Hlds Crashing But Not "dying"

Poof · August 2003

I keep having problems where when HLDS crashes it just gives a "Can't send message over X bytes. Server shutdown" and HLDS never actually turns off! -_- The server stops working but it just stays on the console.

Any idea how to fix this?

Poof

Poof · August 2003

Message that I get:

L 08/10/2003 - 15:48:55: "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX<4><184XXXX><alien1team>" changed r
ole to "skulk"
SZ_GetSpace: overflow on MessageBegin/End
L 08/10/2003 - 15:48:55: FATAL ERROR (shutting down): MESSAGE_END called, but me
ssage buffer from .dll had overflowed

And HL just hangs. No crash so anything can see that it's dead. Just hangs = /

Poof · August 2003

A little more:

CODE

Dropped XXXXXXXXXXXX from server
Reason: Server shutting down
Creating HPAK custom.hpk.
L 08/10/2003 - 15:52:58: Server shutdown
L 08/10/2003 - 15:52:58: Log file closed
L 08/10/2003 - 15:52:58: FATAL ERROR (shutting down): Host_Error: PF_MessageEnd_
I: Refusing to send user message AlienInfo of 338 bytes to client, user message
size limit is 192 bytes

Missing shutdown function for Sys_InitAuthentication() : Sys_ShutdownAuthenticat
ion()
Missing shutdown function for Host_Init( &host_parms ) : Host_Shutdown()
Missing shutdown function for Sys_InitLauncherInterface() : Sys_ShutdownLauncher
Interface()
Missing shutdown function for Sys_InitMemory() : Sys_ShutdownMemory()
Missing shutdown function for Sys_Init() : Sys_Shutdown()
Missing shutdown function for FileSystem_Init(basedir, (void *)filesystemFactory
) : FileSystem_Shutdown()
Missing shutdown function for Sys_InitArgv( m_OrigCmd ) : Sys_ShutdownArgv()

verbose · August 2003

Does this happen shortly after you start the server? If so, the error about not sending a message over 192 bytes is usually caused by having a MOTD that's too large.

NeXuZ · August 2003

realy the MOTD...

my MOTD i very very long...well it was untill my win2k crach.....i think have a backup, but wth it dont crach my server....so ya what is wrong then

Poof · August 2003

That was actually about 15 minutes in to the game.

Also, I know that about the MOTD. Thanks for the idea though ^^

verbose · August 2003

Running any bots? Message-sending problems happen a lot with bots.

Sandman · August 2003

I was having this exact same problem and it was when I was running whichbots on the server. Is there any know fixes to help prevent this type of crash problem without simply removing the bots?

My server runs HLDS 4110c on winxp

Hlds Crashing But Not "dying"

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