can't save downloaded OS
 

Hi,

I've downloaded Stella Linux but can't get it past the Firefox downloads section. I initially got a 'unable to save due to structural fault' - something like this anyway. I can't check as left clicking on the file brings nothing usable.

Any suggestions, please? Stella has received an excellent review from Dedoimedo, by the way.

Which site are you using to download?

If I visit http://mirrors.coreix.net/li.nux.ro/ISO/ and select one of the ISO's I don't experience any problems.

Thanks for your reply. I, too, used Coreix and selected an ISO version. Maybe it's something to do with my computer?

Do you have enough disk space?

Can Firefox download other large files without problems?

Yep, there's ample disk space. I'm not sure what a large file is, concerning Firefox anyway. I have downloaded the PcLinuxOS I'm using now without any problems. I don't watch films online, just the occasional 20min Youtube video.

The coreix download remains in the Firefox downloads. It hasn't reached the Dolphin cabinet, if that's any help.

Are you able to download it using anything but firefox?

Using wget from a terminal:Substitute Stella6.3_i386.1.iso with Stella6.3_x86_64.1.iso if needed.

Druuna,

Right I've downloaded Stella using Konsole and it seems to have worked. Konsole says

'Stella6.3_x86_64.1.iso' saved [1296039936/1296039936]

Where now would I find the Stella file and what would I need to do to activate it?

First check if the ISO isn't corrupt in any way (all done in a terminal): The output should be checked against the content of this file: Stella6.3_x86_64.1.iso.md5sum. If it is the same you can continue (if not: retry the download. If still not the same: don't trust this source, try to get a copy elsewhere).

Burn the iso to DVD and boot from it when you are done.

This isn't a liveDVD, but an install DVD. Make sure you have one or more free partitions on your HD('s) or use a virtual machine.

[tony@localhost ~]$ cd /path/to/iso/md5sum Stella6.3_x86_64.1.iso
bash: cd: /path/to/iso/md5sum: No such file or directory
[tony@localhost ~]$ cd
[tony@localhost ~]$ cd /path/to/iso/ md5sum Stella6.3_x86_64.1.iso
bash: cd: /path/to/iso/: No such file or directory
[tony@localhost ~]$

I've done something wrong here, I'm sure. I couldn't find anyway of putting the second line of script under the first one - without getting an answer from Konsole. So I tried running the two into one line and then into one line with a space between iso/ md5sum. As you can see neither worked.

Sorry if I'm being thick.

Where did you download it to?
yes.
You were suppose to cd (change directory) to where you put the .iso file. It was an example.

Here is another example.
Used find to locate ls, then ran a checksum on it.

http://www.linfo.org/cd.html
http://linux.die.net/man/1/find
http://linux.die.net/man/1/md5sum

In post # 5 you indicate you are using PCLinuxOS. Downloading with wget using PCLinuxOS, the file is saved to the /home/username directory and using firefox and probably other browsers, the default for any downloads for me has always been to /home/username/Downloads directory.

Well, I'm sorry to say that I have to admit defeat here. I may have understood all that you have offered about 50 years ago, even though I've never been the sharpest knife in the box, but at 76 years of age I certainly can't. I'll buy a DVD of Stella instead.

Thank you all very much for your efforts. I know you have been trying to help.

best wishes

Don't give up, you won't learn anything that way.

Then when you have found the directory that it is in.
Use cd to change into that directory. For example
Then checksum it to make sure it matches, not corrupt.
Or specify where to download it to before you start.

Then burn the .iso to DVD. Don't copy it over.
Start using Google or Yahoo to search for answers to these problems, there are scores of answers to searches like
How to use cd command linux
How to burn DVD linux
How to use find linux

http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/dir_all_alphabetic.html

You can look at a man pge for just about any linux command.
You can search for a file on your machine with any utility that you have.
Find, kfind, gfind, catfish, locate etc. How to find a file on a machine is a basic question, and you'll have to learn how to do it regardless of the OS that you are using.
You'll also have to configure firefox for a download directory, regardless of the OS that you use. So open up the preferences in Firefox and see where download are set to go.
You're still going to have to learn how linux works if you are going to use it.

tekk,

Thank you for your input. I'm replying using Stella so you see that your suggested commands worked well.

You have also prompted me into actually trying to understand what I'm doing when using Linux. You see, a main problem of old age is loss of memory, the main constituent of intelligence. This problem has been troubling me for some time and, as it is now known that exercising the memory is beneficial for old people, what better way for me than to try to learn Linux?

I'll hunt the Web for beginners lessons or somthing similar and take it from there. Perhaps you or one of the other posters have a suggestion to make over this?

Thanks again.

There is lot's of info. One of the better places is right here on LQ.
A search for a keyword on LinuxQuestions will bring up years worth of threads with answers.

http://tldp.org/LDP/intro-linux/html/
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/text/
http://tldp.org/guides.html
http://www.linuxmanpages.com/
http://linuxcommand.org/superman_pages.php/
http://www.linuxhomenetworking.com/
http://www.linuxfoundation.org/colla...s/openprinting
http://sourceforge.net/
http://gnomefiles.org/
http://kde-apps.org/
http://www.linuxsecurity.com/resourc...-tutorial.html

Many flavors of Linux like Arch, Ubuntu, etc. have there own forums.

Lot's of command line references.
http://www.commandlinefu.com/commands/browse

Good luck.

Well, I've been up most of the night wading through the links you so kindly listed. It's amazing how much information is out there!

I'm going to start the first on your list. It's very well written and interesting in its own right. And it will have exercises as I get on a bit. I suspect that you put that top purposely.....

All I can do now is to say how grateful I am for your intervention in my thread. If you ever get to Shropshire in England I'll buy you a drink. Or three.

Very best wishes to you and yours.