Extremely long map switch times after patch

**legacy-PhantomPowerz** · 06-15-2004, 04:52 PM

I run a slackware linux server with a dedicated UT2004 server installation for a LAN server here at work. As soon as we patched the server up to the latest version, the map switch times are taking well over a minute at least. In the previous patch, it was a matter of seconds.

Anyone else getting this same symptom and moreso, has anyone found something to solve this?

**legacy-GTR** · 06-15-2004, 05:09 PM

no problem here but i used the patch as a reason for making a complete new server.ini.

**legacy-eLJay** · 06-15-2004, 05:13 PM

I'm having this exact same problem, times between map switches can be upto a minute long. I might try creating a new ini and see if that helps. I'll report back if i find anyhting.

**legacy-eLJay** · 06-15-2004, 05:26 PM

Well, the pause is still there on switching maps - even with a new ini.

It appears to happen around the area of resolving the masterserver's IP.

**legacy-PhantomPowerz** · 06-15-2004, 05:39 PM

Hrm, well if it's a problem with the MasterServer resolving, that could potentially be fixed. Our server will never see the MasterServer because we have a tight firewall here at our company.

Does anyone know a fast and easy solution for preventing the dedicated server from attempting to communicate with the Master Server?

**legacy-Lodeep** · 06-15-2004, 06:39 PM

Got The same problem

A CPU spike for 1 min with cpu 99.2%

help!!

**legacy--)DøA(-E|eMenT** · 06-15-2004, 07:03 PM

you're all linux right? because i'm having a similair problem...

edit: not seeing the issue in long load time anymore, i did nothing.

**legacy-Lodeep** · 06-15-2004, 07:24 PM

YEP Linux Box here!!

My DM server is running now but when a start the CTF a have this problem???

**legacy-shov3l** · 06-15-2004, 08:01 PM

Originally posted by PhantomPowerz
Hrm, well if it's a problem with the MasterServer resolving, that could potentially be fixed. Our server will never see the MasterServer because we have a tight firewall here at our company.

Does anyone know a fast and easy solution for preventing the dedicated server from attempting to communicate with the Master Server?

[IpDrv.MasterServerUplink]
DoUplink=False<----------------------
UplinkToGamespy=False<------------have you set these settings false?
SendStats=False<----------------------
ServerBehindNAT=False
DoLANBroadcast=True

**legacy-elias4444** · 06-15-2004, 10:14 PM

[IpDrv.MasterServerUplink]
DoUplink=False<----------------------
UplinkToGamespy=False<------------have you set these settings false?
SendStats=False<----------------------
ServerBehindNAT=False
DoLANBroadcast=True

Yep, tried that. Also tried taking down the firewall completely. The system still hangs on loading the web admin portion.

**legacy-eLJay** · 06-15-2004, 10:23 PM

Yup i just tried that aswell, and it didnt help one bit..

So i've reverted back to 3204.. Which is fine for now... But I really wanto use the server to run my own clanserver and 3204 has silly bugs like the BR trail not being attached to the ball. Bugs that are fixed in the latest patch :sour:

**legacy-elias4444** · 06-15-2004, 10:37 PM

Funny thing is, in the readme for the patch, they mention speeding up map-switching time when using webadmin. :bulb:

**legacy-Quanhan** · 06-15-2004, 11:18 PM

Same problem here, Linux dedcated server as well. I though mine was dead but after reading this I left it for a few mins and it loaded the map.

All map changes are slow as well. I have tried clean INI files and everything. For now I am reverting back to the old version.

**legacy--)DøA(-E|eMenT** · 06-15-2004, 11:36 PM

Originally posted by shov3l
[IpDrv.MasterServerUplink]
DoUplink=False<----------------------
UplinkToGamespy=False<------------have you set these settings false?
SendStats=False<----------------------
ServerBehindNAT=False
DoLANBroadcast=True

i'm running ServerExt and using the servquery tool there, that may have something to do with it...

[IpDrv.MasterServerUplink]
DoUplink=True
UplinkToGamespy=True
SendStats=True
ServerBehindNAT=False
DoLANBroadcast=False

edit: the IpDrv.MasterServerUplink i posted is taken directly from my server's ini... ip = 67.18.64.186:7777

Edit2: i'm running patch 3236 and not having any problems, maybe install ServQuery from the ServerExt pack and see if that helps: http://ut2004.elmuerte.com

**legacy-Xipher** · 06-16-2004, 12:12 AM

Question: Do you guys have IPv6 enabled in your kernels?

If so, try running something like ethereal when starting the server, and filter for dns requests, you can do similar in tcpdump if its console only. Check to see when its trying to resolve the master server if the DNS request is an A or an AAA request. An A request is for IPv4 (whats currently in use by most I would assume) and AAA is for IPv6 which if the DNS servers your using don't support correctly, might just do nothing and the resolver will wait for the timeout period till it defaults back to an A request.

The reason I am thinking of this is I recently was having problems with resolving sites like newegg.com and I tracked it down to a slow resolve in dns, well after some more research I found it was trying a AAA at first, and my ISP's DNS servers weren't responding at all, so my browser had to wait for the time out period, and then it would finally resolve using A.

This is just an idea, but I don't think it will be the answer.

**legacy-Sneaker** · 06-16-2004, 12:53 AM

same problem here .. slow map loading times + my server crashed during a 6v6 ONS match. never had that problem before.

**legacy-TDW-Socke** · 06-16-2004, 03:25 AM

same problem with the slow switches on my linux-box

**legacy-Anti-T** · 06-16-2004, 11:10 AM

Same problem

in your log add problem too

I upgrade 11 server, and if the 11 want to change map in same time ???
99% CPU * 11 (imagine)

i dont know what is a problem but he have one.

I hope it will be fixed quickly !

**legacy-2lefT** · 06-16-2004, 12:09 PM

Just tested my server with new patch. No problem with map loading for me - running XP.

**legacy-Blacky** · 06-16-2004, 01:42 PM

Same problem here and the problem is only related to Linux and not Windows. On Windows I would say the map switch is faster then before but on Linux it takes now minutes instead of seconds and the server eats up CPU time like hell

. I wouldn't recommend to install this patch on a Linux-Server.

**legacy-tenshinhan10** · 06-16-2004, 07:26 PM

Same Problem here - i hope there will be a fix from epic. Most people depend on this new patch.

**legacy-sourcexx** · 06-17-2004, 12:46 PM

fyi:

https://bugzilla.icculus.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1791

and from the ut2004 iccullus mailinglist :

---

I've been really bad about assigning bugs reports in bugzilla to me, but
I _am_ looking at this one. Obviously, it's a bit of a showstopper.

--ryan.

---

rgds
marc'O

legacy-Galilee77 · 06-17-2004, 02:13 PM

Same problem on our server. Must be the last patch, we will go back to the previous version later today and see if that helps.

**Imaginos** · 06-17-2004, 04:37 PM

I've been lurking on this one. I have the same problem too..

**legacy-Warboss** · 06-18-2004, 01:07 AM

men; more than this. i don't know why but on client side, mouse feels strange. mouse lag or something.

i can perform flying combos; 60% accuracy with lg.

i can 't hit anything with the patch on linux dedicated.

looks like 0.50 mouse sens = 0.60 with the patch or something ?.

any skilled admin that experienced this too ?

i reverted to previous version and it's back OK .

**legacy-JP{420}** · 06-18-2004, 03:27 AM

I run 19 Servers on a few Win2000 Server machines. Problem is 50/50 and I think may be related somehow to the amount of players. Just my .02 cents.

**legacy-sourcexx** · 06-18-2004, 03:40 AM

at least this cannot be a mouse or ammount of players for me as the linux server has nothing to with the mouse ;-) ..and also no players are connected when starting the server.

lets wait what ryan reports...

rgds
marc'O

**legacy-sourcexx** · 06-20-2004, 12:02 PM

from the icculus ml..

-----------------------------------------

[ut2004] Linux 3236 with fixed load times...

From:
"Ryan C. Gordon" <icculus@clutteredmind.org> (icculus.org Ninja Hack Squad)
To:
ut2004@icculus.org

Date:
Today 17:48:08

So the long load times are due to a codegen bug in gcc. I have no idea
what changed that caused this, since the code that's blowing up hasn't
changed since 2003...but it looks like Unreal is moving to gcc3 on
linux/x86, finally.

Here are some new builds. If you're a Linux/x86 user, you're definitely
going to want to try these, but tentatively, in case something new and
strange is wrong. The load time is definitely fixed, though.

Linux/amd64 didn't suffer this bug; if you already had the 64-bit 3236
installed, the included binaries are identical, so don't redownload
them.

Please note that gcc3 requires a support library that gcc2 didn't. Any
modern Linux distro will have it, but older ones (and FreeBSD's linux
compatibility) may not. Generally, if your system has gcc3 installed,
you're fine. If the binaries fail to run, you can either install gcc3,
or download these libraries pre-built here:
http://icculus.org/updates/cod/gcc3-libs.tar.bz2

Put them somewhere the dynamic loader will see them and you're done. Be
careful that they don't interfere with system upgrades, blah blah blah.

Download:
http://0day.icculus.org/ut2004/ut200...3236-1.tar.bz2

05bc3d52b47655aa866f6a5640cb9bbc ut2004-lnxpatch3236-1.tar.bz2

--ryan.

-----------------------------------------

rgds
marc'O

**legacy-Mr.White** · 06-20-2004, 02:38 PM

THX sourcexx

**Imaginos** · 06-20-2004, 03:18 PM

D'oh.. Windows machines here..

**legacy-d0ubl3_h3l1x** · 06-20-2004, 04:18 PM

I just got onto this forum to check to see if anyone else has this problem. SuSE Linux box and map switches can take up to five minutes.

Has anyone tried the gcc3 libs? If so, please report how it works for you.

**legacy-DraZtiK** · 06-20-2004, 04:34 PM

Depending on your version or distro you should be up to date...anyway I already had version 3.3.3 so I didn't have to update gcc, so I updated the server patch to 3236-1 and it loads and switches much better now.:up:

**legacy-ArtfulDodger** · 06-20-2004, 04:41 PM

Hey guys,

Can ya patch an dedicated server? i mean the 1 u download (777 MB) ?

**legacy-»Dan«[ger]** · 06-20-2004, 05:09 PM

Originally posted by ArtfulDodger
Hey guys,

Can ya patch an dedicated server? i mean the 1 u download (777 MB) ?

Yes, you simply copie the content of the patch into the right server directories.

**legacy-Quanhan** · 06-21-2004, 12:44 AM

After patching my server I get this now:

./ucc-bin: error while loading shared libraries: libstdc++.so.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

I can't seem to find where to get these files from. I am running Debian (woody)

**legacy-Sneaker** · 06-21-2004, 09:24 AM

UnrealAdmin has the linux patch for the map loading problem:

http://www.unrealadmin.org

"UT2004 Linux Patch 3236.1 - The fixed patch for linux users. This patch solves the long map loading issues."

**legacy-Blacky** · 06-21-2004, 10:21 AM

Originally posted by Sneaker
UnrealAdmin has the linux patch for the map loading problem:

http://www.unrealadmin.org

"UT2004 Linux Patch 3236.1 - The fixed patch for linux users. This patch solves the long map loading issues."

Yes, we know it

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