Hack/fix for Win98/ME Update (COMMAND.COM hang)

[Faithwarrior]

COMMAND.COM hanging on your Win32 machine?

Ok I got it to work with win32 (98SE). Here is the 10 step program:

1. start the updater and let it run until COMMAND.COM hangs after it downloads the updater.zip into the PS folder

2. unzip updater.zip into a new folder.

3. remove all the old files and replace them with the new ones from the new folder.

4. remove this list of dll files:
libcurl.dll
glwin32.dll
csbmpimg.dll
csddsimg.dll
csgifimg.dll
csjngimg.dll
csjpgimg.dll
rendstep_std.dll
reporter.dll
stdrep.dll
libjpeg-cs.dll
libpng-cs.dll
libmng-cs.dll

5. Download these files (list from above) from http://laanx.fragnetics.com/updater_hidden/win32  n/pwd: psteam p1ane (as found in the updaterconfig.xml file in the PS folder)

6. Move/Copy&Paste them into the PS folder

7. run the PS updater again.

8. Run the Client and log in.

9. Fall off the end of the world... nm (fixed?)

10. If you still get the COMMAND.COM hang, look at what dll it was downloading and repeat step 5 for that dll. That was all I needed to replace in that list.

[Noctis Lamnia]

Nice.

If I was still using 98, I\'d do this.

^_^

[Naimmed]

Faithwarrior YOU R THE BEST, MAN! The fuc*ing COMMAND.COM window has gone!!!!!!!! :D:D

Thank u very much!!!

:bow: FaithWarrior :bow:

[Naimmed]

Stick this thread!


This solution real fix the problem...

[szakadimas]

thx man
special thx for ronxana

STICK IT !!!!!!!!!

[Spex]

Oh well, another MMORPG updater which falls into the Win98/ME trap ... *sigh*

Anyway, thanks for posting the fix, no need to scan through the xml-spam myself, then

[Xordan]

Stuck

[Androgos]

I now officialy hate Win9x/ME.

I\'ve spent like 2 hours of movie watching time to re-implement that feature so that it SHOULD work on it, it\'s better never the less

[ajdaha]

Ok, heres a question. How do I do step 4. where do I find those fioles to delete in the first place?

[Faithwarrior]

Ok, heres a question. How do I do step 4. where do I find those fioles to delete in the first place?

C:\\Program Files\\PlaneShift Crystal Blue

[davesslave]

the link you gave for step 5 i htink it is  needs an autherization  i cant download from there

password does not work for me

[Faithwarrior]

Originally posted by davesslave
the link you gave for step 5 i htink it is  needs an autherization  i cant download from there

password does not work for me

Try again. I just now used the name and pwd and downloaded one of the files.  No issues with the login or access.

[Fiere]

Found it Staur,


Ronxena wrote:

Try to access this url from you internet explorer: http://laanx.fragnetics.com/updater_hidden  

There should be a popup and prompt for username/password, try user: psteam password: p1ane

Can you see this page (there should be some files visible and no error message from internet explorer, except maybe \"authorization required\" when you enter wrong user/password)?

The updater-program is simply doing the same, it accesses the above http-link...

Check your firewall applications on your machine, if you see an \"updater.exe\" or \"psclient.exe\" - you should give them access to internet because these are the planeshift applications.

Originating Thread

[Faithwarrior]

Yeah I can\'t say for every browser, I\'m only using Firefox. You said the pwd isn\'t working so I figure you are getting the pop-up for name/pwd. Just type them into the correct fields and it should accept.

[Jagean]

I have the hanging updater file but i can\'t read anything it says. 10% of the words are there, the rest are not. Arrg.