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On 10 Nov 2008, at 11:04, Crazy Canucks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Can't help you with your specific problem, and this is a bit ot, but > stick with Linux, you'll be happy you did. I switched from Windows to > Linux, and yes, it was a steep learning curve, but once I started > figuring things out, I was extremely happy I did. > > Just an example of the benefits: > > I host game servers for my clan on the weekend, and I host our website > on the the same box as the game servers. When I start up the game > server, I take down the full website, and put up a minimal one in it's > place. Anyway, on Windows, I used to have a check list, with about 20 > steps on it for starting up and shutting down the game servers. > > I now have scripts that have replaced those twenty steps with one. I > have a script that I run to start the servers, and I enter the name of > the game I want to play, the script handles everything else, and a > cron > script shuts down the game server and puts back up the full website in > the morning after the game nights. > > My servers are bandwidth challenged. When I switched to Linux I was > able to essentially double the update rate for my servers. I can only > guess that Windows attaches some kind of bulky header to the packets > which Linux doesn't. Switching to Linux was the smartest thing I've > ever done for my clan servers. > > Drek > > Arthur wrote: >> Any hints as to which packages? New to Linux its proving a steep >> learning >> curve - windows is so much easier :( >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >> Jordy van >> Wolferen >> Sent: Monday, 10 November 2008 7:22 PM >> To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list >> Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] [hlds] Left 4 Dead Demo Dedicated Server >> filesavailable >> >> >> This is only for an AMD64 box. >> Maybe you can update the necessary packages for 32 bit, without >> upgrading to lenny. >> >> On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 7:33 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> Its a 32bit intel box, >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >>> Jordy van >>> Wolferen >>> Sent: Monday, 10 November 2008 5:17 PM >>> To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list >>> Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] [hlds] Left 4 Dead Demo Dedicated Server >>> filesavailable >>> >>> >>> Did you keep the ia32-libs installed? You still need them >>> >>> On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 6:40 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>>> Never mind :) >>>> >>>> >>>> Relised i forgot to extract the .deb file, however still doesnt >>>> work >>>> >>> running >>> >>>> http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/pool/main/g/glibc/libc6_2.7-15_i386.deb >>>> >>>> Just segmentation faults on start up, >>>> >>>> Anyideas? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> Sent: Monday, 10 November 2008 4:20 PM >>>> To: 'Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list' >>>> Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] [hlds] Left 4 Dead Demo Dedicated Server >>>> filesavailable >>>> >>>> >>>> Few questions for you, >>>> >>>> a) how do you remove the LD_PRELOAD paramater? >>>> >>>> b) output of my console now >>>> >>>> >>>> Could not locate steam binary:./steam, ignoring. >>>> ERROR: ld.so: object '/usr/games/l4d/temp/libc6_2.7-15_i386.deb' >>>> from >>>> LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded: ignored. >>>> Failed to open bin/dedicated_i486.so (/lib/tls/libc.so.6: version >>>> `GLIBC_2.4' not found (required by bin/dedicated_i486.so)) >>>> Add "-debug" to the ./srcds_run command line to generate a >>>> debug.log to >>>> >>> help >>> >>>> with solving this problem >>>> ERROR: ld.so: object '/usr/games/l4d/temp/libc6_2.7-15_i386.deb' >>>> from >>>> LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded: ignored. >>>> Mon Nov 10 16:18:51 EST 2008: Server restart in 10 seconds >>>> ERROR: ld.so: object '/usr/games/l4d/temp/libc6_2.7-15_i386.deb' >>>> from >>>> LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded: ignored. >>>> >>>> Dual Core2 Quad Box running debian >>>> >>>> >>>> Thanks in advance >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >>>> Jordy van >>>> Wolferen >>>> Sent: Monday, 10 November 2008 12:14 PM >>>> To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list >>>> Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] [hlds] Left 4 Dead Demo Dedicated Server >>>> filesavailable >>>> >>>> >>>> I fixed it on my Debian Etch AMD64 server. >>>> I used this package: >>>> >>>> http://packages.debian.org/lenny/libc6-i386 >>>> >>>> wget >>>> >>>> >> http://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian/pool/main/g/glibc/libc6-i386_2.7-15_amd64.de >> >>>> b >>>> ar x libc6-i386_2.7-15_amd64.deb >>>> tar xvzf data.tar.gz >>>> >>>> Then LD_PRELOAD the lib like this: >>>> >>>> export LD_PRELOAD=/home/l4d/tmp/lib32/libc-2.7.so (ofcourse your >>>> path >>>> to that file) >>>> >>>> Run that before you start your server. >>>> It seems to run fine :) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 9:41 PM, Jordy van Wolferen <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> > >>>> >>> wrote: >>> >>>>> If you do find a way to make a deb, let us know, so we can use >>>>> it too :) >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, 2008-11-07 at 11:37 -0800, J T wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Debian Etch is the latest stable. The main reason why it has >>>>>> libc6 2.3 >>>>>> >>> is >>> >>>>>> because 2.3 still supports kernel 2.4, in the next release of >>>>>> lenny it >>>>>> >>>> will >>>> >>>>>> ship with libc6 2.7 which should correct the problem. >>>>>> >>>>>> If you have the choice of installing a new OS, choose ubuntu, >>>>>> since >>>>>> >> they >> >>>>>> seem to have newer version of most packages. Debian is sometimes >>>>>> >> doesn't >> >>>>>> include newer packages. >>>>>> >>>>>> I'm looking at possibly trying to get glibc into a .dpkg so I >>>>>> don't >>>>>> >> have >> >>>> to >>>> >>>>>> run debootstrap. >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheers. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 11:22 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> No and yes... it's the most recent stable release of debian. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>>>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>>>> [mailto:hlds_linux- >>>>>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of CNU >>>>>>>> Sent: 07 November 2008 19:20 >>>>>>>> To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list >>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] [hlds] Left 4 Dead Demo Dedicated >>>>>>>> Server >>>>>>>> filesavailable >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Are everyone running Debian Etch here or something? Isn't it >>>>>>>> like...ancient? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> CNU >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>> 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 >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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
