Transmission

Steven
There is good solution for the the problem already ...
everyone who suffer from fragmentation can try and test special patch for file zero-padding preinitialization
http://trac.transmissionbt.com/ticket/2196
Don' t forget to set preallocation:3 in settings.json

:idea: I think it would be best to have that as user option nevertheless .... I mean for example preallocation:3 for preallocation by chunks and preallocation type 4 for preallocation of WHOLE files ....
Personally me not scared at all of such long dealy (I assume it will be maximum 0.2-1.5 h for ...

Parts of Config.log for DNS-323

$ ./configure --disable-gtk --disable-nls --disable-cli --prefix=/ffp

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## Platform. ##
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hostname = som
uname -m = armv5tejl
uname -r = 2.6.12.6-arm1
uname -s = Linux
uname -v = #30 Mon Aug 18 14:19:14 CST 2008



configure:21786 ...

Do something to fix the problem pleeeeease .... :cry: All our local DNS-323+transmission community terribly suffer from it :mrgreen:
preallocation:2 doesn't much help. On the other hand native torrent client for DNS-323 downloads without any fragmentation ! So it is possible ! But native client is ...

I have tested preallocation:2
This definitely makes things better without any noticable drawbacks but fragmentation still retain.

coping rate of downloaded files is now 6.5 mbps instead of 8.5 for non fragmented content via 100 mb network
and only 9-10 mb with gigabit vs 30 mbps for non fragmented ...

Superb ! That's exactly what I want :) Now turn it on. will try and test ! Preallocation : 2 - definitely better choice for me.
I would even suggest to make it default instead of 1. There are no detailed description for configuration parameters or guides for tuning.
so many of newbs (one was me ...

+1 introducing priorities and limits on per tracker basis would be great feature !

I'm using transmission (1.51 currently) at my NAS - Dlink DNS-323
I've recently found that all downloaded content comes nasty fragmented :roll: For instance I've never been able to copy any new file to PC at rates faster than 3-4 mbps. But when it is copied and dumped back to NAS inplace of old file ...