Sadly, every thread is hijacked by these morons. Valve, could you please install a brain check before someone can join this mailing list? An easy question like "1 + 2 = ?" would be enough to stop these dorks.
> Send my never a messaj!!!! OKE! > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected]> >> Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:24:42 +0200> Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Random >> map corruption> > The files are only used by 1 server. We give each TF2 >> server its own> directory.> > About the file system I wouldn't know. We >> use a default EXT3 file system> which gets installed when you install >> Debian Etch.> > Cheers,> -----Original Message-----> From: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of kama> >> Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 1:14 PM> To: Half-Life dedicated >> Linux server mailing list> Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Random map >> corruption> > > Why would any map get corrupted? They should always be >> static. And be> opened with the r flag, not the rw flag and only read to >> memory. Maybe> they should lock the file to be safe. To my sparse >> knowledge it looks like> a bug.> > It could maybe be filesystem related. >> Like changing the filesystem not to> update the access time everytime, >> would that help? Especially if you have> several servers that access the >> maps on the same place.> > I had a problem when I used symlinked data. >> But this was a plugin issue. I> had symlinked a file that did get updated >> and when two servers changed map> at the same time it got corrupted. Not >> symlinking that file solved the> problem, but it was quite hard to figure >> out what file got corrupted,> since it didnt got reported on to the >> screen. A reinstall of AMX where the> only sollution.> > /Bjorn> > On >> Wed, 17 Sep 2008, Ronny Schedel wrote:> > > We experience the same >> problem with an Intel Q6600 and source games (CSS,> > DODS, TF2). This >> happens once a month. The map gets corrupted on hard> disk.> > We had no >> problem before with an Intel Core2Duo. Can be also a kernel> issue.> > >> What hardware/kernel do you use?> >> > Best regards> >> > Ronny> >> > > >> Hi,> > >> > > Since the Heavy update we're experiencing a old bug on our >> servers.> Every> > > now and then a map randomly gets corrupted, and when >> clients try to> > > connect> > > they receive the error 'your map is >> different from the server'. Each> time> > > its on a different map, and >> we'll have to replace the map with a copy of> > > the> > > original to >> make it work again.> > >> > > Anyone els here experiencing this issue, >> and perhaps know a way how to> > > block> > > this from happening?> > >> >> > > Cheers,> > >> > >> > > >> _______________________________________________> > > To unsubscribe, edit >> your list preferences, or view the list archives,> > > please visit:> > > >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux> > >> >> >> > >> _______________________________________________> > To unsubscribe, edit >> your list preferences, or view the list archives,> please visit:> > >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux> >> > >> _______________________________________________> To unsubscribe, edit >> your list preferences, or view the list archives,> please visit:> >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux> > > >> _______________________________________________> To unsubscribe, edit >> your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit:> >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > _________________________________________________________________ > De leukste online filmpjes vind je op MSN Video! > http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=nl-nl > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
