Help! I can't configure WinboardEngine-ICS setup

[Andreas Schwartmann]

Geschrieben von: / Posted by: Andreas Schwartmann at 02 July 2000 15:10:38:
Hi,
I am trying to set up Little Goliath 2.8 to run on Chessclub.com. But I can't get it to work, because Winboard does not read out the ICSlogon file. It is called "chessclub.ini" and I have included all the necessary information.
I have followed Clemens advice and made a separate LGoliath folder, including a shorcut to Winboard.exe with the following target line:
E:\WinBoard\LGoliath\winboard.exe /zp /ics /icshost=chessclub.com /icshelper=timestamp /fcp=LGoliath /fd=E:\WinBoard\LGoliath /icslogon=chessclub.ini
The "chessclub.ini" is of course also in this folder.
What Winboard does is connect to chessclub.com ... and that's it. No automatic login, the server waits for my input even though I have referred to this ini-file.
What did I do wrong?
I am confused!
Could somebody please show me the way?
Thanks!
Andreas


Andi's Playground

[Mogens Larsen]

Geschrieben von: / Posted by: Mogens Larsen at 02 July 2000 15:25:15:
Als Antwort auf: / As an answer to: Help! I can't configure WinboardEngine-ICS setup geschrieben von: / posted by: Andreas Schwartmann at 02 July 2000 15:10:38:

Hi,
I am trying to set up Little Goliath 2.8 to run on Chessclub.com. But I can't get it to work, because Winboard does not read out the ICSlogon file. It is called "chessclub.ini" and I have included all the necessary information.
I have followed Clemens advice and made a separate LGoliath folder, including a shorcut to Winboard.exe with the following target line:
E:\WinBoard\LGoliath\winboard.exe /zp /ics /icshost=chessclub.com /icshelper=timestamp /fcp=LGoliath /fd=E:\WinBoard\LGoliath /icslogon=chessclub.ini
The "chessclub.ini" is of course also in this folder.
What Winboard does is connect to chessclub.com ... and that's it. No automatic login, the server waits for my input even though I have referred to this ini-file.
What did I do wrong?
I am confused!
Could somebody please show me the way?

My shortcut with LG2000v2.8 looks like this:
C:\Engines\Fics\WinBoard.exe /zp /ics /icshost=freechess.org /icshelper=timeseal /fcp="LG2000v28" /fd=c:\Engines\Fics /icslogon=ICS.ini
And my ICS.ini file contains the following:
Moq
password
set formula unrated
set time 30
set inc 0
set 1 This is the computerprogram LG2000.
set 2 Controlled by Mogens Chr. Larsen (mcl@mail1.stofanet.dk).
set 3 To whomever it may concern: The only ambition is to play private unrated games against other computerprograms.
I hope this helps.
Best wishes...
Mogens

[pete]

Geschrieben von: / Posted by: pete at 02 July 2000 15:48:26:
Als Antwort auf: / As an answer to: Help! I can't configure WinboardEngine-ICS setup geschrieben von: / posted by: Andreas Schwartmann at 02 July 2000 15:10:38:

Hi,
I am trying to set up Little Goliath 2.8 to run on Chessclub.com. But I can't get it to work, because Winboard does not read out the ICSlogon file. It is called "chessclub.ini" and I have included all the necessary information.
I have followed Clemens advice and made a separate LGoliath folder, including a shorcut to Winboard.exe with the following target line:
E:\WinBoard\LGoliath\winboard.exe /zp /ics /icshost=chessclub.com /icshelper=timestamp /fcp=LGoliath /fd=E:\WinBoard\LGoliath /icslogon=chessclub.ini
The "chessclub.ini" is of course also in this folder.
What Winboard does is connect to chessclub.com ... and that's it. No automatic login, the server waits for my input even though I have referred to this ini-file.
What did I do wrong?
I am confused!
Could somebody please show me the way?
Thanks!
Andreas

1.) I am not sure about this shortcut thing ; just replace the very first part of your command line with the original path to Winboard aka "E:\Winboard\winboard.exe /zp ..." etc . ; I fear else Winboard might get confused with the current folder
2.) chessclub.ini has to finish with an empty line .
Hope some of this helps.
pete

[Andreas Schwartmann]

Geschrieben von: / Posted by: Andreas Schwartmann at 02 July 2000 15:50:06:
Als Antwort auf: / As an answer to: Re: Help! I can't configure WinboardEngine-ICS setup geschrieben von: / posted by: Mogens Larsen at 02 July 2000 15:25:15:

My shortcut with LG2000v2.8 looks like this:
C:\Engines\Fics\WinBoard.exe /zp /ics /icshost=freechess.org /icshelper=timeseal /fcp="LG2000v28" /fd=c:\Engines\Fics /icslogon=ICS.ini
And my ICS.ini file contains the following:
Moq
password
set formula unrated
set time 30
set inc 0
set 1 This is the computerprogram LG2000.
set 2 Controlled by Mogens Chr. Larsen (mcl@mail1.stofanet.dk).
set 3 To whomever it may concern: The only ambition is to play private unrated games against other computerprograms.
I hope this helps.

Thanks, but ...
My ini file looks just the same. The shortcut too, but Winboard just ignores the ini file and I don't know why. (
I have also tried it with a simple ics.ini file in the Winboard root directory. Nothing. It's as if the ini file simply isn't there.
Do I need to add a line in the winboard.ini?
Andreas

Andi's Playground

[Frank Quisinsky]

Geschrieben von: / Posted by: Frank Quisinsky at 02 July 2000 15:59:02:
Als Antwort auf: / As an answer to: Help! I can't configure WinboardEngine-ICS setup geschrieben von: / posted by: Andreas Schwartmann at 02 July 2000 15:10:38:

Hi,
I am trying to set up Little Goliath 2.8 to run on Chessclub.com. But I can't get it to work, because Winboard does not read out the ICSlogon file. It is called "chessclub.ini" and I have included all the necessary information.
I have followed Clemens advice and made a separate LGoliath folder, including a shorcut to Winboard.exe with the following target line:
E:\WinBoard\LGoliath\winboard.exe /zp /ics /icshost=chessclub.com /icshelper=timestamp /fcp=LGoliath /fd=E:\WinBoard\LGoliath /icslogon=chessclub.ini
The "chessclub.ini" is of course also in this folder.
What Winboard does is connect to chessclub.com ... and that's it. No automatic login, the server waits for my input even though I have referred to this ini-file.
What did I do wrong?
I am confused!
Could somebody please show me the way?
Thanks!
Andreas

Andreas,
I wrote this yesterday in CSS forum.
Regards
Frank


Clemens Keck`s little review !

[Andreas Schwartmann]

Geschrieben von: / Posted by: Andreas Schwartmann at 02 July 2000 16:12:00:
Als Antwort auf: / As an answer to: Re: Help! I can't configure WinboardEngine-ICS setup geschrieben von: / posted by: Frank Quisinsky at 02 July 2000 15:59:02:

Andreas,
I wrote this yesterday in CSS forum.
Regards
Frank

Thanks, I read this, Frank!
My mistake was, that the ICS.ini file was not saved as a configuration file but a mere txt. file!
Now it works!
Andreas

[Mogens Larsen]

Geschrieben von: / Posted by: Mogens Larsen at 02 July 2000 16:45:11:
Als Antwort auf: / As an answer to: Re: Help! I can't configure WinboardEngine-ICS setup geschrieben von: / posted by: Frank Quisinsky at 02 July 2000 15:59:02:

Andreas,
I wrote this yesterday in CSS forum.
Regards
Frank

Hey Frank,
I made a little "translation" of that page. Could you check and see it it's allright?
Best wishes...
Mogens

ICS config.

[Frank Quisinsky]

Geschrieben von: / Posted by: Frank Quisinsky at 02 July 2000 16:55:32:
Als Antwort auf: / As an answer to: Re: Help! I can't configure WinboardEngine-ICS setup geschrieben von: / posted by: Mogens Larsen at 02 July 2000 16:45:11:

Andreas,
I wrote this yesterday in CSS forum.
Regards
Frank

Hey Frank,
I made a little "translation" of that page. Could you check and see it it's allright?
Best wishes...
Mogens

Lieber nicht !
Schach auf Schach-Servern, da habe ich überhaupt keine Ahnung !
Gruß
Frank
PS
Bin froh das Clemens das seinerzeit geschrieben hat damit ich Personen, wenn Fragen auftreten, dort hinleiten kann