EVH5150
09.14.04, 06:15 PM
Ok guys. Since so many people are so confused about all this, I'm going to try to give you the crash course. How-To's are generally not my thing, so any additional comments are most definately welcome. Also, since I am not a "How-To guy," I'm gonna keep this real simple. In many cases the what I am instructing you to do may not be the only way to accomplish the task - it's just what I have found to be the easiest. This is gonna seem like a lot to absorb, but just remember... this is basically 4 sets of instructions on how to do 4 different things. And it's really not hard at all once you do it a time or two :thumb:
Phase 1: How to get a torrent?
1) Download Bit Tornado from Here (http://bittornado.com/)
2) Install the program.
3) From this point forth, any torrent that you click on will result in a "Save File" dialog box. Pick a location that is easily accessible - We'll need it when the download is done. (I like the desktop for new stuff that I'm into often)
4) The program will then create a folder in the location you chose and fill it with all the files from the torrent.
5) SEEDS KEEP TORRENTS ALIVE: When you are done downloading, leave Bit Tornado open for a while, and don't move the files anywhere. You will act as a seed to everyone else and lighten the burden on all the current seeds. Not to mention increase download speeds across the boards.
6) If you close Bit Tornado down and want to seed the torrent later on to help out - Go to the thread where you originally downloaded the torrent. Click on it to download it again. Save to the SAME LOCATION (Desktop, if you went with my earlier recommendation). BT will then verify all of the existing data, your tray icon will turn bright white, and you will re-seed the torrent.
Phase 2: What do I do with a torrent once I've downloaded it?
1) If the torrent merely contains text files, mp3s, zips, etc. then you'll already know what to do with the stuff once you get it.
2) If the torrent contains lossless audio files (common ones are FLAC and SHN files), then they can be burnt directly onto a disc using NERO 6.0 (many other progs can do it as well, although you may need to visit the developer's site to get the proper codecs), or they can be converted to MP3s very easily by using DBPowerAmp Music Converter (a free program that I HIGHLY recommend keeping around anyway)
3) Get the program Here (http://www.dbpoweramp.com/)
4) Download the plugins for FLAC and SHN files Here (http://www.dbpoweramp.com/codec-central.htm)
5) Install the program, then install the plugins and...
6) The converter is simple to use, so I won't bother going any further.
Phase 3: How do I create my own torrent? (This is the one that has MANY successful solutions, but here's the easiest way to do it.
1) Download MakeTorrent 2 from Here (http://krypt.dyndns.org:81/torrent/maketorrent/#dl) and Install it.
2) Create a "root" folder for the torrent. Ex. For the US Festival 3CD boot I posted, I titled the root folder "3CD US Festival."
3) Copy EVERYTHING you want the torrent to include into that folder
4) Remember (or cut) the name - we're going to insert it into 2 spots within MakeTorrent
5) Open Make Torrent and Click on the "Classic" Button in the upper left.
6) Click "Browse" next to the filename field (sometimes the button is cut off, but you can still click it...it's to the right), and select the root folder that you created.
7) Click on the "View/Edit Torrent" tab and paste that folder name into the "Torrent" field AND the "Name" Field
8) Now Highlight, R-Click, and Copy this address: http://tracker.jamtothis.com:2710/announce - We will paste it into 4 spots in MakeTorrent
9) In the "Create Torrent" tab, paste it into the "Tracker" field
10) In the "View/Edit Torrent" tab, paste it into the "Announce URL" field
11) In the "Settings" tab, paste it into the "Name" Field, then click Add.
12) Also paste it into the "Announce URL" field
13) In the "Website URL" field, type http://www.jamtothis.com
14) Go back to the "Create Torrent" tab and click the "Create Torrent" button in the lower right
15) Title the torrent file the same as the root folder and save it someplace convenient (but NOT IN the root folder)
Now you have created a torrent.
Phase 4: How do I post a torrent and then seed it for everyone else to download?
1) Make a thread, attach the torrent file you created, and submit the post.
2) Double click on the new torrent file that you created.
3) Bit tornado should open up and ask you where to save the torrent's information to.
4) Select the same root folder you created earlier, and Bit Tornado will verify 100% of the data, then your tray icon will turn bright white, and the program will just sit there.
5) change the speed setting box to SUPERSEED, then just minimize BT and ignore it.
6) Your thread should now say 1 seed. Now just wait for leachers.
7) The bar in BT will turn green as your leachers get further and further along. The end of the green bar is the leacher who has the most. Once they have received the torrent's information, they will become seeds too.
There you have it. Sometimes BT can be glitchy when you're doing step 4... if it won't ask you where to save to, you'll have to create the torrent again, using a different filename. This sucks, but it doesn't happen very often. I will now restate a paragraph from above because it is of PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE!!!
SEEDS KEEP TORRENTS ALIVE: When you are done downloading, leave Bit Tornado open for a while, and don't move the files anywhere. You will act as a seed to everyone else and lighten the burden on all the current seeds. Not to mention increase download speeds across the boards. If you close Bit Tornado down and want to seed the torrent later on to help out - Go to the thread where you originally downloaded the torrent. Click on it to download it again. Save to the SAME LOCATION (Desktop, if you went with my earlier recommendation). BT will then verify all of the existing data, your tray icon will turn bright white, and you will re-seed the torrent.
Ok guys... that's my first shot at an instructional... if you have problems, just drop me a message in this thread, I should see it fairly quickly... Any suggestions or amendments are very welcome! Hopefully this at least cleared up some of the mystery.
Oh, forgot to mention... the current number of seeds (uploaders) and leachers (downloaders) for any torrent is listed right at the bottom of the message. You'll know if your torrent is done properly if your BT is bright white and your message says that there is 1 seed.
Happy Sharing!!! :thumb:
Phase 1: How to get a torrent?
1) Download Bit Tornado from Here (http://bittornado.com/)
2) Install the program.
3) From this point forth, any torrent that you click on will result in a "Save File" dialog box. Pick a location that is easily accessible - We'll need it when the download is done. (I like the desktop for new stuff that I'm into often)
4) The program will then create a folder in the location you chose and fill it with all the files from the torrent.
5) SEEDS KEEP TORRENTS ALIVE: When you are done downloading, leave Bit Tornado open for a while, and don't move the files anywhere. You will act as a seed to everyone else and lighten the burden on all the current seeds. Not to mention increase download speeds across the boards.
6) If you close Bit Tornado down and want to seed the torrent later on to help out - Go to the thread where you originally downloaded the torrent. Click on it to download it again. Save to the SAME LOCATION (Desktop, if you went with my earlier recommendation). BT will then verify all of the existing data, your tray icon will turn bright white, and you will re-seed the torrent.
Phase 2: What do I do with a torrent once I've downloaded it?
1) If the torrent merely contains text files, mp3s, zips, etc. then you'll already know what to do with the stuff once you get it.
2) If the torrent contains lossless audio files (common ones are FLAC and SHN files), then they can be burnt directly onto a disc using NERO 6.0 (many other progs can do it as well, although you may need to visit the developer's site to get the proper codecs), or they can be converted to MP3s very easily by using DBPowerAmp Music Converter (a free program that I HIGHLY recommend keeping around anyway)
3) Get the program Here (http://www.dbpoweramp.com/)
4) Download the plugins for FLAC and SHN files Here (http://www.dbpoweramp.com/codec-central.htm)
5) Install the program, then install the plugins and...
6) The converter is simple to use, so I won't bother going any further.
Phase 3: How do I create my own torrent? (This is the one that has MANY successful solutions, but here's the easiest way to do it.
1) Download MakeTorrent 2 from Here (http://krypt.dyndns.org:81/torrent/maketorrent/#dl) and Install it.
2) Create a "root" folder for the torrent. Ex. For the US Festival 3CD boot I posted, I titled the root folder "3CD US Festival."
3) Copy EVERYTHING you want the torrent to include into that folder
4) Remember (or cut) the name - we're going to insert it into 2 spots within MakeTorrent
5) Open Make Torrent and Click on the "Classic" Button in the upper left.
6) Click "Browse" next to the filename field (sometimes the button is cut off, but you can still click it...it's to the right), and select the root folder that you created.
7) Click on the "View/Edit Torrent" tab and paste that folder name into the "Torrent" field AND the "Name" Field
8) Now Highlight, R-Click, and Copy this address: http://tracker.jamtothis.com:2710/announce - We will paste it into 4 spots in MakeTorrent
9) In the "Create Torrent" tab, paste it into the "Tracker" field
10) In the "View/Edit Torrent" tab, paste it into the "Announce URL" field
11) In the "Settings" tab, paste it into the "Name" Field, then click Add.
12) Also paste it into the "Announce URL" field
13) In the "Website URL" field, type http://www.jamtothis.com
14) Go back to the "Create Torrent" tab and click the "Create Torrent" button in the lower right
15) Title the torrent file the same as the root folder and save it someplace convenient (but NOT IN the root folder)
Now you have created a torrent.
Phase 4: How do I post a torrent and then seed it for everyone else to download?
1) Make a thread, attach the torrent file you created, and submit the post.
2) Double click on the new torrent file that you created.
3) Bit tornado should open up and ask you where to save the torrent's information to.
4) Select the same root folder you created earlier, and Bit Tornado will verify 100% of the data, then your tray icon will turn bright white, and the program will just sit there.
5) change the speed setting box to SUPERSEED, then just minimize BT and ignore it.
6) Your thread should now say 1 seed. Now just wait for leachers.
7) The bar in BT will turn green as your leachers get further and further along. The end of the green bar is the leacher who has the most. Once they have received the torrent's information, they will become seeds too.
There you have it. Sometimes BT can be glitchy when you're doing step 4... if it won't ask you where to save to, you'll have to create the torrent again, using a different filename. This sucks, but it doesn't happen very often. I will now restate a paragraph from above because it is of PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE!!!
SEEDS KEEP TORRENTS ALIVE: When you are done downloading, leave Bit Tornado open for a while, and don't move the files anywhere. You will act as a seed to everyone else and lighten the burden on all the current seeds. Not to mention increase download speeds across the boards. If you close Bit Tornado down and want to seed the torrent later on to help out - Go to the thread where you originally downloaded the torrent. Click on it to download it again. Save to the SAME LOCATION (Desktop, if you went with my earlier recommendation). BT will then verify all of the existing data, your tray icon will turn bright white, and you will re-seed the torrent.
Ok guys... that's my first shot at an instructional... if you have problems, just drop me a message in this thread, I should see it fairly quickly... Any suggestions or amendments are very welcome! Hopefully this at least cleared up some of the mystery.
Oh, forgot to mention... the current number of seeds (uploaders) and leachers (downloaders) for any torrent is listed right at the bottom of the message. You'll know if your torrent is done properly if your BT is bright white and your message says that there is 1 seed.
Happy Sharing!!! :thumb: