new binaries
i downloaded and unzipped the newest win32 binaries for my server which has been working great using the old 7.0.0 binaries until now... i then took only the .exe (zones, world, eqlaunch) and the CONF files (patches) and overwrote the old 7.0.0 ones.... and now my world works fine still but eqlaunch just sits there blank and doesn't show anything.... until it goes to sleeping... my zones never load. (and yes ive made sure that it says "zone" and not "zones" and it matches the launcher which says "zone" and not "zones"... same with eqlaunch and eqlauncher... any ideas?
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i havent upgraded in a bit, but one thing to ALWAYS check is the changelog, because if the database schema changes (table mods, columns getting added/modified/deleted, etc.) the binary will generally give all sorts of headaches until your database is updated to the schema that the binary wants it to be.
changelog == your friend :) == sfisque |
Has eqlaunch ever worked? There is no "er" at the end of it so make sure that its not there. The zone/s thing is DB dependent. The best way to find out is look under the DB for the launcher table and see if it has a s or no s. Cant remember specifics, but thats where I found out about it for myself.
Also, that table needs to have information in it about how many zones to boot up, if its blank, launcher will just sit and twiddle its c++ thumbs. |
GeorgeS has a list of updates for the database posted;
http://66.159.225.58/eqemu/eq.html |
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My server has worked fine for months now. the database isn't blank or anything. It's just not working with the new binaries (zone.exe, world.exe, eqlaunch.exe, and all the CONF files). And no i didn't write over my config.xml or anything... only copied and pasted the ones mentioned above. |
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I PM'ed GeorgeS to ask if he still has a list of the updates but as of right now i can't seem to get a hold of the list. |
See if this might help you ( I think it's what I got from GeorgeS:
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UPDATE ground_spawns SET max_x=max_y; |
ok, i sourced in a few of those updates because some of them i had already done but it didn't do anything for the server hehe... i think my server still thinks it's running on 7.0.0 even though i overwrote world.exe and everything else i've mentioned before. here's what my world.exe shows...
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[Debug] Starting Log: logs/eqemu_debug_world_5640.log |
Don't know if this makes any difference, but change the launcher from "zone" to "zones" - thats the way all mine are (change in batch files and DB). Hope you didn't overwrite your eqemu_config.xml file ( I did that once)?
It appears you launched 20 dynamic zones? |
just changed them both (batch and db) to zones and it didn't make any difference =/... and nope, didn't overwrite my eqemu_config.xml...
ya, i booted 20 dynamic zones... like i said before my server has been up and running for about 2 months just fine... and the other day i decided to update my binaries from 7.0.0 to 7.0-1034. |
All I can think of, is your SQL database is still missing something - You need to go back through the log files at the EqEmu download, and see if all is included. also you need to source in things like the AAData.Sql. If the latter isn't properly added, it won't work (didn't with me).
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you mentioned overwriting world.exe and zone.exe. did you also update the EMuShareMem module? not sure what its called on windows, but i know if you dont update it on linux when updating the other binaries, all sorts of fubar behavior happens.
== sfisque |
Please note, my site has an updated list of all sql needed to make this work. If your DB is not in compliance fully, it won't work at all.
GeorgeS |
What customized stuff do you have on your server SoTRichard? Most things that you have customized, and things that are not present in a new DB (like player accounts)could be backed up and resourced into a more current DB like PEQ CVS or Angelox's, unless there was table structure changes in those tables from your DB to a new one. I would just say that if your wanting to fully update to a newer version, and you dont have custom content, back up your characters and accounts, make a new DB using a newer release, and then source your stuff back in to the newer one. Replace all files for the server itself, make any config file changes and let er rip.
But thats my opinion, and it could turn out to be more hassle than its worth in some cases. Your zone launcher, given your log file is functioning perfectly to the normal eye, as its connecting to world, and world is setting up ports and making connections ect... Is world just not transfering characters over to zone? P.S. Just now read this in your OP. The launcher is a blank window. It shows absolutly nothing. The key to see wether its working or not is to see the connections made in world and that the launcher title goes to 0:Sleeping, of course meaning that it has been set up, and is in sleep mode since there is no active client connections or booted up zones. |
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