Missing W_loadwad Gfx.wad?

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<div class="IPBDescription">Wth?</div> I know this is not a new problem, however in the forum search this problem was never answered in 4 threads about the same thing.

I am receiving the elusive gfx.wad error.

System Specs:
- win 2000
- 512 DDR
- AMD XP 2800+
- 50 GB Mirrored SCSI HD
- 1.5 DSL

Here is all of what i have installed:
- steam dedicated half life server 1.1.2.0 (HLDS latest version)
- metamod 1.7 (latest version)
- AMX mod 0.9.7.x (latest version)
- NS dedicated server 3.0 Beta 4a (latest version)
- meanloader 1.02 (latest version)

(Do i have to install the standard HL game too?)

I am almost positive it has to do with AMX since it runs ok without AMX MM running. Unfortunatly it does not create an error log to help out.

The command line i am using is:
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C:\HLServ\hlds.exe -game nsp -maxplayers 12 +map co_core -console +port 27015 +exec banned.cfg +exec listip.cfg +exec server.cfg
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I FOUND THE FIX:

Be absolutely sure you are running the right metamod version. I was using 1.7 off the metamod website. you must use the 1.7 that is off the forums or your amx sever will not work right.

sawce

While I've never experienced this error, I did do one small test to try to get this error. I based it off of this line you posted:

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(Do i have to install the standard HL game too?)
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So, I went into my test linux HLDS install, which works just fine currently, and I removed the hlds_l/valve/ directory.

Now, when I start hlds, I get this error:

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[steve@linux hlds_l]$ ./start
Auto detecting CPU
Using AMD Optimised binary.
Auto-restarting the server on crash

Console initialized.
scandir failed:/home/steve/hlds_l/./valve/SAVE
scandir failed:/home/steve/hlds_l/./platform/SAVE
<b>FATAL ERROR (shutting down): W_LoadWadFile: couldn't load gfx.wad</b>
Add "-debug" to the ./hlds_run command line to generate a debug.log to help with solving this problem
Fri May 21 17:58:13 EDT 2004: Server restart in 10 seconds
Fri May 21 17:58:16 EDT 2004: Server Quit
[steve@linux hlds_l]$
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If this is the same error you are getting, I would try installing the actual half-life game (the /valve/ directory). I always thought it was required to install the half-life game anyway. o_O

<b>Edit:</b> Bah. You found the fix as I was posting this. :\