It's a fault in the run script (which valve have a fix for iirc) ... If you haven't specified a map, it adds +map (whatever the first hospital one is) to your command line (just like if you don't specify a game it adds that as well) It doesn't do it right if the server's forked. To the best of my knowledge, no other source games will load a map for you if you forget, so it's l4d no-fork that's the odd one out ;)
To expand on what the last poster said: -commands are options to the server binary (like port, forking, netconport etc.) +commands are commands fed into the server after its started up, like rcon (stuff like +map, +exec, +hostname +rcon_password etc) As an alternative to specifying the map on the command line, you could specify it in an autoexec.cfg file > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of J T > Sent: 26 November 2008 17:01 > To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list > Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Fork not working while single server is fine > > It's a bug, and valve has even said so on this mailing list. > You should be specifying +map not -map. By default if you > start a single server, the mapcycle.txt is read and whatever > is first is loaded (I think). But with -fork it doesn't do > this, for some reason it expects the first map to be taken > from the command line arguments. > > Cheers, > > On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 8:42 AM, Sami Halonen > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > > Hi > > > > Im having some problems getting forked servers to work. If > I fire up a > > single server without any forks with the very same configs > and command > > line, everything works just fine. Here are the details. > > > > This is where it gets stuck. > > > > Auto detecting CPU > > Using AMD-Opteron (64 bit) Optimised binary. > > Server will auto-restart if there is a crash. > > # > > #Console initialized. > > #Game.dll loaded for "L4D - Normal" > > Server is hibernating > > ConVarRef test_progression_loop doesn't point to an existing ConVar > > Game supporting (2) split screen players maxplayers set to > 14 setparm > > 8 27016 setparm 10 8001 #01:Unknown command "r_decal_cullsize" > > > > setparm 8 27017 > > setparm 10 8002 > > #01:Unknown command "mat_bloom_scalefactor_scalar" > > > > #02:Unknown command "r_decal_cullsize" > > > > Nothing happens after this. I can't connect to the servers > with telnet > > and I have to kill the processes. > > > > Command line here. > > > > /home/**/hlds/l4d/srcds_run \ > > -game left4dead \ > > -fork 2 \ > > -map l4d_hospital01_apartment \ > > -port 27015+## \ > > -netconport 8000+## \ > > -netconpassword ** \ > > -nohltv > > > > And finally server.cfg > > > > hostname "FinNexus dedicated L4D server" > > > > // rcon password > > rcon_password ** > > > > // cvars > > sv_alltalk 0 > > sv_pausable 0 > > sv_cheats 0 > > sv_consistency 1 > > sv_voiceenable 1 > > sv_pure 1 > > sv_allow_lobby_connect_only 0 > > sv_steamgroup "167364" > > sv_steamgroup_exclusive 1 > > > > // Difficulty > > // z_difficulty normal > > > > // logging > > log off > > sv_log_onefile 0 > > sv_logfile 1 > > sv_logsdir /home/**/hlds/l4d/left4dead/logs sv_logbans 1 > sv_logecho 1 > > > > // operation > > sv_lan 0 > > sv_region 3 > > > > // bans > > // exec banned.cfg > > > > Im kinda clueless. Im also new to running a Valve server > and to linux > > in general (Running Debian/Lenny btw) so Im out of ideas. Libc6 > > package is version 2.7-15, so glibc is only version 2.7-1, > could this be the problem? > > > > Thanks for help in advance! > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the > list archives, > > please visit: > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > > > > > -- > --------- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _______________________________________________ > 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
