Petition: OpenBSD build of the dedicated server

(kernelpenguin) #1

We’re having our annual easter LAN party here and would like Enemy Territory to be the main game. The problem is that the current file and print server runs OpenBSD. Yes, we could install Linux on it, but personally I would like a little bit of variety. Plus the whole setup has been fine-tuned – would be bad seeing all that hard work go to waste.

So could you fine folks at Splash Damage release an OpenBSD build of Enemy Territory’s dedicated server binary?

Anyone else who would like to see an OpenBSD port of the dedicated server, please add a post below.

(Kendle) #2

Our game server provider used to run the Linux binary of RTCW and ET on FreeBSD (if that’s not the same thing as OpenBSD?) with no problems. They’ve recently converted all their servers to Linux, but I don’t think it was because of compatibility issues.

(Sick Boy) #3

Is there really need for this? Think of all the great things SD could be doing instead. Like watching this banana dance :banana:

(pgh) #4

We all have the obsession for dancing bananas… lets :poke: instead. :[

(BubbRubb) #5

I ran an ET server on my OpenBSD firewall for a week or so. IRCC, all I needed was the linux_compat libraries. (redhat_base-8.0p2)

Performance was poor on a 200 Mhz proc. 99% load long before my pathetic bandwidth was saturated. 3 players max. :rocker2:

(chr0nicles) #6

I’m running al my servers on FreeBSD 5.X branch, you need to enable linux compatibility then you can run an ET dedicated server without problems and without performance issues… i’m experiencing better performance/stability when running BSD systems :slight_smile:

(chr0nicles) #7

By default all BSDs enable linux compatibilty in their kernel, make sure you have the following in your /etc/rc.conf
"linux_enable=“YES”

you can always use the ports tree to install linux compatibilty when you didnt enabled it at setup.

*Note check which linux_base you want to install: linux_base / linux_base-6 / linux_base-8 etc
cd /usr/ports/emulators/linux_base
make install

edit /etc/rc.conf
"linux_enable=“YES”

(BubbRubb) #8

Didn’t mean to imply that OpenBSD was somehow responsible for the poor performance, certainly it was the 200 mhz cpu. :slight_smile: