Very slow to download Samba using apt-get

[Hansel]

Hi all,

So I'm pretty much a Linux noob.  I know enough to just scrape by, but only just

Anyway, got the Pi hooked up and I'm trying to install Samba, but it's downloading at a crawl (currently 2000 B/s, which will take 30 mins).

I have the Pi hooked up to a wired network, and I'm using the latest Debian image.   If I open a web browser and download a test file from my ISP, it comes down nice and fast (not sure how to tell exactly how fast, but it downloaded around 5mb in a few seconds, so fast enough).

I've tried the command (sudo apt-get install samba) both from the initial boot terminal type screen, and also from with a terminal after the startx command.  Same issue both ways.

Is this normal, or am I doing something wrong

Thanks

[abishur]

my gut says somethings wrong.  I've downloaded samba with the same image in maybe a as slow as a couple minutes.  That said I can't think of any reason why it would be happening... are you running the apt-get in a terminal window with the xserver?

[Hansel]

I am, yep.  I initially tried it before issuing the startx command (in the initial terminal like environment) with the same issue.  That's what led me to try it in a terminal after issuing the startx command.

[abishur]

hmm... I can understand it going slowly after doing startx (it's kinda taxed in there to begin with, but it's odd that it's doing the same thing from outside X

[Hansel]

Abishur said:


hmm... I can understand it going slowly after doing startx (it's kinda taxed in there to begin with, but it's odd that it's doing the same thing from outside X


I'm having a heap of issues with repeat key presses as well, so perhaps my keyboard and mouse are trying to suck too much power or something.

I'm using a Dell keyboard that I 'borrowed' from work, and a Logitech MX518 mouse.  I'm just about to head out to buy a cheap powered hub so I guess I'll try it after I get that hooked up.

I'm using an iphone charger to power it by the way, which is 5v and 1A so I'd assume it's getting enough power...

[RaTTuS]

has the dell keyboard got USB expansion slots - if so it will pull far to much power

get a  [good] powered hub

[Hansel]

has the dell keyboard got USB expansion slots – if so it will pull far to much power

It has a couple yeah. I"ll look for an elcheapo keyboard somewhere

[RaTTuS]

I'd go for the powered HUB myself ;-p

[Hansel]

RaTTuS said:


I'd go for the powered HUB myself ;-p


I got one today (and it's fixed the repeat keypresses at least, but now my mouse doesn't work  :D), but it's a bit of a cheapo $10 job.

Didn't seem to do anything to speed up the apt-gets.     I'm thinking (off the top of my head) it might help to change the debian mirror, as I'm in Australia and I notice it's using the UK one).   Just not sure how to actually do that

[Hansel]

Well, changing the mirror from UK to AU seems to have fixed the speed issues.  Nice and fast now  Took me a while to work out how to do it, but at least I learned something

[abishur]

Good to know!  And thanks for posting the solution instead of keeping it to yourself!  (As is the unfortunate habit of some)