[cod] newbie installation

[Jeremiah Gilbert]

On Fri, 4 Mar 2005, Jim Hadfield wrote:

> I've been beating my old head against the wall on this.  It is time to
> call for help.
> I have installed a fresh build of COD 1.5 on a Mandrake server per the
> readme file. Yes, I did copy the files from the cd to the appropriate
> directories.
> I did not find gcc on the server, so I did "urpmi gcc" and then
> installed version 3.4.1-4, gcc-cpp, clibc-devel and gcc
> I have followed all of the instructions in the readme.. Found several
> dirs, .txt and .cfg files missing when I did the initial start-up
> ./cod_lnxded so I created them, chmod 777 (no docs on this, so I
> guessed.
>
> The server loads fine now.  After I enter map mp_chateau I get the
> following which has got me stumped..
> I have no idea where a log file is being compiled.  The last error says
> to "see console for details".  How do I get at the console?  Please bear
> with me, I have searched all over for better instructions, etc. but have
> not found anything.
> Help??
>
> Thanks, Jim
>
> File Handles:
> ----------------------
> 20359 files in pk3 files
> Sys_LoadDll(/home/jim/cod/main/game.mp.i386.so)... ok
> Sys_LoadDll(game) found **vmMain** at  0x48d2f84c
> Sys_LoadDll(game) succeeded!
> ------- Game Initialization -------
> gamename: Call of Duty
> gamedate: Nov 15 2004
> WARNING: Could not load GameType description file
> maps/mp/gametypes/tdm.txt for gametype tdm
> WARNING: Could not load GameType description file
> maps/mp/gametypes/sd.txt for gametype sd
> WARNING: Could not load GameType description file
> maps/mp/gametypes/re.txt for gametype re
> WARNING: Could not load GameType description file
> maps/mp/gametypes/bel.txt for gametype bel
> WARNING: Could not load GameType description file
> maps/mp/gametypes/dm.txt for gametype dm
>
> ******* script compile error *******
> Could not find script 'maps\mp\gametypes\_gameobjects'
> ************************************
> ********************
> ERROR: script compile error
> (see console for details)
> ********************
>
>

You are viewing the console already. The same data will be output to a
logfile in your fs_homepath (in this case it's probably
/home/jim/.callofduty/).

The error seems to indicate that you are missing a pk3 file, though there
may be more information previous to what you've included here.