Another Xilinx webpack download rant
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From: Nicolas Matringe on 15 Jul 2010 04:08 Hello I've been trying to download these 2.9GB for 3 days with numerous retries (thanks to the download manager, the 'resume' resulted in a restart from 0) and when I finally managed to get the full file it was corrupted. Now I want to order a DVD and when I click on the appropriate link on the web site I get redirected to the home page. Who at Xilinx wants to prevent people from using their products ? Nico
From: Mike Harrison on 15 Jul 2010 04:51 On Thu, 15 Jul 2010 01:08:51 -0700 (PDT), Nicolas Matringe <nic_o_mat(a)msn.com> wrote: >Hello >I've been trying to download these 2.9GB for 3 days with numerous >retries (thanks to the download manager, the 'resume' resulted in a >restart from 0) and when I finally managed to get the full file it was >corrupted. >Now I want to order a DVD and when I click on the appropriate link on >the web site I get redirected to the home page. > >Who at Xilinx wants to prevent people from using their products ? Maybe the same people that >1 year leadtimes are acceptable.
From: maxascent on 15 Jul 2010 06:25 I cant understand what was wrong with the old way of doing things i.e. just use your own download manager to get a zip file. Since they introduced the new method I have never managed to get it to work. Every time I pause the download it throws up an error when I try to resume it. Jon --------------------------------------- Posted through http://www.FPGARelated.com
From: cfelton on 15 Jul 2010 11:21 >On Thu, 15 Jul 2010 01:08:51 -0700 (PDT), Nicolas Matringe <nic_o_mat(a)msn.com> wrote: > >>Hello >>I've been trying to download these 2.9GB for 3 days with numerous >>retries (thanks to the download manager, the 'resume' resulted in a >>restart from 0) and when I finally managed to get the full file it was >>corrupted. >>Now I want to order a DVD and when I click on the appropriate link on >>the web site I get redirected to the home page. >> >>Who at Xilinx wants to prevent people from using their products ? > >Maybe the same people that >1 year leadtimes are acceptable. > It sounds like, for serious product developers, that using Xilinx's latest and greatest (devices and software) is not a great idea. The options are either stick with the older devices and software (11.3 been working ok for me). Or move to another FPGA manufacture that seems to be more consistent. Others have posted that Lattice seems to deliver better results but is a (perceived) generation behind. I say perceived because if you can't get the latest and greatest parts from X are they really ahead? Also, since X dropped NuHo it has been harder for me to get parts. NuHo distributes Lattice so we are strongly considering Lattice for our next design. There must be something to the quick / unstable latest and greatest releases. Because we all keep using their parts and some how putting up with the issues. Other than ISE we haven't had any huge issues with Xilinx (until they dropped NuHo). We don't upgrade our ISE to the latest, we try desperately not to get the latest ISE. Many have been interested in getting the latest X 7 series but then the frustration mounted because no parts are actually available. I think the car companies do the same thing? Generating hype, if it is good or bad hype? If you are using an older device (non-spartan6) you might want to try ISE10.x version (can it still be downloaded?). .chris --------------------------------------- Posted through http://www.FPGARelated.com
From: rich12345 on 15 Jul 2010 12:28
On Jul 15, 1:08 am, Nicolas Matringe <nic_o_...(a)msn.com> wrote: > Hello > I've been trying to download these 2.9GB for 3 days with numerous > retries (thanks to the download manager, the 'resume' resulted in a > restart from 0) and when I finally managed to get the full file it was > corrupted. I had the same problem. I can't remember which browser wasn't working (IExplorer or FireFox)..... But when I switched to the other browser, the download worked fine with the download manager. Rich |