Can’t connect to server. Black screen

[bchilton999]

I am combining 2 servers I have into one
They used to be windows server for eq server and freenas for media.

I have installed Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

I installed:

MergerFS with this guide https://www.teknophiles.com/2018/02/19/disk-pooling-in-linux-with-mergerfs/
(I have 5 disks. One SSD and 4 storage drives. The 4 are merged for media. Nothing for the EQ server is on them)

Transmission preinstalled

Plex with Ubuntu’s software installer

Sonarr Radarr and Jackett with https://github.com/htpcBeginner/AtoMiC-ToolKit

SSH with https://linuxize.com/post/how-to-enable-ssh-on-ubuntu-18-04/

xRDP with https://www.e2enetworks.com/help/knowledge-base/how-to-install-remote-desktop-xrdp-on-ubuntu-18-04/

Apache2 with https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-the-apache-web-server-on-ubuntu-18-04-quickstart

PHP with https://linuxize.com/post/how-to-install-php-on-ubuntu-18-04/
(No Extensions installed)

EQ server with https://eqemu.gitbook.io/server/categories/installation/server-installation-linux



Everything worked fine. I was able to log into my server with both the private login server and the eq emulator login server



The next day I installed:

Samba with https://linuxize.com/post/how-to-install-and-configure-samba-on-ubuntu-18-04/

FTP with https://phoenixnap.com/kb/install-ftp-server-on-ubuntu-vsftpd



I also installed Pulseway AFTER the EQ server stopped working
https://intercom.help/pulseway/en/articles/1508464-how-to-install-the-pulseway-agent-on-debian-linux


Now I can’t connect at all with the private login server. My server shows up on the eq emulator server but when I click play I get a black screen and after a couple minutes it crashes to desktop.

I tried reinstalling Everquest (ROF2. I can connect to other servers fine)
I ran the install.sh again thinking it might be file permission. No luck.

So I deleted the eqemu folder and all contents plus the SQL database. Then ran install.sh again. Still no luck.

I have triple checked the ports in both my router and Ubuntu’s firewall.


My best guess is there’s a problem with file permissions or the sql database but I don’t know enough about Linux to figure it out.

My only thought to get it working is to start over wipe the whole system and install the EQ server LAST but I thought I would try posting here before I spend the time to start over. Thank you for your help.


Here is my config files (I didn’t try to setup the private login server after the reinstall):

eqemu_config.json


{
"server" : {
"chatserver" : {
"host" : "",
"port" : "7778"
},
"database" : {
"db" : "eqemu",
"host" : "localhost",
"password" : "XXXXX",
"port" : "3306",
"username" : "XXXXX"
},
"directories" : {
"opcodes" : "assets/opcodes/",
"patches" : "assets/patches/"
},
"files" : {
"mail_opcodes" : "assets/opcodes/mail_opcodes.conf",
"opcodes" : "assets/opcodes/opcodes.conf"
},
"mailserver" : {
"host" : "",
"port" : "7778"
},
"qsdatabase" : {
"db" : "eqemu",
"host" : "localhost",
"password" : "XXXXX",
"port" : "3306",
"username" : "XXXXX"
},
"world" : {
"key" : "XXXXX",
"loginserver1" : {
"account" : "",
"host" : "login.eqemulator.net",
"legacy" : "1",
"password" : "",
"port" : "5998"
},
"loginserver2" : {
"account" : "",
"host" : "127.0.0.1",
"password" : "",
"port" : "5998"
},
"longname" : "EQChilton",
"shortname" : "EQChilton",
"tcp" : {
"ip" : "127.0.0.1",
"port" : "9001"
},
"telnet" : {
"enabled" : "true",
"ip" : "0.0.0.0",
"port" : "9000"
}
},
"zones" : {
"defaultstatus" : "0",
"ports" : {
"high" : "7400",
"low" : "7000"
}
}
}
}



login.json


{
"account" : {
"auto_create_accounts" : true
},
"client_configuration" : {
"sod_opcodes" : "assets/opcodes/login_opcodes_sod.conf",
"sod_port" : 5999,
"titanium_opcodes" : "assets/opcodes/login_opcodes.conf",
"titanium_port" : 5998
},
"database" : {
"db" : "eqemu",
"host" : "127.0.0.1",
"password" : "XXXXX",
"port" : "3306",
"user" : "XXXXX"
},
"logging" : {
"dump_packets_in" : false,
"dump_packets_out" : false,
"trace" : false,
"world_trace" : false
},
"security" : {
"allow_password_login" : true,
"allow_token_login" : true,
"mode" : 14
},
"web_api" : {
"enabled" : true,
"port" : 6000
},
"worldservers" : {
"reject_duplicate_servers" : false,
"unregistered_allowed" : true
}
}




And Firewall ports open:


To Action From
-- ------ ----
7778/tcp ALLOW Anywhere
3306/tcp ALLOW Anywhere
5998/tcp ALLOW Anywhere
5999/tcp ALLOW Anywhere
9000/tcp ALLOW Anywhere
9001/tcp ALLOW Anywhere
6000/tcp ALLOW Anywhere
9080/tcp ALLOW Anywhere
7000:7999/tcp ALLOW Anywhere
32400/tcp ALLOW Anywhere
3390/tcp ALLOW Anywhere
9091/tcp ALLOW Anywhere
8989/tcp ALLOW Anywhere
7878/tcp ALLOW Anywhere
9117/tcp ALLOW Anywhere
80/tcp ALLOW Anywhere
22/tcp ALLOW Anywhere
20/tcp ALLOW Anywhere
21/tcp ALLOW Anywhere
20,21,10000:10100/tcp ALLOW Anywhere
OpenSSH ALLOW Anywhere
40000:50000/tcp ALLOW Anywhere
990/tcp ALLOW Anywhere
137/tcp ALLOW Anywhere
138/tcp ALLOW Anywhere
139/tcp ALLOW Anywhere
445/tcp ALLOW Anywhere
137/udp ALLOW Anywhere
138/udp ALLOW Anywhere
7778/tcp (v6) ALLOW Anywhere (v6)
3306/tcp (v6) ALLOW Anywhere (v6)
5998/tcp (v6) ALLOW Anywhere (v6)
5999/tcp (v6) ALLOW Anywhere (v6)
9000/tcp (v6) ALLOW Anywhere (v6)
9001/tcp (v6) ALLOW Anywhere (v6)
6000/tcp (v6) ALLOW Anywhere (v6)
9080/tcp (v6) ALLOW Anywhere (v6)
7000:7999/tcp (v6) ALLOW Anywhere (v6)
32400/tcp (v6) ALLOW Anywhere (v6)
3390/tcp (v6) ALLOW Anywhere (v6)
9091/tcp (v6) ALLOW Anywhere (v6)
8989/tcp (v6) ALLOW Anywhere (v6)
7878/tcp (v6) ALLOW Anywhere (v6)
9117/tcp (v6) ALLOW Anywhere (v6)
80/tcp (v6) ALLOW Anywhere (v6)
22/tcp (v6) ALLOW Anywhere (v6)
20/tcp (v6) ALLOW Anywhere (v6)
21/tcp (v6) ALLOW Anywhere (v6)
20,21,10000:10100/tcp (v6) ALLOW Anywhere (v6)
OpenSSH (v6) ALLOW Anywhere (v6)
40000:50000/tcp (v6) ALLOW Anywhere (v6)
990/tcp (v6) ALLOW Anywhere (v6)
137/tcp (v6) ALLOW Anywhere (v6)
138/tcp (v6) ALLOW Anywhere (v6)
139/tcp (v6) ALLOW Anywhere (v6)
445/tcp (v6) ALLOW Anywhere (v6)
137/udp (v6) ALLOW Anywhere (v6)
138/udp (v6) ALLOW Anywhere (v6)

[joligario]

I see a bunch of TCP when you need UDP as well.

[bchilton999]

It was working without UDP but I went ahead and opened them all for UDP as well. Still getting the black screen

[bchilton999]

ok I reinstalled everything. Still cant connect.

I can connect to the server with the public login server fine.
I can connect to eqtitan with the public and there private login server fine.

I now get to the password input on the client and get the message a connection to the server could not be reached.

I have tryed connecting from 2 difrent computers. One of them is brand new.

Here is my config files

eqemu_config.json:

{
"server" : {
"chatserver" : {
"host" : "",
"port" : "7778"
},
"database" : {
"db" : "XXXXX",
"host" : "10.0.1.3",
"password" : "XXXXX",
"port" : "3306",
"username" : "XXXXX"
},
"directories" : {
"opcodes" : "assets/opcodes/",
"patches" : "assets/patches/"
},
"files" : {
"mail_opcodes" : "assets/opcodes/mail_opcodes.conf",
"opcodes" : "assets/opcodes/opcodes.conf"
},
"mailserver" : {
"host" : "",
"port" : "7778"
},
"qsdatabase" : {
"db" : "XXXXX",
"host" : "10.0.1.3",
"password" : "XXXXX",
"port" : "3306",
"username" : "XXXXX"
},
"world" : {
"address" : "10.0.1.3",
"localaddress" : "localhost",
"http" : {
"enabled" : "true",
"mimefile" : "mime.types",
"port" : "9080"
},
"key" : "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
"loginserver1" : {
"account" : "",
"host" : "10.0.1.3",
"password" : "",
"port" : "5998"
},
"longname" : "EQChilton Skens House of Gnomes",
"shortname" : "EQChilton",
"tcp" : {
"ip" : "10.0.1.3",
"port" : "9001"
},
"telnet" : {
"enabled" : "true",
"ip" : "0.0.0.0",
"port" : "9000"
}
},
"zones" : {
"defaultstatus" : "0",
"ports" : {
"high" : "7400",
"low" : "7000"
}
}
}
}



login.json:

{
"account" : {
"auto_create_accounts" : true
},
"client_configuration" : {
"sod_opcodes" : "assets/opcodes/login_opcodes_sod.conf",
"sod_port" : 5999,
"titanium_opcodes" : "assets/opcodes/login_opcodes.conf",
"titanium_port" : 5998
},
"database" : {
"db" : "XXXXX",
"host" : "10.0.1.3",
"password" : "XXXXX",
"port" : "3306",
"username" : "XXXXX"
},
"logging" : {
"dump_packets_in" : false,
"dump_packets_out" : false,
"trace" : false,
"world_trace" : false,
"local_network" : "10.0.1."
},
"security" : {
"allow_password_login" : true,
"allow_token_login" : true,
"mode" : 14
},
"web_api" : {
"enabled" : true,
"port" : 6000
},
"worldservers" : {
"reject_duplicate_servers" : false,
"unregistered_allowed" : true
}
}


Firewall:

22/tcp ALLOW Anywhere
9091 ALLOW Anywhere
32400 ALLOW Anywhere
7878 ALLOW Anywhere
7878/tcp ALLOW Anywhere
8989 ALLOW Anywhere
9117 ALLOW Anywhere
3390 ALLOW Anywhere
Apache ALLOW Anywhere
Samba ALLOW Anywhere
139 ALLOW Anywhere
138 ALLOW Anywhere
137 ALLOW Anywhere
445 ALLOW Anywhere
3306 ALLOW Anywhere
5998 ALLOW Anywhere
5999 ALLOW Anywhere
7000:7400/tcp ALLOW Anywhere
7000:7400/udp ALLOW Anywhere
7778 ALLOW Anywhere
9000 ALLOW Anywhere
9001 ALLOW Anywhere
9080 ALLOW Anywhere
8581 ALLOW Anywhere
5353 ALLOW Anywhere
8000 ALLOW Anywhere
51451 ALLOW Anywhere
3080 ALLOW Anywhere
3180 ALLOW Anywhere
19132 ALLOW Anywhere
19133 ALLOW Anywhere
2112 ALLOW Anywhere

[bchilton999]

Ok I have given up on the private login server. I deleted and reinstalled the server again. The only thing I have changed is the server name. When I log in with the public server I can create a new toon and get into the world. I can not now click to change zones and after about 30 seconds I get disconnected and sent back to the character select screen. Anyone have any idea what’s wrong? Thank you