"Resume Selected Right Away" for magnet links problem

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Verloc
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"Resume Selected Right Away" for magnet links problem

Post by Verloc »

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When I wish to go beyond my active transfers maximum and start downloading from a magnet link the "Resume Selected Right Away" does not work as it should. It does not start the transfer, but goes in to paused mode (with occasional name change!). The ability to start a transfer immediately not matter how many files you were currently downloading used to work a couple of versions back, so not sure if this was a new feature or a bug. When you have a large queue of transfers, it's inefficient to have to find and resume a file whose name may have changed, and for which you have already select to start "right away".

"Resume Selected Right Away" should not mean "Pause Selected Right Away". Magnet links are paused while the active transfer list is full, anyway!
cfpp2p
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Re: "Resume Selected Right Away" for magnet links problem

Post by cfpp2p »

I think what you are describing is caused from:

https://trac.transmissionbt.com/changeset/14234

https://trac.transmissionbt.com/ticket/4089



but it does not contain the code to correctly queue which is contained here:

https://trac.transmissionbt.com/ticket/4808#comment:10



Correct implementation should include both of the patches and then result that
Queuing is correctly followed in that a queued torrent will NOT pause after retrieving metadata. Pausing then resuming a torrent still in the retrieving metadata state cancels the pause after metadata acquisition.
which is how I have transmission set up. Once the prefetch of the magnet is done the final correct name of the torrent shows up. Then queuing and "Resume Selected Right Away" functioning as they should.
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