"Verifying Client Data" Tips.

[Kooper]

Re: "Verifying Client Data" Tips.

Anyone knows how to make XP recognize all of your RAM?
I have 4GB installed, but only 3GB in windows...

Lets guess, your running service pack 2?

"We have found that applying Service Pack 2 (SP2) to Windows XP imposes a 3gb limit for memory. All 4gb will be there, but XP SP2 only "sees" 3gb. This is called a "security fix" to ward off memory exploits in Windows. "

From : http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:y...ient=firefox-a

To allow 4gb of addressable space to add "/PAE" to your boot.ini line as per -> http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system...AE/PAEdrv.mspx

Koops

[Mr NiceGuy]

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Damn i have to try that! Thank you so much!

EDIT: For some weird reason, that doesnt help at all!

This is my boot.ini file:

[boot loader]
timeout=0
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition" /PAE /NOEXECUTE=ALWAYSON /FASTDETECT /TUTag=PKMZXM

Do you think it has something to do with the /NOEXECUTE switch beeing in there?
It's still 3GB in windows... :hmm:

[Kooper]

Re: "Verifying Client Data" Tips.

Niceguy, try adding /3g in there too.

http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system...AE/PAEmem.mspx

/3g allows for a SINGLE application to be allocated memory above 2gb. Not sure if it will actually show it under my computer though. I'd trust task manager to show the true amount of available ram so check that (Performance tab/Physical memory section/Total Row).

Full list of switches here -> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;833721

edit: I've found myself that it won't suppose 4gb total in windows. This "feature" was broken with service pack 2. It does work with service pack 1 though.

I currently have 3gb usable in windows and use a limited ram disk. I can get from the US base on karkand to the mec base over the bridge before any of them have spawned :)

[Mr NiceGuy]

Re: "Verifying Client Data" Tips.

Thanks for all your help, but i can get it to work nomather what i do....
So i simply ordered a Intel Pentium D processor wich supports x64 bit.

That would solve my problem's... Have to install XP 64 bit though

[l.l.j.w]

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Does this mean that on penguin servers and 64 servers means that you could go on there with edited files thats not right it has to be verified, otherwise you could change the files and get away with it.

[Kooper]

Re: "Verifying Client Data" Tips.

Does this mean that on penguin servers and 64 servers means that you could go on there with edited files thats not right it has to be verified, otherwise you could change the files and get away with it.

I think you might be confusing that with "Content check" which is the green computer symbol. If your data isn't the same as the server i thought that your client would get the old bf42 "data differs" or even a CTD.

[=TG= SIlpKn0t]

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wow, I am deleting some games to make room for 15% or more then defragging with that program then gonna check out some linux servers

[fotrsaken]

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didnt know that lol

[tehpwnzoor]

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wow cool very very good topic
i wonder how many servers use linux

[F1br-Opt1x]

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Thank You!!!!!!!!!

[[Expletive Deleted]]

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One thing I didn't see as a possible fix for stupid long verification times was checking to make sure your IDE or SATA controller isn't running in PIO mode. Somehow my SATA drive got set to PIO mode and it made verifying take minutes-plural. After fixing that, it takes me about 85 seconds from the time I click "join server" to the time I'm spawned in the game.

[Kapukluk]

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Oh wow, I kinda had the idea in the back of my head that I should upgrade my hard drive to a SATA from my Ultra ATA-133 8Mb drive. Good to know these tips. Thanks.

[[Expletive Deleted]]

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The only reason to upgrade that drive is for a bigger cache. With everything else being equal there is no functional difference between PATA and SATA drives in my experience. 7200 RPMs + 16MB cache = 7200 RPMs + 16MB cache.

[shadow_alpha12]

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Thank this should make it way faster I hate waiting like 5 mins just to see the round is already over.

[H00bler]

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If you are in the market for a new hard drive, please do yourself a favor and buy a Raptor series drive from Western Digital. They are *fast*. They aren't as fast as installing more real RAM and making that into a RAM disk, but that is very expensive and has its own hassles.

Even if you have to get a small Raptor, you will be glad you did.
Use it as your boot drive, page file drive, and BF2 drive. Huge win.

Also, going to 2G of RAM helped me a lot.

I currently run on a P4 3.0GHz, 75G Raptor, 2G ram. Load times are still a bit longer than I'd like, but no where near as slow as my striped SATA drives were, and they were fast 7,200rpm/8M cache WD's. This Raptor spanks the striped 7,200rpm drives, which surprised me.