Unable to launch =[BSID]= server(s) since steam when down

Hi All,
As some may be aware both =[BSID]= servers are currently down.

This *may* be related to the recent steam snafu at least only in timing but now i find that while i'm able to launch a server either a remote player connection of a local command line "rcon" (yes i run linux and you can get the source to a actual command called "rcon") and find it simply returns:

Code:

[admin@ns srcds]# rcon status
Couldn't Authenticate

The only material difference i can see on booting the game is that:

Code:

Auto detecting CPU
Using SSE2 Optimised binary.
Auto-restarting the server on crash
Updating server using Steam.
Checking bootstrapper version ...
[COLOR="Red"]/home/hlds/srcds/srcds_run: line 297:  3084 Segmentation fault      $CMD -game "$GAME"
Sat Dec 16 11:35:24 GMT 2006: Steam Update failed, ignoring.[/COLOR]

Console initialized.
Attempted to create unknown entity type event_queue_saveload_proxy!
Game.dll loaded for "Empires"

... and the red line only occurs with the -autoupdate flag, which naturally i've tried without and indeed this error goes away.

From then on it's the usual mani crap (cut for brevity)

Code:

Using conprintf
********************************************************
 Loading Mani Admin Plugin 2006 V1.2BetaN RC2, 
[COLOR="Purple"]...[/COLOR]
********************************************************

Then what appears to be the actual loading the Empires mod, again cut for brevity

Code:

Searching for game type [Empires]
Found gametypes for Empires
Linux binary @ ./empires/bin/server_i486.so
Program Start at [0x864c4f8]
var_address = 0x1d59750
Game Type [Empires]
Message name Geiger index 0
[COLOR="Purple"]...[/COLOR]
Message name ReloadEffect index 21
Time for read = [0.000046]
Time for read = [0.000035]
Steam ID Player Stats memory usage 0.000000MB with 0 records
Name Player Stats memory usage 0.000000MB with 0 records
Create thread success
maxplayers set to 32
maxplayers set to 32
Unknown command "port"
Network: IP 217.199.191.89, mode MP, dedicated Yes, ports 27015 SV / 27005 CL
********************************************************
************* Mani Admin Plugin Level Init *************
********************************************************
Searching for game type [Empires]
Found gametypes for Empires
Linux binary @ ./empires/bin/server_i486.so
Error: Material "sprites/tp_beam001" : proxy "AnimatedTexture" not found!
Attempting to load [./cfg/mani_admin_plugin/language/language.cfg]
Language to be used [english]
Getting client info from the database....
SQL server version [4.1.20]
Major [4] Minor [1] Issue [20]
Time for read = [0.000041]
Time for read = [0.000037]
Steam ID Player Stats memory usage 0.000000MB with 0 records
Name Player Stats memory usage 0.000000MB with 0 records
Stats Loaded in 0.0015 seconds
Steam ID Player Settings memory usage 0.145660MB with 516 records
Name Player Settings memory usage 0.000000MB with 0 records
Player Lists Loaded in 0.0097 seconds
********************************************************
 Mani Admin Plugin Level Init Time = 0.043 seconds
********************************************************
couldn't exec skill1.cfg
Executing dedicated server config file

BTW Note to the empires devs: could we squash these bits of output in the next patch?

Code:

[COLOR="Orange"]Error: Material "sprites/bubble" : proxy "AnimatedTexture" not found!
Error: Material "models/error/new light1" : proxy "Sine" not found!
Error: Material "nf/vehicles/ground/tankheavy/nf_heavytank_tread" : proxy "TankTreadScroll" not found!
Error: Material "imperial/vehicles/ground/tankmed/imp_tanktread02l" : proxy "TankTreadScroll" not found!
Error: Material "imperial/vehicles/ground/tankmed/imp_tanktread02r" : proxy "TankTreadScroll" not found!
Error: Material "imperial/vehicles/ground/imp_tanktread02" : proxy "TankTreadScroll" not found!
Error: Material "imperial/props/imp_light1" : proxy "Sine" not found!
emp_nf_commander at (0.000, 0.000, 0.000) has no model name!
emp_imp_commander at (0.000, 0.000, 0.000) has no model name!
Error: Material "particle/smokestack" : proxy "ParticleSphereProxy" not found!
Unknown command "emp_sv_player_think"
[/COLOR]Server logging enabled.
Server logging data to file logs/L1216006.log
L 12/16/2006 - 11:35:30: Log file started (file "logs/L1216006.log") (game "/home/hlds/srcds/empires") (version "2844")
[COLOR="Orange"][Editied: Perm Ban would be here][/COLOR]
11:35:30: server_cvar: "emp_sv_respawn_penalty" "10"
Unknown command "emp_sv_player_think"
******     Executing mani_server.cfg      ******
L 12/16/2006 - 11:35:30: server_cvar: "mani_reserve_slots" "1"
Unknown command "mani_skins_force_cl_minmodels"
couldn't exec mani_quake_sounds.cfg
****** Finished executing mani_server.cfg ******

Now the finally bit of output does happen until after a good 1-3mins...

Code:

Connection to Steam servers successful (SU).

... and i have to say i don't recall this output before, infact i recall that output actually showing you the two master steam servers you where connected to.

Anyway all that crap above say, while unlike a "bug" with the game, still bloody annoying that no additional debug info in either the game log file for system logs appear.

I commit this problem to the forum.

 

this looks like a Valve screw up as it says in the second quote:
/home/hlds/srcds/srcds_run: line 297: 3084 Segmentation fault

Suggests it is code related.

I do not know much about this stuff, but afaik there is nothing we can do about it until Valve releases the next bugged fix...

 

That line can be made to "go away" by removing the "-autoupdate" flag, as mentioned in my post. Which then leaves the output look "ok", or at least doesn't throw any fatal errors.

As only a handful of people play Empires at any one time on the 5~6 servers, our two servers are not a great loss and i guess if this problem doesn't fix it's self it looks like i'll go back to playing Dystopia until aircraft are implemented.

 

Looks like Valve got over the problem, both BSID servers are back up