Sami, I do this -- I have config files for each of my ten forks, and I load the map there. That allows me to run 8 co-op forks and two VS forks.
On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 12:21 PM, Sami Halonen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thank you! That solved it. I tried to look for an answer in the old posts in > this list, but missed it. Working great now. > > So, can I specify the starting map in a config file instead of +map on the > command line then? > > .Sami > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of J T > Sent: 26. marraskuuta 2008 19:01 > 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 > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
