diff -Naur mage-0.4.15/usr/lib/mage/mage4.functions.sh mage-0.4.15-alx/usr/lib/mage/mage4.functions.sh
--- mage-0.4.15/usr/lib/mage/mage4.functions.sh	2009-06-30 22:58:16.000000000 +0200
+++ mage-0.4.15-alx/usr/lib/mage/mage4.functions.sh	2009-08-02 20:34:35.000000000 +0200
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 		fi
 
 		echo -e " ${COLBLUE}***${COLDEFAULT} unpacking (${count_current}/${count_total}): ${pkg} ... "
-		tar xjmf ${PKGDIR}/${pkg} -C ${BUILDDIR} || die "Unpacking package ${pkg}"
+		tar xjf ${PKGDIR}/${pkg} -C ${BUILDDIR} || die "Unpacking package ${pkg}"
 	done
 
 	# add a crlf for a better view
@@ -1154,9 +1154,7 @@
 			[[ ${VERBOSE} = off ]] && opt="--quiet"
 			wget \
 				--passive-ftp \
-				--tries 3 \
 				--continue \
-				--progress bar \
 				--directory-prefix=${PKGDIR} \
 				${opt} ${mirr}/${PACKAGES_SERVER_PATH}/${pkg}
 			if [[ $? = 0 ]]