Package: project
Version: 3.1r8
The .jigdo and .template files for DVD ISOs of Debian GNU/Linux 3.1r8
(Sarge, final version) no longer function to generate the following
ISOs:
- DVD ISO 1 for i386 arch;
- DVD ISO 1 for IA64 arch;
- DVD ISO 1 for PowerPC arch;
- DVD ISO 2 for PowerPC arch;
As both the official BitTorrent files for these (.torrent), as well as
direct .ISO links, are no longer provided for older versions, the only
method officially available to obtain this OS is via the Jigsaw Download
(jigdo) tool called jigdo-lite, according to Debian GNU/Linux official
guides.
The "good news" is that it seems to be only between 1 or 2 files that
are missing for each of those images to be completed, suggesting the
error was likely accidental, and a fix is hopefully doable. Below is the
output I get for the aforementioned DVD ISO 2 for PowerPC arch, as an
example:
Found 0 of the 2 files required by the template
Copied input files to temporary file
`debian-31r8-powerpc-binary-2.iso.tmp' - repeat command and supply more
files to continue
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Aaargh - 2 files could not be downloaded. This should not
happen! Depending on the problem, it may help to retry downloading
the missing files.
Also, you could try changing to another Debian or Non-US server,
in case the one you used is out of sync.
However, if all the files downloaded without errors and you
still get this message, it means that the files changed on the
server, so the image cannot be generated.
As a last resort, you could try to complete the CD image download
by fetching the remaining data with rsync.
Switching to use different servers from US, Japan and beyond yielded the
same results, even when deleting the partial download data and
restarting the download process.
I suspect further Jigdo downloads might be broken beyond those I
highlight in this e-mail, in particular those for exotic architectures
(m68k etc.) and those of even older Debian GNU/Linux versions, however
that much has yet to be confirmed.
I installed jigdo-lite via the package manager "Fink" under macOS
10.14.6 Mojave on an AMD64 (x86_64) machine, through which I
successfully downloaded and assembled multiple Debian GNU/Linux ISO
images, the sole exceptions being the ones mentioned above.
Although it would not fix the bug per se, jigdo-lite also suggests to
use "rsync" as a "last resort", however I have no idea how rsync could
assist with this, nor how it could be used to solve this problem, if at
all.
Any support, feedback and/or bugfix to solve this problem would be
greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
Dubba
