Logon server down? timeouts or psw errors -unable to login to splitpaw - Page 2

ThorvaldMarr · 08-15-2010, 10:20 PM

I'm in the same boat ... it just tells me the Login server is down ...

Thorvald

MegdianSolRo · 08-15-2010, 10:23 PM

Same problem here, been trying to get into the game for 30 minutes now.

Oddly enough, the game ran perfectly during the trial period. Left WoW to give EQ2 another shot and was cautiously optimistic all the problems of the original launch were long gone.

At this rate, my return to SOE may last only one month.

astraena · 08-15-2010, 10:23 PM

day one of trial via invite, unable to contact login server also. i can run WoW and browse internet fine.

Sarnak · 08-15-2010, 10:24 PM

I'm running EQ2 through Steam, and just encountered the "unable to contact login server" problem today. I'll try the launcher to see if it will work. thanks.

(I put a ticket in, also, since apparently they've only seen a 'handful' so far...)

Dilbert · 08-15-2010, 10:24 PM

His workaround does not work, it only works if you 1: have Profit Installed or 2: have the game fully installed. I run the streaming client to prevent from downloading all the old stuff I do not use IE: old zoens and such, and to keep LoN from installing.

rattlebonz · 08-15-2010, 10:26 PM

Galumia wrote:

Sareana wrote:
Is there any other way to log in (like maybe not using the streaming client)?
If so, how do you change the way you log in?
Thank you in advance.
Indeed there is.
The problem seems to be associated with the streaming launcher (launchpad.exe).
The Station Launcher however seems to be authenticating just fine, and you can get into EQ2 from the Launcher.
It can be downloaded from http://launcher.station.sony.com/ - It is about a 16MB download and a quick install.
Hope this helps

I did this and it tried to do a complete new install even though I selected the 'existing' game etc etc option.

nstclair13 · 08-15-2010, 10:27 PM

I used the link for the work around and it launched fine. Thanks Amnerys!

Sareana · 08-15-2010, 10:27 PM

Thanks so very much, everyone. SMILEY Does it download the entire game over again? I installed the launcher and now it say's it's dl'ing another 9 gigs. Not sure why?

carol1ne33 · 08-15-2010, 10:30 PM

we should reistall game with http://launcher.station.sony.com/ and it's work ?

Rothgar · 08-15-2010, 10:33 PM

Keep in mind that if you download the Station Launcher, its not compatible with the assets that the streaming launcher uses, so it'll need to download the entire game.

The streaming launcher and old launchpad apps don't use the same asset system, so they cannot be installed on top of each other without causing potential issues.

The old launchpad apps downloads the assets into the PAKS directory. The streaming launcher downloads assets into the ASSETCACHE directory and the file formats are not the same.

Somma · 08-15-2010, 10:36 PM

Workaround's not doing it. Just puts a process into the task manager and never actually starts.

Ge'Sar · 08-15-2010, 10:37 PM

Rothgar wrote:

Keep in mind that if you download the Station Launcher, its not compatible with the assets that the streaming launcher uses, so it'll need to download the entire game.
The streaming launcher and old launchpad apps don't use the same asset system, so they cannot be installed on top of each other without causing potential issues.
The old launchpad apps downloads the assets into the PAKS directory. The streaming launcher downloads assets into the ASSETCACHE directory and the file formats are not the same.

well I tried your patch in the other thread, and while I get farther, I stil get told could not connect to a login server. The servers may be busy; please try again in a few minutes.

Side point, is there any performance benefits to the streaming launcher vs the launchpad if they are doing things different?

arevels · 08-15-2010, 10:38 PM

There's a fix that worked for me in this thread.

Try out Rothgar's fix and see if that did it. It did for me.

rattlebonz · 08-15-2010, 10:39 PM

Work arounds not working around for me.

Zoid13 · 08-15-2010, 10:43 PM

I copied and pasted the work around and still not working. I even opened the link in another window to be able to copy and paste the entire URL to notepad. I saved it at the top and bottom of the .ini file and no luck.

Cuchilla · 08-15-2010, 10:45 PM

The work around is not working for me either. I tried copy and pasting it, and typing in the full URL and placed it in various spots.

Rothgar · 08-15-2010, 10:46 PM

Zoid13 wrote:

I copied and pasted the work around and still not working. I even opened the link in another window to be able to copy and paste the entire URL to notepad. I saved it at the top and bottom of the .ini file and no luck.

What URL did you put into your ini file? Don't put it in with the dots, the forum screwed it up.

Garronn · 08-15-2010, 10:47 PM

Same here!! Can not log into server on Oasis SMILEY

rattlebonz · 08-15-2010, 10:49 PM

Zoid13 wrote:

I copied and pasted the work around and still not working. I even opened the link in another window to be able to copy and paste the entire URL to notepad. I saved it at the top and bottom of the .ini file and no luck.

I just got it to work for me. No idea what I was doing wrong the first few times but I first opened the link in a seperate window then copied the address and pasted into the file. Then I went to Rothgar's post and copied the first part sans link and made sure to have a space between and it worked.

Cuchilla · 08-15-2010, 10:51 PM

I used the following in my default.ini

cl_resource_address http://eq2.patch.station.sony.com/p...eq2/assets/live

I typed in the url without the ... and with patch/eq2

and this is not working.

Kaijerreth · 08-15-2010, 10:52 PM

Yikes! No login for me as well. Statio Launcher seems to reset all my graphic settings and UI settings. sux. Will try workaround instead.

Rothgar · 08-15-2010, 10:53 PM

Ramped@Mistmoore wrote:

I used the following in my default.ini
cl_resource_address http://eq2.patch.station.sony.com/p...eq2/assets/live
I typed in the url without the ... and with patch/eq2
and this is not working.

Are you still launching the streaming patcher or did you run everquest2.exe directly?

Somma · 08-15-2010, 10:56 PM

Everquest2 directly, no joy.

Flitch · 08-15-2010, 10:56 PM

I did the workaround and launched the .exe but it now its just trying to download the first zone I logged out of and its taking forever. I'm at 7% loading zone resources for Neriak and this is after 20min.

HugeSpatula · 08-15-2010, 10:58 PM

Apparently this workaround is working for some people, but I would rather not reinstall EQ2 if the streaming client is going to be fixed soon anyway. This will be resolved, correct?

Rothgar · 08-15-2010, 11:00 PM

HugeSpatula wrote:

Apparently this workaround is working for some people, but I would rather not reinstall EQ2 if the streaming client is going to be fixed soon anyway. This will be resolved, correct?

Yes, it is being looked into. Hopefully there will be a resolution soon.

Flitch · 08-15-2010, 11:00 PM

Its working for me now.

Ge'Sar · 08-15-2010, 11:03 PM

I'm running everquest2.exe and yes, I typed it in fully without the abbreviation.

terjalan · 08-15-2010, 11:05 PM

Well I just pinged all the login servers to ensure I could actually see them

199.108.12.33 199.108.12.65 199.108.12.97 199.108.12.129 199.108.12.161 199.108.202.33 199.108.202.65 199.108.202.97 199.108.202.161

Got a response from all of them, tried logging in and it works now.

Not sure what the issue was.

MrsBraver · 08-15-2010, 11:08 PM

Hey Everyone....Had the same problem here...No Trail Account ..and streaming . So just re-downloaded the Client and well...It worked SMILEY Husband is playing now as we speak. How it works for you all.

08-15-2010, 10:26 PM	#36
rattlebonz Loremaster Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 407	Galumia wrote: Sareana wrote: Is there any other way to log in (like maybe not using the streaming client)? If so, how do you change the way you log in? Thank you in advance. Indeed there is. The problem seems to be associated with the streaming launcher (launchpad.exe). The Station Launcher however seems to be authenticating just fine, and you can get into EQ2 from the Launcher. It can be downloaded from http://launcher.station.sony.com/ - It is about a 16MB download and a quick install. Hope this helps I did this and it tried to do a complete new install even though I selected the 'existing' game etc etc option.

08-15-2010, 10:27 PM	#38
Sareana Newbie Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 3	Thanks so very much, everyone. Does it download the entire game over again? I installed the launcher and now it say's it's dl'ing another 9 gigs. Not sure why?

08-15-2010, 10:36 PM	#41
Somma Defender Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 6	Workaround's not doing it. Just puts a process into the task manager and never actually starts. __________________ Somma TilMouren, 90 Woodworker Butcherblock Server, Reveille le Lion Aerie Kolmas, Greater Faydark

08-15-2010, 10:37 PM	#42
Ge'Sar Loremaster Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 139	Rothgar wrote: Keep in mind that if you download the Station Launcher, its not compatible with the assets that the streaming launcher uses, so it'll need to download the entire game. The streaming launcher and old launchpad apps don't use the same asset system, so they cannot be installed on top of each other without causing potential issues. The old launchpad apps downloads the assets into the PAKS directory. The streaming launcher downloads assets into the ASSETCACHE directory and the file formats are not the same. well I tried your patch in the other thread, and while I get farther, I stil get told could not connect to a login server. The servers may be busy; please try again in a few minutes. Side point, is there any performance benefits to the streaming launcher vs the launchpad if they are doing things different?

08-15-2010, 10:43 PM	#45
Zoid13 Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5	I copied and pasted the work around and still not working. I even opened the link in another window to be able to copy and paste the entire URL to notepad. I saved it at the top and bottom of the .ini file and no luck. __________________

08-15-2010, 10:20 PM	#31
ThorvaldMarr Loremaster Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 8	I'm in the same boat ... it just tells me the Login server is down ... Thorvald

08-15-2010, 10:23 PM	#32
MegdianSolRo Apprentice Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 1	Same problem here, been trying to get into the game for 30 minutes now. Oddly enough, the game ran perfectly during the trial period. Left WoW to give EQ2 another shot and was cautiously optimistic all the problems of the original launch were long gone. At this rate, my return to SOE may last only one month.

08-15-2010, 10:23 PM	#33
astraena General Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 1	day one of trial via invite, unable to contact login server also. i can run WoW and browse internet fine.

08-15-2010, 10:24 PM	#34
Sarnak Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1	I'm running EQ2 through Steam, and just encountered the "unable to contact login server" problem today. I'll try the launcher to see if it will work. thanks. (I put a ticket in, also, since apparently they've only seen a 'handful' so far...)

08-15-2010, 10:24 PM	#35
Dilbert Journeyman Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 2	His workaround does not work, it only works if you 1: have Profit Installed or 2: have the game fully installed. I run the streaming client to prevent from downloading all the old stuff I do not use IE: old zoens and such, and to keep LoN from installing.

08-15-2010, 10:27 PM	#37
nstclair13 Augur Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 3	I used the link for the work around and it launched fine. Thanks Amnerys!

08-15-2010, 10:30 PM	#39
carol1ne33 Newbie Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 3	we should reistall game with http://launcher.station.sony.com/ and it's work ?

08-15-2010, 10:33 PM	#40
Rothgar Developer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,273	Keep in mind that if you download the Station Launcher, its not compatible with the assets that the streaming launcher uses, so it'll need to download the entire game. The streaming launcher and old launchpad apps don't use the same asset system, so they cannot be installed on top of each other without causing potential issues. The old launchpad apps downloads the assets into the PAKS directory. The streaming launcher downloads assets into the ASSETCACHE directory and the file formats are not the same.

08-15-2010, 10:38 PM	#43
arevels Lord Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 3	There's a fix that worked for me in this thread. Try out Rothgar's fix and see if that did it. It did for me.

08-15-2010, 10:39 PM	#44
rattlebonz Loremaster Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 407	Work arounds not working around for me.

08-15-2010, 10:45 PM	#46
Cuchilla Server: Mistmoore Guild: Deluge Rank: Angels Loremaster Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 34	The work around is not working for me either. I tried copy and pasting it, and typing in the full URL and placed it in various spots.

08-15-2010, 10:46 PM	#47
Rothgar Developer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,273	Zoid13 wrote: I copied and pasted the work around and still not working. I even opened the link in another window to be able to copy and paste the entire URL to notepad. I saved it at the top and bottom of the .ini file and no luck. What URL did you put into your ini file? Don't put it in with the dots, the forum screwed it up.

08-15-2010, 10:47 PM	#48
Garronn Philosopher Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 1	Same here!! Can not log into server on Oasis

08-15-2010, 10:49 PM	#49
rattlebonz Loremaster Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 407	Zoid13 wrote: I copied and pasted the work around and still not working. I even opened the link in another window to be able to copy and paste the entire URL to notepad. I saved it at the top and bottom of the .ini file and no luck. I just got it to work for me. No idea what I was doing wrong the first few times but I first opened the link in a seperate window then copied the address and pasted into the file. Then I went to Rothgar's post and copied the first part sans link and made sure to have a space between and it worked.

08-15-2010, 10:51 PM	#50
Cuchilla Server: Mistmoore Guild: Deluge Rank: Angels Loremaster Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 34	I used the following in my default.ini cl_resource_address http://eq2.patch.station.sony.com/p...eq2/assets/live I typed in the url without the ... and with patch/eq2 and this is not working.

08-15-2010, 10:52 PM	#51
Kaijerreth Server: Lucan DLere Guild: Heritage Of Oblivion Rank: Pathfinder (0-14999) Lord Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 3	Yikes! No login for me as well. Statio Launcher seems to reset all my graphic settings and UI settings. sux. Will try workaround instead.

08-15-2010, 10:53 PM	#52
Rothgar Developer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,273	Ramped@Mistmoore wrote: I used the following in my default.ini cl_resource_address http://eq2.patch.station.sony.com/p...eq2/assets/live I typed in the url without the ... and with patch/eq2 and this is not working. Are you still launching the streaming patcher or did you run everquest2.exe directly?

08-15-2010, 10:56 PM	#53
Somma Defender Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 6	Everquest2 directly, no joy. __________________ Somma TilMouren, 90 Woodworker Butcherblock Server, Reveille le Lion Aerie Kolmas, Greater Faydark

08-15-2010, 10:56 PM	#54
Flitch Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 4	I did the workaround and launched the .exe but it now its just trying to download the first zone I logged out of and its taking forever. I'm at 7% loading zone resources for Neriak and this is after 20min.

08-15-2010, 10:58 PM	#55
HugeSpatula Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 10	Apparently this workaround is working for some people, but I would rather not reinstall EQ2 if the streaming client is going to be fixed soon anyway. This will be resolved, correct?

08-15-2010, 11:00 PM	#56
Rothgar Developer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,273	HugeSpatula wrote: Apparently this workaround is working for some people, but I would rather not reinstall EQ2 if the streaming client is going to be fixed soon anyway. This will be resolved, correct? Yes, it is being looked into. Hopefully there will be a resolution soon.

08-15-2010, 11:03 PM	#58
Ge'Sar Loremaster Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 139	I'm running everquest2.exe and yes, I typed it in fully without the abbreviation.

08-15-2010, 11:05 PM	#59
terjalan Loremaster Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 12	Well I just pinged all the login servers to ensure I could actually see them 199.108.12.33 199.108.12.65 199.108.12.97 199.108.12.129 199.108.12.161 199.108.202.33 199.108.202.65 199.108.202.97 199.108.202.161 Got a response from all of them, tried logging in and it works now. Not sure what the issue was.

08-15-2010, 11:08 PM	#60
MrsBraver Newbie Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 1	Hey Everyone....Had the same problem here...No Trail Account ..and streaming . So just re-downloaded the Client and well...It worked Husband is playing now as we speak. How it works for you all.