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Game Forum / Action Games / Half Life / December 2007Steam Auto-Update
Could I disable it? I want to do it manually so that it would not hang itself when auto-update failed....  Signature@~@ Might, Courage, Vision, SINCERITY. / v \ Simplicity is Beauty! May the Force and Farce be with you! /( _ )\ (Xubuntu 7.04) Linux 2.6.23.9 ^ ^ 19:13:01 up 7 days 7:26 2 users load average: 0.33 0.09 0.02 綜 援 (CSSA): http://www.swd.gov.hk/tc/index/site_pubsvc/page_socsecu/sub_addressesa/ > Could I disable it? Yep, don't start Steam > I want to do it manually so that it would not hang > itself when auto-update failed.... I have yet to see autoupdate fail on our three PC's in the famiily Or rather it have failed but this has been caused by events out of Valves control and is usually sorted asap Eg Katrina (or was it another storm?), Vista etc What kind of connection to the internet do you have? - Peter > What kind of connection to the internet do you have? Just an average cable connection (not DSL). Yesterday night, all attempts to update failed (sometimes 40%, sometimes 80%). Signature@~@ Might, Courage, Vision, SINCERITY. / v \ Simplicity is Beauty! May the Force and Farce be with you! /( _ )\ (Xubuntu 7.04) Linux 2.6.23.9 ^ ^ 12:48:01 up 8 days 1:01 2 users load average: 0.03 0.05 0.01 ? ? (CSSA): http://www.swd.gov.hk/tc/index/site_pubsvc/page_socsecu/sub_addressesa/ > > What kind of connection to the internet do you have? > > Just an average cable connection (not DSL). Yesterday night, all > attempts to update failed (sometimes 40%, sometimes 80%). From what you write it looks like there's heavy packet loss on your internet connection By "kind of connection" I meant speed download/upload - good and steady upload speed is important Do your ISP have a speed tester? Otherwise you can try eg Speekeasy's test tool http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/ From the office (Denmark) to Seattle, WA I get these numbers (2Mb direct connect) Download Speed: 1926 kbps (240.8 KB/sec transfer rate) Upload Speed: 1885 kbps (235.6 KB/sec transfer rate) Obviously your speed from home to the ISP sets the limit But the speed from your ISP to the internet backbone is very important as heavy load on this connection can make your own connection less usable than expected Valves content servers are located in centers which have connections to the internet with an extreme speed Eg the server in Denmark has a peak of 15Mbit in used bandwidth You migth also want to check your local content server http://steampowered.com/v/index.php?area=content_stats - Peter > Valves content servers are located in centers which have connections > to the internet with an extreme speed > Eg the server in Denmark has a peak of 15Mbit in used bandwidth Thanks. Maybe there are too many TF2 players... I think I would try to update again later. Signature@~@ Might, Courage, Vision, SINCERITY. / v \ Simplicity is Beauty! May the Force and Farce be with you! /( _ )\ (Xubuntu 7.04) Linux 2.6.23.9 ^ ^ 20:35:01 up 8 days 8:48 2 users load average: 0.00 0.00 0.00 ? ? (CSSA): http://www.swd.gov.hk/tc/index/site_pubsvc/page_socsecu/sub_addressesa/ > Thanks. Maybe there are too many TF2 players... I think I would try to > update again later. The bandwidth used by content servers are only for updating steam and various games Content servers are usually on a different net/internet connection Active online players connects to the authentication - , VAC - and gaming servers (not content) - Peter > The bandwidth used by content servers are only for updating steam and > various games > Content servers are usually on a different net/internet connection Thanks. I still think Steam should not force an update during start-up. Signature@~@ Might, Courage, Vision, SINCERITY. / v \ Simplicity is Beauty! May the Force and Farce be with you! /( _ )\ (Xubuntu 7.04) Linux 2.6.23.9 ^ ^ 10:46:01 up 8 days 22:59 2 users load average: 0.00 0.02 0.00 ? ? (CSSA): http://www.swd.gov.hk/tc/index/site_pubsvc/page_socsecu/sub_addressesa/ > Thanks. I still think Steam should not force an update during start-up. It doesn't if you set your games not to update and use offline mode. SignatureAndrew, contact via http://interpleb.googlepages.com Help make Usenet a better place: English is read downwards, please don't top post. Trim replies to quote only relevant text. Check groups.google.com before asking an obvious question. > It doesn't if you set your games not to update and use offline mode. Steam client will autoupdate nevertheless - Peter SignatureHi! I'm a .signature *virus*! Copy me into your ~/.signature to help me spread! >> What kind of connection to the internet do you have? > > Just an average cable connection (not DSL). Yesterday night, all attempts > to update failed (sometimes 40%, sometimes 80%). Just is case, If you have a cable connection with a coax connection, (small round connector) check to make sure the connections are tight. I had serious network issues (dropped packets and intermittent connections) when the cable that connected the Cable modem to the street came loose. Was s bugger to track down, I was convinced the internet connection from Time Warner cable was faulty. When I got the cable tight to the cable modem, all my network problems vanished. This is an easy problem to overlook since you will have connection when you go to connect to web. Hope this helps, Squat |
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