Starting eggdrop

prophecy · Post by **prophecy** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 11:14 am

Ok I am kinda a noob but I got eggdrop installed. It is installed on a local machine and I am not sure I have the conf right. everything loads but the bot. it might be that I dont have the server channel right? I dont konw the bot will not load? Belloe is what I used.

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set servers {

irc.enterthegame.com:6667

}

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and for channel
channel add #unrealnucleus {

chanmode "+nt-likm"

idle-kick 0


}

awyeah · Post by **awyeah** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 1:00 pm

Well... erm looks like your a newbie and not familiar with an eggdrop.
What error do you say, you get when you load the bot? care to show us, maybe?

First of all goto this link and try the sample eggdrop configuration files.
http://www.egghelp.org/files.htm

Goto the Config Files section on this page and try download the simple.conf file as well as a pre-config file for your bot. Read the comments on each segement of the .conf file and then set the variables in the .conf file as they have been told.

If you scroll down to the bottom of your page you can see stuff like this:

Eggdrop .conf creator by Simeon
A small Windows application to help beginners generate an Eggdrop config file. The program works in English and Bulgarian languages (selectable from the main menu under File > Language).

Eggdrop.conf Creator by Simeon Mladenov
A GUI-based config creator for Linux. Tested on Slackware 9.1 and qt 3.2.1. Generated config tested with Eggdrop 1.6.15.

Eggdrop Config Maker by Freddo
A Windows application for generating Eggdrop config files. This one is a bit more advanced than the one above, and also includes the Eggdrop documentation in Windows help format. You can also download the source code (Borland Delphi) here if you wish.

Quickdrop v0.1.2 beta 1 by Zapped
A shell script that makes Eggdrop configuration files.

Download any of these and try to generate your own .conf file.
Any of these methods should do it!

prophecy · Post by **prophecy** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 7:09 pm

No errors when loading. the bot just doesnt join the channel or the server.

Here are my steps

1. downloaded 1.6.15 to my machine
2. unpacket them to /home/john/egg/
3. ran "configure" from /home/john/egg/
4. ran "make" config from /home/john/egg/
5. ran "make" from /home/john/egg/
6. ran "make install" from /home/john/egg/
then I editted the eggdrop.conf file once done saved it then renamed it to unfan.conf

7. Then I ran I got into the eggdrop dir and typed " /home/john/eggdrop/eggdrop -m unfan.conf" seems to install all the modules that are needed just doesnt seem to make the bot join the server or the channel. I can show you my conf if you would like. Also I will try one of the configs that you showed me.

Alchera · Post by **Alchera** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 7:43 pm

Check that the DNS module is loading.

prophecy · Post by **prophecy** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 9:39 pm

this is what I get when I start the bot

Eggdrop v1.6.15 (C) 1997 Robey Pointer (C) 2003 Eggheads
[19:36] --- Loading eggdrop v1.6.15 (Mon Jul 19 2004)
[19:36] Module loaded: dns
[19:36] Module loaded: channels
[19:36] Module loaded: server
[19:36] Module loaded: ctcp

[19:36] Module loaded: irc
[19:36] Module loaded: notes (with lang support)
[19:36] Module loaded: console (with lang support)
[19:36] Module loaded: uptime
[19:36] Userinfo TCL v1.07 loaded (URL BF GF IRL EMAIL DOB PHONE ICQ).
[19:36] use '.help userinfo' for commands.

STARTING BOT IN USERFILE CREATION MODE.
Telnet to the bot and enter 'NEW' as your nickname.
OR go to IRC and type: /msg unfan hello
This will make the bot recognize you as the master.

You have installed modules but have not selected an encryption
module, please consult the default config file for info.
[john@localhost eggdrop]$

awyeah · Post by **awyeah** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 9:41 pm

Yes the dns module 'loadmodule dns' can be a bit nasty at times and if no dns response is given by the host, then the bot doesn't sometimes connect. You might have to uncomment it out.

This has happened to me alot of times on numerous occasions. You can check this, by telnetting to the bot on the port and hostname, ip you have set in the .conf file. After you logon to telnet it will show you the message of unable to connect, most probobaly it will be the dns thing.

Then again, if still the bot doesn't connect to the server, try changing the vhosts, first dns it on both sides to check if they are resolving numerically as well as on the alphabetical side, also you might want to try and change the listening port if you have set it within an odd range, maybe not allowed by your system administrator.

Moreover if you still encounter problems, and have loaded the dns module and still, the bot is unable to connect to your irc network... telnet to the bot, if doesn't connect to the server, you will most probobaly get a recitification of the error/reason there.

Joining a channel has no concern with the bot's .conf file setting, once it has connected to the server sucessfully it will eventually join the channels you have defined. But that depends if you have added the static channel(s) correctly in the .conf file or not. If you don't like adding channels staticly one by one, try using dynamic ones, through partyline or dcc: .+chan <#channel>

Alchera · Post by **Alchera** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 9:42 pm

Ahhh... load the blowfish module

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#### BLOWFISH MODULE ####

# IF YOU DON'T READ THIS YOU MAY RENDER YOUR USERFILE USELESS LATER
# Eggdrop encrypts its userfile, so users can have secure passwords.
# Please note that when you change your encryption method later (i.e.
# using other modules like a md5 module), you can't use your current
# userfile anymore. Eggdrop will not start without an encryption module.
loadmodule blowfish

prophecy · Post by **prophecy** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 9:55 pm

Alchera blowfish worked! thanks Alchera and awyeah for the help!

awyeah · Post by **awyeah** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 9:57 pm

Haha.. np... actually I forgot to see your last post with the display of loaded modules... maybe I didnt sight the blowfish.

Remember blowfish is very important module to load the bot, or even connect it to anyserver. Without loading it, the bot is null.. just a peice of code, heh.