I'm having this issue for every new installation I do but it still works after a while. So you might just have to wait 10 minutes or so, then it starts installing. Annoying, but it works.
On 11 July 2010 07:58, Jesse Molina <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks for helping me clarify. Since the command to install a new game or > update a new game is identical, I wasn't previously specific enough, and I > wasn't thinking about the perspective of game updates. > > Here's what I think we know so far: > > Updating existing games in an existing directory works fine. > > Installing a new game where the directory does not exist hangs while the CPU > spins until killed. > > So, all new installs are apparently failing, except where "-dir ." or > equivalent is used, unless there is something more to this. > > I'll go file a bug on it... > > Thanks for the behavior confirmation and isolation help. > > > > Shane Arnold wrote: >> >> I can also confirm that the steam updating process will hang when a >> non-existent directory is specified. >> >> Creating the directory manually, either before or during the process, >> continues the installation. >> >> It seems a bit silly the updating process does not create a directory if >> one doesn't exist. >> >> On 11/07/2010 1:38 PM, ics wrote: >>> >>> For me it does, Steam just started to do this recently when i tried to >>> update TF2 servers. Never had this error before. >>> >>> -ics >>> >>> 11.7.2010 5:02, bl4nk kirjoitti: >>>> >>>> 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 >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 > > -- > # Jesse Molina > # Mail = [email protected] > # Page = [email protected] > # Cell = 1.602.323.7608 > # Web = http://www.opendreams.net/jesse/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > -- Mit freundlichen Grüssen, Sincerely Yours, Daniel Vogel _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
