Model builder stuck at ‘Downloading resnet_v2_50_299.meta from https://aka.ms/mlnet-resources/meta/resnet_v2_50_299.meta’

[TetheredSun]

System Information (please complete the following information):

• Model Builder Version (available in Manage Extensions dialog): 17.18.2.2415501
• Visual Studio Version: 17.9.2

Describe the bug

• On which step of the process did you run into an issue: Upon starting image classification training.
• Clear description of the problem:
  Model builder training is stuck at downloading the first .meta file. Training will not complete as downloading times out several times. I could download the file manually but copying it to the target location did not solve the problem.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Go to 'Solution Explorer'
2. Click on 'Add', then 'Machine Learning Model'.
3. Scroll down to 'Image classification', then progress to 'Train'.
4. See error

Expected behavior
I expected the Model Builder to complete training and create the machine learning model code for me.

Screenshots

Additional context
I have encountered this problem on two different computers, one running Windows 11 and another Windows 10.

[vulvquang]

you can

1. download the required files manually and put in folder %userprofile% in Window.
2. Host the file in local server using IIS and create a new certificate for aka.ms like command New-SelfSignedCertificate -DnsName aka.ms -CertStoreLocation cert:\LocalMachine\My

[LittleLittleCloud]

@TetheredSun does @vulvquang's suggestion fix your issue?

[TetheredSun]

@LittleLittleCloud

Sorry for not having reported back: not being familiar with IIS hosting, I could not implement it.

UPDATE: After a few retries and hours of waiting, I finally got an exception window that instructed me to manually download it, and after the exception, copying the manually downloaded file there seemed to work and the actual training started. Took a couple of hours altogether.

[micoraweb]

Same issue still persists, unfortunately. While I can download the file manually from this URL: https://aka.ms/mlnet-resources/meta/resnet_v2_50_299.meta, model builder chokes on it :(

[dhienoz]

Manually coping the meta file to the location DID NOT solve the issue! The issue still exists as is!

[LittleLittleCloud]

@dhienoz Where did you download the meta file to

[dhienoz]

I downloaded the meta file to C:\Users[username]\AppData\Local\Temp\MLNet and also to folder %userprofile%