Can't get WAI to work

[AiiDynBrus]

Hi all,

It's been a while since I've played with Arma 2, so I though I'd give it a go again. I've been having issues with WAI, I have a fresh install of a server and am trying to install it onto my server.

I'm getting the below error, the files it says error for are actually in the correct file path. I get stuck on "Waiting for server to start authentication".

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Anyone have any ideas what's causing this?

[JasonTM]

It looks like you didn't repack your server PBO. Those error messages say that it can't find files in the server PBO.

[AiiDynBrus]

1 minute ago, JasonTM said:

It looks like you didn't repack your server PBO. Those error messages say that it can't find files in the server PBO.

That’s what I thought too, but I use PBO Manager to re-pack “dayz_server” and it’s a PBO file. Unless PBO Manager isn’t packing the folder correctly, is there a way to know if the software is faulty?

[JasonTM]

Did you keep a backup in the same folder?

[AiiDynBrus]

3 minutes ago, JasonTM said:

Did you keep a backup in the same folder?

Yeah I have, the server did work but after trying to install WAI it stopped worked and displayed these errors.

[JasonTM]

Don't keep backup PBOs in there. The server will read them and cause errors.

[AiiDynBrus]

Just now, JasonTM said:

Don't keep backup PBOs in there. The server will read them and cause errors.

Sorry, I think I worded that last comment incorrectly. I don’t keep pbo backups in the actual pbo file. The server hosting company keeps a server back up, but I also have a copy of the working pbo file else where.

[JasonTM]

Unpack the PBO and repack it. Check to make sure that no extra directories were created. When you unpack it, you should have a dayz_server folder. When you open that all of the other folders should be inside.

[AiiDynBrus]

12 minutes ago, JasonTM said:

Unpack the PBO and repack it. Check to make sure that no extra directories were created. When you unpack it, you should have a dayz_server folder. When you open that all of the other folders should be inside.

I’ve unpacked and re-packed the folder over 20-40 times in the past 12 hours and still no luck.

[JasonTM]

Not sure then. Are you on the Epoch Discord? I can look at your PBOs if you DM them to me on there.

[AiiDynBrus]

Just now, JasonTM said:

Not sure then. Are you on the Epoch Discord? I can look at your PBOs if you DM them to me on there.

I’m not at the moment, I can jump on in a few hours, midnight in Australia. Do you have a link to join the discord?

[JasonTM]

https://discordapp.com/invite/0k4ynDDCsnMzkxk7

[AiiDynBrus]

2 minutes ago, JasonTM said:

https://discordapp.com/invite/0k4ynDDCsnMzkxk7

I joined, same name as this one. Just send me a dm and I’ll reply later. 
 

If anyone else has any information, feel free to reply.

[Schalldampfer]

Do you have $PBOPREFIX$ file in the folder?

I caught the same kind of error, because that the file is lost on unpacking.

the contents is simple:

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z\addons\dayz_server

 

[JasonTM]

2 hours ago, Schalldampfer said:

Do you have $PBOPREFIX$ file in the folder?

I caught the same kind of error, because that the file is lost on unpacking.

the contents is simple:

 

Yes, he was missing that file. I added it back to his server PBO and sent it on Discord.