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actually no its windows 2003 server
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i have the same problem actually.
i host my server also on a windows 2003 server and i got sometimes random msg that the map differs from the server. did a -verify check and it redownloaded that map which was causing the problems.
then after this redownload, people could join in without any problems.
It happens randomly. what i did was this. i created a simple bat file which was continuesly verifying files in the background. if a file suddenly got broke it would fix it automatically.
not a really good fix but it helps.
what i did noticed was that the server time and date was in the past on the server machine.. after that changed correctly i had no more problems anymore...
since a day or 2 i have the same problem again and i am forced to run the bat script again.....
now the time and date of the server is correct again.
what's even weird is this.
i have set all my .bps and .nav files on read only and still sometimes the server says map differs from server..
so i compared a fresh map say de_dust with the locked read only file map de_dust and both maps where the same size even.
i switch both maps and it worked again. switched back to the read only file map and i got the same msg again..
so how can that be ?? a read only file can not be changed right ??
really weird stuff going on.
the only thing i could think of is maybe the pc is infected...
but how can a file be changed or have the same size ??
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05-25-2005, 06:00 AM
(This post was last modified: 05-25-2005, 06:02 AM by innerchild_.)
i use this script when these kind of problems occur.
- create a txt file
- put this content in
@echo off
:10
HldsupdateTool -command update -game "Counter-Strike Source" location of cs folder -verify_all
goto 10
- save as type : all files
- save as workaround.bat
- double click on workaround.bat
- set cpu priority to low.
this will continuesly verify files and replace them if they are suddenly have been changed...
not a nice solution but it works..
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well there is not actualy a wait commando for batchfiles but you can create one yourself with another bat file.
do this :
- create a txt file
- put this content in
@CHOICE /T:N,%1% > NUL
- save as type : all files
- save as wait.bat and save this file in the SAME folder/place where your have created the workaround.bat file
- open up your workaround.bat file
- add this line CALL WAIT X ( X is the amount of seconds you want the script to wait. So if you insert CALL WAIT 60 it will wait 60 seconds before proceeding to the next command )
for example :
@echo off
:10
HldsupdateTool -command update -game "Counter-Strike Source" c:/games/steam/valve -verify_all
CALL WAIT 1800
goto 10
this will execute the verify script and then wait 30 minutes before it will jump to goto 10 and repeats the verify command.
this way you can save some cpu power and you will not have to worry anymore about map differs from server.
still a weird bug in steam...
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are there any other users who have problems with windows 2003 ?? and map differs from server ?
this is getting anoyed....
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i host for 4 years cs servers and i have seen a lot of strange errors but this is the most irritating and frustrating error i have ever encountered. it's not logical it does not make any sense why my maps randomly change even if i put those files on read only....
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maximus,
did you ever tried to activate vac beta on your windows 2003 server ?
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no but all the eck servers are in the vac2 beta testing...
how would i do it for say every 30 mins?