RE: [hlcoders] SDK problem
Delete the clientreg.blob file in the steam folder -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of DAV Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 4:31 AM To: hlcoders@list.valvesoftware.com Subject: [hlcoders] SDK problem Importance: High I am writing this to see if someone can get help or if Valve can have a look because I am out of ideas. After the small 26/1 update I can't start the SDK. It keeps giving the error "This game is currently unavailable". I already reinstalled the SDK (by deleting the folders and the gfc), refresh the SDK, checked the cache/gfc and everything else that I could remember and nothing. But I notice that after I delete the folders sourcesdk and sourcesdk_content the SDK runs. It will then create the sourcesdk and sourcesdk_content folder. When I close the SDK launcher and try to open it again it starts to give the error so it must be something after related to the sourcesdk and sourcesdk_content folders. As said before, this was not happening before the 26/1 update and the gfc is not corrupted. Any help? Can I get more info from any log file? Thanks, Davide (DAV) Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Azure Sheep: http://halflife.multiplayer.it/azuresheep/ Point of View: http://halflife.multiplayer.it/pov/ DAV Levels: http://davlevels.planetquake.com.gamespy.com/ ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
RE: [hlcoders] SDK problem
Ok delete everything in the steam folder but don't delete steam.exe and steamapps the folder. Go Into steam apps and rename a folder with the same name as your login. Reload steam and it should replace the files missing. And hopefully fix your problem. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of DAV Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 4:55 AM To: hlcoders@list.valvesoftware.com Subject: Re: [hlcoders] SDK problem Did that also various times with and without deleting the folders... (forgot to say that in the email) Thanks Davide (DAV) Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Azure Sheep: http://halflife.multiplayer.it/azuresheep/ Point of View: http://halflife.multiplayer.it/pov/ DAV Levels: http://davlevels.planetquake.com.gamespy.com/ - Original Message - From: "Mark Chandler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 7:49 PM Subject: RE: [hlcoders] SDK problem > Delete the clientreg.blob file in the steam folder > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of DAV > Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 4:31 AM > To: hlcoders@list.valvesoftware.com > Subject: [hlcoders] SDK problem > Importance: High > > I am writing this to see if someone can get help or if Valve can have a > look > because I am out of ideas. > > After the small 26/1 update I can't start the SDK. It keeps giving the > error > "This game is currently unavailable". > > I already reinstalled the SDK (by deleting the folders and the gfc), > refresh > the SDK, checked the cache/gfc and everything else that I could remember > and > nothing. > But I notice that after I delete the folders sourcesdk and > sourcesdk_content > the SDK runs. It will then create the sourcesdk and sourcesdk_content > folder. When I close the SDK launcher and try to open it again it starts > to > give the error so it must be something after related to the sourcesdk and > sourcesdk_content folders. > > As said before, this was not happening before the 26/1 update and the gfc > is > not corrupted. > > Any help? > Can I get more info from any log file? > > Thanks, > Davide (DAV) > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Azure Sheep: http://halflife.multiplayer.it/azuresheep/ > Point of View: http://halflife.multiplayer.it/pov/ > DAV Levels: http://davlevels.planetquake.com.gamespy.com/ > > ___ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > ___ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
Re: [hlcoders] SDK problem
this is most likely a write-protected file in your SourceSDK folder. Exit Steam and rename the entire folder, typically: C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\\sourcesdk to C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\\sourcesdk_old then run steam and run the SDK. You weren't getting the error before because the protected file had the same md5 as what was in the old whitelist. You can move over your custom files from the renamed folder once it's all working again. - Original Message - From: "DAV" To: Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 11:31 AM Subject: [hlcoders] SDK problem I am writing this to see if someone can get help or if Valve can have a look because I am out of ideas. After the small 26/1 update I can't start the SDK. It keeps giving the error "This game is currently unavailable". I already reinstalled the SDK (by deleting the folders and the gfc), refresh the SDK, checked the cache/gfc and everything else that I could remember and nothing. But I notice that after I delete the folders sourcesdk and sourcesdk_content the SDK runs. It will then create the sourcesdk and sourcesdk_content folder. When I close the SDK launcher and try to open it again it starts to give the error so it must be something after related to the sourcesdk and sourcesdk_content folders. As said before, this was not happening before the 26/1 update and the gfc is not corrupted. Any help? Can I get more info from any log file? Thanks, Davide (DAV) ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
Re: [hlcoders] SDK problem
Did that also various times with and without deleting the folders... (forgot to say that in the email) Thanks Davide (DAV) Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Azure Sheep: http://halflife.multiplayer.it/azuresheep/ Point of View: http://halflife.multiplayer.it/pov/ DAV Levels: http://davlevels.planetquake.com.gamespy.com/ - Original Message - From: "Mark Chandler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 7:49 PM Subject: RE: [hlcoders] SDK problem Delete the clientreg.blob file in the steam folder -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of DAV Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 4:31 AM To: hlcoders@list.valvesoftware.com Subject: [hlcoders] SDK problem Importance: High I am writing this to see if someone can get help or if Valve can have a look because I am out of ideas. After the small 26/1 update I can't start the SDK. It keeps giving the error "This game is currently unavailable". I already reinstalled the SDK (by deleting the folders and the gfc), refresh the SDK, checked the cache/gfc and everything else that I could remember and nothing. But I notice that after I delete the folders sourcesdk and sourcesdk_content the SDK runs. It will then create the sourcesdk and sourcesdk_content folder. When I close the SDK launcher and try to open it again it starts to give the error so it must be something after related to the sourcesdk and sourcesdk_content folders. As said before, this was not happening before the 26/1 update and the gfc is not corrupted. Any help? Can I get more info from any log file? Thanks, Davide (DAV) Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Azure Sheep: http://halflife.multiplayer.it/azuresheep/ Point of View: http://halflife.multiplayer.it/pov/ DAV Levels: http://davlevels.planetquake.com.gamespy.com/ ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
Re: [hlcoders] SDK problem
After reading all your ideas, I managed to make it work doing more or less what you said. Instead of renaming or deleting I installed Steam on my second computer. Installed HL2, HL2EP1, HL2EP2 and SourceSDK. Delete the sourcesdk and sourcesdk_content folders and the sourceSDK gfc and the blob file from the non-working steam. Then copied the sourcesdk and sourcesdk_content folders and the sourceSDK gfc from the second computer to the non-working Steam. After that it started to work. Maybe it had something to do with the beta? Since I always had the beta parameter when rebuilding the non-working Steam, while in the second computer I didn't had that (I only add it later after all was installed). Thanks Davide (DAV) Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Azure Sheep: http://halflife.multiplayer.it/azuresheep/ Point of View: http://halflife.multiplayer.it/pov/ DAV Levels: http://davlevels.planetquake.gamespy.com/ On Jan 28, 2008 9:18 PM, Kevin Ottalini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > this is most likely a write-protected file in your SourceSDK folder. > > Exit Steam and rename the entire folder, typically: > C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\\sourcesdk > > to > > C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\\sourcesdk_old > > then run steam and run the SDK. > > You weren't getting the error before because the protected file had the same > md5 as what was in the old whitelist. > > You can move over your custom files from the renamed folder once it's all > working again. > > > > - Original Message - > From: "DAV" > To: > > Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 11:31 AM > Subject: [hlcoders] SDK problem > > > >I am writing this to see if someone can get help or if Valve can have a > >look > > because I am out of ideas. > > > > After the small 26/1 update I can't start the SDK. It keeps giving the > > error > > "This game is currently unavailable". > > > > I already reinstalled the SDK (by deleting the folders and the gfc), > > refresh > > the SDK, checked the cache/gfc and everything else that I could remember > > and > > nothing. > > But I notice that after I delete the folders sourcesdk and > > sourcesdk_content > > the SDK runs. It will then create the sourcesdk and sourcesdk_content > > folder. When I close the SDK launcher and try to open it again it starts > > to > > give the error so it must be something after related to the sourcesdk and > > sourcesdk_content folders. > > > > As said before, this was not happening before the 26/1 update and the gfc > > is > > not corrupted. > > > > Any help? > > Can I get more info from any log file? > > > > Thanks, > > Davide (DAV) > > > > ___ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please > visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
Re: [hlcoders] SDK problem
-- [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] Another possibility is another program holding write access - the same effect as read-only, but not determined by the file. Check what programs you have running in the background and try closing likely culprits down one at a time. - Original Message From: Kevin Ottalini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: hlcoders@list.valvesoftware.com Sent: Monday, 28 January, 2008 9:18:34 PM Subject: Re: [hlcoders] SDK problem this is most likely a write-protected file in your SourceSDK folder. Exit Steam and rename the entire folder, typically: C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\\sourcesdk to C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\\sourcesdk_old then run steam and run the SDK. You weren't getting the error before because the protected file had the same md5 as what was in the old whitelist. You can move over your custom files from the renamed folder once it's all working again. - Original Message - From: "DAV" To: Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 11:31 AM Subject: [hlcoders] SDK problem >I am writing this to see if someone can get help or if Valve can have a >look > because I am out of ideas. > > After the small 26/1 update I can't start the SDK. It keeps giving the > error > "This game is currently unavailable". > > I already reinstalled the SDK (by deleting the folders and the gfc), > refresh > the SDK, checked the cache/gfc and everything else that I could remember > and > nothing. > But I notice that after I delete the folders sourcesdk and > sourcesdk_content > the SDK runs. It will then create the sourcesdk and sourcesdk_content > folder. When I close the SDK launcher and try to open it again it starts > to > give the error so it must be something after related to the sourcesdk and > sourcesdk_content folders. > > As said before, this was not happening before the 26/1 update and the gfc > is > not corrupted. > > Any help? > Can I get more info from any log file? > > Thanks, > Davide (DAV) ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders -- ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
Re: [hlcoders] SDK problem
-- [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] add -dev to your steam shortcut, and you'll see them. On Jan 29, 2008 8:30 AM, DAV <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It would be allot simpler if Valve changed the error message to the > real error instead of the game unavailable. > Or if it could write the error in a log. > > Thanks > Davide (DAV) > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Azure Sheep: http://halflife.multiplayer.it/azuresheep/ > Point of View: http://halflife.multiplayer.it/pov/ > DAV Levels: http://davlevels.planetquake.gamespy.com/ > > > On Jan 29, 2008 10:20 AM, Tom Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > -- > > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] > > Another possibility is another program holding write access - the same > effect as read-only, but not determined by the file. Check what programs you > have running in the background and try closing likely culprits down one at a > time. > > > > - Original Message > > From: Kevin Ottalini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: hlcoders@list.valvesoftware.com > > Sent: Monday, 28 January, 2008 9:18:34 PM > > Subject: Re: [hlcoders] SDK problem > > > > > > this is most likely a write-protected file in your SourceSDK folder. > > > > Exit Steam and rename the entire folder, typically: > > C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\\sourcesdk > > > > to > > > > C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\\sourcesdk_old > > > > then run steam and run the SDK. > > > > You weren't getting the error before because the protected file had the > > same > > md5 as what was in the old whitelist. > > > > You can move over your custom files from the renamed folder once it's > > all > > working again. > > > > > > > > - Original Message - > > From: "DAV" > > To: > > Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 11:31 AM > > Subject: [hlcoders] SDK problem > > > > > > >I am writing this to see if someone can get help or if Valve can have > > a > > >look > > > because I am out of ideas. > > > > > > After the small 26/1 update I can't start the SDK. It keeps giving > > the > > > error > > > "This game is currently unavailable". > > > > > > I already reinstalled the SDK (by deleting the folders and the gfc), > > > refresh > > > the SDK, checked the cache/gfc and everything else that I could > > remember > > > and > > > nothing. > > > But I notice that after I delete the folders sourcesdk and > > > sourcesdk_content > > > the SDK runs. It will then create the sourcesdk and sourcesdk_content > > > folder. When I close the SDK launcher and try to open it again it > > starts > > > to > > > give the error so it must be something after related to the sourcesdk > > and > > > sourcesdk_content folders. > > > > > > As said before, this was not happening before the 26/1 update and the > > gfc > > > is > > > not corrupted. > > > > > > Any help? > > > Can I get more info from any log file? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Davide (DAV) > > > > > > ___ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > > please visit: > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > ___ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > > > ___ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > -- -omega -- ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
Re: [hlcoders] SDK problem
It would be allot simpler if Valve changed the error message to the real error instead of the game unavailable. Or if it could write the error in a log. Thanks Davide (DAV) Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Azure Sheep: http://halflife.multiplayer.it/azuresheep/ Point of View: http://halflife.multiplayer.it/pov/ DAV Levels: http://davlevels.planetquake.gamespy.com/ On Jan 29, 2008 10:20 AM, Tom Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -- > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] > Another possibility is another program holding write access - the same effect > as read-only, but not determined by the file. Check what programs you have > running in the background and try closing likely culprits down one at a time. > > - Original Message > From: Kevin Ottalini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: hlcoders@list.valvesoftware.com > Sent: Monday, 28 January, 2008 9:18:34 PM > Subject: Re: [hlcoders] SDK problem > > > this is most likely a write-protected file in your SourceSDK folder. > > Exit Steam and rename the entire folder, typically: > C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\\sourcesdk > > to > > C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\\sourcesdk_old > > then run steam and run the SDK. > > You weren't getting the error before because the protected file had the > same > md5 as what was in the old whitelist. > > You can move over your custom files from the renamed folder once it's > all > working again. > > > > - Original Message - > From: "DAV" > To: > Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 11:31 AM > Subject: [hlcoders] SDK problem > > > >I am writing this to see if someone can get help or if Valve can have > a > >look > > because I am out of ideas. > > > > After the small 26/1 update I can't start the SDK. It keeps giving > the > > error > > "This game is currently unavailable". > > > > I already reinstalled the SDK (by deleting the folders and the gfc), > > refresh > > the SDK, checked the cache/gfc and everything else that I could > remember > > and > > nothing. > > But I notice that after I delete the folders sourcesdk and > > sourcesdk_content > > the SDK runs. It will then create the sourcesdk and sourcesdk_content > > folder. When I close the SDK launcher and try to open it again it > starts > > to > > give the error so it must be something after related to the sourcesdk > and > > sourcesdk_content folders. > > > > As said before, this was not happening before the 26/1 update and the > gfc > > is > > not corrupted. > > > > Any help? > > Can I get more info from any log file? > > > > Thanks, > > Davide (DAV) > > > ___ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > > > > > -- > > > ___ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please > visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
