I don't see any reason why most uploaders are currently using the commercial, unreliable and slow services of Rapidshare. XDA developers has a great FTP site, it's free, it works much faster than Rapidshare, pleae use it.
BTW this FTP site has been trashed in the past, uploaders please publish file size/date/crc and keep backups of your uploaded files.
ftp://xda:[email protected]/Uploads/Himalaya/ for downloads
ftp://xdaupload:[email protected]/Uploads/Himalayafor uploads
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=BA_FTP_Site for explanation of ftp
Maggy said:
I don't see any reason why most uploaders are currently using the commercial, unreliable and slow services of Rapidshare. XDA developers has a great FTP site, it's free, it works much faster than Rapidshare, pleae use it.
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Of course, not for whole ROM images...
But - generally, yes, use ftp server
Maggy you've done a great job making the Stickies informational.
Maybe it would be an idea to Make a sticky roll up that combines all your info.
Just a suggestion, no one needs to do anything.
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Dearest Trinity users,
I've taken the liberty of uploading all the current ROMs onto RapidShare for our downloading pleasure. I've also updated the wiki with links to all the new locations so that when the files are removed from the XDA hosted FTP we'll still have a place to get a hold of the files. I believe this will be the easiest, quickest method as opposed to using Torrents. That way we don't need any extra software to download the files and no seeders will be needed, either. If the links to these files will ever be required to be removed from the wiki along with the FTP files, I still have the full list of download locations so we can move the info onto any page we would need in the future.
Thanks
prsnow said:
Dearest Trinity users,
I've taken the liberty of uploading all the current ROMs onto RapidShare for our downloading pleasure. I've also updated the wiki with links to all the new locations so that when the files are removed from the XDA hosted FTP we'll still have a place to get a hold of the files. I believe this will be the easiest, quickest method as opposed to using Torrents. That way we don't need any extra software to download the files and no seeders will be needed, either. If the links to these files will ever be required to be removed from the wiki along with the FTP files, I still have the full list of download locations so we can move the info onto any page we would need in the future.
Thanks
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Seems like a good idea
Good idea. And actually a great counterblow against the Microsoft's hostile plans to limit the availability of ROMs.
Maybe they will next to try close whole internet because there _MAY_BE_ some software available that hurts Microsoft's business..
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Maybe they will next to try close whole internet because there _MAY_BE_ some software available that hurts Microsoft's business..
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But that would be perfectly reasonable. The thing is that no-one is hurting Microsoft's business making those ROMs available. Quite the opposite: this site and those unofficial ROMs have contributed to the success of Windows Mobile.
But to be honest in this case I think that Microsoft is acting to please the companies that license Windows Mobile (i.e. the network operators) more than themselves. The network operators don't like sites where you can learn how to unlock phones and replace their branded software and it's easy to understand why.
Great!!
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But that would be perfectly reasonable. The thing is that no-one is hurting Microsoft's business making those ROMs available. Quite the opposite: this site and those unofficial ROMs have contributed to the success of Windows Mobile.
But to be honest in this case I think that Microsoft is acting to please the companies that license Windows Mobile (i.e. the network operators) more than themselves. The network operators don't like sites where you can learn how to unlock phones and replace their branded software and it's easy to understand why.
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Very well thought out and well spoken.
But no worries, just means we have a couple more hoops to jump through.
Why not share them in a filesharing network (emule, torrent, etc)?
Then, it would be a real "community project" and it would be not so easy to bring them down...
All files should contain "xda-dev" so they could be easy to find.
Just my 2 cents
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Why not share them in a filesharing network (emule, torrent, etc)?
Then, it would be a real "community project" and it would be not so easy to bring them down...
All files should contain "xda-dev" so they could be easy to find.
Just my 2 cents
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Yep that's true also. I'm open for plenty of other options besides RapidShare. I'm thinking of RapidShare as more of a temporary solution while XDA is forced to start deleting all the ROMs from their FTP server.
Hi everyone. I have created a website with alot of the latest ROMS from developers of xda-developers.com . I have done it in appreciaton of the developers out there who give us the opportunity to make a good device into a great device. I don't want any donations from anyone because this is just my little contribution to xda-developers.
The site is http://www.diamond-dazz.com and it accepts multiple connections from download managers and seems to be a faster alternative to RapidShare.
If any developers wish me to host some of there files please feel free to contact at [email protected] and I will endevour to upload them to my website.
Cheers
Darren
Nice initiative!
If you develop this into a ROM Encyclopedia, I'll sticky it!
This should serve as an example: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1951469&postcount=3
tnyynt said:
Nice initiative!
If you develop this into a ROM Encyclopedia, I'll sticky it!
This should serve as an example: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1951469&postcount=3
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I wish I knew how to create a web encyclopedia. I would do it in a flash but because of my extremely poor HTML skills I don't think I will be able to do it. I will try and learn anyway. But in the mean time I will try and retreive all the Cooked Roms out there so people can download it fast.
Cheers
Darren
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I wish I knew how to create a web encyclopedia. I would do it in a flash but because of my extremely poor HTML skills I don't think I will be able to do it. I will try and learn anyway. But in the mean time I will try and retreive all the Cooked Roms out there so people can download it fast.
Cheers
Darren
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If you want to make a web based reference, good idea!
But I was more likereferring to having the reference here, in your first post, as the one I gave you as example!
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If you want to make a web based reference, good idea!
But I was more likereferring to having the reference here, in your first post, as the one I gave you as example!
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No worries. I will give it a go tommorrow. I have got alot more researching to do and hopefully I will get a decent compliment of developers listed.
Thanks for the knudge in the right direction tnyynt. It gives me something to aim for.
Cheers
Darren
What about using the MediaWiki Software for your encyclopedia? Sounds like a viable way to do things - and all you need is a MySQL DB and a fairly recent PHP installation which pretty much any hosting service will offer?
Ok, untill thing start going smooth and building something, I'm moving this to Diamond general.
PM me if it's ready and you want it back here!
Hey, I would be glad to host any file which is created for xda-developer in the Raphael section. I made a gaming website, which I didn't even bother finishing. I have about 600GB per month for one year, I'll be glad to host file for you guys.
If you are interested please contact me here. Or at [email protected]
Thank you.
How much space do you have?
About 60 GB, 20 GB with free space.
I've mirrored the entire XDA FTP, and that's about 20GB alone. Unfortunately, most of this stuff isn't on there. Especially the Raphael section...there's not much on the official FTP. For all XDA, I'd think more like 150GB, but not sure. I'm currently thinking about crawling the forum, harvesting links to archives, hashing the files, and providing a sort of automatic check for mirrors.
Once that's done, a report could be run to find non-redundant linked files, so that mirrors can be found for them and added.
Assuming certain commands are supported on the FTP side, one could even script an auto-mirror function. I really don't think it'll be necessary though. If mirrors are missing, you wget all those single-repo files, upload them to a fresh FTP, and then add those mirrors to the database. Easy peasy.
Any takers?
Hey guys,
I just thought I should post this little tip about two sites I know of. Many of the uploads in XDA are mirrored in sites which have annoying download limitations. Some uploaders do it trying to make some cash but at the rate these download sites pay, I doubt they'd make a lot.
In any case, this tip is for people who like to create mirrors.
There are two sites that I'd like to mention. Namely, URL Droplet and sideCLOUDload.
Both these sites provide an unique feature. They provide remote upload to Dropbox.
http://urldroplet.com/ (300MB limit)
https://www.sidecloudload.com/ (25MB limit)
So, next time you want to mirror something, you wouldn't have to trouble yourself downloading it first especially if the file is large or you have slower internet or you use a volume based package.
These sites are also useful for downloading files from slow sites. You add the file to queue and the these sites will upload the files you want to your dropbox and you could download the file without any delays from your dropbox.
If you are new to dropbox, do consider using my referral link when you signup.
My referral link: http://db.tt/5VwCy1q
Great info.
But find it a little useless when you look at it?
Why upload it to someplace to then mirror it to dropbox?
multiupload does it to multiple well known file sharing sites in 1 upload.
I use dropbox and it's great but the tools you provide are more for important stuff. Like let's say you found a software or license package you need allot and you always wanna have it . Well then those sites will let it synch to your dropbox and then a copy is safe on your space.
Rapidshare also has this service now.
In case on this forum where the majority of shares are Kernels,Roms,Apps i would still say that file sharing hosts (not promoting here) are the fastest and best solution to share.
Google should actually make a service like dropbox.
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Great info.
But find it a little useless when you look at it?
Why upload it to someplace to then mirror it to dropbox?
multiupload does it to multiple well known file sharing sites in 1 upload.
I use dropbox and it's great but the tools you provide are more for important stuff. Like let's say you found a software or license package you need allot and you always wanna have it . Well then those sites will let it synch to your dropbox and then a copy is safe on your space.
Rapidshare also has this service now.
In case on this forum where the majority of shares are Kernels,Roms,Apps i would still say that file sharing hosts (not promoting here) are the fastest and best solution to share.
Google should actually make a service like dropbox.
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I often see requests to mirror some files elsewhere since some of these file sharing hosts have annoying limitations. This is to mirror already uploaded files. Not all files.
As you know, dropbox has no limitations. Plus, anyone can save it to their dropbox without a problem. Multiupload is great but not a lot of people use it.
This might not be useful for everyone but it might save some time for many.
Google already has a dropbox like service. Google Docs comes with 1GB free storage and uploading as well as sharing for all files but additionally editing for documents.
Thx for the info.
Didn't know Google docs already had it never actually used it shame on me.
Anyways yeah got a point.
Another one then i can add to the usefull list is Rapidshare.
As free customer you have unlimited space & unlimited amount.
Downside is after 30days of inactive it gets deleted and the downloading has a waiting time.
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Thx for the info.
Didn't know Google docs already had it never actually used it shame on me.
Anyways yeah got a point.
Another one then i can add to the usefull list is Rapidshare.
As free customer you have unlimited space & unlimited amount.
Downside is after 30days of inactive it gets deleted and the downloading has a waiting time.
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Google Docs has no sync. Maybe that's why you missed it. RapidShare is great and Uploading.com is great too. But, I find the download limits annoying. Sometimes, Rapidshare and similar sites will run out of download slots for free users with no means of downloading the file at all.
urldroplet is great, I've been using it for quite a while. The 300MB limit isn't that great though. Is there something like this for google drive though, preferably with a higher (or no) limit?
Hi
I see alot of developers uploading their roms to free sites like hotfile, megashare and depositfiles. The problem is that these sites wont give users a pleasent download if the user is not a premium member.
Therefor; I would like to offer free webhosting for rom developers. I am planning that it should be ad free and with direct links. But i need your help.
I would like to host a system, so that I can create users on my site, so they can login, upload files and retrieve download links. note that many developers would like to have statistics on their downloads, so that should be possible too.
I dont know what system I should use, also, it's not that hard to make one from scratch, I just dont have the time.
I can provide mysql databases too if necessary.
Also, lets vote for a domain name :highfive:
I think there are already some platforms where you can upload and share your roms.
e.g. http://goo.im/ or google project hosting...
Also you did not mention what you would like to call your hosting service
rom-service.com
rom-service.org
rom-download.org
or something like that
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I think there are already some platforms where you can upload and share your roms.
e.g. http://goo.im/ or google project hosting...
Also you did not mention what you would like to call your hosting service
rom-service.com
rom-service.org
rom-download.org
or something like that
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Actually it's not just for roms, devs can upload whatever they like.
I have 750gb storage and 750gb bandwith. I am not even using 10gb ea. It's a shame to not put it in good use.