cortex log, titan mode, 32 man map sizes

10/28/06 - 08:25:10 Instance crashed
10/28/06 - 05:55:50 Instance crashed
10/28/06 - 00:14:39 Instance crashed

10/27/06 - 19:25:49 Instance crashed
10/27/06 - 18:53:29 Instance crashed
10/27/06 - 14:15:08 Instance crashed
10/27/06 - 09:00:08 Instance crashed
10/27/06 - 00:38:37 Instance crashed

10/26/06 - 20:07:17 Instance crashed
10/26/06 - 17:00:26 Instance crashed
10/26/06 - 12:26:16 Instance crashed

10/25/06 - 22:36:45 Instance crashed
10/25/06 - 17:00:14 Instance crashed
10/25/06 - 16:02:34 Instance crashed
10/25/06 - 13:57:53 Instance crashed
10/25/06 - 03:30:02 Instance crashed

10/24/06 - 22:32:11 Instance crashed
10/24/06 - 20:42:31 Instance crashed
10/24/06 - 09:39:49 Instance crashed
10/24/06 - 01:46:39 Instance crashed

10/23/06 - 21:18:18 Instance crashed
10/23/06 - 15:29:47 Instance crashed
10/23/06 - 11:50:18 Instance crashed
10/23/06 - 04:34:26 Instance crashed

10/22/06 - 19:13:14 Instance crashed
10/22/06 - 14:20:23 Instance crashed
10/22/06 - 03:25:22 Instance crashed

10/21/06 - 23:03:32 Instance crashed
10/21/06 - 12:46:00 Instance crashed
10/21/06 - 07:19:49 Instance crashed
10/21/06 - 01:54:38 Instance crashed

10/20/06 - 21:04:36 Instance crashed
10/20/06 - 15:02:45 Instance crashed
10/20/06 - 02:40:15 Instance crashed
10/20/06 - 02:40:15 Instance crashed

10/19/06 - 20:42:04 Instance crashed - Verdun was the map
10/19/06 - 15:11:43 Instance crashed - Minsk was the map
10/19/06 - 01:18:21 Instance crashed
10/18/06 - 18:37:00 Instance crashed

It ran for about 8 hours and 40 minutes before we suffered our first crash...lol

Event Log from my ranked 32 Slot Conquest BF2142 instance:

10/31/06 - 03:53:45 Instance crashed

10/29/06 - 10:15:05 Instance crashed

10/28/06 - 13:32:55 Instance crashed
10/28/06 - 11:03:35 Instance crashed
10/28/06 - 03:46:45 Instance crashed

10/27/06 - 16:59:36 Instance crashed
10/27/06 - 04:43:49 Instance crashed

10/26/06 - 15:56:19 Instance crashed
10/26/06 - 10:51:29 Instance crashed

10/25/06 - 23:46:59 Instance crashed
10/25/06 - 15:30:59 Instance crashed

10/24/06 - 18:29:29 Instance crashed
10/24/06 - 17:28:29 Instance crashed

10/23/06 - 09:47:49 Instance crashed
10/23/06 - 02:09:59 Instance crashed

10/22/06 - 17:43:39 Instance crashed
10/22/06 - 15:42:19 Instance crashed
10/22/06 - 14:42:59 Instance crashed
10/22/06 - 12:09:19 Instance crashed
10/22/06 - 11:07:29 Instance crashed
10/22/06 - 09:23:49 Instance crashed
10/22/06 - 00:52:19 Instance crashed

10/21/06 - 21:45:09 Instance crashed
10/21/06 - 18:20:58 Instance crashed
10/21/06 - 15:35:39 Instance crashed
10/21/06 - 04:17:38 Instance crashed

10/20/06 - 01:35:33 Instance crashed

10/19/06 - 01:45:31 Instance crashed

10/18/06 - 17:05:06 Instance started
10/18/06 - 16:52:40 Instance activated
10/18/06 - 16:50:54 New instance

I will keep my post updated.

10/19/06 - 02:56:27 Instance crashed
10/18/06 - 21:39:28 Instance crashed

ip 70.86.64.146:16569

don't know which maps, but do know it's Titan mode.

10/19/06 - 03:17:25 Instance crashed
10/18/06 - 19:35:35 Instance crashed
10/18/06 - 12:25:49 Instance started
10/18/06 - 12:14:17 Instance activated

We alternate between Cnq and Titan so I don't which mode it was in.

10/19/06 - 08:22:32 Instance started admin Yes
10/19/06 - 08:22:27 Instance stopped admin Yes
10/19/06 - 03:40:38 Instance crashed System Yes
10/18/06 - 19:56:17 Instance crashed System Yes
10/18/06 - 12:40:45 Instance started admin Yes
10/18/06 - 12:36:45 Instance stopped admin No
10/18/06 - 12:34:05 Instance started admin No
10/18/06 - 12:33:59 Instance stopped admin Yes
10/18/06 - 12:30:30 Instance started admin Yes
10/18/06 - 12:28:36 Instance activated admin No
10/18/06 - 12:28:18 New instance admin Yes


today I changed the maps to the dafault size

lastnight I was seting the map size to 64

the dafault map size seems to have helped

Titan Mode
Minske

10/18/06 - 21:09:08 Instance crashed System No
10/18/06 - 14:44:54 Instance started admin No
10/18/06 - 14:44:51 Instance stopped admin No
10/18/06 - 13:03:05 Instance started admin No
10/18/06 - 12:58:18 Instance activated admin No
10/18/06 - 12:57:41 New instance admin No

So far this is a pretty unstable engine. My server has been full since 9am central time and 2 crashes in roughly 13 hrs.

Comparatively thats not so bad as say BF2 1.3.

yup got some more last night:

10/19/06 - 23:39:25 Instance crashed

Only good thing about the crashes is that they give me time to make changes to the config. Otherwise the server would be full all the time. lol

Two more, within a few hours of one another

10/20/06 - 01:41:44 Instance crashed
10/19/06 - 20:50:31 Instance crashed

I had another, still not sure what map. I really have no clue where I could even check.

10/20/06 - 01:35:33 Instance crashed

Previous night crashed at the following time:
10/19/06 - 01:45:31 Instance crashed

The crashes have been close to each other in terms of time.

Argh, another one. It seems to be getting worse:

10/20/06 - 15:08:49 Instance crashed System Yes

Anyone have a ranked 2142 server up and running that isn't taking random dumps? If so what's your secret. At one point I tried locking the instance to a single core (that seemed to help in BF2) but at time I'd max the CPU out so I had to add another (don't think it crashed while single core though).

mine is tied to 1 core and crashing every 5-6 hrs.

Well, mserver just crashed twice in the last 90 mins.

Each time it was either on Minsk Titan mode, or Camp G. Cnq mode (those two maps are back to back).

Thanks for all of the additional information, just to keep everyone up to date, EA is aware of the issues and the ranked providers are all assembling and passing on data to EA for a patch.

I to can add to this.
I get randome crashes...random I say.

I hae played on others and they did not appear to crash...

Thank you sir!

Well my server broke the crashing trend last night by lasting until 4:17am Planet Time. The previous nites it went until 1:35-1:45 am before it crashed.

10/21/06 - 04:17:38 Instance crashed

Good to hear that there is some hope! Thanks sdibadj!

Another one:

10/21/06 - 10:41:29 Instance crashed System Yes

Seems to be happening more and more often now.

I am just updating my original post. If you look at it, I had 4 yesterday and 1 at 1:40am.

Our servers stay packed pretty much 24/7 and we're averaging about 5-6 crashes a day now looking at my email reports.

My conquest crashes 5-7 times a day. titan crashes about 3-4.

I am up to 3 crashes today and imagine there will be another before the day is done.

Today has been TERRIBLE...I had 6 emails waiting for me when I checked today...

10/22/06 - 15:42:19 Instance crashed
10/22/06 - 14:57:26 Instance started
10/22/06 - 14:56:00 Instance stopped
10/22/06 - 14:55:23 Instance started
10/22/06 - 14:45:07 Instance stopped
10/22/06 - 14:42:59 Instance crashed
10/22/06 - 12:26:31 Instance started
10/22/06 - 12:10:57 Instance stopped
10/22/06 - 12:09:19 Instance crashed
10/22/06 - 11:07:29 Instance crashed
10/22/06 - 09:23:49 Instance crashed
10/22/06 - 00:52:19 Instance crashed

This is getting WAY outta control...This error or bug better be found soon because our server will not be able to survive a day like this everyday.

I am running the following map rotation:

Minsk (Titan)
Belgrade (Conquest)
Shuhia Taiba(Titan)
Camp Gibralter(Conquest)
Sidi Power Plant(Titan)
Cerbere Landing(Conquest)
Seuz Canal(Titan)
Fall of Berlin(Conquest)
Verdun(Titan)
Tunis Harbor(Conquest)

**I also noticed that my server had a crazy amount of Memory cached. I have 1.5 gigs of ram, it was using about half and had over 500MB's in cache. I think this might have something to do with the crashes.

Creed, have you tried running one mode only? Either 100% Titan or 100% conquest? Honestly, considering EA's terribly track record in supporting mixed items on the BF2 Engine (no Special Forces mixed with Vanilla ability) I'm sort of surprised they didn't make a stink over mixing Titan and Conquest.

We have ran a Desert Combat server for a few years now. What I have learned from BF1942 in the past is that you
cannot mix game modes or the server will crash within 8 hours. Example would be Conquest and CTF mode.

Different game same old EA bugs.

that's what i do. i have 1 titan server and 1 conquest server. they both crash often. the conquest crashes more, but it's 64 players, whereas the titan is 48.

100% titan mode 40 players

10/23/06 - 04:24:57 Instance crashed System Yes
10/22/06 - 22:15:57 Instance crashed System Yes
10/22/06 - 15:45:37 Instance crashed System Yes
10/22/06 - 03:11:17 Instance crashed System Yes
10/21/06 - 22:42:17 Instance crashed System Yes
10/21/06 - 19:30:07 Instance crashed System Yes
10/21/06 - 05:33:36 Instance crashed System Yes
10/20/06 - 22:53:36 Instance crashed System Yes
10/20/06 - 18:06:26 Instance crashed System Yes
10/20/06 - 11:59:26 Instance crashed System Yes
10/19/06 - 21:56:56 Instance crashed System Yes
10/19/06 - 17:23:46 Instance crashed System Yes

Three times a day?
Can you pin point a certian map that is going down on?
Maybe only try 1/2 of the map list at a time?

Server #1, 64 player conquest (it's the busier one)..

10/23/06 - 22:55:09 Instance crashed System Yes
10/23/06 - 21:38:39 Instance crashed System Yes
10/23/06 - 16:30:39 Instance crashed System Yes
10/23/06 - 15:06:49 Instance crashed System No
10/23/06 - 15:05:49 Instance crashed System Yes
10/22/06 - 22:39:59 Instance crashed System Yes
10/22/06 - 21:32:38 Instance crashed System Yes
10/22/06 - 15:27:58 Instance crashed System Yes
10/22/06 - 05:25:58 Instance crashed System Yes
10/22/06 - 00:01:18 Instance crashed System Yes

Server #2 32 player titan/conquest alternate, not as many, not as busy!:

10/23/06 - 00:40:04 Instance started railbait Yes
10/23/06 - 00:40:00 Instance stopped railbait Yes
10/22/06 - 23:26:39 Instance crashed System Yes
10/22/06 - 19:42:52 Instance started railbait Yes
10/22/06 - 19:41:25 Instance stopped railbait Yes
10/22/06 - 11:24:09 Instance started railbait Yes
10/22/06 - 11:16:25 Instance stopped railbait Yes
10/22/06 - 04:03:48 Instance crashed System Yes

I have thought of just going to a one mode maplist.

I will probably give that a go tomorrow and see if there is a difference.

I'd rather not jinx today but so far no crashes...

10/26/06 - 16:52:14 Instance crashed
10/25/06 - 05:18:37 Instance started
10/25/06 - 05:18:33 Instance stopped
10/25/06 - 01:33:00 Instance crashed
10/24/06 - 20:48:10 Instance crashed
10/23/06 - 15:44:19 Instance crashed
10/23/06 - 13:02:05 Instance crashed
10/22/06 - 23:53:35 Instance crashed
10/22/06 - 04:20:05 Instance crashed
10/20/06 - 16:11:25 Instance started
10/20/06 - 16:11:21 Instance stopped
10/20/06 - 15:49:15 Instance crashed
10/19/06 - 01:16:55 Instance crashed
10/18/06 - 19:37:15 Instance crashed
10/18/06 - 15:20:37 Instance started
10/18/06 - 15:12:04 Instance activated
10/18/06 - 15:11:56 New instance

Thought id post mine

Updated

liltechdude

10/26/06 - 20:48:21 Instance crashed System Yes
10/26/06 - 19:42:01 Instance crashed System Yes
10/25/06 - 19:14:52 Instance crashed System Yes
10/24/06 - 02:32:40 Instance crashed System Yes
10/23/06 - 13:59:20 Instance crashed System Yes
10/22/06 - 22:26:50 Instance crashed System Yes
10/22/06 - 20:51:00 Instance crashed System Yes
10/21/06 - 03:35:00 Instance crashed System Yes
10/20/06 - 12:02:49 Instance crashed System Yes
10/19/06 - 22:04:39 Instance crashed System Yes

In the past day I've had two crashes from which the server did not restart itself. That's something new. And discouraging.

doc, you sure did update your post...holy crap you've been collecting those crashes.

I am done to about 3 a day on average running maps in Conquest mode. I am getting too many complaints of errors with the Titans.

10/26/06 - 21:28:16 Instance crashed
10/26/06 - 18:58:36 Instance crashed
10/25/06 - 22:35:36 Instance crashed
10/25/06 - 18:53:26 Instance crashed
10/25/06 - 18:07:36 Instance crashed
10/24/06 - 22:44:26 Instance crashed
10/24/06 - 20:52:36 Instance crashed
10/22/06 - 21:36:33 Instance crashed
10/22/06 - 17:27:53 Instance crashed
10/22/06 - 02:18:03 Instance crashed
10/21/06 - 23:09:43 Instance crashed
10/21/06 - 19:08:13 Instance crashed
10/21/06 - 16:55:33 Instance crashed
10/21/06 - 01:02:23 Instance crashed
10/20/06 - 21:34:23 Instance crashed
10/20/06 - 20:55:53 Instance crashed
10/19/06 - 23:57:03 Instance crashed
10/19/06 - 21:58:53 Instance crashed

Running Titan Mode 24/7 all maps single round, unlimited timer, voip disabled, voting disabled, auto balance on. About a week ago we disabled voip to see if it made a difference, it hasn't as you can see.

How is everyone doing now post installing the most recent update and 2142cc?

My daily crash average seems to be decreasing but that really doesn't mean much.

You wont physicaly see the crashes in cortex anymore because 2142cc has a built in kernel that will restart the instance if it were to crash. Only in cases where BF2142 and 2142CC freeze up together, will cortex notice that the server has crashed. So you SHOULDNT see any crashes anymore

Cortex onlr reports a 'crash' if it determines that the instance isn't running anymore and needs to start it up again. Technically when you start a 2142cc enabled server then all cortex does is run bf2ccd.exe and let 2142cc take care of the rest. Are crashes logged in 2142cc anywhere?

Yes, it does. If a 2142CC user goes to the File/retrieve logs from Daemon option, then chooses Daemon logs (not chat logs) they can see all prior day activity (up to midnight server time) In those logs, such lovely tidbits as:
[10/31/2006 5:36:32 PM] SYSTEM BF2142process has stopped on Map: camp gibraltar
are seen. Seen too often, imho.

my crashes are just horrible.. still. our titan server normally crashes about 3-5 times a day, but yesterday it crashed 4 times in less than 6 hrs

the conquest continues to crash about every 2 hrs.


I hope EA/Dice can hurry up and fix these problems.

Yup, my crash frequency went way up yesterday, to BF2 1.3 levels. But, two things changed, I went to a conquest only rotation and added 2142CC. I hope it's not CC's fault. Does anyone have concrete evidence that the crashing occurs on any old hosts servers (don't want to point the finger to I365, but I'd like to know we're not alone)

Theres quite a bit of talk amongst the ranked providers about server crashes. Believe me we're not alone in this. EA's privvy to our conversations, so they're aware of these issues. Hopefully a fix will come swiftly.

What Kevin meant was:

-- Kevin's-proofreader's-proofreader

Well I definatly did notice that Cortex no longer logs crashes after having 2142cc installed. Definatly a bummer, not sure how detailed a logs cc keeps or where to find them. That's my next task.

I actually logged into my client todaya nd about 30 secs in I actually saw the server crash. Crashed my client aswell...

You'll now see server crash logs in 2142cc. When the 2142cc plugin is enabled then Cortex keeps control of 2142cc instead of the bf2142 server binary. So when 2142cc crashes it'll get noted in Cortex. But if the server controlled by 2142cc crashes then Cortex won't know about it, but 2142cc will and should get logged in 2142cc.

My servers make it thru 2 or 3 maps, if i'm lucky, but look on the bright side, with all the crashing and the way it kills server traffic......atleast we don't have to worry about going over our bandwidth limit

ROFLMAO! See, there is something positive in anything you look at.

Are we finished with this topic? I am still have problems with 2142 instances crashing. Any new news on this or how long we will have to deal with it?