[GH-ISSUE #8657] running ollama deepseek-r1:1.5b on windows stuck for whole day #5610

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opened 2026-04-12 16:52:52 -05:00 by GiteaMirror · 3 comments
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Originally created by @aadltya on GitHub (Jan 29, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/8657

optimize for low end device, I'm using should windows with 8gb ram and 4gb nvidia gtx 1650 graphics card and im unable to run PS deepseek-r1:1.5b

In command line it stuck at 0% for whole day

C:\Users\ADITYA> ollama run deepseek-r1:1.5b
pulling manifest
pulling aabd4debf0c8...   0% ▕                                                        ▏    0 B/1.1 GB

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Originally created by @aadltya on GitHub (Jan 29, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/8657 optimize for low end device, I'm using should windows with 8gb ram and 4gb nvidia gtx 1650 graphics card and im unable to run PS deepseek-r1:1.5b In command line it stuck at 0% for whole day ```bash C:\Users\ADITYA> ollama run deepseek-r1:1.5b pulling manifest pulling aabd4debf0c8... 0% ▕ ▏ 0 B/1.1 GB ``` ![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/e4f25ad8-1780-46c3-abad-59004c3c1e71)
GiteaMirror added the networkingbug labels 2026-04-12 16:52:52 -05:00
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@rick-github commented on GitHub (Jan 29, 2025):

The Cloudfare CDN is having issues. You can try switching DNS servers, that may result in DNS resolution sending you to a different part of the CDN.

If you have a torrent client, you can try pulling the model with this magnet link:
magnet:?xt=urn:btih:d226f252267fa8402fb0635f17c33b3dbe873678&dn=models&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.opentrackr.org%3A1337%2Fannounce

<!-- gh-comment-id:2621574484 --> @rick-github commented on GitHub (Jan 29, 2025): The Cloudfare CDN is [having issues](https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/8632#issuecomment-2619233619). You can try [switching DNS servers](https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/8632#issuecomment-2621168962), that may result in DNS resolution sending you to a different part of the CDN. If you have a torrent client, you can try pulling the model with this magnet link: magnet:?xt=urn:btih:d226f252267fa8402fb0635f17c33b3dbe873678&dn=models&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.opentrackr.org%3A1337%2Fannounce
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@aadltya commented on GitHub (Jan 29, 2025):

I found solution :

Try changing your dns server . You can change by following ways:

To change your DNS settings:

  1. Open the Control Panel and go to Network and Sharing Center.

  2. Click on Change adapter settings.

  3. Right-click on your active network connection and select Properties.

  4. Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and click Properties.

  5. Choose Use the following DNS server addresses and enter:
    Preferred DNS server: 8.8.8.8 (Google DNS)
    Alternate DNS server: 1.1.1.1 (Cloudflare DNS)

  6. Click OK to save the changes.

<!-- gh-comment-id:2621673829 --> @aadltya commented on GitHub (Jan 29, 2025): I found solution : Try changing your dns server . You can change by following ways: To change your DNS settings: 1. Open the Control Panel and go to Network and Sharing Center. 2. Click on Change adapter settings. 3. Right-click on your active network connection and select Properties. 4. Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and click Properties. 5. Choose Use the following DNS server addresses and enter: Preferred DNS server: 8.8.8.8 (Google DNS) Alternate DNS server: 1.1.1.1 (Cloudflare DNS) 6. Click OK to save the changes.
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@rick-github commented on GitHub (Jan 29, 2025):

Thanks for letting us know that it worked.

<!-- gh-comment-id:2621692201 --> @rick-github commented on GitHub (Jan 29, 2025): Thanks for letting us know that it worked.
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Reference: github-starred/ollama#5610