The race is now over and the broadcast is offline. Thank you all for the overwhelming feedback!

A moderator may remove the [live]-tag from the topic.

I'm really not conerned about the application not working in IE7. I might look into it later though since I suspect it has to do with how the application is embedded.

Anyway, we're half way through the race now (20 laps to go) and so far everything has been working just dandy with 20-25 viewers using 75% of my (theoretical) upload bandwidth.

Please tune in[/url] and watch the last few laps of the race!

I greatly appreciate all your feedback!

Last edited by felplacerad, Thu 19 Feb 2009, 21:36.

Note: Please jump to post #21.

Original post follows ...

Hello there!

I would greatly appreciate if as many as possible would visit my under development live server. Right now I'm broadcasting a race in the Torsdagsrace-series.

Tonight's race is 40 laps around Blackwood GP in the FXR.

Please follow this link: [link removed]

Please disregard any lag - Tonight I'm pushing the server to it's limits bandwidth-wise intentionally. Also, the application under development and a bit buggy so try reloading the page or another browser if you're having problems.

Edit: We've got green!

Last edited by felplacerad, Tue 22 Dec 2009, 00:16.

The qualifying on the full server starts in less in 3 minutes.
The race will start in 45.

If you would like to have a quick glance please follow this link:

http://caco.ath.cx/dump/live

Please disregard any lag - Tonight I'm pushing the server to it's limits bandwidth-wise intentionally. Also, the application under development and a bit buggy so try reloading the page or another browser if you're having problems.

Once the results are official they'll be posted here.

Thanks to everyone who put up with my dodgy broadcast and special thanks to the voluntary commentators!

Last edited by felplacerad, Sat 31 Jan 2009, 18:08. Reason : COMMENTATORS, not broadcasters.

Quote from duke_toaster :

Doesn't STCC practice on Fridays and race on Saturdays though?

(No, I'm unfortunately unable to attend).

Yes, something like that, along with some junior races. Though I (again, personally) don't really care what class is running. I'm mostly interested in seeing the track. Didn't get the chance to see it last year ...

Here's a preliminary schedule:

Friday
9.00 - 12.00 Test JTCC, Camaro, Porsche, STCC
12.00 - 16.00 Kval JTCC, Camaro, Porsche
16.00 - 17.00 Race JTCC
17.15 - 17.45 Test STCC
18.05 - 19.30 Race Camaro, Porsche

Saturday
9.00 - 11.00 Test och Kval STCC
11.00 - 13.00 Race Camaro, JTCC
13.00 - 14.45 Race STCC, Porsche
15.30 - 16.00 Race 2 STCC

Quote from hyntty :

My Swedish is bad tho.

Don't worry, mine is too!

Anyhow I was able to hunt down actual ticket prices for the STCC event.

w/o seat
Friday 190 SEK (~£17)
Saturday 380 SEK (~£33)

w/ seat
Friday 400 SEK (~£35)
Saturday 590 SEK (~£50)

+ "Service fees" (?).

With these prices I, personally, would much rather go karting on the Saturday than spending another day at the STCC event.

Source: http://www.stcc.se/382/

Last edited by felplacerad, Thu 29 Jan 2009, 15:40.

Quote from Bob Smith :

How much are tickets to see the STCC?

http://www.lfsforum.net/showthread.php?p=1057665#post1057665

Last edited by felplacerad, Thu 29 Jan 2009, 15:29.

I do feel the urge let you all know well in advance that a new meet is scheduled to take place in Gothenburg, Sweden during 5-7 June 2009. On the same weekend a Swedish Touring Car Championship (the Swedish equivalent of BTCC) event is held in the city.

Just like last year's meet (which had about 25 attendees) we are planning to organize a LAN, visit a pub or restaurant and of course check out the STCC races. We might also go karting, if there's time.

Perhaps this year Ben won't be the only non-Swedish/Norwegian LFSer who dares to show up!

Edit: And oh, perhaps this won't help you much but here is Google's translation of the "official" thread over at the Swedish forum.

Last edited by felplacerad, Thu 29 Jan 2009, 09:32.

Hi there!

If you'd like to watch the eight race of the tenth season of Torsdagsrace feel free to visit our stream over at:

http://www.mogulus.com/lfsse

Car: FO8
Track: WE1R
Race length: 34 laps
Rules: Forced pit stop & tyre change

20:00-20:30: Qual
20:30-20:45: Pause
20:45-~21:45: Race

Mind you we are just giving streaming a go, there will not be any commentary or other special features.

Edit: Adding a LFS Remote link for your convenience:
http://www.lfsworld.net/remote/?host=Torsdagsrace%20A

Last edited by felplacerad, Thu 22 Jan 2009, 19:53.

Quote from felplacerad :

Seagate released a firmware update [which was supposed to fix the abovementioned issues] but instead completely bricked the drives that were updated.

Clarified?

I'm a bit surprised no one reported this yet since Seagate is quite a popular manufacturer and a lot of people are using their storage devices.

If you are planning to purchase or already own a Seagate drive in the 7200.11 family (like I am) please take note that severe issues have been reported regarding these drives.

After a couple of months use an affected disk may no longer be accessible because of a firmware issue. Seagate claims that no data is lost, however.

From what I can gather drives manufactered through december 2008 in the following families are affected:
Barracuda 7200.11
DiamondMax 22
Barracuda ES.2 SATA

Still, certain drives may not be affected since they're not running the particular firmware version.

The whole ordeal is very mixed up right now since Seagate released a firmware update which was supposed to fix the aforementioned issues but instead completely bricked the drives that were updated. Obviously this update has been called back and is no longer available.

Information from Seagate may vary depending on where you look, but I've chosen to rely on this source:

http://seagate.custkb.com/seag ... e/search.jsp?DocId=207931

Obviously I will not be running any firmware updates until they've been thoroughly tested.

Last edited by felplacerad, Wed 21 Jan 2009, 21:25.

Hehe. Someone once told me creative people like a messy environment.

Edit: Oi! Hold on. While browsing the thread I noticed that someone pointed out he'd post his Ubuntu desktop in a minute, which reminded me of my second desktop Tadaa! Nice and tidy!

Last edited by felplacerad, Wed 21 Jan 2009, 16:45.

Quote from hazaky :

Relax ...

Edit: AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!! :doh:

At first it appeared impossible for me. I kept failing after about 15-20 beats with a single too fast beat (~-0.08). Then all of a sudden I guess I was able to calm down, but eventually failed because being too slow:

Score: 226,675
Beats: 162
Avg miss: 0.03

Great game!

Are you absolutely certain that you're trying to start the actual dedicated server (available here). It sounds to me as if you're trying to run the standard LFS (client/listen server) executable.

Last edited by felplacerad, Wed 14 Jan 2009, 13:24. Reason : Typos

:bump:

Seeing that the Scirocco is about to be added to LFS I (well, me and others) thought it might be a good idea for me to get working on a skin pack update.

So. If you've created a skin for the Scirocco that you'd like to include in the "AI Skin Pack" please let me know.

Quote from Xyron2.1 :

Sure it is ALPHA.. but am i supposed to have LFS s2 0.5A ?? 0.5P ???

LFS Companion (version 0.5 Alpha available here) is compatible with LFS S2 Alpha 0.5U which can be found here.

Hi, I'm Thomas! Nice to meet you.

And since I'm posting I might as well thank Tristan for doing this. And also whoever posted in the previous thread offering me a ride from Stansted. I Think it was nihil but I can't seem to find the post. Thanks whoever it was, but once again I was able to get Ben to do the driving.

Right-o! Flight and lift all arranged. I will see you all on the 25th!

And by the way, I *really* hope that some of you stick around for a while afterwards for something to eat (and perhaps for something to drink, yes?).

Interesting. Please keep posting your experiences!

I've been considering a few Certs but obviously it'll all have to wait until I'm not studying full-time elsewhere.

I do agree with Becky that practical knowledge probably weighs more than pieces of paper, but they'll most certainly bump you up on the list when an employer are considering who to call to an interview.

Here's a few certificates someone with a job recommended me:

MCSE
http://www.microsoft.com/learn ... /windows2003/default.mspx

Security+
http://certification.comptia.org/security/

Linux+
http://certification.comptia.org/linux/

Cisco CCNA
http://www.cisco.com/web/learn ... urrent_exams/640-802.html

Of course you are allowed to tell someone off, especially if you can be bothered to help the person in question by pointing him in the right direction. But there's a difference between being told off and being verbally abused by several members of a public forum. Repeatedly.

I reacted because abusive, non-constructive comments kept on coming even though the flaws of the first post of this thread were pointed out early on.

Quote from RobbyMac :

Dumb question;

I noticed on other servers that false starts result in a penalty, but the driver stays in the race.
However on my server (Z3, s2, Dedicated) whenever a driver false starts, they get a penalty message but then get spectated instantly.

I believe you are mistaken. The effects that you speak of are not server options.

On all servers, you will first receive a penalty when doing a false start. If you immediately stop your car you will not be removed from the grid. It is when you keep on moving you will be removed. I suppose it is a measure to prevent disruptive players from crashing in to other cars before green (which obviously would have given the innocent driver a false-start penalty as well).

Perhaps you were so eager to see what happened on your server that you did not try to move just a little bit?

That's enough, everyone. I'm sure we've all got the point by now.

Clearly the OP means no harm so I can't see the point in continuously having a go at him, unless you're actually trying to win the LFS Forum Most Intimidating Forum Personality award. How about aiming for winning this award instead? :doh:

Previous test-patches aren't available per se. If you look in the test patch forum you'll notice that old threads are moved out of the main test patch forum.

As opposed to official releases, test patches are not announced in-game. Therefore I suspect that the reason the OP was using an older test patch simply was that he hadn't manually updated to the latest one yet.