Newbie Walkthrough for creating a LOCAL server, 7 easy steps

[ednecro]

Some folks here must have noticed my posts that I got the emu working, and I have already got a message in the tradition of "well, what the heck did you do. So being the proactive "dude" that I am I decided to post what I did.
I see alot of the same posts over and over here
and the acronym RTFM comes up alot.
I think the documentation for the emu IS complete but you do have to dig a bit. So after going through and finally getting my install to work I want to leave a
trail that newbies (like me) can follow in easy steps.(A compact walkthrough doc of sorts)
I admit I am guilty of alot of posts on this forum that I think If I dug a little harder I could have found all the answers.
So I figure it would be selfish to stop posting just because my emu works ok now. The way I see it, we newbies got to try real hard to help each other out and keep the coders free to code, this will help the next release come out faster.
***and Thanks again to all for the excellent support in the forum (especially to Lurker_005 and Shawn319 and morpheus014 who have provided the guts of this walkthrough.)***


Easy steps for setting up a Standalone LOCAL server using minilogin(for this walkthrough my OS is win2000sp2):

• 1. Patch to the latest version of EQ, (This post July 16 2002, If a later patch has come out things may be broken
  stick close to the news section of the forum for updates and information.)
  WARNING: If you are already playing online see the warnings in the
  forum about versions before patching, and always back up your eq directory BEFORE you patch,
  because then you can always go back if somthing grenades on you.)
  
• 2. Download the latest emu code.(In this walkthrough I am using v0.3.4)
  create a eqemu directory and unzip the emulator files there.
  
• 3. Download the latest mysql. (I am using 3.23.51)
  install mysql and set your password. for the purpose of this walkthrough
  I will use the following.
  username: test
  password: test
  
• 4.(NOTE: If you are repeating this step be sure to drop your old
  eq database from mysql before continuing,if not keep going!)
  
  Next go to the mysql\bin directory and run mysqladmin.exe
  Once inside go to the database tab.
  Right click on your hostname and select create database.
  call the database eq
  Now go back to the environment tab and select Hideme.
  Next copy the db.sql to the mysql\bin directory
  then run the mysql.exe from mysql\bin directory
  In mysql type in:
  use eq;
  source db.sql;
  
  DO NOT CLOSE THE DOS WINDOW UNTIL IT IS DONE SCROLLING AND YOU ARE
  BACK AT A PROMPT.
  
• 5.Next modify your files found in the following locations
  (Remember these files are modified assuming what I have covered in the above steps):
  
  In the eqemu directory modify:
  
  boot5zones.bat
  
  
  @echo off
  start zoneNT . localhost 7995 localhost
  start zoneNT . localhost 7996 localhost
  start zoneNT . localhost 7997 localhost
  start zoneNT . localhost 7998 localhost
  start zoneNT . localhost 7999 localhost
  exit
  cls
  
  
  
  db.ini
  
  
  [Database]
  host=localhost
  user=test
  password=test
  database=eq
  
  
  Loginserver.ini
  
  
  [LoginServer]
  loginserver=localhost
  loginserver2=localhost
  loginport=5999
  loginport2=5999
  worldname=Evertest
  locked=false
  account=
  password=
  worldaddress=localhost
  
  [LoginConfig]
  ServerMode=Standalone
  ServerPort=5999
  UplinkAddress=
  UplinkPort=
  UplinkAccount=
  UplinkPassword=
  
  In the everquest directory modify:
  
  eqhost.txt
  
  
  [Registration Servers]
  {
  "localhost:5999"
  }
  [Login Servers]
  {
  "localhost:5999"
  }
  
  
  datarate.txt
  
  
  10.0
  
  
• 6.go to the start button and select run and type in cmd
  this will open to the DOS prompt.
  change directory to your eqemu directory(ex: cd eqemu)
  This is the location of the world.exe file.
  Type in the following:
  world.exe flag eqemu 200
  
• 7.When all this is complete launch the following programs in this order:
  In the eqemu directory run:
  minilogin.exe
  world.exe
  boot5zones.bat
  
  In the everquest directory:
  eqgame.exe patchme
  
  
  At this point you should be able to login with the
  following GM account:
  username:eqemu
  password:eqemu
  
  If you get errors or get bumped to your desktop please go back and make sure you have followed
  all of the above steps carefully.

TROUBLESHOOTING - Some common issues:

• 1. I am getting some error about eq.eqmessages...what should I do?
  Try using one of the databases posted to the forum (I would recommend lurkers DB, it rox!), and repeat
  step 4 and source this file instead of the original db.sql
  then go back and redo step 6 to flag your account and try logging
  in again.
  
• 2. I am getting error 1002 incorrect version and I have patched to the latest version
  what do I do?
  Go download the latest version of the minilogin.exe located here:
  http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/e...n.exe?download
  
• 3. I can finally log into my server but I go link dead within seconds
  after I log in. what do I do?
  try modifying the datarate.txt in your everquest directory
  make sure you changed it from 5.0 to 10.0
  
• 4. I have been through this whole document and It still wont work!!!
  What do I do now?
  
  Go to the the following link on what information to provide
  BEFORE you ask a question, and post your question along with the
  information documented here:
  http://eqemu.sourceforge.net/forums/...;threadid=1736
  
  ALSO if you are having other problems see the following post, it outlines problems that the
  emu team already knows about and may not be fixed until the next release:
  http://eqemu.sourceforge.net/forums/...;threadid=2198

Hope this helps
-ednecro

[Shawn319]

[LoginConfig]
ServerMode=Standalone
ServerPort=5999

your missing some stuff there. get the layout from a fresh loginserver.ini

[LoginConfig]
ServerMode=Standalone
ServerPort=5999
UplinkAddress=
UplinkPort=
UplinkAccount=
UplinkPassword=

[ednecro]

roger chief, I have added those changes into
the original post.

[Lurker_005]

might I suggest you put the file's content between [ code ] and [ /code ] (Spaces used so it displays in the message)

It should help the readability some. Perhaps a little use of underline or bold. The section numbers and troubleshooting title come to mind. Also I would mention at the beginning that it is for a "standalone local server using minilogin". A little wordy, but just saying localserver might nit be descriptive enough.

[ednecro]

I did like you suggested and I think it made a huge difference (Being able to use the vb code
in postings makes this extra cool.) I added
italics(for my general blabbing) and bullet points and underlined the 2 main sections. I think its shaping up a bit.

[Lurker_005]

Nice, Darn near profesional looking.

Still one thing, the file content. I meant more like this:

In the everquest directory modify:
eqhost.txt:
[Registration Servers]
{
"localhost:5999"
}
[Login Servers]
{
"localhost:5999"
}


So that the actual content stands out from the file name and any comments. Something like that anyhow. And you pick the colors Not my strong point.

[ednecro]

Now I get what you mean. I like the orange but the green was a bit hard on the eyes so I used yellow
so it sorta sticks out from the blue/grey background. Hows that look?

[Lurker_005]

I like it. And if you didn't notice, this post is linked from my "solution to your problems" thread. Heh that one could use a little more formating :p

[ednecro]

Cool, Im a celebrity now.. WOOHOOO!!!!!

[Hardy]

very nice

[Hisoka]

6.go to the start button and select run and type in cmd
this will open to the DOS prompt.
change directory to your eqemu directory(ex: cd eqemu)
This is the location of the world.exe file.
Type in the following:
world.exe flag eqemu 200

where is that start button i cant find it :/

[ednecro]

I am talking about your windows start button
on your tool bar in the bottom left hand corner of your desktop.

[Hisoka]

LOL
i'm french so my 'start' button is called 'demarrer' and beside that I was searching for it in MySQL thats why i couldnt find it

well it looks like its working now thanks a lot that walkthru is really great ! ( would be perfect whith pictures ;D )

[Nira]

Alrighty, I just found this site, signed up ( and got my account ). Went through all the steps to setting up my own personal server. (Your steps are very simple to follow) Everything works great, EXCEPT, when I try and join my server, I get a error message

"Error 1017 (I think): Tells me to re-run the patch thing, cause I lost connectivity to the server. (Or something similiar)

Any information would be helpful.

[DeletedUser]

Another fails to look at stickys or use search command. As said before, we can't read your mind. You have given us as much info as to tell you to rtfm.

Its a sticky so you know its important! Wait the title is read this before you post! Omg, look what you didn't do. (Why do I bother )

http://forums.eqemu.net/showthread.p...;threadid=1736

Doing this quote because I know you most likely will complain nothing is there.

5) If you are having 1017 errors, please provide the following information:
a) What OS (Operating System, IE: Windows 95) you are using
b) What you are connecting to (Minilogin, Publiclogin, Logging/Hosting into eqlogin.eqemu.net)
c) What EMU Version (IE: 0.3.1) you are using
d) Paste the text out of these files:
db.ini
loginserver.ini
boot5zone (or boot5zone.win9x depending on OS)
eqhost.txt (in your eq directory)
e) Load up world.exe, and Boot5zone(win9x) and copy/paste them in the post.

Or go into IRC room, people there will gladly help. (You can't use search so you will complain you can't find anything, or your helpless so here is the info to connect. irc.trifocus.net #eqemu)

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