RE: [hlds_linux] Source and HL1 dedicated server Beta available

2006-02-09 Thread Alfred Reynolds
You can ignore it, it is a FreeBSD *feature* (the particular socket API's we are using have weird return values in the emulation layer). - Alfred W0kk3L wrote: > Alfred, > > I'm still getting the following error during the startup process: > > net.cpp (896) : Assertion Failed: 0 == iRet > net.cpp

Re: [hlds_linux] Source and HL1 dedicated server Beta available

2006-02-09 Thread W0kk3L
Alfred, I'm still getting the following error during the startup process: net.cpp (896) : Assertion Failed: 0 == iRet net.cpp (899) : Assertion Failed: 0 == iRet I don't know if it can cause problems. It looks like the server is running fine. This error is already an old one. It has been in a f

Re: [hlds_linux] Source and HL1 dedicated server Beta available

2006-02-09 Thread W0kk3L
Auto detecting CPU Using AMD Optimised binary. ... Connection to Steam servers successful. Looks good :) Will test this version on 3 machines today (2 AMD's and a dual proc Intel). -W0kk3L- - Original Message - From: "Alfred Reynolds" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, February 10,

RE: [hlds_linux] Source and HL1 dedicated server Beta available

2006-02-09 Thread Alfred Reynolds
We have released an update for the beta. This release fixes the secure/insecure problems people have been having on AMD CPU's and attempts to fix the CPU usage spikes some people have seen (feedback on this please). Run the hldsupdatetool with the "-beta swapbeta" parameter to get it. - Alfred Al

Re: [hlds_linux] Nasty spawn bug

2006-02-09 Thread drlove
> This was a VERY IRRESPONSIBLE message. You could have contacted > Alfred or Erik with this directly rather than telling the entire world > as you did. In the future if you have any concerns about security or > bugs PLEASE contact Alfred Reynold or another Valve employee who posts > to these lis

RE: [hlds_linux] Nasty spawn bug

2006-02-09 Thread Scott
As server admins, we either find out the hard way when these exploits are used on our servers, or we find out on lists like this. I would rather find out here, be made aware of the problem and know that it is being addressed rather than finding out on the forums at my site, or even worse, see the e

Re: [hlds_linux] Nasty spawn bug

2006-02-09 Thread Stan Bubrouski
And I don't want to irresponsibly associate myself with Valve or anyone else, but I'm not going to be apologetic when I'm absolutely not sorry for saying something that *I* personally feel should be said. -sb On 2/9/06, Alfred Reynolds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't want to enter the argume

Re: [hlds_linux] Nasty spawn bug

2006-02-09 Thread Stan Bubrouski
On 2/9/06, Mike Norton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I was going to sit by quietly on Alfred response about "NOISE" but > then Stan pipes up with that attack? The guy who reported the bug seems to get it. It's not like I called him an asshole or anything, grow up. > > Alright, enough is enough. >

RE: [hlds_linux] Nasty spawn bug

2006-02-09 Thread Alfred Reynolds
I don't want to enter the argument about whether or not to post exploit details on this list, I merely request that you make sure to email me directly with exploits like this that you find so you can be sure they get my attention. - Alfred Mike Norton wrote: > I was going to sit by quietly on Alf

Re: [hlds_linux] Nasty spawn bug

2006-02-09 Thread W0kk3L
Ehm, that is the same as Alfred was telling.. I can read tho... Call it irresponsible, or not. At least i try helping detecting these things. I could have just ignored it, like it has been for months. This has been public for a lot of months. It came by on irc a while ago. Apperently no-one else

Re: [hlds_linux] Nasty spawn bug

2006-02-09 Thread Mike Norton
I was going to sit by quietly on Alfred response about "NOISE" but then Stan pipes up with that attack? Alright, enough is enough. 1. As a serious server operator who does not seem to have a voice in the bigger picture, I.E. requests are ignored or unanswered, I would for one like to be told of

Re: [hlds_linux] Nasty spawn bug

2006-02-09 Thread W0kk3L
ok, i will... - Original Message - From: "Alfred Reynolds" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 6:00 PM Subject: RE: [hlds_linux] Nasty spawn bug Please send bug reports like this directly to me in the future so I can know to fix them (I don't want to loose them i

Re: [hlds_linux] Nasty spawn bug

2006-02-09 Thread Stan Bubrouski
This was a VERY IRRESPONSIBLE message. You could have contacted Alfred or Erik with this directly rather than telling the entire world as you did. In the future if you have any concerns about security or bugs PLEASE contact Alfred Reynold or another Valve employee who posts to these lists and the

Re: [hlds_linux] Specify ban file

2006-02-09 Thread Ghost
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. -- [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] I'm just firing from the hip here, but couldn't you just build a creative directory structure using symlinks? Regards, Fred Craig Moore wrote: >A lot of people have several installations on the same

Re: [hlds_linux] Specify ban file

2006-02-09 Thread Craig Moore
A lot of people have several installations on the same computer and would like to seperate the gametypes.txt, maplists, config files, ban files, motd, addons, etc. Would it be possible to add a command line argument to the actual command line to specify a "user" directory, to simplify things. Of co

RE: [hlds_linux] Nasty spawn bug

2006-02-09 Thread Alfred Reynolds
Please send bug reports like this directly to me in the future so I can know to fix them (I don't want to loose them in the noise of this mailing list). - Alfred W0kk3L wrote: > I forgot to mention one thing. You have to select the old-style > menues to > get it to work. > It doesn't work for the

Re: [hlds_linux] fps problem?

2006-02-09 Thread Craig Moore
Your lousy sys admin is obviously no techie either. He didn't need to downgrade your kernel to change the frequency, and leave you open to all kinds of exploits. They release patches for a reason. I'd recommend you upgrade. On 2/9/06, Ian mu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -- > [ Picked text/plain fr

Re: [hlds_linux] fps problem?

2006-02-09 Thread Ian mu
-- [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] Hiya, which is the remote exploit? (might be handy just so people can check if it will be an issue for them, as some people need to get others to update for them). On 2/9/06, Kingsley Foreman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > might I suggest everyon

Re: [hlds_linux] fps problem?

2006-02-09 Thread Kingsley Foreman
might I suggest everyone upgrade to 2.6.15.3 due to a nasty remote exploit. Kingsley - Original Message - From: "Gamefuel Support" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 9:37 PM Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] fps problem? He could compile a 2.6.15.x kernel and set the f

Re: [hlds_linux] fps problem?

2006-02-09 Thread Gamefuel Support
He could compile a 2.6.15.x kernel and set the frequency to 1000HZ. Marcel Beringer wrote: Well, I'm no techie but I just spoke to the sysadmin about it, and here is what he said; " we we're running 2.6.15.1 and I've downgraded to 2.6.1. just for your lousy Counter-Strike server :) " So I wa

RE: [hlds_linux] fps problem?

2006-02-09 Thread Marcel Beringer
Well, I'm no techie but I just spoke to the sysadmin about it, and here is what he said; " we we're running 2.6.15.1 and I've downgraded to 2.6.1. just for your lousy Counter-Strike server :) " So I was wrong, but then again, I'm not a techie :) He downgraded the kernel to receive the 500 fps

Re: [hlds_linux] Nasty spawn bug

2006-02-09 Thread W0kk3L
I forgot to mention one thing. You have to select the old-style menues to get it to work. It doesn't work for the new menues. - Original Message - From: "W0kk3L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 6:14 PM Subject: [hlds_linux] Nasty spawn bug Hi, Someone repor

Re: [hlds_linux] fps problem?

2006-02-09 Thread Ian mu
-- [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] I think some of the latest kernels (or dists) like fedora core have the kernel HZ dropped from 1000 down to 250 (which would give a solid 125fps). Not aware what people like Debian are doing atm, but might be worth people checking before updating

RE: [hlds_linux] fps problem?

2006-02-09 Thread Ludoservers
Updated the kernel? How ? :D -Mensaje original- De: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] En nombre de Marcel Beringer Enviado el: jueves, 09 de febrero de 2006 10:19 Para: hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com Asunto: RE: [hlds_linux] fps problem? Wow, it's fixed again :) CPU In

RE: [hlds_linux] fps problem?

2006-02-09 Thread Marcel Beringer
Wow, it's fixed again :) CPU InOut Uptime Users FPS Players 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0 494.56 0 The sysadmin updated the kernel and now it's running at 500 again :D Thanks for all replies! Regards, Marcel On Wed, 8 Feb 2006, Scott wrote: > I thought that with the lin