ARMA 2: Operation Arrowhead - Linux Server beta 1.60.87589

[Dwarden]

Download: ftp://downloads.bistudio.com/arma2.com/update/a2oa-server-1.60.87589.tar.bz2

ftp://downloads.bistudio.com/arma2.com/update/a2oa-server-1.60.87589.tar.bz2

CRC32: 42E17AFB
MD5: 17D53DE3E7D29CB293D266149CC3E7B4
SHA-1: 8E39D3EFA74A7F5A7C5316479096991431AF365C

Recent fix: resolved issue with "Failed to load TextureHeaderManager" , no need use -noTexHeaders commandline parameter!

Warning: This is 1.60 branch release, not MP compatible backward with 1.59 branch (1.59 client can't join)
Note that it requires Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead data to be updated to version 1.60 first in order to run properly.

Please provide us with feedback to this topic.

* this version brings linux in sync with actual windows server improvements and ai/mp fixes ...

Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead - Linux Standalone Server 1.60
================================================== =============

Copyrigt (c) 2010 Bohemia Interactive Studio. All rights reserved.

For more information please visit
http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/ArmA:_Dedicated_Server[/SIZE[/URL]]


[SIZE=1]Installation instructions:
==========================

1. Following programs must have been installed on your Linux-box:
tar, gcc. Optional: md5sum (for setup integrity check)

1a. On some verions of Linux (this was reported for RedHat 9
and Gentoo linux 2.4.20) the NSCD deamon must be installed to
run ArmA 2 server successfully. Caching of DNS would be sufficient.

2. Copy the whole "ArmA 2 Operation Arrowhead" directory from Windows
to some Linux-directory (arma2arrowhead). DON'T DO ANY DATA CONVERSIONS
(even "dos2unix" translation of text files is not necessary).
Example: you can use PKZIP (WinZip, PowerArchiver, etc.) on
Windows and "unzip" on Linux.
Don't use upper case letters in the ArmA2 directory name
(/home/bob/arma2arrowhead will be good, /home/bob/ArmA2ArrowHead
may cause some troubles).
ArmA2 directory should contain subdirectories "Addons", "Bin",
"Campaigns", etc.

3. Copy the "server-x.xx.tar.gz" (x.xx is version number) file into
the arma2arrowhead directory. Unpack and install it with commands:

arma2arrowhead$ tar -xjf server-x.xx.tar.bz2
arma2arrowhead$ ./install

Watch the messages - they will inform you whether your installation
is successful.

4. Dedicated server can be started in foreground:

arma2arrowhead$ ./server

Or in background:

o$ nohup ./server > out.txt 2> err.txt &
[1] <pid>

5. Running server can be stopped by executing:

$ kill -s SIGINT <pid>

Where <pid> is process-id of mother server thread (printed out in
"nohup" command).

6. ArmA2 ArrowHead server has a feature: command-line parameter
"-pid=<pid_file>". It causes creation of <pid_file> with
PID of root ArmA2 process. If IP port specified in "-port=<nn>"
parameter is busy (in usage), ArmA2 will terminate immediately
and <pid_file> won't be written..

7. The "arma2server" script is provided for automatic server
start/restart/status query/etc. Please be sure to edit
CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS in lines 12 to 18 !
After this is done, install (hard-link?) the script into
"/etc/rc.d/init.d/arma2server" file. After that it can be managed
by "chkconfig" (see info/man).

previous thread about 1.60.86357 beta linux : Spoiler:

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http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=128774

[Fireball]

I don't get this one to run properly.

I uploaded all the data, ran tolower copied over the new server binary and that's what I get:

WATCHDOG (1947): [Sat Dec 24 16:35:08 CET 2011] Starting server (port 2302)...
/bin/cat: /proc/cpuinfo: No such file or directory
16:35:39 Dedicated host created.
File ../a2oa-dsconfig/server.cfg, line 129: .timeStampFormat: Member already defined.
String id 767 is not registered
String id 757 is not registered
String id 768 is not registered
Warning Message: No entry '.CfgVoiceMask'.
Warning Message: No entry '.CfgInGameUI'.
Warning Message: No entry '.Chat'.
Warning Message: No entry '.sound'.
Warning Message: Size: '/' not an array
No entry '.CfgVoiceMask'.
16:35:42 BattlEye Server: Initialized (v1.126)
 111/11/24, 16:35:42 String id 1600 is not registered

The server is not registered in gamespy, plus I get 5 processes, of which 1 is stuck at 100% CPU load.

[HitmanFF]

Can you check whether bin.pbo (in expansion/dta) is present and complete. md5sum for my bin.pbo is 2c6ea9f7a9a99054e5de9e53edaede7d
Also make sure all files are lowercase (though I assume it's OK, since you've done this before).

[Fireball]

Nope, it's NOT the same:

jail:~> md5 expansion/dta/bin.pbo
MD5 (expansion/dta/bin.pbo) = ade4504753a7b5d342492e5affdb808b

The 1.60 patch ran without issues though, but I also applied the hotfix, which contains a new bin.pbo.

[Dwarden]

for nix server you don't need the bin.pbo from the windows 87636 ...

[Fireball]

for nix server you don't need the bin.pbo from the windows 87636 ...

Could this be the killer-issue? Do you have a standalone copy of the bin.pbo and sigs?

[.kju [PvPscene]]

This doesnt sound right either - did you double check the server.cfg?

File ../a2oa-dsconfig/server.cfg, line 129: .timeStampFormat: Member already defined

[Fireball]

This doesnt sound right either - did you double check the server.cfg?

Oy. Indeed that param was listed twice in my server.cfg, I saw that message before, but didn't attribute too much trouble to it. Fixed it and see there...it starts alright.

*mumbles something about resilient programming and disappears in the darkness*

[killjoer3f]

Question ? any idea that could help us to run the new patch 1.60 on linux server. Thanks
We probably missed a step

we have that error on server .rpt :

our server: [Sat Dec 24 23:57:51 CET 2011] Démarrage du serveur (port 2302)...
Warning Message: No entry 'bin\config.bin/CfgInGameUI/MPTable.shadow'.
Warning Message: '/' is not a value
Warning Message: Addon 'CAAir_BAF' requires addon 'CACharacters_E'
Warning Message: Addon 'CAAir_BAF' requires addon 'CAWeapons_E'
Warning Message: Addon 'CAAir_BAF' requires addon 'CAAir_E'
Warning Message: Addon 'CAAir_BAF' requires addon 'CAAir_E_CH_47F'
Warning Message: Addon 'CAAir_BAF' requires addon 'CAAir_E_AH64D'
Warning Message: Addon 'CAAir_PMC' requires addon 'CAAir_E'
Warning Message: Addon 'CAAir_PMC' requires addon 'CAWeapons_E'
Warning Message: Addon 'CA_PMC' requires addon 'CA_E'
Warning Message: Addon 'CACharacters_BAF' requires addon 'CACharacters_E'
Warning Message: Addon 'CACharacters_BAF' requires addon 'CA_E'
Warning Message: Addon 'CACharacters_BAF' requires addon 'CACharacters_E_Head'
Warning Message: Addon 'CACharacters_BAF' requires addon 'CACharacters_E_Head'
Warning Message: Addon 'CACharacters_BAF_Head' requires addon 'CACharacters_E_Head'
Warning Message: Addon 'CACharacters_PMC_Head' requires addon 'CACharacters_E_Head'
Warning Message: Addon 'CA_BAF' requires addon 'CA_E'
Warning Message: Addon 'CA_Dubbing_Baf' requires addon 'CA_DubbingRadio_E'
Warning Message: Addon 'CA_DubbingRadio_PMC' requires addon 'CA_DubbingRadio_E'

and also that kind of error

Speaker not found, patched to first Male01EN
Warning Message: No entry 'bin\config.bin/CfgInGameUI/Cursor.iconRepairVehicle'.
Warning Message: No entry 'bin\config.bin/CfgInGameUI/DragAndDropFont.shadow'.
Warning Message: '/' is not a value
Warning Message: No entry 'bin\config.bin/CfgWrapperUI/Cursors/Arrow.shadow'.
Warning Message: '/' is not a value
Warning Message: No entry 'bin\config.bin/CfgInGameUI/TooltipFont.shadow'.
Warning Message: '/' is not a value
Warning Message: '/' is not a value
Warning Message: No entry 'bin\config.bin/CfgInGameUI/Cursor.iconTakeBackpack'.
Warning Message: '/' is not a value
Warning Message: No entry 'bin\config.bin/CfgInGameUI/Cursor.iconAssemble'.
Warning Message: '/' is not a value
Warning Message: No entry 'bin\config.bin/CfgInGameUI/Cursor.iconDisassemble'.
Warning Message: '/' is not a value
Warning Message: No entry 'bin\config.bin/RscChatListDefault.shadow'.
Warning Message: '/' is not a value
Warning Message: No entry 'bin\config.bin/RscChatListDefault.shadowColor'.
Warning Message: Size: '/' not an array
Warning Message: Size: '/' not an array
Warning Message: No entry 'bin\config.bin/CfgInGameUI/DragAndDropFont.shadow'.
Warning Message: '/' is not a value
Warning Message: No entry 'bin\config.bin/CfgWrapperUI/Cursors/Arrow.shadow'.
Warning Message: '/' is not a value
Warning Message: No entry 'bin\config.bin/CfgVehicles/All.transportMaxBackpacks'.
Warning Message: '/' is not a value
Warning Message: No entry 'bin\config.bin/CfgVehicles/All.lockDetectionSystem'.
Warning Message: '/' is not a value
Warning Message: No entry 'bin\config.bin/CfgVehicles/All.incommingMisslieDetectionSystem'.
Warning Message: '/' is not a value

[[ASO] Daddybear]

Question ? any idea that could help us to run the new patch 1.60 on linux server. Thanks
We probably missed a step

we have that error on server .rpt :



and also that kind of error

I can confirm that error.
We've got it too.
But we fixed it.
Some files are damage during upload.
Generate md5sum of the files and check it with the original files.
On that way we found the damaged files.
Uploaded it again and the errors are gone.