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dewtell
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Posted - Apr 18 2026 : 1:03:17 PM
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The download errors out 35.2% of the way. Message is "end of response with 6039785635 bytes missing". I restarted the setup, only to get the same response. I checked the space left on my drive, and there are 97.5 GB free on my main drive, 336 GB left on my supplemental D: drive. Running Windows 11, Visual Studio 2013, Visual assist support ends 2026.07.17. Any suggestions?
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dewtell
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Posted - Apr 19 2026 : 12:16:02 PM
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I've now tried a few more times. Just got one that got up to 78.7% before failing, which is by far the best to date. Do I just have to keep trying until I luck out, or is there something else I can do?
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dewtell
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Posted - Apr 19 2026 : 8:18:00 PM
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Finally succeeded on around the eighth or ninth try. I'm not sure what the problem was, but an incremental download capability would be helpful, instead of having to start the download from scratch every time.
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feline
Whole Tomato Software
    
United Kingdom
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Posted - Apr 20 2026 : 07:53:12 AM
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I am glad you got this working in the end. If anyone else ends up here, or you have this problem again, download the zip file from a web browser, via the link:
https://downloadfiles.idera.com/WholeTomato/other/Ollama_0.11.8_Gemma3_12b.zip
and I can explain how to install the downloaded zip file. This should be a more reliable download method for the few people who have problems with the download from inside VA. |
zen is the art of being at one with the two'ness |
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David_Kelly
Junior Member
 
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Posted - May 18 2026 : 07:09:25 AM
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quote: Originally posted by feline and I can explain how to install the downloaded zip file.
Yes! Please! It would be very helpful, if you could explain this to me. Just copying it to the path from the dialog did not help.. |
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feline
Whole Tomato Software
    
United Kingdom
19379 Posts |
Posted - May 18 2026 : 10:38:48 AM
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First, if you want to make sure you have a valid download, you can check the MD5 hash for the zip file. To calculate this hash, using Powershell, you can use the command:
Get-FileHash .\Ollama_0.11.8_Gemma3_12b.zip -Algorithm MD5
The correct value is:
068A29DD2EBD2A30B8F2E3823CC60BBA
Once the file is downloaded, close all instances of Visual Studio, and create the folder:
C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\VisualAssist\ollama_bin\
Assuming the file has been downloaded to the downloads folder, open the Windows command line run and the command:
tar.exe -xvf "C:\Users\%USERNAME%\Downloads\Ollama_0.11.8_Gemma3_12b.zip" -C "C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\VisualAssist\ollama_bin"
Now run regedit, and create the string value:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Whole Tomato\Visual Assist X\OllamaDir = "C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\VisualAssist\ollama_bin"
Where you have MANUALLY expanded %USERNAME% in the path before saving it out in the registry. Now load IDE and turn On:
VA Options -> VA Intelligence -> Enable Explain with AI
I have tried this here more than once, and it should just work for you. |
zen is the art of being at one with the two'ness |
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David_Kelly
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Posted - May 18 2026 : 11:46:37 AM
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Thank you! Works perfect! But I cannot find the option "Enable Explain with AI" in the dialog.. |
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feline
Whole Tomato Software
    
United Kingdom
19379 Posts |
Posted - May 18 2026 : 1:49:11 PM
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My mistake, you should be seeing the option:
VA Options -> VA Intelligence -> Enable VA Intelligence
I need to update my notes to use the correct option name. You can then trigger this with Alt-Shift-Q, or hovering the mouse over a symbol or block of selected text. |
zen is the art of being at one with the two'ness |
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David_Kelly
Junior Member
 
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Posted - May 20 2026 : 03:50:05 AM
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thanks ok. but: a) hovering over a symbol does not show the <alt+shift+q> popup-menu b) member functions do not work at all c) The "explain" report does not go deep enough. The very short answer mostly lists only the function parameters and it is even 50% wrong, as it aparently does not analyze the return values of preceding functions.
I'd call this rather a very early alpha version ;)
BTW: Is there an option to change/increase the font size of the "VA Find Reference Results" Tab ? |
Edited by - David_Kelly on May 20 2026 03:51:36 AM |
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