invalid game folder help

Post by **axbaby** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 12:57 am

for the life of me i can't figure this problem out.

i only have pak0 to pak8
i deleted quake3.exe and applied PR1.32
punkbuster enabled or disabled i get invalid game folder
autodownload enabled
osp folder in or out it's still the same

my condump
PunkBuster Client: Connected to Server 24.24.216.59:27960
----- FS_Startup -----
Current search path:
C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena\baseq3\pak8.pk3 (9 files)
on the pure list
C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena\baseq3\pak7.pk3 (4 files)
on the pure list
C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena\baseq3\pak6.pk3 (64 files)
on the pure list
C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena\baseq3\pak5.pk3 (7 files)
on the pure list
C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena\baseq3\pak4.pk3 (272 files)
on the pure list
C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena\baseq3\pak3.pk3 (4 files)
on the pure list
C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena\baseq3\pak2.pk3 (148 files)
on the pure list
C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena\baseq3\pak1.pk3 (26 files)
on the pure list
C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena\baseq3\pak0.pk3 (3539 files)
not on the pure list
C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena/baseq3

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8146 files in pk3 files

Running in restricted demo mode.

----- FS_Startup -----
Current search path:
C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena/demota

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8146 files in pk3 files
----- FS_Startup -----
Current search path:
C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena\baseq3\pak8.pk3 (9 files)
C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena\baseq3\pak7.pk3 (4 files)
C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena\baseq3\pak6.pk3 (64 files)
C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena\baseq3\pak5.pk3 (7 files)
C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena\baseq3\pak4.pk3 (272 files)
C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena\baseq3\pak3.pk3 (4 files)
C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena\baseq3\pak2.pk3 (148 files)
C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena\baseq3\pak1.pk3 (26 files)
C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena\baseq3\pak0.pk3 (3539 files)
C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena/baseq3

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12219 files in pk3 files
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ERROR: Invalid game folder

HELP MEH PLAY QUACK3

Post by **dzjepp** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 1:02 am

Hello ax!

Have you tried a full reinstall?

Hmmm, why would you delete the quake3.exe anyway? I thought the game updates don't come with a new exe, just new pak files.

Post by **axbaby** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 1:08 am

new exe as well with new PR.
my quake3 cd is so scratched re-installing is no longer an option besides i haven't needed to install quake3 since 1999

here is my condump with the osp folder

i can't connect to The Lounge ..been trying for a month .
quake3 is no problem single player but in multiplayer i get invalid game folder

condump
PunkBuster Client: Connected to Server 64.37.227.31:27960
PunkBuster Client: Master Query Sent to (ID1.EVENBALANCE.COM) 192.246.40.43
----- FS_Startup -----
Current search path:
C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena\osp\zz-osp-pak3.pk3 (2 files)
on the pure list
C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena\osp\zz-osp-pak2.pk3 (7 files)
on the pure list
C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena\osp\zz-osp-pak1.pk3 (110 files)
on the pure list
C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena\osp\zz-osp-pak0.pk3 (1045 files)
on the pure list
C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena\baseq3\pak8.pk3 (9 files)
on the pure list
C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena\baseq3\pak7.pk3 (4 files)
on the pure list
C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena\baseq3\pak6.pk3 (64 files)
on the pure list
C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena\baseq3\pak5.pk3 (7 files)
on the pure list
C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena\baseq3\pak4.pk3 (272 files)
on the pure list
C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena\baseq3\pak3.pk3 (4 files)
on the pure list
C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena\baseq3\pak2.pk3 (148 files)
on the pure list
C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena\baseq3\pak1.pk3 (26 files)
on the pure list
C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena/osp
C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena\baseq3\pak0.pk3 (3539 files)
not on the pure list
C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena/baseq3

----------------------
9310 files in pk3 files

Running in restricted demo mode.

----- FS_Startup -----
Current search path:
C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena/demota

----------------------
9310 files in pk3 files
----- FS_Startup -----
Current search path:
C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena\osp\zz-osp-pak3.pk3 (2 files)
C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena\osp\zz-osp-pak2.pk3 (7 files)
C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena\osp\zz-osp-pak1.pk3 (110 files)
C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena\osp\zz-osp-pak0.pk3 (1045 files)
C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena/osp
C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena\baseq3\pak8.pk3 (9 files)
C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena\baseq3\pak7.pk3 (4 files)
C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena\baseq3\pak6.pk3 (64 files)
C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena\baseq3\pak5.pk3 (7 files)
C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena\baseq3\pak4.pk3 (272 files)
C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena\baseq3\pak3.pk3 (4 files)
C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena\baseq3\pak2.pk3 (148 files)
C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena\baseq3\pak1.pk3 (26 files)
C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena\baseq3\pak0.pk3 (3539 files)
C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena/baseq3

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14547 files in pk3 files
********************
ERROR: Invalid game folder

C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena\baseq3\pak0.pk3 (3539 files)
not on the pure list

pak0.pk3 is corrupt?????

Post by **bork[e]** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 1:46 am

This may be normal...but why does it say "Running in restricted demo mode." ?

Post by **axbaby** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 2:25 am

EGGSACTLY WHAT I WANNA KNOW

Post by **bork[e]** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 2:45 am

oh, sorry.

Post by **Scourge** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 3:00 am

axbaby wrote: ----- FS_Startup -----
Current search path:
C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena/demota

Is this normal?

Post by **Foo** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 3:20 am

There's a problem with your pak0.pk3 file ax. Might have become slightly corrupted, might have had a file added (virus? Just a guess), but whatever it causing it, it looks like the file is failing a hash check.

Download this file:
http://digestit.kennethballard.com/download.html (install, then right-click on pak0.pk3 and choose 'hash')
The MD5 of the file should be:
1197ca3df1e65f3c380f8abc10ca43bf

Post by **axbaby** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 3:21 am

it is not normal .. it usually means the pak files are missing.

here is proof that quake3 did work at one time

[lvlshot]http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/4739/owned3by.jpg[/lvlshot]

Post by **axbaby** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 3:34 am

i recall unpacking a few files .. i may have broken pak0
MD5 check
aeb96161ac0cea0d1fec336cafc1c5a8 pak0.pk3

looks like pak0 is hosed .. i have another copy on my other broken computer... Thanks Foo

i'll be quaking in a few days

Post by **Scourge** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 3:50 am

Lol. I remember that one.

Post by **axbaby** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 5:19 am

yay i'm quaking again .

replaced pak0.pk3 and i'm owning like it's 1999.

Post by **FragaGeddon** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 5:28 am

You don't have to re-install Q3, unless you delete the entire folder.
You just have to remember your Q3 key.