Ok this is what I did,
a) Save any config files you may need(such as admins.cfg, database.cfg)
b) d/l 1.34 release version
http://www.sourcemod.net/downloads.php
c) d/l metamod for you OS
http://www.sourcemm.net/
d) create your vdf
http://www.sourcemm.net/vdf
e) Fresh install metamod + Sourcemod(meaning delete old one)
f) put the vdf file in addons folder
g) so right now you have the core of sm, restart servers>observe logs and odd behavior
h) if all is well put in any saved config files and 1 plugin at a time>restart again observe logs and odd behavior, type sm plugins list and sm exts list, check for errors. I did this for all of my plugins and extensions.
i) if it is setup to your specification you may need to hunt down specific gamedata files. The search may help you. I would keep the install light as possible. Others will negate that, but to each his own.
j) Now update the main build with a working snapshot such as
http://www.sourcemod.net/smdrop/1.4/...d-1.4.0-hg3137
k) during these snapshots the config files always get written over, so I keep a backup of mine for this reason. Put in config files.
Again look in logs and check for errors a well as looking at sm plugins list and sm exts list.
Anyways that's what I do to make things work, not 100% fool proof, but it works...most of the time. And for the record the above snapshot works well for me.
SDKhooks Gamedata file here
http://tsunami-productions.googlecod...ooks.games.txt right click save as u/l too your gamedata directory or copy+paste.
TF2 gamedata
http://hg.alliedmods.net/releases/sourcemod-1.3/file/f98126699061/gamedata/sm-tf2.games.txt <-This will(should) update on SM upgrade