[bf1942] Best Version of Linux to run for this test?

[Brian Berglund]

I have RH 7.3 and haven't even gotten the beta installed. Is there a new version yet?
I don't want to start something if I have only a few days to screw around with it. 
 
So which version is best?  I have no idea.

	-----Original Message----- 
	From: Joshua Krzych [mailto:wdttardfarmer at hotmail.com] 
	Sent: Tue 12/31/2002 10:51 AM 
	To: bf1942 at icculus.org 
	Cc: 
	Subject: Re: [bf1942] Best Version of Linux to run for this test?
	
	

	Anybody have any luck with Debian?
	
	
	
	
	
	
	>From: "sittnduck" <sittnduck at bioclan.com>
	>Reply-To: bf1942 at icculus.org
	>To: <bf1942 at icculus.org>
	>Subject: Re: [bf1942] Best Version of Linux to run for this test?
	>Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2002 10:21:39 -0600
	>
	>MessageI am running RH8, the box is a an athlon 1.2 with 512mb, on a T3
	>with a choke of 1024/1024. No crashes, lag on all maps after several
	>minutes, or players, it makes no difference which, cpu usage climbs to 80%
	>with more than 3 player, in water maps or land based. 4 windows servers
	>with roughly the same specs, no issues.
	>   ----- Original Message -----
	>   From: Bill Wood
	>   To: bf1942 at icculus.org
	>   Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2002 10:14 AM
	>   Subject: RE: [bf1942] Best Version of Linux to run for this test?
	>
	>
	>   Maybe we could get a consensus of Linux distro's running the server
	>without issues in this thread?
	>     -----Original Message-----
	>     From: Nolan, Roger (Calgary) [mailto:Roger_Nolan at nexeninc.com]
	>     Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2002 9:57 AM
	>     To: bf1942 at icculus.org
	>     Subject: RE: [bf1942] Best Version of Linux to run for this test?
	>
	>
	>     No I don't, I was thinking that if I have to update I might as well
	>get a distribution that works well with BF1942, as this is the main reason
	>for using Linux. I was thinking of Mandrake but I did not see many folks
	>running it here on this test.
	>
	>
	>
	>     Roger
	>
	>
	>
	>     -----Original Message-----
	>     From: Alex [mailto:santahomer at web.de]
	>     Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2002 8:29 AM
	>     To: bf1942 at icculus.org
	>     Subject: Re: [bf1942] Best Version of Linux to run for this test?
	>
	>
	>
	>     do you have the newest update??
	>
	>       ----- Original Message -----
	>
	>       From: Nolan, Roger (Calgary)
	>
	>       To: bf1942 at icculus.org
	>
	>       Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2002 4:28 PM
	>
	>       Subject: [bf1942] Best Version of Linux to run for this test?
	>
	>
	>
	>       I have seen quite a few notes going back and forth on the stability
	>of different OS's for this test.
	>
	>       Some say Freebsd and other RedHat 7.x, others say others.
	>
	>
	>
	>       Has anyone been tallying up the score on which is most stable at
	>present?
	>
	>
	>
	>       I use TurboLinux 6.0 (came free with a hardware device of some sort
	>or another) and it seems to crash every map change. I am not around the
	>server to check it frequently but when I do it needs to be run again.
	>Thinking about loading something newer, and would like help on what to
	>choose.
	>
	>
	>
	>       Cheers
	>
	>       Roger
	
	
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