eqpatcher, patchsrv.dat , any info will be great :)

[naal]

just installed everything and and the patcher brings the following

EQEmu Patcher

Run-time error '-214728038 (80030002)':

File C:\Program Files\Everquest\patchsrv.dat cannot be found.

{ok}

and if i ran eq , i get the same 1017 error everyone else getting

now if i create a empty file in the folder with the correct name , the error changes for something with the data is incorrect ,

i hope this helps the dev

Good luck hopefully a fix will be soon )

[a_Guest03]

You have firewall, Windows XP, or antivirus. Am I correct?

[naal]

correct , but i remove the firewall and still same problem , do i need to restart computer ?
about the norton anti virus , i disable it (auto protect) , do i need to uninstall it ?

[naal]

ok hold it !
you are 100% correct ,
im using also a Linksys to connect all my computers ,
comes out , maybe its the problem, ill try to connect my ADSL directly to my computer and try again , ill post if that works
i only need to patch once right ?

[a_Guest03]

Yeah, once works.

[IAshrine]

no it doesnt work to me, DSL connect to pc directly, WinXP with firewall off, no anti-virus programs. patchsrv.dat problems still exists.

pls advise.

[a_Guest03]

The only thing I can't figure out is why it's only XP users who have this problem... I can't help you. Sorry!

[IAshrine]

sigh, I was playing a warrior before i posted the above message. After I logout and check eqmaps, I cant login anymore *cry*

[naal]

well after i disable everything , and tried, it still the same problem ,
now my guesses it might be with my ISP
so ill download everything to my laptop and try at work

just a small note, nothing to do with WinXP
i got 2 computers at home , one winxp ,firewalled, antivirus
and one clean win98se with nothing on it , still same problem
so it might be something to do with ISP or perhaps you must have SOL which i dont have

ill post more info later on

[vetoeq]

I'm begining to wonder if some of these problems aren't a mid-stream networking problem. Maybe some bad dope in some DNS entries or funky filtering going on at some ISP or upstream providers.

--
VetoEQ

[tcsmyworld]

evidently some ISP's have a transparent proxy that the patcher doesn't work with , call your ISP and ask if they have transparent proxy, they haven't found a workaround yet for it.

[IAshrine]

6hrs ago I was leveling at Oasist..
However, I cant login now... missing patchsrv.dat.... =(

[Esstesse]

I'm also getting the same problems as reported ("missing patchsrv.dat"). I have WinXP Professional Norton Antivirus, and a firewall, but I have turned off Norton and the firewall and problem persists. Also on DSL.

Also, what's this about EQLive? I ran the regular everquest executable and it patched itself, but it didn't say anything about EQLive. Is EQLive an executable or something, or just the name of the normal EQ patcher?

[Augeo]

Ok i think i got evrything insalled right but when i go to log in a sever It says that i need to run latest patch update thingy any thing i did wrong? :shock:

[Argma]

I'm actually using windows 98 and have the same problem, no firewall and tried disabling the anti virus while I ran it. As far as I know I'm not using a proxy server either.

[Lurker_005]

To get EQEmu to run, you have to patch to EQ live (run everquest.exe) then exit EQ, and run the EQEmu patcher (patch.exe) If that all worked fine, your done patching! DO NOT RUN THEM AGAIN unless you get a version error message when logging into EQEmu.

Once you are patched to the propper versions, only use EQW.exe (or "eqgame.exe patchme") to start EQ when logging into the emu. If you have more than one EQ directory, be sure to check that EQW points to the right eqgame.exe file

[Esstesse]

Just a followup: I moved home this week-end to a Cable connection (as opposed to the DSL I had at my previous place). Same computer, different broadband connection type, and it works. The only variables was the connection type, so if people are having trouble running patch.exe, it's probably some wacky configuration your DSL ISP is using.

Goodluck.

[TheMuffinMan]

Bump. Is there still no solution to this problem?

I'm using Windows XP with the firewall disabled, I have no router or other firewall software, and I've followed all the steps listed on the forums and webpage exactly, all to no avail. I'm using DSl, but I don't really see why that would be a problem.

I've downloaded (and installed) the mdac thingy, as well as read almost every post on this subject. Having read those posts, everyone just says wait for a fix... but some of those posts are over 2 months old, and I've seen no indication that a fix is in the works...

Is there no way that I can just download the files manually or something?

Edit:

A file called patchedtemp containing:

Bad Gateway
The following error occurred:
The host name was not found during the DNS lookup. Contact your system administrator if the problem is.not found by retrying the URL. (DNS_HOST_NOT_FOUND)

is also created after I try using the patcher thingy. I have no firewalls or proxies at all.

[a_Guest03]

Your ISP may have one set up on their end... Besides patching at a different internet hookup, I don't know any solution.

[TheMuffinMan]

Ah well, guess it's EQ live only for me :? Hopefully there'll eventually be a workaround...

[acidraver]

The only thing I can't figure out is why it's only XP users who have this problem... I can't help you. Sorry!

That is not true. I have Windows 98se and i have the exact same problem.

[a_Guest03]

I was wrong - it was mostly Win XP at the time.

[Liante_M]

haha good luck trying to get help about it from here bahahah

[a_Guest03]

Patch from a friend's house. It has to do with internet connection.

[TheMuffinMan]

A pity all my friends use the same ADSL company as me and live in the same area. :(

If any sympathetic and kind person out there would be willing to help me out, send me an e-mail.

*puppy dog eyes*

[a_Guest03]

Do I know TheMuffinMan?

[TheMuffinMan]

I don't think we've met before this, my fine feathered friend ;)

But yeah, I'd be eternally grateful if someone were to send me those files... or put them on FTP... or something... *aches to play on EQEmu again*

*glares at his private message folder* I keep getting Enjoy Happy Money Making' offers from 'chat'... whoever/whatever that is.

[penfold]

same problem. cannot find patchsrv.dat etc

win2k (latest updates, ie6 installed, MDAC 2.7 installed)
eq classic, RoK, Velious.
Sygate firewall (off) AVG Anti Virus (off)

Tried on 2 isp's.

in patcher.log

GetFile Filename: patch.dat
Error: Cannot connect
Timeout Exceeded Waiting for HTTP Response: 7500

in patchedtemp

<HTML>
<HEAD><TITLE>502 Bad Gateway</TITLE></HEAD>
<BODY>
&lt;H1>Bad Gateway&lt;/H1>
&lt;H4>
The following error occurred:&lt;P>
The host name was not found during the DNS lookup. Contact your system administrator if the problem is.not found by retrying the URL. (DNS_HOST_NOT_FOUND)
&lt;/H4>
&lt;HR>
Please contact the administrator.
</BODY>
&lt;/HTML>

[a_Guest03]

Try installing an AOL disk with free minutes - download patch, uninstall AOL, unregister.

That should fix the problem.

[IAOdine]

My buddy was having a few issues that might relate. Since everyone and their mother are using routers now they can be the source of a lot of your headaches if you aren't familiar with configuring them.

Try taking the router out of the equation for you cable users. Or with certain routers go in and change the firewall field to gateway. Just for the sake of testing.

For DSL users, it's a tad different depending on your ISP. I know ameritech actually gave us a good router/modem, whatever you want to call it. The problem is no interface to support it, so unless you are familiar with all the command lines telnetting in you're SOL. :|.

[Vyeper]

I come back to EQemu after a break of a few months, cos EQ was just boring all round....There was no eqemu patcher when i first started, but there is now so i think ok ill install it and get on and have another go at good ol EQemu.....It worked, i went in and played around made my lovely 65 bard just the way i want him, went and killed some guards in FP cos it always is fun. :) just tellin my lifestory here.

Then i go LD, well im used to it so its no biggy, so i run patcher again, cos i thought hey it says runeq in there so ill use that......
so yeah i get this error now :( wish i hadve read this thread sooner....oh well, guess this means no more EQ for a good while.....not signing up to liveEQ cost to much moolah.

Also when i try to run EQW it goes into EULA screen and then goes big and freezes........

[a_Guest03]

Download eqw 2.32 (http://forums.eqemu.net/download.php?id=445).

[Vyeper]

/sigh Didnt make a difference, did same thing as the other EQW.

[Lurker_005]

Once you ran the patcher and were abale to play, you do not have to run it again.

Most likely a portion of the patcher is still running and needs to be killed in the task manager. But regardless, use EQW to start EQ without running the patcher.

[Vyeper]

I use EQW.......but it goes big and stuff, so i release mouse, and go into everything, and i think ok this is good.......then when i go to type my stationname and password i cant........its like the keyboard doesnt even work :?

[a_Guest03]

Sounds like EQ/EQW problem... Check their boards (http://www.eqwindows.com/board/index.php).