[12.12]Can´t start Headless Server

[Hudson]

Hi

i can´t start headless server on Debian.

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ServerLinux:/home/factorio/factorio/bin/x64# ./factorio --start-server
-bash: ./factorio: Kann die Binärdatei nicht ausführen: Fehler im Format der Programmdatei

Please help

CU Hudson

[daniel34]

The reason you're getting this error is that you're not on Debian x64, you're on a different architecture.
If you are on Debian 32-bit, use the 32-bit Factorio build.
Factorio doesn't run on other architectures like arm (raspberry pi).

If you're unsure what architecture of Debian is installed, run the command

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uname -a

[Hudson]

The reason you're getting this error is that you're not on Debian x64, you're on a different architecture.
If you are on Debian 32-bit, use the 32-bit Factorio build.
Factorio doesn't run on other architectures like arm (raspberry pi).

If you're unsure what architecture of Debian is installed, run the command

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uname -a

Thanks for this info

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> uname -a
Linux ServerLinux 3.16.0-4-686-pae #1 SMP Debian 3.16.7-ckt11-1+deb8u3 (2015-08-04) i686 GNU/Linux

[prg]

FYI it would be useful to post non-localised error messages. You can get those by prefixing the command with LC_ALL=C.

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$ ls sfdfsdfs
ls: Zugriff auf sfdfsdfs nicht möglich: Datei oder Verzeichnis nicht gefunden
$ LC_ALL=C ls sfdfsdfs
ls: cannot access sfdfsdfs: No such file or directory

[Hudson]

FYI it would be useful to post non-localised error messages. You can get those by prefixing the command with LC_ALL=C.

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$ ls sfdfsdfs
ls: Zugriff auf sfdfsdfs nicht möglich: Datei oder Verzeichnis nicht gefunden
$ LC_ALL=C ls sfdfsdfs
ls: cannot access sfdfsdfs: No such file or directory

Here it is :

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root@ServerLinux:/home/factorio/factorio# LC_ALL=C ls factorio
ls: cannot access factorio: No such file or directory

[prg]

Here it is :

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root@ServerLinux:/home/factorio/factorio# LC_ALL=C ls factorio
ls: cannot access factorio: No such file or directory

Uhm, I meant the original command, i.e. ./factorio, the ls thing was just an example. Also, we've already figured out what the issue is, so this was just something to keep in mind for later.

[cube]

Headless binaries are only 64bit. We generally want to slowly move from 32bit builds (because they cause some extra problems), and thought that headless releases are a perfect candidate for a first step. If your machine has X libraries, you can use the regular 32bit binares (they will run exactly the same, the difference is that headless releases are smaller (no images) and they don't require the libraries to run.

[Hustenloeser]

Hello there,

I have an additional Question concernen this topic and based on the quality of your answer I'm pretty sure, there will be another high quality answer

I have an Debian 32 Root Server, too. And I want to run a factorio Server on it.

I bought factorio on steam and unfortunately, I can only download the 32-Demo Versions of factorio or the 64-Bit Headless from your website. The Demo-Version doesn't have "--start-server" option. The 64-Bit-Headless is not runnable.

Is there a way to run a factorio server on my 32-bit Debian, without buying the game a second time (directly from your website)?

Thanks and best regards

Hustenloeser

[cube]

Hello there,

I have an additional Question concernen this topic and based on the quality of your answer I'm pretty sure, there will be another high quality answer :)

I have an Debian 32 Root Server, too. And I want to run a factorio Server on it.

I bought factorio on steam and unfortunately, I can only download the 32-Demo Versions of factorio or the 64-Bit Headless from your website. The Demo-Version doesn't have "--start-server" option. The 64-Bit-Headless is not runnable.

Is there a way to run a factorio server on my 32-bit Debian, without buying the game a second time (directly from your website)?

Thanks and best regards

Hustenloeser

You can just download the regular (non-headless) 32bit version with your normal login (or take it from steam) and copy it to your server, there is no need to buy the game again. We don't provide 32bit headless because 1) it's work 2) takes up server space 3) people should move to 64bit anyway :-)