Do you think that it just may be that seti@home was developed more for the windows 9x/ME systems and not the w2k systems? Besides, I highly doubt you can use that as a test. Especially, when there are many, many w2k servers running services and applications that haven't had any memory or resource problems for over 2 years.
Although, I still wouldn't recommend running HLDS on win9x/ME. I couldn't tell ya about XP Home edition as I haven't tested anything lower than XP professional. HoundDawg http://www.phpGamingSite.com http://www.unitedadmins.com http://www.unitedadmins.com/hlbp ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wrath_of_Ace" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, October 22, 2001 11:17 AM Subject: Re: [hlds] TFC: SERIOUS problems with TFC -- I'm REALLY frustrated > First of all people who are running servers on Win95 and Win98 shouldnt be > allowed to play HL. Those operating systems are piss poor. I will try > running a dedicated Half Life Server on my Windows XP Pro computer, and see > if it is any betterthan Win2K. I am finding a lot of good stuff about > Windows XP Pro. First thing is I do not think there is that Memory Leak > problem as with Win2K. How did I find this out? I ran Seti@Home on my > Win2K box and it ate all my memory in 3 days and I have 1Gig of RAM. I woke > up and logged in and I say an error You have insuffient memory please close > some programs or reboot the computer. I have had Seti@Home up ands runing > in XP Pro without any memory leak issues. My workstation is as listed: > > AMD 1.2Gig 266FSB Athlon > ABIT KT7A-RAID > 2x256MB Stick of PC133 Kingston ValueRAM > 1x512MB Stick of PC133 Kingston ValueRAM > SBLive Plat 5.1 > GeForce3 64MB > CD-RW Plextor 24/10/40A > CD-ROM Mitsumi 48X > 2 IBM 60GXP Hard Drives ATA100 7200 RPM 40Gigs each > 1 Western Digital 40BB ATA100 7200 RPM 40Gigs > HighPoint Tech HPT370 RAID Controller > 420Watt Powersupply > All Drives in NTFS Format > > I will have to load up HLDS 4108 AdminMod with MetaMod and run it and if I > run it without a problem. It could be Win2K's Memory Manegement. > > > Thanks, > Dan > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Noctaire" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, October 22, 2001 9:24 AM > Subject: [hlds] TFC: SERIOUS problems with TFC -- I'm REALLY frustrated > > > > PC> 1. Server crashes. About twice a day, the server goes nuts and > quits. > > I'm > > PC> running serverdoc, which restarts the server. But the server quits > > again > > PC> and again and again, maybe 5 times or more, before it finally > > "stabilizes" > > PC> and things work okay until the next hiccup. Nothing is written to the > > logs, > > PC> but I did notice once that there was some sort of network error listed > > in > > PC> the hlds console window -- the problem is that the console window > > disappears > > PC> before I get a chance to read it! > > > > > > Same here. I am now running FireDaemon to restart the server. It crashed > > the other night and went through some 8 iterations of logfiles. > > > > PC> 2. I lose HALF my players on EVERY SINGLE map change. These players > > have > > PC> trouble picking a team when a map starts. The only way they can join > > the > > PC> game is to disconnect from the server and reconnect. > > > > I do not believe that I am seeing this at quite this level. There is an > > AdminMod issue if you have Nick management enabled, which will cause > this -- > > could that be your culprit? > > > > PC> About my configuration: > > PC> -- I'm running on Windows 2000 Server > > PC> -- The server runs 24 players. > > PC> -- 4107 ran PERFECTLY for months and months without any problems > > PC> -- I'm running 4108b2 right now, but the problems exist in 4108 > too. > > PC> -- I'm running hlstats on the same machine as the TFC server, > which > > PC> collects stats from this and another server of mine. > > PC> -- My machine has plenty of CPU and memory (over 100MB free > > physical > > PC> memory, CPU runs at about 30% with a full server) > > PC> -- I have plenty of spare bandwith (1.1MB SDSL) > > PC> -- sv_minrate is 3000 and sv_maxrate is 5000 > > PC> -- I run the latest admin mod with some custom scripts (this is > not > > the > > PC> culprit, see below) > > > > I am in almost exactly the same boat --> > > > > AMD Athlon TBird 850 > > 512M RAM > > Win2K Server Edition > > HLDS 4.1.0.8b > > 2 Installations of HLDS (separate IPs) w/20 players each > > Ample spare resources > > 2.5M/1.0M ADSL > > SV_Min=3000 and SV_Max=7000 > > Latest AdminMod > > HLStats on same machine collecting from my servers and one other > > > > PC> --Bad install: ruled out. I reinstalled a virgin copy of 4108 FROM > > SCRATCH > > PC> and still have the same problems. > > PC> --Firewall: ruled out. I have a Sonicwall Soho2 Firewall. I took it > > PC> COMPLETELY out of my network for several hours and TFC was still > having > > PC> problems > > PC> --Admin mod: ruled out. I normally run the admin mod (latest version > > PC> 2.50.07 with 1.10.0.0 metamod.dll) I encountered the bugs *without* > > admin > > PC> mod installed, although I'm running the server now with admin mod. > > > > I have tried it both with and without AdminMod, single server and multiple > > server, fresh installs, etc.. I tried all of the same steps you have > above > > and I have mine outside of the Sonicwall units I operate. (I told you we > > were running almost the same setup! <Chuckle>) > > > > All testing aside --> this is CLEARLY an issue with the 4.1.0.8x release > > series. 4.1.0.8b cleared up one type of crash but not the other. > > > > D> If it offers any consolation (which I know it won't) you are not > > D> alone - I have been running our TFC server since the very > > D> beginning of HLDS/TFC came out and we are experiencing problems > > D> too. > > > > FWIW guys, I think you'll find a lot of this is going around. I have be en > > sending logs to Valve for the last couple of weeks in the hopes it will > > assist them in tracking down where the issues are. I finally resorted to > > loading up FireDaemon to keep the servers running without my intervention > at > > least. Since all of the instability, my 3 servers went from constantly > busy > > to zero and have just now started to hit back up to busy during peak (I am > > only running two now). We host 4 clans -- one is breaking up, another is > > struggling, and the other two are just getting by. > > > > D> Between the cheats, the unstability and other anomalous behavior, > > D> we also have lost a majority of our guests. I can only hope > > D> Valve is working on some new code. It might be helpful to them > > D> if they released their server software to a SELECT group of > > D> beta-testers who run a DS so initial reports can assist them in > > D> fixing erroneous problems before they plague the entire TFC > > D> community. This would entail admins running all different > > D> platforms and verious setups - to cover a wider scope. Ex. - > > D> some running AM, some not. Some on Win95/98 - others W2K. Etc. - > > D> you get the idea. > > > > Even more so, I hope they will actually add those of us who are seeing > these > > issues to their test bed. It is all fine and well that they have the top > > clan(s) / server(s), but if those groups are not seeing the issues then > the > > test bed is invalid. To be perfectly honest, I wish Valve would just do a > > reversal and roll back to the 4.1.0.7 code to try and get this thing > > properly out the door and save the playerbase. > > > > Noc. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
