[bf1942] running mod on dedicated Linux Server

[Steven Hartland]

RE: [bf1942] running mod on dedicated Linux ServerYer that was just a paste error. Tried your exact line:
Without a file nothing is created, with a file it its not amended.
Here's the output from Filemon with a file:
18:07:30 BfVietnam.exe:3660 DIRECTORY D:\Games\Battlefield Vietnam\mods\BfVietnam\ SUCCESS FileBothDirectoryInformation: LevelCheck.con 
18:07:30 BfVietnam.exe:3660 OPEN D:\Games\Battlefield Vietnam\mods\BfVietnam\LevelCheck.con SUCCESS Options: Open  Access: All 
18:07:30 BfVietnam.exe:3660 DIRECTORY D:\Games\Battlefield Vietnam\mods\BfVietnam\ SUCCESS FileBothDirectoryInformation: LevelCheck.con 
18:07:30 BfVietnam.exe:3660 QUERY INFORMATION D:\Games\Battlefield Vietnam\mods\BfVietnam\LevelCheck.con SUCCESS Length: 8933 
18:07:30 BfVietnam.exe:3660 READ  D:\Games\Battlefield Vietnam\mods\BfVietnam\LevelCheck.con SUCCESS Offset: 0 Length: 65536 
18:07:30 BfVietnam.exe:3660 CLOSE D:\Games\Battlefield Vietnam\mods\BfVietnam\LevelCheck.con SUCCESS  

At no point does it try to write to the file.

When it doesnt exist u get:
18:10:44 BfVietnam.exe:2324 DIRECTORY D:\Games\Battlefield Vietnam\mods\BfVietnam\ NO SUCH FILE FileBothDirectoryInformation: LevelCheck.con 

Again no attempt to create or write to the file.

BFV client version 1.01.

Totally get your point about the server version vs client. Thats a git that one :(
I think the way forward with this is to educate the mappers to ship a checksum
file with their maps. Could the checksum code be amended to look at per
map checksum files? If so I believe this would be the best way forward :)

    Steve / K

----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Andy Berdan 
  To: 'bf1942 at icculus.org' 
  Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2004 5:49 PM
  Subject: RE: [bf1942] running mod on dedicated Linux Server


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  > D:\Games\Battlefield Vietnam>BfVietnam +game BfVietnam +restart 1 +hostServer 1+generateMD5 Ho_Chi_Minh_Trail 

  I'm not sure if that's just a typo, but there should be a space before every '+' 

  I've tested it locally, and it works for me, with the following exact command line: 
  C:\Program Files\EA Games\Battlefield Vietnam>BfVietnam +game BfVietnam +restart 1 +hostServer 1 +generateMD5 Ho_Chi_Minh_Trail

  > Could really do with this being added to the server as its us guys 
  > that have to maintain it i.e. clans requesting custom maps / new 
  > mods etc. Having to use a client to regen is really no use :( 

  That won't generally work.  The server and the client don't necessarily have the same content in the rfa files.  The LevelCheck.con file is used for the server to verify client data.  The actual rfas don't have to be in sync.

  > Saying that what are the effects of a new map being added 
  > and not having its MD5 added I've not heard of any complaints 
  > but then again some people just don't report some issues :P 

  I believe that it simply won't check the sums for that map.  Andreas should be able to confirm or deny this -- the content check system is his brainchild.  :)

  Andy. 


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