Hi there, edit the 'hlds_run' script and change it to force the use of 'hlds_i686' instead of the AMD optimized binary. It may not work, but obviously in your system it makes more sense to run 'hlds_i686' than its AMD version.
CCa -------------------------------------------------- From: "Frederic Breitwieser" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2010 3:58 AM To: <[email protected]> Subject: [hlds_linux] hlds/Centos issues. > Greetings, > > > > I have been working on this for about a week without much joy, despite the > frantic googling and repeated re-installations I have done. > > > > I have several problems, but am unable to determine if they are related. > I > run the server directly on the command line, as user "hlds" with a home > directory of /home/hlds. Hlds_linux is installed in that home directory, > as > this user account is to be used only for the game server. > > > > The game is DOD (goldsource). > > > > [h...@gameserver~]$ ./hlds_run -console -dod +map dod_kalt +maxplayers 29 > -IP *PUBLICIP* -port 27015 -sys_ticrate 200 -pingboost 2 -debug > > > > The response I get is as follows: > > > > Auto detecting CPU > > Using AMD Optimised binary. > > Enabling debug mode > > Auto-restarting the server on crash > > > > Console initialized. > > scandir failed:/home/hlds/./platform/SAVE > > Protocol version 48 > > Exe version 1.1.2.1/Stdio (valve) > > Exe build: 16:56:04 Mar 8 2010 (4883) > > STEAM Auth Server > > couldn't exec language.cfg > > Server IP address *PUBLICIP*:27015 > > map change failed: 'dod_kalt' not found on server. > > > > couldn't exec listip.cfg > > couldn't exec banned.cfg > > > > *** first, I'm not sure why this script chose to use the AMD optimized > binary, because the machine is a Dell Power Edge 1750 sporting a pair of > Xeon 3.2 Ghz processors. > > > > *** second, I'm not sure why it cannot find the dod_kalt map. I also > tried > +map kalt on the command line in place of +map dod_kalt with no luck. > This > happens regardless of which map I specify, yet all the maps are there in > /home/hlds/dod/maps directory. > > > > ***When a user connects, I get this error: > > > > ./hlds_run: line 321: 3665 Segmentation fault (core dumped) $HL_CMD > > Cannot access memory at address 0xbfd95e34 > > /home/hlds/debug.cmds:4: Error in sourced command file: > > Cannot access memory at address 0xbfd95e34 > > email debug.log to [email protected] > > Wed May 5 22:48:21 EDT 2010: Server restart in 10 seconds > > > > *** then the above repeats when a player tries to connect to the server. > I > also tried this without the -debug option and the complaints from the > script > about the debug.cmds:4 went away, so obviously I used that parameter > incorrectly. I also disabled iptables (firewall) so all ports were open > the > world, as a test, with the same results so that is not a direct cause of > this issue. > > > > I did remember to "yum install gbd". > > > > I did find this segmentation fault at line 321 error all over the 'net, > but > didn't see any resolution other than to reinstall steam which I've done > over > and over. > > > > I'm still perplexed as to why this script "discovers" an AMD processor > when > there are authentic Intel Xeons in the server. Could that be related? > > > > I attempted to run the hlds_I486 and hlds_i686 binaries directly with the > same parameters as above, however neither of them could find the libsteam > series of libraries, and I imagine that's due to not having them in the > path > or something along those lines. > > > > Any advice, help or even ridicule would be welcome at this point. Thank > you > in advance. > > > > > > --- > > > > Frederic Breitwieser > > Woodbridge Data LLC > > 40 Warwick Road > > Colonia NJ 07067 > > V: (732) 669-0601 x9001 > > http://www.woodbridgedata.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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

