When will the characters.sdb hang be fixed?

TaoChilde49 · 11-23-2009, 11:25 AM

I have tried deleting the sdb and idx files.
I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling Regnum.

The latter works one time. Till I update. Then it hangs all over again.

I'm running:
Linux Mint 8 RC1
Phenom II Quad Core 3.0
4G DDR3

onemyndseye · 11-24-2009, 06:51 AM

probably as soon as a reproducible and solid cause can be determined

ieti · 11-24-2009, 09:29 AM

Provide error logs, screenshots add some detailed explanation. Saying things like this provides zero information to developers.

Provide Operating System, Full Machine Specs, Driver versions, X.org, Mesa... all you think can be usable to developers to spot the problem.

TaoChilde49 · 11-24-2009, 12:13 PM

I have done that. This isn't the first post I've made on this issue
nor is it the first post others have made, including windows installs
that have the same issue.

linearguild · 11-24-2009, 02:33 PM

Read this guide to reporting bugs effectively. If you can't be bothered to give proper information about your problem, don't be surprised that devs can't be bothered to investigate your problem either.

TaoChilde49 · 11-24-2009, 03:57 PM

Like I said, I GAVE "the proper information". As did others.
And it's still not fixed. Not just on my machine but on others
as well.

onemyndseye · 11-26-2009, 06:41 AM

The real problem with bugs like this is they are hard to duplicate... it turns into a 1 in 1000000000 odds situation for diagnosing/fixing such a problem.

This one in particular is difficult because it occurs for seemingly no reason at random times and on any hardware configuration. Then it might "fix itself" only to reappear a couple weeks/months down the road.

These types of problems are called "intermittent faults" and are pretty much the bane of testers/coders/devs everywhere.

If you are a debian/ubuntu user... my suggestion to you in the mean time would be to install RO using the Debian package that I have provided. Then when this fault occurs simply delete ~/regnum and let the session wrapper provided in my package rebuild it. this will happen quite quickly on most systems.

Muzero · 11-26-2009, 12:34 PM

i have problem with characther.sdb as well, the client crash every time...

i reinstall all, and the client continue to crash!!!

TaoChilde49 · 11-28-2009, 02:09 AM

I'll try uninstall and reinstall again, Onemynd. I used your repos (which i'm very grateful you made, by the way

) and it worked. Until I shut the game off and restarted it later, then I got the char hang thing.

I'll try again and see. Thanks.

onemyndseye · 11-28-2009, 09:01 AM

You are quite welcome

Yes.. I didnt imagine it would completely solve your issue. But it will make recovering from it faster.. simply delete ~/regnum and relaunch. the session wrapper will handle the rest.

This drawback to this is the package resources are alittle outdated but I will be bringing the package up-to-date very soon.

Also. Trister2 in this post claims that chmod'ing /dev/shm fix this for him

Code:

sudo chmod 777 /dev/shm

Or

Code:

sudo chmod oug+rwx /dev/shm

You might give that a shot.

11-23-2009, 11:25 AM	#1
TaoChilde49 Pledge Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 25	When will the characters.sdb hang be fixed? I have tried deleting the sdb and idx files. I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling Regnum. The latter works one time. Till I update. Then it hangs all over again. I'm running: Linux Mint 8 RC1 Phenom II Quad Core 3.0 4G DDR3

11-24-2009, 06:51 AM	#2
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11-24-2009, 09:29 AM	#3
ieti Count Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Sofia, Bulgaria Posts: 1,374	Provide error logs, screenshots add some detailed explanation. Saying things like this provides zero information to developers. Provide Operating System, Full Machine Specs, Driver versions, X.org, Mesa... all you think can be usable to developers to spot the problem. __________________ RA \| Ignis \| Lilla My \| Conjurer \| EVIL IGNIS ROCK Horus \| Syrtis \| ieti \| Conjurer \| INQUISITION \| LONG GONE

11-24-2009, 02:33 PM	#5
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11-26-2009, 06:41 AM	#7
onemyndseye Master Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: South Central USA Posts: 260	The real problem with bugs like this is they are hard to duplicate... it turns into a 1 in 1000000000 odds situation for diagnosing/fixing such a problem. This one in particular is difficult because it occurs for seemingly no reason at random times and on any hardware configuration. Then it might "fix itself" only to reappear a couple weeks/months down the road. These types of problems are called "intermittent faults" and are pretty much the bane of testers/coders/devs everywhere. If you are a debian/ubuntu user... my suggestion to you in the mean time would be to install RO using the Debian package that I have provided. Then when this fault occurs simply delete ~/regnum and let the session wrapper provided in my package rebuild it. this will happen quite quickly on most systems. __________________ RA/Syrtis Hunter LVL50: Elusis RA/Syrtis Barba LVL50: Artemisia RA/Syrtis Conju Lvl45: Nellas Miriel

11-24-2009, 12:13 PM	#4
TaoChilde49 Pledge Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 25	I have done that. This isn't the first post I've made on this issue nor is it the first post others have made, including windows installs that have the same issue.

11-24-2009, 03:57 PM	#6
TaoChilde49 Pledge Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 25	Like I said, I GAVE "the proper information". As did others. And it's still not fixed. Not just on my machine but on others as well.

11-26-2009, 12:34 PM	#8
Muzero Pledge Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 4	i have problem with characther.sdb as well, the client crash every time... i reinstall all, and the client continue to crash!!!

11-28-2009, 02:09 AM	#9
TaoChilde49 Pledge Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 25	I'll try uninstall and reinstall again, Onemynd. I used your repos (which i'm very grateful you made, by the way ) and it worked. Until I shut the game off and restarted it later, then I got the char hang thing. I'll try again and see. Thanks.

11-28-2009, 09:01 AM	#10
onemyndseye Master Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: South Central USA Posts: 260	You are quite welcome Yes.. I didnt imagine it would completely solve your issue. But it will make recovering from it faster.. simply delete ~/regnum and relaunch. the session wrapper will handle the rest. This drawback to this is the package resources are alittle outdated but I will be bringing the package up-to-date very soon. Also. Trister2 in this post claims that chmod'ing /dev/shm fix this for him Code: sudo chmod 777 /dev/shm Or Code: sudo chmod oug+rwx /dev/shm You might give that a shot. __________________ RA/Syrtis Hunter LVL50: Elusis RA/Syrtis Barba LVL50: Artemisia RA/Syrtis Conju Lvl45: Nellas Miriel Last edited by onemyndseye; 11-28-2009 at 09:12 AM.