Repair Failed, Download Might Fail... But with a Twist...

[AFitchguy07]

To start off, I am new with USENET. A buddy of mine has been a user for many years. My system and settings were set up identical to his with a few exceptions being in the renamer of CP and I use a script in SB. I was having issues with a number of download failures resulting in errors such as "Repair failed, not enough repair blocks (### short)" and "Download might fail, only ##.#% of required 100.2% available." We have the same paid search providers and the same servers.

As my buddy has used for many years, I go to him for help. We compare some things and do a few tests. I have him DL the same NZB that I had errors with. He gives it a whirl and believe it or not, his is successful. So now we're confused. Most of my research involves people with this issue, but none that I have seen have one person with errors and the other complete it successfully. I suppose that's the twist here...

I've spent the better part of my vacation and past few days non-stop research on how to get this issue resolved w/o much luck. I am open, at this point, to any suggestions anyone has to offer up at this point. If anyone is curious about any settings, let me know.

[shypike]

Which hardware, which operating system, version of SABnzbd?

[AFitchguy07]

Which hardware, which operating system, version of SABnzbd?

Windows 7 x64
SABnzbd Version: 0.7.20

Hardware:

• - Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E3-1245 v3 @ 3.40GHz
  - ASRock Z87 Extreme6
  - 16GB DDR3 1600 (800 MHz)
  - 256GB Samsung SSD 840 PRO Series w/ some WD Reds

[shypike]

Did your friend use the same Usenet provider?

[AFitchguy07]

Did your friend use the same Usenet provider?

Yes, our setup is identical excluding renaming directories.

[rootsey333]

I am having the same problem with 3D movies, they are all coming up with Repair Failed not enough repair blocks, I have wasted a lot of time and about 30Gb of space.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[shypike]

Yes, our setup is identical excluding renaming directories.

One things comes to my mind.
Was this a very recent post?
We've seen that Usenet servers need time to sync with other servers.
Sometimes a bit of waiting is needed and a retry is needed.

[AFitchguy07]

Yes, our setup is identical excluding renaming directories.

One things comes to my mind.
Was this a very recent post?
We've seen that Usenet servers need time to sync with other servers.
Sometimes a bit of waiting is needed and a retry is needed.

i believe it was 31 days old at the time we tested.

[rootsey333]

Hi shypike
Thanks for your quick reply,the movie I tried to download last night was the 3D version of Jurassic Park (15.05GB) which was posted on Oznzb in April 2013,a retry did not work, I have not been able to download a 3D movie at all ever, I always get Repair failed Not enough repair blocks, I wonder if it could have something to do with my Server or Usenet Provider as you suggested and if so how would I fix it.

[shypike]

If your friend is using the same Usenet provider and can download the same NZB
then the Usenet provider isn't the problem.
I suggest you try an alternative program like Grabit.

[rootsey333]

I have tried Alt Binz with same problem???

[ALbino]

rootsey333, your problem is different than AFitchguy07's problem. Your problem is DMCA removal. Do a search for DMCA on the forums and you will find lots of information. The short answer is you need a block account as a backup.

[AFitchguy07]

If your friend is using the same Usenet provider and can download the same NZB
then the Usenet provider isn't the problem.
I suggest you try an alternative program like Grabit.

Thanks for taking the time to help me out. Even though we can't find a reason as to why we yield different results with same identical setup, I just added a dutch block account to mine as backup and that seems to be working wonderfully for a week now.

I'll consider this a "workaround" solution. It's good enough for me.

Thanks again, Shypike!