Just about every download fails with crc errors

[Stanknuggets]

This by chance may not have anything to do with SAB directly, but i figure i'll try here first. Probably17 out of my last 20 snatches have failed with crc errors and pars won't fix them. It seems like the failing downloads are over 2GB in size.
Here is a list of snaches that have completed successfully:
http://nzbmatrix.com/nzb-details.php?id=440331&hit=1
http://nzbmatrix.com/nzb-details.php?id=522416&hit=1
http://nzbmatrix.com/nzb-details.php?id=527332&hit=1

And these have failed
http://nzbmatrix.com/nzb-details.php?id=528311&hit=1
http://nzbmatrix.com/nzb-details.php?id=540132&hit=1
http://nzbmatrix.com/nzb-details.php?id=540054&hit=1
this list could go awhile so i'll stop there.

This is really beginning to piss me off, especially after finally joining Astraweb now that the free ipv6 is as reliable as it was.

Here is my SAB.ini file

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__version__ = 18
[misc]
log_dir = logs
auto_browser = 1
permissions = 0777
api_key = removed
disable_api_key = 0
check_new_rel = 1
replace_spaces = 0
replace_illegal = 1
fail_on_crc = 1
enable_filejoin = 0
enable_unzip = 1
enable_unrar = 1
auto_disconnect = 1
enable_par_cleanup = 1
enable_par_multicore = 1
par_option = ""
no_dupes = 0
config_lock = 0
safe_postproc = 0
pause_on_post_processing = 1
cleanup_list = ,
ignore_samples = 1
send_group = 0
download_dir = E:\downloads/incomplete
download_free = 0
complete_dir = E:\downloads/complete
script_dir = ""
nzb_backup_dir = C:\Users\username\Documents\NZB\Backup NZB
cache_dir = cache
dirscan_dir = C:\Users\username\Documents\NZB
dirscan_speed = 5
refresh_rate = 0
rss_rate = 60
cache_limit = 0
email_server = ""
email_to = ""
email_from = ""
email_account = ""
email_pwd = ""
email_endjob = 0
email_full = 0
schedlines = ,
dirscan_opts = 3
dirscan_script = ""
top_only = 0
auto_sort = 0
enable_tv_sorting = 0
tv_sort_string = ""
ionice = ""
web_color = black
web_color2 = ""
host = localhost
port = 8080
web_dir = smpl
web_dir2 = smpl
username = ""
password = ""
bandwidth_limit = 0
https_port = 9090
unpack_check = 1
https_key = server.key
movie_sort_string = ""
movie_sort_extra = -cd%1
enable_movie_sorting = 0
language = us-en
movie_categories = movies,
create_group_folders = 0
admin_dir = admin
nice = ""
movie_extra_folder = 0
tv_sort_countries = 1
date_categories = tv,
email_dir = ""
ssl_type = v23
https_cert = server.cert
date_sort_string = ""
dirscan_priority = 0
enable_tsjoin = 1
enable_https = 0
enable_date_sorting = 0
quick_check = 0
replace_dots = 0
[logging]
enable_cherrypy_logging = 1
log_level = 1
max_log_size = 5M
log_backups = 5
[newzbin]
username = ""
password = ""
bookmarks = 0
unbookmark = 0
bookmark_rate = 60
[servers]
[[ssl.astraweb.com:563]]
username = removed
enable = 1
name = ssl.astraweb.com:563
fillserver = 0
connections = 15
ssl = 1
host = ssl.astraweb.com
timeout = 120
password = removed
optional = 0
port = 563
[[ssl-us.astraweb.com:563]]
username = removed
enable = 1
name = ssl-us.astraweb.com:563
fillserver = 1
connections = 3
ssl = 1
host = ssl-us.astraweb.com
timeout = 120
password = removed
optional = 0
port = 563
[[news.astraweb.com:119]]
username = removed
enable = 1
name = news.astraweb.com:119
fillserver = 1
connections = 2
ssl = 0
host = news.astraweb.com
timeout = 120
password = removed
optional = 0
port = 119
[[freebin-auth.readnews.com:119]]
username = anything
enable = 1
name = freebin-auth.readnews.com:119
fillserver = 0
connections = 8
ssl = 0
host = freebin-auth.readnews.com
timeout = 120
password = anything
optional = 0
port = 119
[rss]
[categories]
[[unknown]]
priority = -100
pp = ""
name = unknown
script = Default
newzbin = Unknown
dir = Unknown
[[anime]]
priority = -100
pp = ""
name = anime
script = Default
newzbin = Anime
dir = Anime
[[apps]]
priority = -100
pp = ""
name = apps
script = Default
newzbin = Apps
dir = Apps
[[books]]
priority = -100
pp = ""
name = books
script = Default
newzbin = Books
dir = Books
[[consoles]]
priority = -100
pp = ""
name = consoles
script = Default
newzbin = Consoles
dir = Consoles
[[emulation]]
priority = -100
pp = ""
name = emulation
script = Default
newzbin = Emulation
dir = Emulation
[[games]]
priority = -100
pp = ""
name = games
script = Default
newzbin = Games
dir = Games
[[misc]]
priority = -100
pp = ""
name = misc
script = Default
newzbin = Misc
dir = Misc
[[movies]]
priority = -100
pp = ""
name = movies
script = Default
newzbin = Movies
dir = Movies
[[music]]
priority = -100
pp = ""
name = music
script = Default
newzbin = Music
dir = Music
[[pda]]
priority = -100
pp = ""
name = pda
script = Default
newzbin = PDA
dir = PDA
[[resources]]
priority = -100
pp = ""
name = resources
script = Default
newzbin = Resources
dir = Resources
[[tv]]
priority = -100
pp = ""
name = tv
script = Default
newzbin = TV
dir = TV
[nzbmatrix]
username = ""
apikey = ""

Not sure what else to do. I did try to do post proccessing manually, but it didn't help.
I'm using a Linksys WRT54GS and i have all my ports forwarded correctly.

Version: now 0.5. beta, was using 0.4.12
OS: (Ex: Windows 7 64 bit
Install-type: can't rememebr with 4.12, but with .5 beta I click on sab.exe in the zip file
Skin (if applicable):  Smpl
Firewall Software: none, windows firewall is turned off
Are you using IPV6? no
Is the issue reproducible? yes

[shypike]

What happens if you re-download on of the failing downloads
without any post-processing and run QuickPar and WinRar manually?

Or use the supplied utilities.
Open a command prompt (you need to adjust some names).

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cd /d "d:\completed job folder"
"c:\program files (x86)\SABnzbd\win\par2\x64\par2.exe" r *.par2
"c:\program files (x86)\SABnzbd\win\par2\x64\unrar.exe" x first-rarfile.rar

[rAf]

Is this line relevant in Windows ?

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permissions = 0777

[shypike]

No, it's ignored.

[Stanknuggets]

What happens if you re-download on of the failing downloads
without any post-processing and run QuickPar and WinRar manually?

W/o post processing, SAB of course says it is completed, but after i run quickpar(haven't run a sfv or unrar yet) it will find broken files. Maybe I am using quickpar wrong, i open the first par2 file, let it run, says it is ready to repair with 13/20 repair blocks then does it's thing and says ready to reapir with 14/20 repair blocks and so on. this most of the time goes on until it gets to 20/20, then will say there is a memory fault. I'm not sure what to do with the other par2

Or use the supplied utilities.
Open a command prompt (you need to adjust some names).

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cd /d "d:\completed job folder"
"c:\program files (x86)\SABnzbd\win\par2\x64\par2.exe" r *.par2
"c:\program files (x86)\SABnzbd\win\par2\x64\unrar.exe" x first-rarfile.rar

Should i try these command lines with no post processing from SAB?

[Stanknuggets]

Is this line relevant in Windows ?

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permissions = 0777

No, it's ignored.

Someone on another forum said to change it to something other than what i had because it was disabled if i remember right.
I was getting an OCTAL error message whenever i would start up SAB and changing stopped the error message.

[shypike]

That's a bug in 0.4.12.
It's not used but evaluated nevertheless.

[Stanknuggets]

Or use the supplied utilities.
Open a command prompt (you need to adjust some names).

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cd /d "d:\completed job folder"
"c:\program files (x86)\SABnzbd\win\par2\x64\par2.exe" r *.par2
"c:\program files (x86)\SABnzbd\win\par2\x64\unrar.exe" x first-rarfile.rar

Ok, this worked. what gives?

edit: meh, still missing repair blocks on another

[sonician]

I've been seeing a lot of CRC errors in downloads in the past week or so. As a test, I re-downloaded the same files via alt.binz and it was able to complete successfully. I've now tried this with 3 previous failures, and they all have completed successfully via alt.binz.

It seems to be occurring only with larger downloads (DVD copies), as TV shows and the like have been fine.

[reggieBannsiter]

I posted seperatly  about a similar problem, although suspect the cause could be memory related http://forums.sabnzbd.org/index.php?topic=3078.0.

I tried downloading the same file on two machines (11GB mkv), both using the latest version of sabnzbd, the osx machine failed with CRC errors, but succeeded on my Vista64 machine.

[shypike]

The OSX release of 0.4.12 still uses unrar 3.80, which doesn't have a very
good reputation.
Please switch to 0.5.0Beta1 (which contains unrar 3.90)

[sonician]

I've been seeing a lot of CRC errors in downloads in the past week or so. As a test, I re-downloaded the same files via alt.binz and it was able to complete successfully. I've now tried this with 3 previous failures, and they all have completed successfully via alt.binz.

It seems to be occurring only with larger downloads (DVD copies), as TV shows and the like have been fine.

Just a quick update on this.. I upgraded to the SABnzbd Beta 0.50 version today, and so far, two of the failed ones now completed successfully. (This is after completely deleting the original files and starting over). So there was something in the 0.42 version that was causing the CRC failures.

[Stanknuggets]

The OSX release of 0.4.12 still uses unrar 3.80, which doesn't have a very
good reputation.
Please switch to 0.5.0Beta1 (which contains unrar 3.90)

I'll try to grba something off alt.bins, but using .5 beta, i still got errors with two downloads, both weer 4-10GB files. A few dvdrips completed fin though.

[rAf]

Could you send me nzb by pm ? I could test on OSX...

[Stanknuggets]

any chance there is a file size glitch? i've gotten numerour dvdrips to complete, but anything over 2.27GB fails (2.27gb was the largest that passed, 2.62gb  was the smallest to fail) 

I think i'm going to uninstall SAb, then reinstall it. see if that helps.