Does the folder you're trying to install it to exist? Sent from my iPod
On Jul 10, 2010, at 6:17 PM, ics <[email protected]> wrote: > I had this issue of 100% cpu usage. Run ./steam first, let it timeout and > then the line what you are trying to. Otherwise the Steam does it's thing. > > -ics > > 11.7.2010 0:36, Jesse Molina kirjoitti: >> >> Any path, other than . or . equivalent (fully qualified path), relative to >> the steam binary, seems to send CPU to 100% and steam does nothing. >> >> This is almost certainly a stupid coder bug in Steam. It won't install >> anywhere but the steam current working directory relative to the steam >> binary. >> >> FYI, yes I have deleted ~/Steam and ~/.steam and tried again. >> >> >> >> ics wrote: >>> Why don't you specify a path, other than . or ./blabla? Like >>> /home/user/server/hl2mp into the -dir option. >>> >>> -ics >>> >>> 10.7.2010 13:42, Jesse Molina kirjoitti: >>>> >>>> Hello >>>> >>>> I'm doing this; >>>> >>>> sudo -u steamuser ./steam -command update -game hl2mp -dir >>>> ./hl2mp-whatever >>>> >>>> And, my CPU core goes to 100% and the command does nothing. I have to >>>> TERM it to stop, and no files have been created. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> sudo -u steamuser ./steam -command update -game hl2mp -dir . >>>> >>>> This works fine. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Is the steam binary too stupid to install anywhere but the local >>>> directory? If so, why offer the -dir argument? >>>> >>>> So, I guess if I want multiple servers installed, I need multiple >>>> directories each with their own steam binary? That's the impression >>>> that I am getting. >>>> >>>> I'm a noob at Steam servers/HLDS, so maybe this is just common >>>> knowledge, but googling didn't find me anything on the subject, and >>>> I've read multiple how-tos that mentioned using a specified "-dir >>>> ./whatever". >>>> >>>> It's noteworthy that I did install some game servers in a "-dir tf2" >>>> recently, so I know it's not completely broken, it wasn't in previous >>>> steam binary versions. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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
