Linux DS: Scripts to validate your installation

[wohali 10]

This pair of utilities will help validate your Linux dedicated server by generating and comparing MD5 cryptographic hashes from your Windows A2/A2OA installation.

To use:

1. On a Windows desktop with the ArmA 2 and Arma 2 Operation Arrowhead games installed, unpack the ZIP file and double-click on md5calc.cmd. This will create 2 files: a2-md5.txt and a2oa-md5.txt.
   
2. Add these two files to the ZIP file, then upload it to your Linux dedicated server.
   
3. Unpack the ZIP file on your Linux server and run:

   $ [b]chmod +x md5check[/b]

   
   

4. Run md5check <a2path> <a2oapath> where md5check <a2path> <a2oapath> is the path to your ArmA 2 installation and md5check <a2path> <a2oapath> is the path to your A2OA installation. Example:

   $ [b]./md5check arma/@arma2 arma[/b] 

   
   

5. Any missing or corrupt files will be listed for your review.
   

Example output for Windows (md5calc.cmd):

C:\Users\wohali\Desktop\a2oa-md5-checker\> [b]md5calc[/b]
Calculating MD5 sums for ArmA 2...
Done!
Calculating MD5 sums for ArmA 2 Operation Arrowhead...
Done!

Example output for Linux (md5check):

gm@games:~$ [b]./md5check arma/@arma2/ arma/[/b]

Processing MD5 sums in a2-md5.txt...
/home/gm/arma/@arma2/addons/ca.pbo corrupt
/home/gm/arma/@arma2/addons/ca.pbo.bi.bisign corrupt
/home/gm/arma/@arma2/addons/ca.pbo.bi2.bisign corrupt
Done!

Processing MD5 sums in a2oa-md5.txt...
Done!

Download V1.00 here.

Yes, I know there are other ways of doing this, e.g. rsync...you may still find this utility useful as a double check.

Edited March 5, 2012 by wohali

[Banshee 9]

Thanks for the effort, I'll defnetly give it a try on our boxes.

But I'm still hoping for some sort of Linux DS server install package. Or at least an rsync source. :)

[wohali 10]

I can only do what's legal ;)

[Banshee 9]

Yepp, I know. Dwarden said once or twice that they're thinking about such stuff. :)