Punkbuster Error: MD5Tool Mismatch Troubleshooting

[CHUGGA-CHUGGA]

Originally Posted by eddie

To fix just reinstall BF2 and PR. Fixed all my problems but the handshaking, which is easily sorted by joining another server, then quitting and joining the original server.

Is that the one you mean Kilroy? couldn't find any other.... Won't work for me, lost my bf2 CD and am running off bf2 SF CD

[pdxmark]

I did not see this error in the 1st post, but lots of people have been getting it. It seems to be coming from the only DLs availible.

I went to Moddb, filefront and TGF. All DLs are same and consistant with 'MD5TOOL MISMATCH' (mine is) "...\levels\7gates\client.zip (len=2048 )". This is the one of the errors similar to the others that has come up on my machine.

I know that this is not an error coming out of my machine. This PC has been tested for months, 99.9% of bugs are gone. My PC was having the greatest time with .85, never had one error. Now I can only play four maps. I get random kick on MD5TOOL MISMATCH and C2D on level changes effected by 'corrupted file' from ALL DL Locations
[not tried GB as it was going to take two hours to DL]

This comp was error checked over a period of a month, way before PR ever had this problem on my PC. I've ran many error check test and bench suites, so I know my PC is cool. It plays GTA4 very well
E8400/CO-6~1.196Vcore, GA-EP45-UD3R Mainboard
HyperX 1066/3:4~5-5-5-14-7-2T,2.2V
-Liquid cooled- eVGA 9600GT OC'd @ 2000MHz
300GB WD SATA-XP32
1Tb Seagate SATA storage

The problem is with Punkbuster, AGAIN! If this is going to be the reoccurring issue with Punkbuster I'll just have to ditch PB games. I don't like having to go through these complications just for updating cheat detection systems that does not inform the pubilc of its serves very well and adds more issues than it fixes! I'm understanding most of these errors are occuring from Servers not updating properly, as I the client have the updates. However, this has no connection to the reason the Level install is corrupted! /rant

[Pappsen]

I have reasons to complain, is it PB or is it EA, I do not know...but someone have to get his behind toasted.
Why are we consumers, who pay money for our games, supposed to take our computers apart and reprogram others errors?
Only to play?
Games that we have bought?

Time for revolt my brothers.

Pappsen, pissed and disapointed.

[Death1971]

i was getting the md5 tool mismatch error ever sinse the patch came out i finally uninstalled everything BF2 related then reinstalled bf2,bf2 patch 1.41,pr core,pr levels, pr patch 0860 then retro pack. Seems to have fixed it all i havent received the error again so far only been in couple maps but never got the error thank god

[barbdwyer22]

I still have yet to see an answer to why one server kicks for MD5 mismatch and all other servers work fine. I am suddenly getting MD5 mismatch on CHICAGO INS server only and nothing is helping.

[0n3-sh0t-0n3-k1LL]

Can someone please help me. I am playing on a relity teamwork mumble US sever and every time I join it, about two minutes into the game I keep getting kicked from PB. It says....

Mods/pr/levels/jabal/client.zip

I love the sever and want to play in it so can someone please tell me what to do to fix it.

Thanks

[obZen]

I'm getting a mismatch for kozelsk, and this happens when I try to install the new patch....



Second time downloading the patch, both times with the same problem.

[NBT]

For several days earlier this week, I wasn't able to play PR for more that a couple of minutes on ANY PR server without getting this:

PunkBuster kicked player '=]H[= NaruralBornTarget' (for 2 minutes) ... MD5Tool Mismatch: mods\bf2\Shaders_client.zip (len=2048 )

So I jumped onto Google and did some Thread hunting and found many players that have had the same issue. Unfortunately, there didn't seem to be any standardised resolution to the problem from any source, including the PR site.

I took this troubleshooting approach using a different computer (#2):
1) Installed BF2 + 1.41 patch
2) Installed pr_0856_core_setup.exe + pr_0856_levels_setup.exe
3) Installed pr_0860_patch_setup.exe + pr_0860_retro_mappack1_final_setup.exe
4) Downloaded pbsetup.exe and used it to bring PB up-to-date
5) Now the #2 should be the same as the problem system (#1)
6) Joined several random servers and played without any issues using #2
7) Started to compare file sizes and versions in the "C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2\mods\bf2" folders
8 ) #1 'Shaders_client.zip' = 188,781 bytes and #2 'Shaders_client.zip' = 223,590 bytes - hmmmmmmm, I thought....
9) noticed #1 has an extra file called 'Shaders_client.zip-vanilla' = 223,590 bytes - could it be this easy?
10) #1 re-named suspect 'shaders_client.zip' to 'shaders_client.zip-problem'
11) #1 re-named 'Shaders_client.zip-vanilla' to "Shaders_client.zip'
12) #1 - started PR and played un-interupted for 3+ GLORIOUS hours on Kashan

PROBLEM SOLVED - hope this may actually help someone else...

=]H[= NaturalBornTarget

[turner89]

Originally Posted by obZen

I'm getting a mismatch for kozelsk, and this happens when I try to install the new patch....



Second time downloading the patch, both times with the same problem.

I have the same issue as you bud. Same level, I can hit ignore. But get into a game "MD5 mismatch by punkbuster"

Can anyone pack this level up in a zip and post a link if at all possible. That'd be wicked!

[CPU]

My PB md5 error went away after I unloaded FRAPS.