SoB Issue

[RaySun2Be]

For some reason, when I install SoB as a service on this PC, it doesn't want to release processing power to other apps. It takes forever to log on, and anything I do takes a long time.

But if I just do a normal SoB install, it's fine. I can play UT, surf, email, etc. with no problems whatsoever.

Any ideas?

AMD 1Ghz TBird, 512M RAM, Win2K Pro, SP4, all updates.

It sucks, because we have multiple users, and I have to leave it on the logon screen most of the time. The service install would work around that.

One thing I may do is do a service install, but put it on manual, then start it at night and stop in the morning before use.

 

[Spacehead]

Hmm... i haven't had any issues with my service install.
Have you tried using the '-x' command? That forces the client to run at true idle priority.

If that doesn't help & no one else has any ideas i'd try contacting Confused.

 

[RaySun2Be]

Well, I tried the -x parm, and still slowed the system down to a crawl. 🙁

I guess I'll leave it like it is for now.

 

[BOLt]

Good luck. I'm too fried from non-stop gaming to even begin to seriously troubleshoot this problem... :\

 

[Allio]

I kind of had this problem last time I did a service install as well - it would hang for ages whenever I tried to log on and off, though normal applications were fine. I know it didn't used to do this, but that was several versions and computers ago. I don't know what the cause is 🙁

I'd love to have it solved because I often have multiple people logged on at the same time, and I don't think the client is too smart about having two copies of it open - I think it just does the same work twice, halving my rate.

 

[Ken g6]

I've discussed the problem with two instances of SB before, here.

As for the slowness, I'll throw out a few random ideas and see what sticks:

- Are you using the correct service (not the 9x version)?
- How big is your sobsvc.log file? You could try renaming it (but don't delete it - it might have a clue).
- When you do sobsvc -d, do you get something roughly like this?

CPU Affinity = Separate, 1 Clients
AutoRestart OFF
TrueIdle = TRUE
NormalizeXP = 40da34
Monitor and Restart = TRUE
Restart Stuck Clients = FALSE
Keep Icons Visible = TRUE
WU Queue Size = 0
Autodial Type = 0
Periodic Restart = 0

- Does your registry config section have keys roughly like these?

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\LhDn\sob\config]
"max_rep_retries"=dword:00000000
"max_retries"=dword:00000000
"retry_wait"=dword:00000078
"logfile"="sb.log"
"max_log_size"=dword:00000000
"priority"=dword:00000005
"transmit"=dword:00000001
"special_handling"=dword:00000000
"ClientKey"="Software\\LhDn\\sob\\cache"

- Are you pointing at the main server, or an SBQueue? You could try pointing at the other.

 

[RaySun2Be]

1. I am using the correct service install
2. The SB log file is currently 6k
3. This is what I have when I do an sobsv -d
CPU Affinity = Separate, 1 Clients
AutoRestart OFF
TrueIdle = TRUE
NormalizeXP = 40da34
Monitor and Restart = FALSE
Restart Stuck Clients = FALSE
Keep Icons Visible = FALSE
WU Queue Size = 0
Autodial Type = 0
Periodic Restart = 0

And here are the cache, config, and svc registry parms:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\LhDn\sob]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\LhDn\sob\cache]
"n"=dword:00a2ec6e
"k"=dword:0000d8a3
"cache"=dword:00000002

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\LhDn\sob\config]
"dir"="C:\\Program Files\\SB"
"max_rep_retries"=dword:00000000
"max_retries"=dword:00000000
"retry_wait"=dword:000004b0
"special_handling"=dword:00000000
"username"="raysun2be"
"team"=""
"serv_addr"="sb.pns.net"
"serv_port"=dword:000006b5
"logfile"="sb.log"
"max_log_size"=dword:00001388
"priority"=dword:00000005
"transmit"=dword:00000001
"ClientKey"="Software\\LhDn\\sob\\cache"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\LhDn\sob\svcparms]
"NumClients"=dword:00000001
"AffType"=dword:00000000
"AutoRestart"=hex:00,00,00,00
"TrueIdle"=hex:01,00,00,00
"NormalizeXP"=hex:00,00,00,00
"MonitorRestart"=hex:00,00,00,00
"StuckRestart"=hex:00,00,00,00
"KeepVisible"=hex:00,00,00,00
"HourlyRestart"=hex:00,00,00,00
"WUQueue"=hex:00,00,00,00
"AutodialType"=hex:00,00,00,00

I am pointing to the main server. I wasn't really aware of any SBQueues.

This was a recently installed client.