L4D server does not start

[Seppuldura]

Hi guys,

thought i put this in the server section.

First i had the problem with the glibc discussed here: http://forums.steampowered.com/forum...ighlight=glibc

Got that new lib and the error is gone but the server still doesn´t start:

Auto detecting CPU
Using AMD Optimised binary.
Enabling debug mode
Server will auto-restart if there is a crash.

Console initialized.
Game.dll loaded for "L4D - Normal"
Server is hibernating
ConVarRef test_progression_loop doesn't point to an existing ConVar
Game supporting (2) split screen players
maxplayers set to 14
Unknown command "r_decal_cullsize"
Unknown command "mat_bloom_scalefactor_scalar"
Network: IP xx.xx.xx.xx, mode MP, dedicated Yes, ports 27065 SV / 27008 CL
---- Host_NewGame ----
Host_NewGame on map l4d_dem_hospital01_apartment
ConVarRef room_type doesn't point to an existing ConVar
Executing dedicated server config file
Commentary: Could not find commentary data file 'maps/l4d_dem_hospital01_apartment_commentary.txt'. 
[S_API FAIL] SteamAPI_Init() failed; unable to update local steamclient. Continuing with current version anyway.
./srcds_run: line 443:  6829 Illegal instruction     (core dumped) $HL_CMD
"/home/srcds/srcds/l4d_demo/core" is not a core dump: File format not recognized
debug.cmds:1: Error in sourced command file:
No stack.
email debug.log to linux@valvesoftware.com
Fri Nov  7 11:46:51 CET 2008: Server restart in 10 seconds

debug.log:

CRASH: Fri Nov  7 11:46:51 CET 2008
Start Line: ./srcds_i486 -game left4dead +ip xx.xx.xx.xx -port 27065 +map l4d_dem_hospital01_apartment -nomaster -debug -fork  +map l4d_demo_hospital01_apartment
Using host libthread_db library "/lib/libthread_db.so.1".
End of Source crash report

Running debian sarge on an athlon xp cpu...and having the same problem on a debian etch also on an athlon xp.
I remember that TF2 also had problems running on an athlon xp cpu for some months in the beginning...maybe the same here?

[Sryso]

Try using srcds_run instead of srcds_i486 ?

For those having a server running. What's your folder structure like? When I install, I get everything in l4d_demo and some more in l4d_demo/left4dead. When I try to start with:

./srcds_run -console -game left4dead +Ip x.x.x.x -autoupdate +port 27020 -map l4d_dem_hospital01_apartment

I get a map not found. What do you all use to start it?

Note: I'd like for Valve to learn to take the time to write documentation for its community instead of throwing a package in our face. I doubt most sys admin would accept this kind of lack of documentation when installing Apache, Bind, Postfix and what not.

[Sryso]

I found a work around to my own issue. (Sorry for the thread hijacking but I figured we could use one thread to solve all the "not starting" issues)

I worked around my problem by changing the map through the server console after running srcds_run. ("map l4d_dem_hospital02_subway" for example). It didn't take more than a few seconds that I had players connecting after that. I'm also under the impression that it's not using my server.cfg as people can only connect from the loby and my variables aren't loaded.

[Seppuldura]

Originally Posted by Sryso

Try using srcds_run instead of srcds_i486 ?

Already using that...missed to put the startup line in the first post:
./srcds_run -game left4dead +ip xx.xx.xx.xx -port 27065 +map l4d_dem_hospital01_apartment -nomaster

[Indamix]

My own debian on an Athlon XP won't start at all:

./srcds_run: line 361:  3294 Illegal instruction     $HL_CMD

I updated the libs.
I tried your command line.

I do remember TF2 on athlon XP (same machine).