FishGills Posted February 13, 2004 Report Posted February 13, 2004 I've been trying to get the server to start on my windows 2003 enterprise server through terminal services using the /console option. This may sound dumb but I run the command: ucmp.exe /s /console and nothing happens. I check the process list and ucmp.exe runs for about a second or so then dies. No errors, no messages. Nothing. Just to make sure I was doing everything right, I started the server on my windows XP machine just fine with the console. This is with the latest patch mind you. Any help?
Pugwash Posted February 13, 2004 Report Posted February 13, 2004 quote:From product info page Minimum Requirements ┬À WIN 98SE/ME/2K/XP (with all service packs) ┬À DirectX 9 or higher ┬À Pentium III 1Ghz or equivalent AMD processor ┬À 128MB RAM ┬À 32MB DirectX 8.1 compliant graphics card with vertex shader 1.1 ┬À DirectX 8 compliant sound card ┬À 8X CDROM or DVD-ROM ┬À 1GB uncompressed hard drive disk space ┬À Mouse Recommended Requirements ┬À WIN 2K/XP (with all service packs) ┬À Pentium IV 1.7Ghz or equivalent AMD processor ┬À 256MB RAM ┬À 64MB DirectX 8.1 compliant graphics card with vertex shader 1.1 & pixel shader 1.1 or higher ┬À Joystick Ultimate Requirements ┬À WIN 2K/XP (with all service packs) ┬À Pentium IV 3Ghz or equivalent AMD processor ┬À 512MB RAM ┬À 128MB DirectX 9 compliant graphics card with vertex shader 2.0 & pixel shader 2.0 ┬À Joystick I dont see windows 2003 enterprise server listed as a supported OS that's probably your problem.
FishGills Posted February 13, 2004 Author Report Posted February 13, 2004 Yea I figured as much. Just thought I'd put it out in the open... maybe someday it'd be fixed.
FishGills Posted February 13, 2004 Author Report Posted February 13, 2004 I just tried this on my win2k server as well. same problem. Both have DirectX9B and all the servicepacks and updates. Win2k is: Dual P3-800, 512 meg of ram with an old ATI Rage card Windows 2003 server: AMD Athlon XP 2500+ 1 gig of memory nVidia GeForce FX 5200
Supreme Cmdr Posted February 13, 2004 Report Posted February 13, 2004 The console server crashing has already been reported in the tech support area. I plan on looking into it tonite.
Supreme Cmdr Posted February 16, 2004 Report Posted February 16, 2004 You should be able to run the console server on Windows Server 2003 I think. Just be sure to use something like UltraVNC to start it, if you are accessing it remotely. You need the 1.00.02 RC3 patch - but be aware of the screen corruption bug in the console server. Lemme know how it goes, because I'm interested.
FishGills Posted February 17, 2004 Author Report Posted February 17, 2004 Heh, sorry for still being a n00b (I'm learning as I go!) but where do I get RC3 from? Only see RC1 on the download page.
FishGills Posted February 17, 2004 Author Report Posted February 17, 2004 Ah, never mind. Used the search to find it in the profile. Installing it now...
Supreme Cmdr Posted February 17, 2004 Report Posted February 17, 2004 Check the announcements thread.
FishGills Posted February 17, 2004 Author Report Posted February 17, 2004 The RC3 helped somewhat. When I do a ucmp.exe /s /console it'll start up the UC Splash screen (black background with the white UNIVERSAL COMBAT) and then it crahses. Not showing up in the process list. :/ Fiddling with it some more though...
FishGills Posted February 17, 2004 Author Report Posted February 17, 2004 ucmp.exe is listed in the process list for about 20 seconds... Don't know if that's any help.
FishGills Posted February 17, 2004 Author Report Posted February 17, 2004 Oh yea, this is all on the main console (no virtual terminals). Wanted to make sure it wasn't VNC or termincal svcs causing issues.
Cc Posted February 17, 2004 Report Posted February 17, 2004 quote: When I do a ucmp.exe /s /console it'll start up the UC Splash screen (black background with the white UNIVERSAL COMBAT) and then it crahses. Try adding logging to the command line (/l3).Do not know why, but it seems to make a difference for me.
FishGills Posted February 17, 2004 Author Report Posted February 17, 2004 Happen to know where the log file goes?
Supreme Cmdr Posted February 17, 2004 Report Posted February 17, 2004 In the same folder as the executable [ 02-17-2004, 04:35 PM: Message edited by: Supreme Cmdr ]
FishGills Posted February 17, 2004 Author Report Posted February 17, 2004 UCSDEBUG.LOG isn't showing up anywhere on me hard drive. ucmp.exe /s /l3 /console ucmp.exe /s /l5 /console *grumble* If this works I'd be able to setup a permanent server at Verio's Headquarters... :|
Cc Posted February 17, 2004 Report Posted February 17, 2004 quote:Happen to know where the log file goes?I believe it will be saved to the universal combat folder.It will create a ucsdebug text file,among others.Do not know if that can be changed.
Cc Posted February 17, 2004 Report Posted February 17, 2004 quote:UCSDEBUG.LOG isn't showing up anywhere on me hard drive.Huh.. Well I have XP home,not 2003 server.But it sounds like it is crashing before the logs are started.If the server is working you will get a white console window and a lot of text will scroll by with "loading such in such scripts".
FishGills Posted February 17, 2004 Author Report Posted February 17, 2004 Yea, it works fine on all my XP/2000 machines. Just trying to get it to work on 2003. It's no big deal really. Maybe SC might be interested in getting it to work but I dont' think many people out there use 2003 yet.
Supreme Cmdr Posted February 17, 2004 Report Posted February 17, 2004 quote:Originally posted by FishGills: UCSDEBUG.LOG isn't showing up anywhere on me hard drive. It won't, if the game itself doesn't actually start
FishGills Posted February 17, 2004 Author Report Posted February 17, 2004 heh, BAH! Who the heck designed this game?!?! KIDDING!! hehe. I've actually bought every BC game since. Ever since BCM Gold have I started to actually to really play. I love the game mister SC.
FishGills Posted February 17, 2004 Author Report Posted February 17, 2004 That was my attempt to hopefully not lose my privilege of being here with sarcasm. And I'll stop being off topic now.
Supreme Cmdr Posted February 17, 2004 Report Posted February 17, 2004 heh, well, I for one would like to see it working on Windows Server 2003, so consider yourself the official guinea pig. In the RC4 patch (maybe out tomorrow), the console server graphics glitch is fixed and I will not protect the executable. This way there is better flexibility for starting remote servers.
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