UT2003 won't run

[Obrion]

ok i used the sh script and installed unreal .. The load up screen comes up and then nothing happens after that.,. other than it closing out....

what could be the source of this problem? bad drivers?


I am using mandrake 9.0
geforce 2 128 ddr
256 ram
pIII 667

[Seph64]

Originally posted by Obrion
ok i used the sh script and installed unreal .. The load up screen comes up and then nothing happens after that.,. other than it closing out....

what could be the source of this problem? bad drivers?


I am using mandrake 9.0
geforce 2 128 ddr
256 ram
pIII 667

What drivers are you using for the GeForce 2 anyway? NVidia's? Or the Drivers that Mandrake provides?

[Obrion]

NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-3123.i386.rpm

and

NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-3123.mdk82up.i586.rpm



i have those installed but i just get load up screen and that is it

[Seph64]

Originally posted by Obrion
NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-3123.i386.rpm

and

NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-3123.mdk82up.i586.rpm



i have those installed but i just get load up screen and that is it

Is UT2k3 the only Linux game you got installed?

Or do you have other games installed?

[Obrion]

ut is the only game thus far...

i even tried downloading the source tars from nvidia...
after i installed them ... still same issue..

maybee i should try and reinstall ut again

[Obrion]

ok here is the error i found
odd thing is.. i installed the lastes GLX from tar ........
so i tried again

[root@localhost dalamar]# cd '/home/dalamar/Documents/NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-3123'
[root@localhost NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-3123]# make install
Removing all old and conflicting files!
rm -f //usr/lib/libGL.*
rm -f //usr/lib/libGLcore.*
rm -f //usr/X11R6/lib/libGL.*
rm -f //usr/X11R6/lib/libGLcore.*
rm -f //usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libGLcore.*
rm -f //usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libglx.*
Installing new drivers
install usr/lib/libGL.so.1.0.3123 //usr/lib
install usr/lib/libGLcore.so.1.0.3123 //usr/lib
install usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.o //usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers
install usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libglx.so.1.0.3123 //usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions
if [ `uname -m` != "ia64" ]; then \
install usr/X11R6/lib/libXvMCNVIDIA.a //usr/X11R6/lib/libXvMCNVIDIA.a; \
install usr/X11R6/lib/libXvMCNVIDIA.so.1.0.3123 //usr/X11R6/lib/libXvMCNVIDIA.so.1.0.3123; \
fi
/sbin/ldconfig -n //usr/lib
/sbin/ldconfig -n //usr/X11R6/lib
cd //usr/lib/; ln -fs libGL.so.1.0.3123 libGL.so
cd //usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions; \
ln -fs libglx.so.1.0.3123 libglx.so
Installing documentation in //usr/share/doc/NVIDIA_GLX-1.0
mkdir -p //usr/share/doc/NVIDIA_GLX-1.0/include
cp -r usr/include/* //usr/share/doc/NVIDIA_GLX-1.0/include
cp -r usr/share/doc/* //usr/share/doc/NVIDIA_GLX-1.0
[root@localhost NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-3123]#


and then same error again !!!!

[root@localhost ut2003_demo]# ut2003_demo
Couldn't set video mode: Couldn't find matching GLX visual


History:

Exiting due to error
[root@localhost ut2003_demo]#

[TheGimp]

http://icculus.org/lgfaq/

If you do a search for "visual" and "glx", you should find something to fix your problem.

Also, make sure you have your machine IP and Name listed in /etc/hosts, otherwise the game will segfault when you create a singleplayer profile.

[Zelmo]

The most useful thing I've done in getting my nvidia drivers to work is to download the README file from their website and refer to it frequently as I'm installing the drivers. Installing from RPM is reliable, as long as you follow the instructions to the letter, and then check the appendices to make sure everything is in place!
Here's how I finally got my drivers working perfectly:
Start by looking through the README file on nvidia's driver download page. It tells you what files you need, and how to pick the right files if you're not sure which ones you need. Then SAVE THAT FILE TO YOUR HARD DRIVE! Remember where you put it, because you'll need to look it up while you're installing and configuring the drivers.
Get the RPMs. They're quite reliable, assuming you download the right ones for your system.
Get out of X-windows. This was tricky on my SuSE system, because although I could log out, it took me straight back to a graphical login screen. If that's the case with your system, try pressing CTRL-ALT-BACKSPACE to kill the X server. If that still brings you back to a graphical login (as my system did), run "top" and look for a process called "kdm" (most likely) or "xdm" or any other kind of "dm." Kill it (press "k" and type in the process ID number, ENTER to confirm). That should bring you to the text console. From there you can log in as root and cd to the directory where the drivers and README are saved.
Once you're there, go to another virtual console (hit ALT-F2 (or ALT and any other function key 1-6)) and log in again as any user who can get to the download directory, then go to the download directory. In that virtual console, open up the README file (use "less README" for a decent, standard text viewer) and scroll down to the installation instructions for the type of driver you downloaded (e.g., "Installing from RPM" or "Upgrading from RPM"). Then switch back to your first console (most likely ALT-F1).
Use your first console as the "working" console, and the other as the "reference" console. Install/upgrade the kernel driver as described in the README. Then, regardless of what was already on your system, UNINSTALL THE EXISTING GLX DRIVER AS INSTRUCTED IN THE README, using "rpm -e NVIDIA_GLX". At worst, it will say something like "Package NVIDIA_GLX not installed." At best it will make your 3D work. ;)
Then INSTALL the GLX package. DO NOT use "rpm -Uvh" to upgrade it, as there is no GLX to upgrade (you just erased it, remember?). Use "rpm -ivh" to install it fresh.
Then there's the requisite editing of the XF86config file to use the right drivers, as explained in the README. Just do as instructed and it'll be fine.

Finally, here's the part that will get you:
Scroll down to Appendix C in the README and check out the list of installed components. The list is broken into five sections, each representing a directory that should have those specific files in them. cd to each of those directories on your system and "ls -l" to get a detailed list of each file in the directory. The list will show each file's permissions, owner, group, size, date modified, and name. Then for files that are links to other files, they will show an arrow and the name of the file to which it links (much like the README file shows). Make sure you have ALL of those files, and that they link to the right files. I found on my system that I was missing the libGL.so file, which is what most of my 3D programs were specifically looking for.

[Maigret]

Have you tried running GLXGEARS to see if your graphics are up to speed?