Error Downloading Modpack!!! Help please

[Hentges]

I've been trying to download the Mindcrack FTB pack for roughly one week now and have been getting the same Error Downloading Modpack!!! every single time. I've done just about everything on the forums that I have been able to find: updating and reupdating Java, turning off my antivirus programs and all of their firewalls, trying both the .jar and the .exe, as well as deleting all the relevant folders in both the FTB folder I created for the programs as well as the one inside the roaming section of my computer. I'm not sure what else to do.

The only time I managed to get the download even somewhat complete is when I somehow forced the download for Mindcrack FTB to stop at one point and it downloaded a pure vanilla version of Minecraft instead. Not sure if that is at all important but it struck me as kind of weird.

Anyway, here is the pastebin data: http://pastebin.com/SSdqiEiG

Thanks for any help!

 

[Ashzification]

I know you've said you have done this already, but I would like you to follow my trouble shooting steps (found in my linked google doc in my signature).
Follow them exactly.
Note: If you are using AVG, Norton, McAfee, Kaspersky, (Avira may still have these same issues) then you may need to uninstall your AV completely, as these AV's are known for not liking being turned off. This is not a safe thing to do, but it is the only sure fire way to ensure that those AV's are not interfering with your download. (Free programs such as Avast! and Microsoft Security Essentials are both known to work much better with Minecraft and modded launchers, I personally suggest Avast!).

Let me know if you continue to have this problem afterward.

 

[Hentges]

I actually followed your steps before I typed up my post but forgot to include that with my information.

Anyway, I uninstalled my AV program (Symantec if that matters) and received the same error.

Here is the pastebin if that needed: http://pastebin.com/iPNJQMXR

 

[Ashzification]

Okay. As I first thought, it seems there may be an issue with maintaining a connection with the creeperhost downloads.
(been trying to determine the exact cause for the errors for a good part of the day)
But I can't be entirely sure, maybe it's just a problem with the file size itself. There have been a lot of reports of people having the same problem today.

As of right now, I don't have any other suggestions, sorry
The teams are usually really good about getting these problems (which thankfully don't happen too often) fixed really quickly

 

[Hentges]

But as I said in my original post I've been having this problem for a week. My initial thought was I was just having some type of trouble connecting to their servers but one week of that just makes no sense.

Anyway, thanks for your help. Looks like my slow net just won't allow me to download this for some reason.

 

[Hentges]

Something I've noticed since I've actually been paying attention the last few times it has downloaded is that it seems to hit about 50% on the download then just fill up the download bar as if it is full. It then brings up another download screen that says the file is 994kb and then downloads that. Doubt it means anything but thought I'd type it up in here anyway.

 

[Lawbroken]

Something I've noticed since I've actually been paying attention the last few times it has downloaded is that it seems to hit about 50% on the download then just fill up the download bar as if it is full. It then brings up another download screen that says the file is 994kb and then downloads that. Doubt it means anything but thought I'd type it up in here anyway.

The launcher downloads from Mojang and then downloads the mods/configs so two download dialog boxes are normal

The bar going to 50% and pausing then jumping to 100% is weird however.

 

[Mantoner]

I have the same problem D: have tryed everything too, help plz

 

[Hentges]

Something I've noticed is that each of my downloads has gone 10-11 minutes before it stopped. I find this very odd because in some cases when I'm downloading the pack I am using the internet so the points where it stops should be different.

Maybe this is a stupid question but is it possible that Creeperhost has a way of canceling downloads that last longer than 10 minutes?

 

[Mantoner]

that could be the problem, my internet right now isnt very good and takes more than 10 mins

 

[Stocastico]

I solved executing the launcher as administrator.

 

[Mantoner]

hmmm I dont know what happend, but its fixed, I really think this isnt what fixed it but I just right click>open the jar file and it worked.

 

[Ashzification]

Quite often, a bad internet connection is the culprit. Or, too many people trying to steal all your internetting

 

[Hentges]

That is really a shame if that is the case as I live pretty much in the middle of nowhere in Iowa and my internet is the best I can get without paying too much money. Hopefully it is something that can be fixed with time.

 

[Call_Me_Dejaja]

I have been having the same issue.. direwolf works fine, but Ive tried to use mindcrack like 15 times and somewhere between %90 and %100 it stops and gives me an error, then the next time I try it it starts ALL OVER again at the very beginning downloading from scratch until eventually the same thing happens... very frustrating.

 

[ticktrader]

Quite often, a bad internet connection is the culprit. Or, too many people trying to steal all your internetting

NO I have the same issue on a 15 MB/s line

 

[Nessiroj]

Whats the location you guys are from? Maybe one of the repo's is acting up / faulty download or a Telia Routing? (although the repo's are online in the status)

 

[ticktrader]

I'm in Albany, NY ... I haven't been able to download the mod packs in a couple of weeks, Beta-A worked fine but ever since direwolf and mindcrack were added they don't download. Here's a paste with debug logging and as you can see not much info. I'll try downloading manually I guess.

 

[Ashzification]

NO I have the same issue on a 15 MB/s line

When I saw "bad internet connection" I mean:
Very slow connection
(hard wired) A bad cable
(wifi) Poor Wifi

Things like that

 

[Gus]

Switching the download location under advanced options to US Secondary worked for me to fix this problem, its also much faster.