the server indicates some 160 downloads of Amapi 6.1 for mac have taken place (My download may have been recorded as 4 counting the 3 aborted efforts before getting the whole file), is it working for some of you on OS9.?

Pardon my ignorance, but it has the look of the mac version having been quickly packaged on a PC.

The "Amapi 3D 6.1 Installer" I assume is the installer application, after unzipping with stuffit expander, one has a data fork only file with a blank file type icon, I would assume, like usual, the mac resource fork was lost when the files were zipped or when first moved to a PC.

7th October 2005, 05:14	#1 (permalink)
DouglasHex Vertex Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 14	Amapi 6.1 Mac download Can somebody please check Amapi 6.1 archive in Downloads section because it's failing to download. Tried on three different Macs and one PC. Still no go. PC version downloads fine. Thanks DouglasHex

7th October 2005, 08:43	#2 (permalink)
Thomas Always learning new stuff Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Merignac, France Posts: 11,225	with which version of stuffit you unstuff it ? I did it without any problem, even on my PC with an old version of stuffit.. __________________ Polyloop owner & Administrator - no support by PM or email. Polyloop [EN/FR] - Meuuh [FR +16 ans] - Totyo [FR] - Pixologic [JOB] - Le ZBlog [JOB] - La3dpourlesnuls [FR]

8th October 2005, 11:54	#7 (permalink)
Thomas Always learning new stuff Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Merignac, France Posts: 11,225	grumpf... it doesn't stop for met at this size.. do you have a fast download, or something really slow ? __________________ Polyloop owner & Administrator - no support by PM or email. Polyloop [EN/FR] - Meuuh [FR +16 ans] - Totyo [FR] - Pixologic [JOB] - Le ZBlog [JOB] - La3dpourlesnuls [FR]

8th October 2005, 22:13	#9 (permalink)
fehnman Nurb Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 65	@Thomas: I also don't have download accelerators, nor do I have a slow connection. The way it looks is that the installer is corrupt, not the sit-file. If the archive was damaged (not finished downloading, etc.), StuffIt would complain. What I notice, though, is that every browser I tried it with doesn't give me any estimate about the download. It just starts, then ends. How big should the file be? 90MB? __________________ iBook 1.07 GHz G4, 768 MB RAM ATI Radeon 9200 Mobility (32 MB) Mac OS X 10.4.6

8th October 2005, 23:45	#10 (permalink)
Thomas Always learning new stuff Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Merignac, France Posts: 11,225	Try again. i upload again the archive, it's now a zip file, 53'901'384 bytes __________________ Polyloop owner & Administrator - no support by PM or email. Polyloop [EN/FR] - Meuuh [FR +16 ans] - Totyo [FR] - Pixologic [JOB] - Le ZBlog [JOB] - La3dpourlesnuls [FR]

7th October 2005, 08:50	#3 (permalink)
DouglasHex Vertex Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 14	It doesn't look like Stuffit problem, archive quits downloading at 5.4 mb. PC version is 90+mb. I unstuffed it with three different Stuffits but archive looks like corrupted on my end. Downloading Mac version didn't work for me even doing it through PC computer. It stopped downloading after 5.4 mb. No idea. Thanks Thomas for answering my annoying q's.

8th October 2005, 11:46	#6 (permalink)
DouglasHex Vertex Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 14	Yes, unstuffing works the same across many different Stuffit versions. I can see Installer and some plug in folders. As you said Installer is 1.7 Mb and I don't think you can install anything from 1.7Mbs. So, when you run installer in Classic it stops with "End of file" error message. It even creates Amapi 6.1 folder on your drive. Thanks for taking time to check it, DouglasHex

8th October 2005, 12:06	#8 (permalink)
DouglasHex Vertex Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 14	For me, download is going normal speed and than just suddenly finishes. The archive is normal, Stuffit is not complaining about it. Once unstuffed, folder contains really small installer and some plug-in stuff. Running the installer fails with above mentioned message.:-(

9th October 2005, 08:16	#11 (permalink)
DouglasHex Vertex Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 14	Thanks Thomas, its working now. Archive downloads with no problems. When I expand it though, I have Amapi Installer as "unix exec file". Is there a quick fix for it to become launchable application in Classic. I tried adding ".app" to it, it changes icon and it attempts launch but it doesn't start up. I'll try different Stuffit version. Maybe it will exapand it with proper file type. Funny, last problematic archive didn't have this problem. Anyway, thanks for taking time with this. I am sure this is fixable on my end. Cheers, DouglasHex

9th October 2005, 09:56	#12 (permalink)
fehnman Nurb Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 65	Same here. I can only guess again, but I'd bet that by zipping, the resource fork of the installer was removed. Thomas, are you packing this on a Windows machine or on a Mac? If on a Mac, which system? Also, StuffIt should work OK, but you may need to encode it afterwards. So you'd do a .sit, and then a .bin or .hqx, exentially creating a .sit.hqx. Could very well be that the server on which the archive resides, is the culprit. __________________ iBook 1.07 GHz G4, 768 MB RAM ATI Radeon 9200 Mobility (32 MB) Mac OS X 10.4.6

9th October 2005, 11:32	#13 (permalink)
Thomas Always learning new stuff Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Merignac, France Posts: 11,225	Dropzip, from Alladin Sys, on Mac OSX X.3 server.. I'll do a sit... (sometimes, I prefer the PC.. less problems...) __________________ Polyloop owner & Administrator - no support by PM or email. Polyloop [EN/FR] - Meuuh [FR +16 ans] - Totyo [FR] - Pixologic [JOB] - Le ZBlog [JOB] - La3dpourlesnuls [FR]

9th October 2005, 16:28	#15 (permalink)
Thomas Always learning new stuff Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Merignac, France Posts: 11,225	I'll do it again, but I don't see why a specialist software compression as Alladins is doing won't be able to do the work ? Not a system war at all since I have both systems... __________________ Polyloop owner & Administrator - no support by PM or email. Polyloop [EN/FR] - Meuuh [FR +16 ans] - Totyo [FR] - Pixologic [JOB] - Le ZBlog [JOB] - La3dpourlesnuls [FR]

9th October 2005, 16:53	#16 (permalink)
Thomas Always learning new stuff Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Merignac, France Posts: 11,225	Try again to download __________________ Polyloop owner & Administrator - no support by PM or email. Polyloop [EN/FR] - Meuuh [FR +16 ans] - Totyo [FR] - Pixologic [JOB] - Le ZBlog [JOB] - La3dpourlesnuls [FR]

15th October 2005, 02:50	#19 (permalink)
jake123 Vertex Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 3	Regarding download dropouts I also had it stopping download and auto ubstuffing after about 6Mb. On Mac os9 DSL, Explorer, I suceeded with a download manager, I used the free eval copy of I-Getter, the transfer at a speed of 115 KB/s ( about the fastest I have ever gotton) I'm now scratching my head regarding how the installer is run on os9, looks like I can move it over to an osX system.

15th October 2005, 03:55	#20 (permalink)
jake123 Vertex Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 3	6.1 OS9 installer corupted by zipping? I see the server indicates some 160 downloads of Amapi 6.1 for mac have taken place (My download may have been recorded as 4 counting the 3 aborted efforts before getting the whole file), is it working for some of you on OS9.? Pardon my ignorance, but it has the look of the mac version having been quickly packaged on a PC. The "Amapi 3D 6.1 Installer" I assume is the installer application, after unzipping with stuffit expander, one has a data fork only file with a blank file type icon, I would assume, like usual, the mac resource fork was lost when the files were zipped or when first moved to a PC.

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