A few people from this list graciously gave me access to machines that exhibited the crash on start bug. We have found a fix and it is available by using the beta command to the hldsupdatetool. Run the update tool with "-beta linux" on the command line to get the fix. For example:
./steam -command update -game cstrike -beta linux -dir . If this fix doesn't help I would appreciate and email about your particular OS and GLIBC version. - Alfred ----Original Message---- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alfred Reynolds Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 11:21 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [hlds_linux] Half-Life 1: Engine update released > The problem appears to be a bug in the threading library exposed when > two threads wait on two different condition variables at the same > time. > Depending on your OS and particular OS version the fix could be > either upgrading GLIBC or upgrading your kernel (the 2.6.x series in > Linux has integrated some threading support directly into the kernel, > see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_POSIX_Thread_Library and > http://linuxdevices.com/articles/AT6753699732.html ). > > SRCDS doesn't have this issue because it is not running the latest > VAC client (it will soon however). > > We are looking into other solutions (for example rewriting the code > to remove the possibility of triggering the library bug) but we have > no solid dates for an update. In the meantime you can upgrade your > library/kernel versions to those reported to work by others on this > list. > > - Alfred > > ----Original Message---- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of m0gely > Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2005 11:05 PM To: > [email protected] Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Half-Life > 1: Engine update released > > > Gary wrote: > > > > > Personally, I would make every effort to run 5, because as some > > > others have said, it's not supported anymore, and has more fixes > > > to the kernel (mpsafe net, more linux fixes etc) > > > > SRCDS runs fine though. I don't understand the problem here > > because I can get different results depending on what Linux ABI I > > choose to install. And (I think) the Linux ports are the same in > > 4.x or 5.x. Now, obviously there are others here that show having > > success using > > 5.x, but I think this is completely fruity that SRCDS works, HLDS > > doesn't, and now I have to got fetch a server, bring it home and do > > a major OS for such a problem. > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > archives, please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
