Bug #11338

The assistant add-on should check the available space before downloading

Added by goupille 2016-04-10 06:07:39 . Updated 2016-04-23 07:26:27 .

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Rejected
Priority:
Normal
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Category:
Installation
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Start date:
2016-04-10
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Research
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Description

when downloading the iso to a USB stick with the firefox add-on, the download start correctly, and only stops near the end, with an error message saying that there is no space left. I assume it is a lack of RAM in that case, and that the error message is the same if there is no space left on the hard drive. I think that it would make more sense that the add-on checks the available space before starting the download.

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#1 Updated by sajolida 2016-04-21 06:18:11

  • Category set to Installation
  • Assignee changed from anonym to ma1
  • QA Check set to Info Needed

Giorgio, before we confirm this ticket: is this technically possible?

#2 Updated by ma1 2016-04-23 00:26:11

sajolida wrote:
> Giorgio, before we confirm this ticket: is this technically possible?

Since we know in advance how much space it takes, we could try to create a fake file of that size and alert user on error, then delete the file and start the actual download.
This would definitely delay the download, and add further complexity.
I’ll leave to you judging whether it’s worth pursuing.

#3 Updated by sajolida 2016-04-23 07:26:27

  • Status changed from New to Rejected
  • Assignee deleted (ma1)
  • QA Check deleted (Info Needed)

Thanks for insight. I personally don’t think it’s worth the complication.