Best Linux OS to run RO

[impp]

OK I have been running on Jaunty 9.04. 2.6.26.15-server. (as it uses all 4gb of mem and the 512mb nvidia card)

Nothing but video card troubles - since the 1.0.8 update so tried some new drivers - big mistake. Managed to get back to RO launcher working again but video card problems are preventing the game loading - same old resource loading hanging.

Looking at the forum some suggest "use a different linux OS". Tried lots of the suggestions on the forum - nada.

So my question is which one works best?

I don't want to move back to Vista, but in order to play now I am going to have to.

edit: I have reinstalled with the most recent RO installer, stripped out all nvidia drivers, tried newer and older driver etc.

[Znurre]

I am using ArchLinux, and so are many other Regnum players.
It usually works really good.

[Recoil]

ubuntu 8.10

[Cuchulainn]

I am using ArchLinux as well. And im pretty happy with it. Its not as easy too install as ubuntu but with the Arch Linux beginners guide its pretty simple, only a bit more time consuming especially at the first time u install it.

[impp]

I am using ArchLinux, and so are many other Regnum players.
It usually works really good.

Ok thanks, I'll try this one.

Can you dual boot with it or do I have to loose Vista?

Do my best to note down my experiences for the forum if I have problems.

[_dracus_]

I'm using both Debian and Ubuntu, I generally have no trouble with RO.

[impp]

Ok thanks, I'll try this one.

Can you dual boot with it or do I have to loose Vista?

Do my best to note down my experiences for the forum if I have problems.

Arch Linux is way to complicated to set up.

It wants to wipe my HD - it doesn't seem to see that I already have a d: partition set up.

And the partiton program gives a fatal error on inititation.

Looks like i'll be trying another one.

[Anpu]

Kubuntu here, since day 1.
Currently, 9.04, 9.10 soon(tm)

[ArcticWolf]

I'm using Debian and the game runs fine :D

[Myxir]

Ubuntu 9.04 and it runs fine. Shortly after the update I had some trouble but now it works fine.

[Znurre]

Arch Linux is way to complicated to set up.

It wants to wipe my HD - it doesn't seem to see that I already have a d: partition set up.

And the partiton program gives a fatal error on inititation.

Looks like i'll be trying another one.Perhaps Chakra is what you are looking for.
http://chakra-project.org/

It's an Arch based distro, using KDE4 and a custom made GUI installer.
Check it out.

[Mrreality13]

ive heard peeps using blue/white 64

[kamax]

I'm using gentoo and it works fine. You can easy install every latest packages if you want and it's no so hard to understand.

[Brother-brian]

Ubuntu 8.10. I always wait for the stable releases.

Ubuntu 9.10 is coming out by end of October, supposedly. You might just wait until then, the problem will have probably been fixed.

[rugerstein]

Slackware 13.0
Game works fine.

[onemyndseye]

Theoreticly speaking..

RO will run equally well on any properly configured Linux distro... when something isnt configured correctly it comes down to: Is it misconfigured by the distro? or by the user?

For example PulseAudio in Ubuntu Intrepid. Canonical completely lost their mind and shipped a barely configured half-baked version of pulseaudio that has been the bane of many game and sound enthusiast.

A Linux distro is basically a core linux system either built from scratch or from a derived work, configured as the maintainers saw fit. This means they setup the system to their liking, included the software version they wanted, and optimized the system for the task and deployment of their focus be that the average end-user or high end servers and everything in between.

As linux users, no matter of the architecture (arm, i386, x86_64, etc), we all use the same software and drivers of one version or another. The difference comes in the build and setup.

When you hear that DistroX is better at doing this or that - if you look into further there is usually a reason. These libs were built a certain way. Or driverX is a certain version that carries its own benefits or problems. Any of which, in theory, can be rectified by the user by changing the components that are hindering the performance for your task. Admittedly, its usually best to find a distro that covers your needs the best and work from there but if you really like a certain distro and cant live without it, in most cases the changes you need can be brought on board.

A great analogy is: Linux is a set of construction materials and its the architect, be that the user or the maintainer, that shapes the house.

In any case... Make no mistake -

We are NOT Ubuntu, Mint, Debian, Arch, or Redhat users. We are Linux users.

[platyna]

Yeah KDE4 using almost 100% of your CPU is great to run demanding applications. :-P

Regards.

[Znurre]

Yeah KDE4 using almost 100% of your CPU is great to run demanding applications. :-P

Regards.Excuse me?

[Arafails]

Debian unstable + some experimental packages (Because Ubuntu somehow is about 200% more bloated even when you have the same packages installed). Currently it doesn't run Regnum at all, but that's only because I'm trying to make the free radeon drivers for r600 work with AGP. It works as well as can be expected with ATi Catalyst drivers, getting around 40-50FPS on a Radeon HD2600, right up until the point you go near an enemy or a city.

[Angel_de_Combate]

Ubuntu 9.04, i had windows xp before..i get lagg still if a fort war gets really big..but trust me compared to xp its no where near as bad :) I <3 Linux!

[arlick]

Slackware here. Im using the current release (with my own package manager (http://code.google.com/p/slackby/) \o/ ).

I have had never an issue with RO.

[Comp]

I use ArchLinux at the moment, but when Ubuntu 9.10 is released I'll be moving to it.

[impp]

I copped out and went for Ubuntu 9.04 - 64-bit. Too lazy to find a better one out.

Got the newest Nvidia drivers properly configured but thought better of getting the sound right - Ubuntu seems to have real problems with sound on Acer systems.

One forum claimed to have the answer but it just destroy the update manager with an unrecoverable error so I had to reinstall the OS again.

I'll see how 9.10 goes at the end of the month.

NGD (if they read this thread) should be happy to see that RO is working on so many different set ups.

[MapleLeafs]

Perhaps Chakra is what you are looking for.
http://chakra-project.org/

It's an Arch based distro, using KDE4 and a custom made GUI installer.
Check it out.

Well, not quite KDE4, chakra uses their own kdemod, a modular kde4 written exclusively for archlinux in order to improve performance, etc.

But yeah, kudos to chakra, really love it.

[Zodar]

I use slackware 12.xx and 13.0 and I've not had any major problems, even on shit hardware: Sempron 2800, GeForce 2 MX 400, 2 gig RAM.

I had a major issue with the game stalling after one of the updates, but that turned out to be just a coincidence, as it did the same in Quake 3 Arena. Swapping the graphics card sorted it.

I have noticed a slight performance increase by running my x-server at 800x600 @ 16bpp - the screen is a bit small, but at least its playable. I also use FVWM and occasionally fluxbox, as they're very light window managers compared to something like KDE, which I think is slow, bloated and too "windowsey".

[linearguild]

I have noticed a slight performance increase by running my x-server at 800x600 @ 16bpp - the screen is a bit small, but at least its playable. I also use FVWM and occasionally fluxbox, as they're very light window managers compared to something like KDE, which I think is slow, bloated and too "windowsey".

I've noticed something similar: full screen mode gives significantly more FPS than windowed mode. I also get fewer random freezes using deadline I/O scheduler instead of the default CFQ. YMMV of course.

[Ertial]

OK I have been running on Jaunty 9.04. 2.6.26.15-server. (as it uses all 4gb of mem and the 512mb nvidia card)

Nothing but video card troubles - since the 1.0.8 update so tried some new drivers - big mistake. Managed to get back to RO launcher working again but video card problems are preventing the game loading - same old resource loading hanging.

Looking at the forum some suggest "use a different linux OS". Tried lots of the suggestions on the forum - nada.

So my question is which one works best?

I don't want to move back to Vista, but in order to play now I am going to have to.

edit: I have reinstalled with the most recent RO installer, stripped out all nvidia drivers, tried newer and older driver etc.
Can I ask you why you're running the server kernel? That kernel is not optimised for desktops and gaming, so that could make things worse.

I've always been running the latest 64bit version of Ubuntu, usually upgrading to the development version as soon as Alpha 2 or 3 is released.

[impp]

I copped out and went for Ubuntu 9.04 - 64-bit. Too lazy to find a better one out.

Got the newest Nvidia drivers properly configured but thought better of getting the sound right - Ubuntu seems to have real problems with sound on Acer systems.

One forum claimed to have the answer but it just destroy the update manager with an unrecoverable error so I had to reinstall the OS again.

I'll see how 9.10 goes at the end of the month.

NGD (if they read this thread) should be happy to see that RO is working on so many different set ups.

Well 9.10 has been released.

I tried to upgrade from 9.04 to 9.10 - in short a complete disaster.

So I downloaded the 9.10-64bit, un-installed 9.04 completely and installed 9.10 clean.

Verdict - a complete success.

It is infinitely better than 9.04. 9.10 has detected all of my hardware (including my SD card reader), the sound works (something I could never get right with 9.04) and all the little gadgety buttons, typical of acers, work.

Don't see a great improvement on FPS yet, but give it time (and an end to the FPS-vampire that is special events).