I've spent nearly 7 hours now downloading, extracting, redownloading. I'm using Firefox with the built-in download manager. I download large files all the time and I've never had problems with corrupt downloads before. I keep getting the error "please download and run previous packages". I'm ready to give up and just order the damn box.

jma


I've spent nearly 7 hours now downloading, extracting, redownloading. I'm using Firefox with the built-in download manager. I download large files all the time and I've never had problems with corrupt downloads before. I keep getting the error "please download and run previous packages". I'm ready to give up and just order the damn box.

In what stage of the installation is this happening? How far do you get? Do you see an "Extracting..." dialog or does it just fail right at the start? What operating system are you on?

It sounds like this message would be triggered right as you get to Part 2 and it attempts to extract the next set of .bin files.

My recommendation would be to try wiping out the temporary files and then run part 1 again. You can find them by going to the Run Prompt in windows and typing in %temp%

SONAR X2 Producer extracts to %temp%\SONAR X2 Producer
SONAR X2 Studio extracts to %temp%\SONAR X2 Studio
SONAR X2 Essential extracts to %temp%\SONAR X2 Essential

Just delete the entire SONAR folder in the temp location and then give it another go. Hopefully that helps but please let us know.

daveny5


They recommend using a download manager if you're using IE. 

interesting, but I don't use IE .. ;-) and on numerous threads championed FDM (since it'll shut the PC off when done) over the years.

thanks  arachnaut  / Ryan..

I ended up downloading the first 1 again.. seems to have been the problematic one.. but as stated re-support doc..  if 32 bit is installed, it won't allow you do do the 64 bit exe's 1 at a time. 

Fog

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 if 32 bit is installed, it won't allow you do do the 64 bit exe's 1 at a time.  

That's correct. At the end of the actual Setup Wizard it cleans up all of the temporary files (so you don't end up with double/triple the data on your hard drive). If you want to run the installer again (as 32-bit or 64-bit) you'll have to start over from Part 1.

I always find it funny there isn't an option to install both from 1 click... and just get it to loop twice or say a more automated one with default options.. that is silent prompt / click wise

Fog


I always find it funny there isn't an option to install both from 1 click... and just get it to loop twice or say a more automated one with default options.. that is silent prompt / click wise

Yeah, I'm definitely no expert on the subject but from what I've seen of building installers, scripting that would be a complete nightmare. Too many corner case scenarios with different OS architectures.

Who knows, maybe I'm completely wrong. All I can say for sure is that with THIS particular installer, it is designed to clean up after itself at the very end of the actual setup wizard. If you want to run again, you unfortunately have to extract again, which would explain why "Part 2" wouldn't start.

If you DO run Part 1 and it fails to find Part 2 after, you actually can pick up from Part 2. If you're really bored, rename the files and give it a shot. Personally, I'd prefer to jam out with TH2 though 

Ryan Munnis [Cakewalk
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jma


I've spent nearly 7 hours now downloading, extracting, redownloading. I'm using Firefox with the built-in download manager. I download large files all the time and I've never had problems with corrupt downloads before. I keep getting the error "please download and run previous packages". I'm ready to give up and just order the damn box.

In what stage of the installation is this happening? How far do you get? Do you see an "Extracting..." dialog or does it just fail right at the start? What operating system are you on?

It sounds like this message would be triggered right as you get to Part 2 and it attempts to extract the next set of .bin files.

My recommendation would be to try wiping out the temporary files and then run part 1 again. You can find them by going to the Run Prompt in windows and typing in %temp%

SONAR X2 Producer extracts to %temp%\SONAR X2 Producer
SONAR X2 Studio extracts to %temp%\SONAR X2 Studio
SONAR X2 Essential extracts to %temp%\SONAR X2 Essential

Just delete the entire SONAR folder in the temp location and then give it another go. Hopefully that helps but please let us know.

I'm using Windows 7 64-bit and the latest version of Firefox with the built-in download manager. The extraction progress bar will partially fill, then end ubruptly followed by the "run previous packages" message. Thanks for posting those checksums! I have 3 bad files, some of which I've already downloaded several times. I will download them again and verify the checksums before trying another install. I may not have time to finish this tonight. I will reply by tomorrow with an update. I've NEVER had this kind of problem with large downloads before, so I couldn't guess what's causing the corruption.

I finally got all the files downloaded with correct checksums by using Chrome instead of Firefox. Even with valid checksums, the Loops and One Shots install is giving me a LOT of individual corrupt file messages. Any ideas? I'm ready to throw in the towel and pay the extra $$ for the box.

did you try with free download manager FDM also ? copy / paste the link into it.. hopefully might be better

+1 for FDM! I always use it to download large files and it has always worked well.