Pacman feature request, package count of total packages

Hi to all.
First of all congratulations for the great distro, I have been using almost 9 months and is wonderful, now I have 4 systems in arch :-D (2 mine, one from a friend and a navigation point at job)
I has been looking if this has been requested anytime and found nothing
I would like if pacman will add the package number it is installing refered to the total of packages to be installed. Also it would be nice in size)
Sometimes when you upgrade the system you have to download and install 300 packages or more, then you see pacman and when he is in the middle of the list downloading you lack the reference of how much this is going to last
if he could write to the side of each package 23/300 (145,46/1300,24) then you will know that he is downloading the 23 package out of 300 and this will make the 145,46 MB out of 1300,24 MB total to download
Thanks and sorry if this has already been requested

Hi Allan
Allan wrote:I remember a feature request in the bug tracker to put some info about download positions (e.g.  5/10) at the start of the download line.  There were concerns about the output getting too crowded.  It is probably still open...
Looked again in the bug tracker but unable to find it.
I already didn't had test the Totaldownload option :-/
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    - PPPoE and PPPoA apparently are DHCP only. This is a major problem for someone with a static IP and a provider which doesn't do DHCP. It also prevents someone from avoiding using the DHCP-assigned provider DNS servers if the SRP should remain as DNS proxy. As with DSL line stats, being able to set the IP config manually for PPPoE and PPPoA is a very basic functionality that really should also be available in the SRP.
    I am also aware that Cisco aims the SRP (Services Ready Platforms) Series at service providers which then give them to their customers preconfigured, and them the lack of the aforementioned functions may indeed be of no concern. However, fact is that the SRP is also sold as an individual product on the open market, to be used with any ISP. And in this environment this functionality is really important. Therefore it would be great if Cisco could include them into the next firmware release for the SRP500 series.
    What else:
    - Password Complexity Settings: doesn't say what is meant by "complexity" (even if disabled short passwords are not allowed). When clicking on "help" to find out, I get the Troubleshooting FAQ telling me what to do if WiFi doesn't work or there is no dial tone. The help should be fixed to point to the right page, and maybe a small line explaining what is meant by complexity could be added.
    - Log Viewer: would be nice if downloaded logs would come with the .txt ending
    That's all ;-)

    Hello Ben, thanks for the well written post.
    To make a formal feature request, we will need to create a service request (case number). I will be happy to do this for you. If you could please gather documentation for me and make a zip package which contains-
    Firmware version
    When is the last time the unit has been factory reset
    Router config file
    Basic topology
    Who is your ISP
    What service you're using (what kind of dsl)
    Summary of problem description
    Screen shot of where you'd like to see the feature implemented
    Relevant contact info including name, business, telephone, email address
    Any additional information you feel helpful to make your point
    Please send me an email with your Cisco ID and device serial number with this packaged. I will then create a service request and submit for review. My email is [email protected]
    In the mean time, here is a great post
    https://supportforums.cisco.com/message/3717617
    -Tom
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