The sequence is this:

1. launch start.bat. This launches World.exe and EQlaunch.exe. World.exe reports "could not connect to login server." EQlaunch.exe connects to world server.

then . . .

2. Launch minilogin.exe. World.exe reports "Connected to loginserver."

3. minilogin.exe reports "Unknown loginSOPcode"

Sorry, I am not familiar with this EQlaunch.exe, someone else will need to help you with that. It doesn't sound like you are using my login server since it should be able to find that opcode or you don't have patches_6.2.conf in there. It is at http://eqemu.devnoob.com/downloads/NewMiniLogin.zip

World log:

Looks like you are having some really strange connection issues there lol..

[03.29. - 17:28:26] [WORLD__LS_ERR] Could not connect to login server: TCPConnection::Connect(): connect() failed. Error: 10061
[03.29. - 17:28:35] [WORLD__LS] Connecting to login server...
[03.29. - 17:28:35] [WORLD__LS] Connected to Loginserver: 127.0.0.1:5999

I am not really sure what to tell you, its there but it doesn't stay connected :P

How 'stable' would you call your system right now heh

That's the zip file I am using. In my folder are:

1. db.ini
2. patch_6.2.conf
3. LoginServer.ini
4. README.TXT
5. loginserverdb.sql
6. MiniLogin.exe

Is there a different startup sequence I should be using than what I've indicated?

MiniLogin.exe should be started before World.exe thats it.

Well, it works fine with the public LS (when it's up) : )

I'm sure it's just that I have not connected the pieces in the right way.

Here's what the minilogin.exe is producing:

Ok are you sure you have an entry in the login_worldservers table for the account root and password root as instructed by the readme.txt? Otherwise I am not sure.

Can you re-download and get the new version see if it works better? Thats all I can suggest at this point.

Okay, I think I found part of the problem. Start.bat executes both World.exe and eqlaunch.exe. I assume eqlaunch.exe is the login server for peq? In any case, I tried launching world.exe independently after launching minilogin.exe, and at least I am no longer getting the hash table effect. World maintains a stable connection and minilogin simply says "here10!"

Now, when I launch starteq.bat (which contains the single line eqgame.exe patchme), it launches what appears to be the Public LS (with the pic of the werewolf and the full moon). It asks for my station username and station password, but does not recognize it when I enter it.

Is this the screen I should see at this point? If so, is the username and password the one I registered on the website, or is it the new one I created in the login_accounts table (which happen to be the same in this case)? Or is it something else?

LS and world connection sound good, here10! is hitting the user/pass (Gotta love the old checks we had in there). Just haven't fixed em.

Anyway, I don't know about the next part, as long as your eqhost.txt is updated to use your server I think you should be ok?

Just so I don't miss it, what exactly should the host=?

you can try 127.0.0.1:5999 (this is assuming you didn't change the port in LoginServer.ini). I am not sure if it is picky about the localhost ip. Otherwise you can use your LAN ip.

Yeah, none of that is working. I suspect I still have something pointed in the wrong direction. I've got:

1. for db.ini (NewMiniLogin)
# READ README.TXT!
[Database]
host=127.0.0.1
user=root
password=root
database=minilogin

2. for eqhost.txt:
[LoginServer]
Host=127.0.0.1:5999

3. for the eqemu_config.xml
<loginserver>
<host>127.0.0.1</host>
<port>5999</port>
<account>root</account>
<password>root</password>
</loginserver>

Does this look right?

Yes. Output what you see in the login console, imo.