RTCW HELP! Couldnt load default.cfg

[adhd-dude]

Ok first i copied all the pk3 files from my windows partition to /home/paul/rtcw then i downloaded the wolf-linux-1.33.x86.run file. i chmod +x the .run file ...
i then ran it
i installed it to /usr/local/wolf instead of /usr/local/games/wolf and left the other path alone.

now when i run it it says:

Sys_Error: Couldnt' load default.cfg - I am missing essential files - verify your installation?

WTF is this?

i went back to the Windows partition, there is no default.cfg.

I am running this as root and as regular with the SAME ERROR! HELP!

[Gaccm]

did you move all the stuff from /home/paul/rtcw to /usr/local/wolf?

[adhd-dude]

Originally posted by Gaccm
did you move all the stuff from /home/paul/rtcw to /usr/local/wolf?

the only thing in the /home/paul/rtcw dir were the pk3 [copied from windows partition] and the .run [downloaded from idsoftware site] file

[aceracer24]

I had a similar problm when i was running jedi 2 outcast. You by chance running suse? If so then the problem believe it or not could be your libgl.so . If it's linked to the wrong driver then it will make running games difficult. I to have RTCW but I downloaded the oldest binaries and have not had ANY problems at all.

[aceracer24]

also it says you copied pk3 from your windows to your home/user?? You have to copy them to the same directory that you installed RTCW. What good are they in the user directory?

[adhd-dude]

no i am not running suse but i will be installing it tonight though so thanks for the info.

hold on.
What binaries are you talking about

[adhd-dude]

Originally posted by aceracer24
also it says you copied pk3 from your windows to your home/user?? You have to copy them to the same directory that you installed RTCW. What good are they in the user directory?

the .run file you download from IDsoftware ...after i ran it, it installed ALL the files in their proper directory.

[TheGimp]

move the *.pk3 files into /usr/local/wolf/main/

default.cfg is in pak0.pk3, that's why you can't see it

[aceracer24]

wolf-linux-1.33.x86.run is the binaries I was referring to. You have to have a copy of RTCW installed on windows. Then you have to copy the pk files from windows to the linux install directory where you installed RTCW in linux using the binaries. The binaries DO NOT install these files. Not all of them anyway.

[adhd-dude]

cool. that part is done.
now i am getting

Sys_Error: GLimp_Init () - could not load OpenGL subsystem

[Sastraxi]

You need the correct GLX for your video card...

[adhd-dude]

i DO have the correct GLX for my card.

I am running SUSE 8 and i had to rebuild the source rpms.

i checked the /var/log/Xfree86.0.log file and it shows GLX loaded. I do see the NVIDIA logo when X starts...

[aceracer24]

Since you are using suse 8.0 your problem is probably the sim link for LibGL.so If you go to /usr/lib and look for the LibGL.so it will probably be linked to something Mesa. This is bad. Well not bad but not right. Did you install the nvidia drivers or some other ones? If they are the Nvidia drivers then all you have to do is make sure you followed the directions CAREFULLY and then you have to go to /usr/lib and link LibGL.so to LibGL.so.1
LibGL.so.1 is suppose to be linked to what ever your nvidia driver is. Either way nothing should be linked to mesa drivers. To relink you'll probably have to delete the LibGL.so and type this at a konsole as root:
ln -s /usr/lib/libGL.so.1 /usr/lib/libGL.so
If you got a message error then type:
ln -s /usr/lib/libGL.so /usr/lib/libGL.so.1

I can never remember which way it's suppose to be typed so try both till it does something without error.

But FIRST check to make sure that libGL.so is even linked wrong. I think ALL suse 8.0 have the problem but you never know. Hope this helps.

[Sastraxi]

I've got SuSE 8 and never had to... though I do have to build the GLX (su -c 'make') every time I reboot... a little bad, but oh well :D!

[adhd-dude]

my rtcw finally loads both SW and MP. that i am pleased with however one problem persist: my system lags when i try to go on the net. theres this 3 or so seconds before it loads a website; the same is happening with RTCW. i have to wait a couple of minutes while it starts since it probes servers during bootup.

[aceracer24]

Sorry can't help ya with the net thing. I don't play any games on the net cept for Dark Age Of Camelot and i have a windows box for that. But glad to hear you got RTCW to work.