Also, make sure you only run that on one game instance at a time, if you can
help it, otherwise your disk goes crazy trying to seek between the files in
the different installs constantly, and throughput drops like a rock

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:hlds_linux-
> [email protected]] On Behalf Of Richard Eid
> Sent: 30 May 2009 16:21
> To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list
> Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Uber slow update
> 
> Removing -verify_all should greatly reduce the time it takes to perform
> an
> update.  You'll instantly notice a difference when you take this
> command-line argument out.  Every once in a while, just for fun, add it
> back
> in to make sure everything is kosher, but it is generally safe to run
> an
> update without it there.
> 
>                                                     -Richard Eid
> 
> 
> On Sat, May 30, 2009 at 11:05 AM, Oliver Warburton <o...@inx-
> gaming.co.uk>wrote:
> 
> > Hi guys,
> >
> > I've had a look around but can't find anyone reporting the same
> issue.
> >
> > Is anyone find updates are running PAINFULLY slow.
> >
> > [gs6...@server ~]$ ./steam -command update -dir srcds_l/ -game tf
> > -verify_all
> > Checking bootstrapper version ...
> > Updating Installation
> >
> > This just sits there, doing nothing, then might run very slowly.
> >
> > This is happening across all our boxes, different setups. Centos 5*
> based.
> >
> > Oliver Warburton,
> > Managing Director
> > INX-Network LTD
> >
> > INX-Gaming
> >  |
> > www.inx-gaming.com
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