Agora.iso: odd file.

stf92 · 07-23-2012, 06:58 PM

Hi:

I have a file, Agora.iso, 7.6GB in size, which I think must be a motion pictture iso image for burning on a double layer dvd. The thing is: do such a thing exist? If I burn it to a disc, do I get a viewable, say mplayer-viewable picture (movie)?

I admit the question is a bit undefined. The file command says:

Code:

semoi@darkstar:/almacen/agora$ file *
Agora.iso: data
semoi@darkstar:/almacen/agora$ file * -i
Agora.iso: application/octet-stream
semoi@darkstar:/almacen/agora$

John VV · 07-23-2012, 09:32 PM

what happens when you mount it in a loop on the hdd

are there any vob files in it ?

TobiSGD · 07-23-2012, 09:50 PM

If it is a movie-DVD you can try to play it with VLC, which is able to play ISO files.

stf92 · 07-23-2012, 09:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John VV

what happens when you mount it in a loop on the hdd

are there any vob files in it ?

Mount fails. So must be a spurious file.

John VV · 07-23-2012, 11:26 PM

then the next thing
the 20 questions

where did you get it?
what OS was it made on ? Windows, Apple, Linux
is it encrypted ?
and so on ..........

stf92 · 07-23-2012, 11:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John VV

then the next thing
the 20 questions

where did you get it?
what OS was it made on ? Windows, Apple, Linux
is it encrypted ?
and so on ..........

This is a download made via some torrent client. No encription. I think the download was interrupted by me, either on purpose or by accident. ls gives a false figure if you do 'ls Agora.iso' (7.6GB). But 'ls -s Agora.iso' says 0. So I think it is plain. It not even begin to download!

Speaking of which, why does Ktorrent always begin with 'stalled' and utorrent inmediately says 'downloading' or at least 'queued'?

John VV · 07-24-2012, 12:33 AM

ktorrent is using the extended decentralized database

as torrents are moving over to magnet links and non centralized servers

ktorrent looks for other servers first like opentorrent

stf92 · 07-24-2012, 01:06 AM

Like always, I, a man of few pretensions, do not get anything from these sophistications. What if I want to give ktorrent a list of trackers.