can't login; error says eqhost file is missing!
 

My shortcut is C:\EverQuest_for_eqemu\eqgame.exe patchme
and when i run this, it asks for the username and pass. If i find the target, i can see eqhost.txt in that directory, and that file consists of the line "[LoginServer]
Host=eqemulator.net:5998"

What am i doing wrong? Later on, i might try uninstalling and reinstalling. I don't understand why the error states that the eqhost file is missing.

Exact error is "Error 1010: No host was found! Check that the file EQHOST.TXT exists in the everquest directory"

if your eqhost.txt has " in it, take them out

there's no spaces. there is a newline.
"[LoginServer]
Host=eqemulator.net:5998"
is it exactly, as it stands, inside the quotes.

sorry what i meant to say was there should be no quotes in your eqhost file

oh well, it's all working since i reinstalled! still crashes quite a bit. might be this system tho'

If you are getting all of the way into servers sometimes now, but seeing lots of crashes, it is probably because you have a multi-core CPU. Try checking the related section of the FAQ in my sig for possible solutions to that problem.

Yep, thought of that one and have run the microsoft patch and the launcher has cpu affinity set to 1. I make sure there's nothing running in the background.

System Model: Satellite A100
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU T7200 @ 2.00GHz (2 CPUs)
Memory: 1022MB RAM
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7300

It runs pretty well when it's working. I don't know whether the problem is to do with overheating or something else, so i'm setting a big fan to blow over the surface, which should rule out heat.

I guess i should set up a minilogin server to see if it's software, mebbe the server is flaky? I have a live account still active if i can find the details; when i have the energy i should copy my original folder and patch that to check if eq has the same problem.

Laptop multi-core CPUs require special drivers sometimes. I know I have seen posts about people having problems with them and fixing them with drivers, but I don't have a link to a thread with that fix. Just something to give you an idea of what to look for. I would suggest searching the SoE EQ knowledge base about your laptop model or CPU or something. I think that is how the last person found the fix.

You don't need the patch with your CPU since it's an Intel. The patch is only for AMD CPUs. There's no issues with multicore Intel CPUs with Windows - it was only an AMD issue since it wasn't addressed properly and making programs bog down in anything older than Windows Vista (i.e. WinXP, 98, etc.). If you have SP2 installed for WindowsXP, it should have the fix automatically installed with it.

If you're looking for laptop drivers for your GPU, head to laptopvideo2go.com and check out their forums. They guy has an awesome selection of drivers for laptops. ;)

Also might want to use Driver Sweeper and clean out old remnants of your videocard drivers before installing them again. And make sure your chipset drivers are up to date.

Actually, I don't think most of the multi-core CPU issues were fixed until XP SP3. So, if you don't have that yet, it would be a good time to get it and see if that helps.

It's SP2. It's on the AMD site. ;)