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Phoenix
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Server Temporarily Down
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2014-06-01, 04:21 »
It seems the computer I'm using for Wirehead's Generations server is unstable and keeps freezing up. I'm not sure if this is from hardware or a software problem, but I'm working on fixing it. I'll have the server back up once I know the computer is stable, or if it won't stay stable, after it's been replaced. Thanks go to MadTux for bringing the problem to my attention.
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Phoenix
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Re: Server Temporarily Down
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2014-06-05, 19:41 »
The motherboard fan bearings wore out, and the fan's not spinning as a result. It wasn't reporting an overheat condition, but it's definitely acting like it's overheating. I'll replace the fan and we'll see if that fixes the server.
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Phoenix
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Re: Server Temporarily Down
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2014-06-08, 20:52 »
The fan was only one of the problems. The motherboard has 8 blown capacitors on it, which I could not see until I pulled it from the chassis to replace the fan. After 9 years of constant use on that system board, I suppose it's to be expected. Idlebot is dead, long live Idlebot.
Fortunately I happened to have some spare parts lying around, so I'm in the process of rebuilding the server.
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Phoenix
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Re: Server Temporarily Down
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2014-06-10, 16:52 »
Server is up and running again. I'll have to take it down in a few days to do some final tweaking, but it should be functioning normally.
Edit: Seems it's not functioning normally. It's freezing after changing maps, so I'm suspecting a corrupted file as a result of the motherboard failure. I'll have to put a clean copy of Q3 on the server before it's useable.
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MadTux
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Re: Server Temporarily Down
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2014-06-11, 19:30 »
Have a beer for fixing the box
I'm pretty impressed that the board got so far with 8 blown capacitors, though. I also noticed some weird map change behavior before it went down the last time.
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Phoenix
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Re: Server Temporarily Down
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2014-06-11, 21:09 »
Phoenix bird cannot drink alcohol, but thanks for the sentiment. Some pomegranate juice does sound tasty though!
The server is back up and running. A few of the game files definitely were corrupted. That's been fixed. Feel free to beat up on the bots and try to break it.
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MadTux
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2014-06-12, 14:32 »
I'll do my best to break the server, apart from DDoS attacks, that is
I'm all outta
gum
pomegranate juice, but here's some home-made apple juice. Cheers
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