[bf1942] linux dedicated server install guide

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Bernard Buster" <buster534 at attbi.com>
To: <bf1942 at icculus.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 9:23 PM
Subject: RE: [bf1942] linux dedicated server install guide


> I am pretty new to linux, so all the info I have been giving you I have
read
> in books and have tried myself.  I am unsure of what the remote server you
> talk of.  I am also unaware of what you said before about "screen".  I am
> sorry I have no more information on this.
>
> CharlieBox
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Zach Forsyth [mailto:Zach.Forsyth at kiandra.com]
> Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 7:07 PM
> To: bf1942 at icculus.org
> Subject: RE: [bf1942] linux dedicated server install guide
>
>
> You might be right there.
> I downloaded but didn't try the first one because of hearing all the
> problems.
>
> The two files I need to install on my linux box are:
>
> bf1942-lnxded-1.2beta1.tar.bz2    -  50mg or so
> bf1942-lnxded-betaupdate-build-1041834125.tar.bz2    -   6mb or so
>
> Is that correct?
>
> I only installed the update and am hence missing all the directories.
> Maybe a reference to the fact you need the first 50mb file then install
> all subsequent updates after that.
> Might help all the silly people like me that come into this late.
>
> My bad.
>
> Thanks for the help. Really appreciated.
> Last question - can you control the linux server using the built in
> remote server util and also blackbagops updated remoteserver util?
>
> Cheers
>
> Zach
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bernard Buster [mailto:buster534 at attbi.com]
> Sent: Friday, 10 January 2003 13:20 PM
> To: bf1942 at icculus.org
> Subject: RE: [bf1942] linux dedicated server install guide
>
>
> I am thinking that he might have installed just a patch if he has only
> those directories.
>
> CharlieBox
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DLinkOZ [mailto:dlinkoz at oesm.org]
> Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 5:52 PM
> To: bf1942 at icculus.org
> Subject: Re: [bf1942] linux dedicated server install guide
>
>
> Your serversettings.con will be in mods/BF1942/Settings.  I couldn't
> imagine why screen wouldn't work.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Zach Forsyth" <Zach.Forsyth at kiandra.com>
> To: <bf1942 at icculus.org>
> Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 7:37 PM
> Subject: RE: [bf1942] linux dedicated server install guide
>
>
> thats it?
>
> When I get into the mods directory there is no serversettings.con or any
> files at all.
>
> So I don't need any other files?
>
> Can someone list what the dirs should contain?
>
> Do you know if you can use screen instead of &?
>
> cheers
>
> Zach
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bernard Buster [mailto:buster534 at attbi.com]
> Sent: Friday, 10 January 2003 12:07 PM
> To: bf1942 at icculus.org
> Subject: RE: [bf1942] linux dedicated server install guide
>
>
> nohup ./bf1942_lnxded &
>
> Using the "nohup" will log the servers starting progress to a file, and
> using the "&" will start the server in a background process.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Zach Forsyth [mailto:Zach.Forsyth at kiandra.com]
> Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 3:46 PM
> To: bf1942 at icculus.org
> Subject: [bf1942] linux dedicated server install guide
>
>
>
> Can somone give me a quick rundown on the linux
> dedicated server install.
> I have unzipped and untarred the package but then have
> only the following files and directories:
>
> bf1942_lnxded
> mods
> MultiplayerServers
> README-bf1942-lnxded.txt
>
> Where to from here?
> Do I need to move any files from the bf1942 cd's?
>
> thanks for the help.
>
> Zach
>
>
>
>
>