[bf1942] Silly Question... I anyone's server working?

[Casey Zacek]

I keep meaning to try it, but I haven't yet.  Any tips on setup?  I
don't want to run any window manager or other crap...

Andrew Chen wrote (at Wed, May 14, 2003 at 06:20:06PM -0700):
> Have you tried using Xvnc instead of Xvfb?  You might see some decrease in 
> CPU usage there.  I use the TightVNC branch of it.  www.tightvnc.com 
> .  Give it a try and let us know how it goes :)
> 
> At 07:51 PM 5/14/2003 -0500, you wrote:
> 
> >Well, the Linux server was simply not playable.  The bungee effect is
> >just too crappy, and the mis-timing of big-gun shots vs. their
> >perceived recoil or whatever was too screwy.
> >
> >So, I downloaded winex3.0 from cvs, compiled, and got it running
> >eventually.  The machine is a dual AthlonMP 1800+, and runs 2
> >20-player CS servers along with the one 30-player BF1942 server.  Xvfb
> >generally eats about 4-25% of a CPU (which I think is far too high,
> >personally), and the 'wineserver' thread runs around 10% of a CPU, and
> >the 3 'wine BF1942.exe' threads total around 30% of a CPU.. well,
> >that's current usage, and there are only 4 players on the server.
> >
> >Here are some more stats:
> >
> >http://bfb.bogleg.org/stats/index.cgi?g=h
> >
> >Basically, though, the feel is that the two 20-plr CS servers (running
> >-pingboost 2) start lagging when the BF server reaches around 24
> >players, and the BF server also lags aroune 26-27 players.
> >
> >Good enough for now...
> >
> >Don K wrote (at Wed, May 14, 2003 at 12:08:44PM -0800):
> >> What kinda performance hit are we talking?  I've half considered doing 
> >it since 3.x came out..
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: Casey Zacek <bfb-bf at bogleg.org>
> >> Date: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 11:42 am
> >> Subject: Re: [bf1942] Silly Question...  I anyone's server working?
> >>
> >> >
> >> > I'm running the Windows dedicated server under winex 3.0, with the
> >> > display exported to Xvfb.  It burns extra CPU, but it works
> >> > near-flawlessly.
> >> >
> >> > I'm anxiously awaiting a decently-working native Linux port. :)
> >> >
> >> > Don K wrote (at Wed, May 14, 2003 at 11:23:25AM -0800):
> >> > > I personally gave up running the server for now because of the
> >> > 'bungee problems', but I got the feeling from posts that only some
> >> > people's servers were affected.  Is anyone currently using the
> >> > server?  Or, are the problems so widespread and fundemental that
> >> > no one is running it?  If you are using it, what's your setup?
> >> > I'd have to think that it must work *somewhere* given how hard a
> >> > time the devs had in replicating some of our issues...
> >> > >
> >> > > Znapel
> >> > >
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > -- Casey Zacek (Zippo)                  Beer for Breakfast servers
> >> >   66.111.111.66:27015 (CS multi-map)     <"
> >> > target="l">http://bfb.bogleg.org/>   66.111.111.66:27016 (CS
> >> > inferno/dust2/aztec/militia) Dallas, TX
> >> >   66.111.111.66:14567 (BF1942)
> >> >
> >>
> >
> >--
> >-- Casey Zacek (Zippo)                  Beer for Breakfast servers
> >   66.111.111.66:27015 (CS multi-map)     <http://bfb.bogleg.org/>
> >   66.111.111.66:27016 (CS inferno/dust2/aztec/militia) Dallas, TX
> >   66.111.111.66:14567 (BF1942)
> 

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-- Casey Zacek (Zippo)                  Beer for Breakfast servers
   66.111.111.66:27015 (CS multi-map)     <http://bfb.bogleg.org/>
   66.111.111.66:27016 (CS inferno/dust2/aztec/militia) Dallas, TX
   66.111.111.66:14567 (BF1942)