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== Introduction ==
Doesnt run TDM on your system, when your start TDM and get errors.<br>
There are several ways to analyse these problems.

== Creating Logs ==
one of the ways are creating Logs.<br>
TDM places a logfile in his application folder, named darkmod.log.<br>
This plaintext textfile can be opened with your favorite texteditor.<br>

=== Create a log ===
To create a log, you can change the the logFile-option in the darkmod.cfg or run tdm using start-arguments.<br>
The log files can be opened with a texteditor.

==== Setting the logfile option ====
Open darkmod.cfg in a text editor<br>
Change the following line: 
    seta logFile "0"
to<br>
    seta logFile "2"
and save the file.
After this, start tdm and there will be a file qconsole.log created in the fm folder.


==== Creating a log using start-arguments ====
open your command prompt (terminal, etc) and navigate to your darkmod folder.
From there, call your call tdm executable with several arguments.<br>
<br>
<b>Windows</b><br>
hit the keyboard combination "windows + r", enter the following line and click on ok:<br>
c:\games\darkmod\thedarkmod.exe +condump mylog.txt +quit<br>
(assuming thats your location of the darkmod folder)<br>
open your windows explorer go to your the dark mod folder,
search for mylog.txt, open it with notepad. This is a content of a log.
or
<br>
* hit the keyboard combination "windows-key + r" (or search for "cmd").
* a new window will apear, enther the following command in that window an click on run: cmd <br>a new black window will apear.
* navigate to your tdm gamefolder by typing the following line in the black window and hit enter-key:
    cd c:\games\darkmod
* then enter the following line and hit the enterkey: 
    thedarkmod.exe +condump mylog.txt +quit
* this will start tdm, generate a logfile and close tdm.
* open your windows explorer go to your the dark mod folder,
* search for mylog.txt, open it and copy its content in a new forumpost.

== Arguments ==

    tdmexecutable +<argument>
(for the following examples, we use the tdm-executable for windows)

To start tdm, create a log named, mylog.txt, and quit tdm.
    thedarkmod.exe +condump mylog.txt +quit

For videoproblems: start tdm, ask for grapicsinfo, save to log and quit 
    thedarkmod.exe +gfxinfo +condump mylog.txt +quit

For starting a mission:
start tdm, install a mission (for example trainingsmission and quit. 
    thedarkmod.exe +map training_mission +condump mylog2.txt +quit

To create a log with some arguments and loading a mission
    thedarkmod.exe +developer 1 +set logfile 2 +map training_mission

== Log Examples ==
A normal log.
(going to add a log)