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'Battlefield Vietnam' & 'Battlefield 1942' - Dedicated Linux Server/Patch

by Judy on Dec. 7, 2004 @ 8:05 p.m. PST

EA has now released the linux patches/server files for Digital Illusions Battlefield 1942 & Battlefield Vietnam. These updates bring your server to v1.61 (BF1942) and v1.21 (BFV) and address an undisclosed exploit reported by community member Luigi Auriemma (thanks 3DGamers). Read more for download links.

Get the Battlefield Vietnam v1.21 dedicated linux server off WP (165mb)

Get the Battlefield 1942 v1.61 dedicated Linux server off WP (7mb)

Battlefield 1942 Linux server patch v1.61

INSTALLATION:

Untar this on a bf1942 1.6 (rc2) installation:
# cd
# tar zxvf bf1942-update-1.61.tar.gz

Contents of the tarball:
bf1942/
bf1942/mods/
bf1942/mods/bf1942/
bf1942/mods/bf1942/contentcrc32.con
bf1942/mods/bf1942/init.con
bf1942/bf1942_lnxded.dynamic
bf1942/bf1942_lnxded.static
bf1942/UPDATE-1.61-INSTALL.txt

Battlefield Vietnam Linux server patch v1.21

Quick start

- Run the server installer and follow the instructions.

IMPORTANT:
Please note that if you choose to install the server over an existing installation the existing installation directory will be removed!

Example:
$ sh bfv_linded-x.y.z.run

- Modify mods/bfv/settings/serversettings.con to your taste.

Example:
$ cd /path/to/installation/bfv
$ vi mods/bfv/settings/serversettings.con

- Modify mods/bfv/settings/maplist.con to your taste.

Example:
$ cd /path/to/installation/bfv
$ vi mods/bfv/settings/serversettings.con

IMPORTANT:
Please see the information below to understand the new map list format.

- Run the server from within the top-level directory by typing
./start.sh [arguments] from a shell.

Example:
$ cd /path/to/installation/bfv
$ ./start.sh +statusMonitor 1

NOTE: The statusMonitor is now activated by default (because I'm a lazy sod). To revert back to the old behaviour, remove the offending line in serversettings.con

- If you are starting the server from a remote connection you will need to encapsulate it inside a "screen" session to let it stay behind when you log out from the shell.

Example (to start the server):
$ cd /path/to/installation/bfv
$ screen ./start.sh +statusMonitor 1
Now press Ctrl-A followed by Ctrl-D to detach the screen session, leaving it running in the background. You can now log out without affecting the server.

Example (to reconnect to the server status monitor):
$ screen -r

Please see the man page for screen to learn more about what it can do.

Revision history

Changes in this release:

1.2.1
- This update addresses an undisclosed exploit.

 

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