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Date: 07 jun 2007 21:53:02
From: Detlef
Subject: Installing FICS Server
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Hello ! I am interested in installing my own Chess-Server using chessd/lasker or so. Also I plan to you engines like crafty or gnuchess for autoplay. I searched the web for howto or docus, but didn`t found any furthermore infos. The Server is up and running, using lasker.. (chessd without mysql). Now I integrated icsDrone and crafty 21.4, but crafty didn`t start with white - when I play white anything is ok.... Has anyone more information or the liks to the software used at FICS or the other FreeInternetChessServer.... Thanks.... Greetings.......Detlef
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Date: 07 Jun 2007 16:01:30
From: toby
Subject: Re: Installing FICS Server
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On Jun 7, 4:53 pm, "Detlef" <[email protected] > wrote: > Hello ! > > I am interested in installing my own Chess-Server using chessd/lasker or > so. Also I plan to you engines like crafty or gnuchess for autoplay. I > searched the web for howto or docus, but didn`t found any furthermore > infos. > > The Server is up and running, using lasker.. (chessd without mysql). Now > I integrated icsDrone and crafty 21.4, but crafty didn`t start with > white - when I play white anything is ok.... > > Has anyone more information or the liks to the software used at FICS or > the other FreeInternetChessServer.... You can build and run http://chessd.sf.net which is the old chessd, lasker, and so on, with updates and corrections from Brazilian developers at Universidade Federal do Paran=E1, and a PostgreSQL/MySQL back-end. I have a test site running at http://chessd.stgames.ca/ that you are welcome to play with. Bug reports to the project site. --Toby > > Thanks.... > > Greetings.......Detlef
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Date: 09 Jun 2007 19:06:55
From: Simon Waters
Subject: Re: AW: Installing FICS Server
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On Sat, 09 Jun 2007 16:49:14 +0200, Detlef wrote: > > I installed crafty and gnuchess using icsdrone, but I get always the > error, that both of them aren´t beginning with white. I always used zippy (Xboard/(Winboard?) feature) when testing new versions of GNU Chess rather than icsdrone. I fixed GNU Chess 5 so recent versions should work with icsdrone, but I found Zippy easier to follow what was happening, I'd just run it with a small window in the corner of the screen.
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Date: 10 jun 2007 21:45:29
From: Detlef
Subject: AW: Installing FICS Server
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Dear Simon ! > I always used zippy (Xboard/(Winboard?) feature) when testing new > versions of GNU Chess rather than icsdrone. First I tried icsDone - with half of a function - only when I play white, then I can use icsDrone. It didn�t start with white. Now I�ve installed zippy with XBoard - everything is ok ... but.. I have to leave an X-Window open (no question when using a X-Program 8=)... But I need a program that I can daemonize, because it shall run in the Backgroud, preferable running on the same maschine than the server. > I fixed GNU Chess 5 so recent versions should work with icsdrone, but I > found Zippy easier to follow what was happening, I'd just run it with a > small window in the corner of the screen. Gnuchess will be my next tryout - I hope to setup a multiplayer-system with different computerplayers... Thanks ! Detlef
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Date: 09 Jun 2007 09:34:22
From: toby
Subject: Re: Installing FICS Server
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On Jun 9, 11:49 am, "Detlef" <[email protected] > wrote: > toby: > > > You can build and runhttp://chessd.sf.netwhich is the old chessd, > > lasker, and so on, with updates and corrections from Brazilian > > developers at Universidade Federal do Paran=3DE1, and a > PostgreSQL/MySQL > > back-end. I have a test site running athttp://chessd.stgames.ca/ > > that you are welcome to play with. Bug reports to the project site. > > > --Toby > > I did this and installed the Chrysallis-Version of chessd. I hope you mean the latest version. > Perhaps you > can tell me where I can get the code for a chess-lecture and help me a > little bit in installing some engines ? I have not used it with any engines. You could post on the project mailing list however, someone else may have. > > I installed crafty and gnuchess using icsdrone, but I get always the > error, that both of them aren=B4t beginning with white. There must be a > way, because FICS are doining this fine..... The only clients I've been able to use are winboard and xboard - probably due to the age of the server code. Client compatibility would be an area open to bug reports, I think... > > Thanks in advance... > > Detlef > > PS: Testing my installation is via telnet intra2.delaco.de 5000...... > 8=3D)
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Date: 12 Jun 2007 11:12:14
From: toby
Subject: Re: Installing FICS Server
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On Jun 10, 4:52 pm, "Detlef" <[email protected] > wrote: > Dear Toby > > >> I did this and installed the Chrysallis-Version of chessd. > > > I hope you mean the latest version. > > Well, I tried out the lastest version(s) ( both the download and the > SVN-Version), but this version lacks of missing some commands in > difference to the lastest "lasker"-Version Admin commands are missing. I'm not fully sure why. I guess they would have had to have been rewritten for the RDBMS back-end, and instead the UFPR team focused on web admin? This question has been asked on the mailing list. > > > I have not used it with any engines. You could post on the project > > mailing list however, someone else may have. > > Because of having not so many human-players (at this time there will be > approx. 5 (8=) ), I think of setting up a computer-guided server with > some maschine-players. btw.: LectureBot runs fine now.. > > > > > The only clients I've been able to use are winboard and xboard - > > probably due to the age of the server code. Client compatibility > would > > be an area open to bug reports, I think... > > I installed xboard with lasker .... but as posted in an earlier message > here, I have to leave a X.Windows session open (no question about > it....) so perhaps a console-based client will be better... Telnet works fine, yes. > (because the > server is based in my Datacenter..) > > >> PS: Testing my installation is via telnet intra2.delaco.de > > 5000...... > > I could generate a account for you, if you are interested (also for all > others, which want to test the server) I barely have time to test my own. :/
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Date: 10 jun 2007 21:52:42
From: Detlef
Subject: AW: Installing FICS Server
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Dear Toby >> I did this and installed the Chrysallis-Version of chessd. > > I hope you mean the latest version. Well, I tried out the lastest version(s) ( both the download and the SVN-Version), but this version lacks of missing some commands in difference to the lastest "lasker"-Version > I have not used it with any engines. You could post on the project > mailing list however, someone else may have. Because of having not so many human-players (at this time there will be approx. 5 (8=) ), I think of setting up a computer-guided server with some maschine-players. btw.: LectureBot runs fine now.. > The only clients I've been able to use are winboard and xboard - > probably due to the age of the server code. Client compatibility would > be an area open to bug reports, I think... I installed xboard with lasker .... but as posted in an earlier message here, I have to leave a X.Windows session open (no question about it....) so perhaps a console-based client will be better... (because the server is based in my Datacenter..) >> PS: Testing my installation is via telnet intra2.delaco.de 5000...... I could generate a account for you, if you are interested (also for all others, which want to test the server)
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Date: 09 jun 2007 16:49:14
From: Detlef
Subject: AW: Installing FICS Server
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toby: > > You can build and run http://chessd.sf.net which is the old chessd, > lasker, and so on, with updates and corrections from Brazilian > developers at Universidade Federal do Paran=E1, and a PostgreSQL/MySQL > back-end. I have a test site running at http://chessd.stgames.ca/ > that you are welcome to play with. Bug reports to the project site. > > --Toby I did this and installed the Chrysallis-Version of chessd. Perhaps you can tell me where I can get the code for a chess-lecture and help me a little bit in installing some engines ? I installed crafty and gnuchess using icsdrone, but I get always the error, that both of them aren�t beginning with white. There must be a way, because FICS are doining this fine..... Thanks in advance... Detlef PS: Testing my installation is via telnet intra2.delaco.de 5000...... 8=)
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