>
> *********************************************************
> *       Unable to load Steam support library.*
> *       This server will operate in LAN mode only.*
> *********************************************************
>

This makes me think it's a permissions issue, or a corrupt file but you said
you reinstalled.


As for

> >> [S_API FAIL] SteamAPI_Init() failed; unable to update local
> >> steamclient.dll. Continuing with current version anyway.
>

I have seen that numerous times on our tf2 servers, but they don't seem to
cause any problems.



On Sat, Jun 26, 2010 at 2:39 AM, bl4nk <bl4n...@gmail.com> wrote:

> What command line params are you using to start up your server?
>
> Sent from my iPod
>
> On Jun 26, 2010, at 12:37 AM, tom nikitopoulos <screwtop...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > but did u put a server config in the install?
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 10:06 PM, David Parker <dpar...@utica.edu>
> wrote:
> >
> >> Thanks, but that doesn't seem to be the problem.  This is just plain
> >> crazy.  I rebooted the box (to make sure there are no weird ghost
> processes
> >> running, although there did not seem to be before).  Then I created a
> whole
> >> new directory and did a full, clean install of CS:S into the new
> directory
> >> from Steam.  Now, the CS:S server appears to start up just fine, but it
> >> crashes if someone connects to it.  If I start up the server and then
> change
> >> the map using "map de_dust2" (or any other map name) in the console, the
> new
> >> map loads, but then the server hangs for about 5 minutes after this
> message
> >> is printed:
> >>
> >> [S_API FAIL] SteamAPI_Init() failed; unable to update local
> >> steamclient.dll. Continuing with current version anyway.
> >>
> >> During this time, I cannot type anything on the console, and the server
> >> stops responding to A2S_INFO and other queries.  After about five
> minutes,
> >> it spits this message out to the console and then seems to be fine,
> except
> >> that no one can join it:
> >>
> >> *********************************************************
> >> *       Unable to load Steam support library.*
> >> *       This server will operate in LAN mode only.*
> >> *********************************************************
> >>
> >> Again, this is a clean CS:S install, but this is the third install of
> CS:S
> >> on this box which has had this problem.  I never had any problems with
> CS:S
> >> on this box up until the last update.  The box is also running servers
> for
> >> TF2, CS 1.6, and CS:CZ and those seem to be running just fine.
> >>
> >> The OS is Debian Lenny 64-bit, up-to-date.
> >>
> >> I'm at a total loss.
> >>
> >>    - Dave
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: tom nikitopoulos <screwtop...@gmail.com>
> >> Date: Friday, June 25, 2010 8:51 pm
> >> Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Steam support library problem
> >> To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list <
> >> hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com>
> >>
> >>> thats a "error" given when server is quit isn't it?
> >>> maybe a server running in background?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 2:56 PM, David A. Parker
> >>> <dpar...@utica.edu> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Hello,
> >>>>
> >>>> I'm still getting the "Unable to load Steam support library"
> >>> error on
> >>>> startup.  I am not running any plugins and I disabled
> >>> SourceTV, but the
> >>>> problem persists.  I've been running an update with -
> >>> verify_all several
> >>>> times each day, but it always says that the installation is up-
> >>> to-date
> >>>> so it does not appear that anything in my installation is corrupted.
> >>>>
> >>>> Anyone have any ideas?  Any help at all would be greatly
> >>> appreciated.>
> >>>>    Thanks,
> >>>>    Dave
> >>>>
> >>>> oGre wrote:
> >>>>> Hi,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I got that error last week when the Valve servers were overloaded.
> >>>>> This was a TF2 server instance. I checked the binaries
> >>> manually and
> >>>>> moved some from a functioning installation while waiting for
> >>> Valve to
> >>>>> fix their update servers.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> The files that got corrupt were in the orangebox/bin
> >>> directory, namely
> >>>>> steamclient.so and libsteam_api.so.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> 2010/6/24 David Parker <dpar...@utica.edu>:
> >>>>>> Hello,
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Sorry for the flurry of e-mails today.  Hopefully I'll
> >>> get these issues
> >>>> straightened out soon and everything will work again.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> I just did a clean install of CS:S.  It's a vanilla
> >>> server with SourceTV
> >>>> enabled and no plugins or addons.  The server starts up
> >>> just fine, but then
> >>>> I get this on the console:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> *********************************************************
> >>>>>> *       Unable to load Steam
> >>> support library.*
> >>>>>> *       This server will
> >>> operate in LAN mode only.*
> >>>>>> *********************************************************
> >>>>>> maxplayers set to 17 (extra slot was added for SourceTV)
> >>>>>> Server logging enabled.
> >>>>>> L 06/23/2010 - 20:59:00: Log file closed
> >>>>>> Server logging data to file
> >>> /usr/local/srcds_1/cstrike/logs/L0623002.log> >> L 06/23/2010 -
> >>> 20:59:00: Log file started (file
> >>>> "/usr/local/srcds_1/cstrike/logs/L0623002.log") (game
> >>>> "/usr/local/srcds_2/orangebox/cstrike") (version "4234")
> >>>>>> exec banned_user.cfg: file size larger than 1 MB!
> >>>>>> exec banned_ip.cfg: file size larger than 1 MB!
> >>>>>> Writing cfg/banned_user.cfg.
> >>>>>> Writing cfg/banned_ip.cfg.
> >>>>>> Unable to load Steam library.
> >>>>>> L 06/23/2010 - 20:59:00: World triggered "Round_Start"
> >>>>>> SourceTV broadcast active.
> >>>>>> L 06/23/2010 - 20:59:06: World triggered "Round_Start"
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Restarted the server a few times, but it happens
> >>> consistently.  Any
> >>>> ideas?
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>     Thanks,
> >>>>>>     Dave
> >>>>>>
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> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> --
> >>>>
> >>>> Dave Parker
> >>>> Systems Administrator
> >>>> Utica College
> >>>> Integrated Information Technology Services
> >>>> (315) 792-3229
> >>>> Registered Linux User #408177
> >>>>
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