Please help me learn to troubleshoot this.

[Zeppo]

First time loading seq in over 7 years.
Got latest Ubuntu installed, download and installed tarball.
I run SEQ, and it starts fine.
When I zone, and it detects EQ running. it crashes with a few errors.
This is everything that happens:

ShowEQ 5.13.10.4, released under the GPL.
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ShowEQ 5.13.10.4, Built from 'main.cpp' on Apr 15 2012 at 18:51:30
CVS: @(#) $Id: main.cpp 750 2010-02-20 23:01:46Z ieatacid $ $Name$
Using GCC version: 4.5.2
Using glibc version: 2.13
Using Qt version: 3.3.8b
Running on Linux release 2.6.38-14-generic for processor i686

Using config file '/home/USER/.showeq/showeq.xml'
Loaded preferences file: /usr/local/share/showeq/seqdef.xml!
Unable to open file: /home/USER/.showeq/showeq.xml!
Info: Listening for first client seen.
Info: Initializing Packet Capture Thread:
Info: Filtering packets on device eth0, searching for EQ client...
Warning: Spells: Failed to open: '/usr/local/share/showeq/spells_us.txt'
Warning: GuildMgr: Could not load guildsfile, /home/USER/.showeq/tmp/guilds2.dat
Info: Loading Filters from '/home/USER/Desktop/showeq-maps-1.0'
Info: Loading Zone Filter File: /home/USER/Desktop/showeq-maps-1.0
Info: Loading Zone Filter File: /home/USER/Desktop/showeq-maps-1.0
Info: Categories Reloaded
Info: No Map found for zone 'unknown'!
Info: Checked for all variants of 'unknown.map', 'unknown.txt', and 'unknown_1.txt'
Info: in directories '/home/USER/.showeq/maps' and '/usr/local/share/showeq/maps'!
Warning: EQStr: Failed to open '/usr/local/share/showeq/eqstr_us.txt'
Info: Client Detected: 192.168.0.157
Zone: EntryCode: Client
Warning: OP_PlayerProfile (0x6afd) (dataLen: 29688) doesn't match: sizeof(charProfileStruct):29560
Debug: SpawnShell::fillSpawnStruct - expected length: 401, read: 365 for spawn 'CHARACTER'



Where do I start troubleshooting this?

Thanks!

[hug]

A couple of things to start with... First of all, it looks like you might not have copied your spells_us.txt, eqstr_us.txt, and dbstr_us.txt files form you everquest directory to /usr/local/share/showeq on your linux system. I know the first two files are needed, but I am not sure about dbstr_us.txt these days, I still just copy it over due to habit. If you have maps, put those files in /usr/local/share/showeq/maps.

The 5.13.10.4 tarball needs to be patched also. you can find full copies of the files everquest.h and zoneopcodes.xml at http://www.showeq.net/forums/showthread.php?6616-3-15-CTD-Issues/page4 posted by fransick. Simply copy the posted text in those two files over the old text in the files. ./configure /make /make install and give it another try.

I am sure I might be missing something else, but give it should give you a good starting point.

[Zeppo]

Ok, I did what you suggested, and it worked!
Still looks like I'm getting a few bad CRC errors, but SEQ seems to be working.
Thanks!

[hug]

Ok, I did what you suggested, and it worked!
Still looks like I'm getting a few bad CRC errors, but SEQ seems to be working.
Thanks!

I think there are still a few opcodes missing, but it will take someone far smarter than me to find them. Glad it is up and running for you

[fransick]

Ok, I did what you suggested, and it worked!
Still looks like I'm getting a few bad CRC errors, but SEQ seems to be working.
Thanks!

I may be wrong, but thought CRC errors are usually generated by other network traffic not associated with EQ... if you turn on "Session Tracking" under Network options, they may go away. I also remember reading that torrents are particularly bad for creating lots of CRC errors in SEQ.

[Roads]

on my system i just close the terminal after starting seq.. no more crc errors to see:)