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Old 11-06-2002, 08:49 PM   #1
Punker86
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Question .bin and .tar.gz stuff for HLDS server


Hey guys I'm confused. I'm followin instructions from counter-server and it sez to use the command tar zxvf hlds_1_3110_full.tar.gz problem is it isnt .tar.gz its a .bin so im in a rut. plz help me out here folks
 
Old 11-06-2002, 09:24 PM   #2
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.bin files are usually already precompiled. Just make sure its executable and then just run the file from a command prompt.

chmod +x filename.bin ( to make it executable )

filename.bin ( to start the installation of it )
 
Old 11-06-2002, 09:32 PM   #3
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allright bear with me here... I typed exactly this:
chmod +x hlds_1_3110_full.bin


and it sed
[root@ip68-98-167-117 halflife]# chmod +x hlds_1_3110_full.bin
chmod: failed to get attributes of `hlds_1_3110_full.bin': No such file or directory


so plz hlp me out here im sorry for bein such a noob = )
 
Old 11-06-2002, 09:59 PM   #4
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Try a chmod 777 hlds_1_3110_full.bin
 
Old 11-06-2002, 10:04 PM   #5
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thanks i figured it out it was an l not a one
oops my bad = )
 
  


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