Someone with a working linux version of et.

(Jahuu) #1

Could you please put the game log here. And I mean everything from home/someone: et to the end. From game start to quit.
This way I could see what is wrong with mine.

Please. Someone.

And only the linux version please.

(post) #2

What filename are you looking for?

If you go in your home dir .etwolf there are some subdir and these subdir also have subdir, I would’nt expect someone to upload the complete structure here.

If you have a problem with the game it might be more usefull to just explain what is the problem.

(weasel) #3

It would help if you posted what problem you’re having, since someone may already know how to fix it. You can take a look at a log if you’d like. That’s with starting the game, starting a server, joining a team, killing myself, then quitting from console (without shutting down server first). The only times I ever have issues starting ET is when something else is using the sound device, in which case it stalls at sound initialization, or when the network is down. I forget where it stalls then.

(Jahuu) #4

Thanks for the log weasel.

The problem I am having is very complicated but I’ll try to explain it to you:

-When I start the game it won’t start due to a graphics problem caused by the fact that I can’t install and use ATI’s own drivers, but only MESA’s substitute drivers that tell me to write “et +set r_allowSoftwareGL 1” Which means disable hardware rendering. And as the CPU has to emulate rendering it causes a major drop in FPS.(the mouse cursor moves with 5 sec delay.)

-The problem is not with my hardware, because the game works perfectly under windows with the same computer. (I have two OS in this computer.)

(post) #5

Your OpenGL driver is not working.

(Jahuu) #6

Yeah I know that.
The problem is that I can’t get it to work because the Mesa is still bugging around. I think I need to re-install linux thing but I don’t think I’ll do it yet.

The problem with mesa is that many programs depend on it, so I can’t just uninstall it.

Sounds complicated, well it is. :smiley:

(Womprat) #7

what distribution of linux are you using?
Taking a random guess I would guess Redhat or Mandrake.

Have you tried the drivers at ati.com? I’m guessing you have because you say you “can’t install and use ATI’s own drivers.” Maybe we could help get ATI’s drivers working if you could tell us what’s wrong with them.

(Jahuu) #8

First of all I have Debian.

Second of all if I install the ati drivers R200 for Radeon 9100. My x-windows xon’t start and every program still says:
GL_RENDERER = MESA
Direct rendering = no

I think I need to check out my DRM (Direct Rendering Module).

(Sombee) #9

So why aren’t you running the server on your most stable platform then?

(Jahuu) #10

My parents seem to think that Windows is too defensless against hacker attacks. (If it was up to me I’d be playing it under win as we speak!)

(FallenMatt) #11

you are missing the point here.
MESA is software-only openGl implementation. As you said, the proc is doing all the work here.
That means that as long as you are using MESA you won’t get DRM. No way around it.

When you install drivers for radeon you need to remember that they have two parts - one is kernel module and one is x window driver (server)

make sure that you have kernel module loaded before you start X, make sure your config for X has proper settings in it.

from ati web page:
“XFree86 currently provides hardware 2D acceleration for most ATI graphics adapters”
that means that if you are using stock (non ati) drivers for your card you get only 2d acceleration, no 3d/opengl stuff.

in short: get ati drivers to work and et will play fine.
if you have problems, post your XFree log with ati drivers (when you try running with ati drivers and x wont’ start, the log is usually in /var/log/XFree86.log or somethign like that)