Running dedicated server w/o 3d graphics card
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Update: the server motherboard does not have a 3D graphics card. It is a very basic one. I am going to say that delenda does have one, even if it is a basic one.
It’s an Intel onboard graphics chip - definitely not a separate graphics card but yeah, sounds like you don’t even have access to one of those.
Not sure if you’ll have any luck maybe trying to trick Falcon in to running using a software renderer?
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I do have a dedicated server with not screen connected nor a sound board.
Is running a intel Core i5-3570 with onboard inter graphic card that comes with it.
It has 16gb of ram with windows 2012 r2 64 bits.Each time I try to start Falcon it crash and from what I have reading on other places you need a “3d graphic” card and even maybe a monitor / audio connected.
And interesting option is running it on a VM so you can simulate a 3d car / audio.You definitely don’t need a monitor connected - I’ve had it running fine on just an Ubuntu box with no monitor.
You’ll need Direct Rendering to be working for the graphics but I can’t remember what I did about the sound last time. Think I might have used a dummy driver, so not having a sound card was no factor.
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Quick update, got 4.33 going in a Docker container without a monitor or soundcard using the onboard Intel graphics chip. \o/
Edit: just realised I’m probably thread-jacking here - apologies to robmypro!
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You definitely don’t need a monitor connected - I’ve had it running fine on just an Ubuntu box with no monitor.
You’ll need Direct Rendering to be working for the graphics but I can’t remember what I did about the sound last time. Think I might have used a dummy driver, so not having a sound card was no factor.
Thanks! I guess when you said Ubuntu you mean running wine?
Any chance to explain a little bit more how you make it run with Docker ?I was able to run falcon on the same machine using virtual box, this is dirty solution. I also tried with Proxmox / hyperV and ESX and works.
Now if I try to run it on the same machine with windows server 2012r2 it does not run.Explaining a little bit more… I think the problem is the no Audio card. My Server does not have one.
I run a virtual machine and on and executing falcon using the console with an emulated Audio and 3d card start with no problem as “simulated” as my actual server does not have one.
Now when I try to RDP to the same Virtual machine it does not detect the card and when trying to lunch Falcon it crash. -
Quick update, got 4.33 going in a Docker container without a monitor or soundcard using the onboard Intel graphics chip. \o/
Edit: just realised I’m probably thread-jacking here - apologies to robmypro!
No worries dude. Reading along to see how your setup goes!
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Well in that case
Here’s a pic running in 3D mode…
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Well in that case
Here’s a pic running in 3D mode…
Nice. Too bad i don’t have a 3d card in the server. Bandwidth is good, which is good for seeding 4.33. Just not so good for running a dedicated server.
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Nice. Too bad i don’t have a 3d card in the server. Bandwidth is good, which is good for seeding 4.33. Just not so good for running a dedicated server.
Well at least you have a server. Annoyingly, the disk just died and I’m waiting for support to sort it out!
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Well at least you have a server. Annoyingly, the disk just died and I’m waiting for support to sort it out!
Bummer.
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So just to be clear, in order to host a TE or a campaign (I’d be fine with a TE for now), you need to enter the 3d world on the server or would it suffice to have the server sit in 2d flying the tanker all the time and creating / choosing a different flight within the TE for humans?
I could readily try this in a Virtualbox running win7 and rfactor2 (dedicated Server) that I have available, but I’d much prefer a wine / rdesktop based solution if possible.
Cheers, Uwe
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You have to be in 3D world with the server.
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Yep, the server needs to sit in 3d too. Just create a flight longer than your actual mission somewhere out of the way.
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I could readily try this in a Virtualbox running win7 and rfactor2 (dedicated Server) that I have available, but I’d much prefer a wine / rdesktop based solution if possible.
Cheers, Uwe
Once I get a new HDD in the server (still waiting on support…), I’ll tidy up the image and Dockerfile. Using it, you’ll be able to run BMS in a container and vnc in to it.
Still need to do some testing though as I haven’t tried MP 4.33 64bit with it yet.
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hi guys,
if you use pro software as W2012 R2 and all suite
you must use a special processor and special memory because the number of iops are very top high on exchange of processor and memory and hdd
processor : family of MP (multi processor) with special L2 L3 cache with optimize BUS
memory : family of memory ECC
HDD : family pro HDD and SSD required because IOPS HIGH TOP LEVEL with virtualization
just sample of information for start your project
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Once I get a new HDD in the server (still waiting on support…), I’ll tidy up the image and Dockerfile. Using it, you’ll be able to run BMS in a container and vnc in to it.
Still need to do some testing though as I haven’t tried MP 4.33 64bit with it yet.
This will be great! I was successfully able to lunch Falcon on a dedicated server using virtualization but one of the draw backs is I did not have a dedicated IP for it so basically I was doing NAT with port FW which cause the clients to be in CS mode as Falcon clients try to connect to the internal IP to do the p2p.
One question that I have with Docker, the container use the same IP as the host or you have another public IP?
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Hey, check this 3D graphics article. It may be useful for you.