Anyone know how to use DigitalBYOND hosting?

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Oct 2 2007, 12:12 pm
I got it and everythime I try to open the game DBGT Oblivion 2.dmb is tells me it cant open it.

DreamDaemon /home/santaeid/DBGT Oblivion 2.dmb 6010 -trusted -log logfile.log &

That is what I put into PuTTy but it does not work! Could it be that I have not payed yet (something wrong with his account on paypal) or did I write something wrong. And also if the first one is the answer cna you tell me if I wrote it right or not.
Oct 2 2007, 4:23 pm
You need double-quotes around the whole filename, because there are spaces in it.
Oct 3 2007, 7:25 am (Edited on Oct 3 2007, 7:31 am)
In response to Jon88
it always helps to be just a wee bit patient. this is my hobby, not my job, so it sometimes takes a day or so to reply.

BUT i am glad you took the initiative and asked here. the solution provided should work.
Oct 3 2007, 12:42 pm
In response to digitalmouse
Also does digitalBYOND work with BYOND 4.01XX (idk the version number)?
Oct 3 2007, 12:47 pm
In response to Wiilikepie
lastest windows version is 405.9xx. latest linux version is 401.xxx, but should work with just fine. if 401 is not installed for you, and you need it, send me an email and i'll install it into your account for you.
Oct 3 2007, 1:31 pm
In response to digitalmouse
DreamDaemon /home/santaeid/"DBGT Oblivion 2.dmb" 6010 -trusted -log logfile.log &

and it says [1] Done or 14204. then it says [2] 14205 and then [1] Done. No Dream Daemon or anything launches up so yeah. Could you help me XD!

This is what happens when I enter it and I use BYOND 4.01. Could u send me the latest compatible one at [email protected] (I wonder if u knew it was me XD!
Oct 3 2007, 3:06 pm
In response to Wiilikepie
Nothing is meant to show up, that's what the "&" at the end of your command does. It sends it to the background, so you can exit your shell or do more stuff.

The number it gives you is the process ID, so you can close it with "kill 14204". Of course, you'd replace 14204 with your new number.
Oct 5 2007, 5:30 pm
In response to Smoko
This is what I did just now and nothing happens:

DreamDaemon /home/santaeid/"DBGT Oblivion 2.dmb" 6010 -trusted -log logfile.log &

I put that in and press enter. [1] 17121. I get that. Then I get this if I press it twice like the site said and I get this
[1]+ Exit 1.

Am I doing something wrong (if so explain) or is there something wrong with the game I am hosting because it was live by someone else a while ago.
Oct 6 2007, 12:12 am
In response to Wiilikepie
yes, and i explained what the possibility is in one of last emails to you. there is a runtime error that you need to look into.

to view the log, type: cat (log name here), then press enter. it will list out all the bug output on screen. to pause the scrolling, use: cat (log name) | more, and use enter to 'page down', or CTRL-C to cancel.

at the very end of the log, you will see:

runtime error: bad icon operation
proc name: New (/icon/New)
  source file: Admin Rules.dm,0
BUG: Crashing due to an illegal operation!
proc name: Shift (/icon/proc/Shift)
  source file: Admin Rules.dm,0
  usr: {NPC} Goten (/mob/NPC/Goten)
  src: /icon (/icon)
  call stack:
/icon (/icon): Shift(4, 13, null)
/iconset (/iconset): AddIcon(/icon (/icon), 45, 0, 0, 3, 12)
Arial 7pt (/dmifont/Arial7pt): DrawChar(116, 45, 0, /iconset (/iconset), 3)
Arial 7pt (/dmifont/Arial7pt): DrawText("{NPC} Goten", 32, 0, 64, 10, 0, 2, 2, 1, null, null)
{NPC} Goten (/mob/NPC/Goten): CreateName(0, 0, 0)
{NPC} Goten (/mob/NPC/Goten): New( (198,27,1) (/turf/Island_Edge/Island_Edge_005))


'runtime error: bad icon operation' is all through the log, and it looks like after too many of them, the game gives up trying to deal with it by producing 'BUG: Crashing due to an illegal operation!'

this runtime error suggests that this could be a problem with your game code. check out your Admin.dm file, and if you still have trouble, try posting the error in the Code Problems section in the developer forum. you may later be directed to post in Bug Reports. if so, be sure to fill out all the info.

the current Linux BYOND version on digitalBYOND is 401.963. i will ask for a newer version, when it's available, just on the off-chance that this is more related to BYOND than your game code.
Oct 6 2007, 4:33 am
In response to digitalmouse
kk. Also is it possible if there is an error that someone can host it using their computer. I am just wondering XD!
Oct 7 2007, 6:57 am (Edited on Oct 7 2007, 7:11 am)
In response to Wiilikepie
Eh, wha? Those errors are due to programming issues. Which means that even if you give it to another host, it'll do the samething and eventually crash.

Before hosting a game to the public, double check if everything was programmed in correctly (meaning no runtime warning/errors) before hosting it to the public!

Besides, people can host on their own personally computer, on a linux server, etc.