y is all your mail comeing to me fix it ----- Original Message ----- From: "RaynServ" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 11:46 PM Subject: Re: [hlds] Introducing ServerWiki.org
> -- > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] > Item one, we're not willing to to tell Win2k3Ent.X-64 that it can only use > 3GBs of RAM. I'm also not familiar with any switch for HLDS that starts with > a "/" but we are willing to try anything that does not disrupt any other > service we run on the system. Yes, the Windows platform has been without an > X64 Valve server and will most likely remain thus so it runs in WOW64. I can > see your suggestion but you suggest we tell Windows that we have less RAM > than we actually have, unless I'm mistaken, and we added it because we > wanted/needed it and have every intention of using it. We are specifically > looking for a suggestion that will ONLY affect the HLDS servers and get them > to start on the machine without negatively effecting our system or any other > service that this server runs. > Ray S. > > > On 10/14/05, Whisper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > -- > > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] > > Don't you have to run your dual opterons in 32bit mode of something, maybe > > something got switched when the memory was upgraded. > > Also try the /3GB switch in boot.ini > > And maybe try: > > /USERVA= This switch is only supported on Windows XP and Windows Server > > 2003. Like the /3GB switch, this switch gives applications a larger > > address > > space. Specify the amount in MB between 2048 and 3072. This switch has the > > same application requirements as the /3GB switch and requires that the > > /3GB > > switch be present. Applies to 32-bit systems only. > > > > http://www.sysinternals.com/Information/bootini.html > > I know it doesn't make much sense but it seems you are at the stage where > > you are willing to try anything. > > Cheers > > On 10/14/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Again, as stated either in my previous comments on in the wiki, adding > > the > > > -heapsize switch/value is to no effect as that was the first thing we > > > tried. > > > We originally tried it with a larger value but I just attempted a > > startup > > > with the value you quoted and the results are the same. There must be > > > another answer to this question and you may drop 4GBs of RAM into any > > > Windows server to see for yourself the results. I'd love nothing more > > than > > > to have a simple command switch fix the issue but "-heapsize 128000" is > > > not > > > it Alfred. As this situation will come to be more and more prevalent > > with > > > the price of RAM dropping and the servers becoming more powerful to hold > > > more servers there must be an answer to this on the horizon. By all > > means, > > > test it yourself. "-heapsize ANYTHING" is not an answer. > > > > > > Ray S. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alfred Reynolds > > > Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 2:52 AM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: RE: [hlds] Introducing ServerWiki.org > > > > > > Please start new threads when new questions arise :) I typically only > > > look at the first couple of emails in a thread. > > > > > > Add "-heapsize 128000" to the command line to get hlds to work on > > > machine with more than 4Gb of ram. > > > > > > - Alfred > > > > > > ----Original Message---- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Miller > > > Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 11:44 PM To: > > > [email protected] Subject: Re: [hlds] Introducing > > > ServerWiki.org > > > > > > > -- > > > > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] > > > > On 10/14/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Then by all means allow me to post the answer to why we receive the > > > > > error "Available memory less than 15MB!!!" when we have 4GB of > > > > > system RAM and I > > > > > would be most happy to post that in any area of the wiki you direct > > > > > me to. > > > > > It is a pop-up window that says this and according to > > > > > steampowered.com <http://steampowered.com> <http://steampowered.com > > ><http://steampowered.com>in > > > searching for that > > > > > phrase continues to be an unanswered question. One that > > > > > owners of very large/powerful servers would appreciate the answer > > > > > to I'm > > > > > sure. If where that question was placed was in error it would've > > > > > been for > > > > > lack of direction as to where to place it. Deleting a legitimate > > > > > question > > > > > in > > > > > the days of more powerful systems seems a tad inappropriate and more > > > > > suited > > > > > to a change of venue versus a complete deletion as it > > > > > well-described the > > > > > issue in brief but clear details. I would much appreciate the > > > > > opportunity > > > > > to > > > > > direct others that have not received this answer to their solution > > > > > but I > > > > > will be at the mercy of the developers on this one or someone who > > > > > has > > > > > overcome this situation. Attempts to create a new thread for this > > > > > issue > > > > > have > > > > > been in vain so I am left to replying to an existing thread. We are > > > > > to > > > > > understand from Linux users that they do not have this problem yet > > > > > with > > > > > HLDS > > > > > being "optimized for Windows", as they say, it would be most > > > > > helpful to > > > > > have > > > > > this answer and your wiki seemed like a perfect place to post it. > > > > > Beyond > > > > > that we come to this list for help and hope that it is to be found. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I can guarantee that you won't find an answer on the wiki, nor would > > > > anyone > > > > be able to answer your question. The wiki has been up for all of 2 > > > > days now, > > > > and definately doesn't contain anything that advanced (hell, even the > > > > HLDS > > > > for windows setup isn't done yet!) > > > > > > > > > > > > This list is the perfect place for your question, Perhaps Alfred > > > > might be > > > > able to answer your question. I'm not sure if he'll look in this > > > > thread, > > > > though. > > > > > > > > -- > > > > --- > > > > Mike "DaiTengu" Miller > > > > Serverwiki Founder > > > > http://www.serverwiki.org > > > > > > > > H^2 | http://www.daitengu.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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 > > > -- > > _______________________________________________ > 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
