Client crashes permanently since last update

magnet · 07-13-2007, 06:06 PM

Hi there,

Like many other foreign (read: not from Argentina) players, I came to Regnum Online specifically because of the GNU/Linux client. It worked fine out of the box and except a few crashes it ran fine. I play a lvl 26 Warlock and my only interest in the game is to reach a sufficient level to go to war.

Unfortunately since last update, I have been getting crashes permanently (read: at least one every 3-5 minutes), from which I often wake up dead. The game did not crash in that proportion before (maybe 1 crash/hour) and it's totally ruining the game, so much that I have to leave until it's solved (if it's not, well it was a pleasure to play ROL for a few days).

I know the Linux client isn't officially supported, I also know it brought many players to Regnum Online and that NDG really should try to do some QA on GNU distros too before upgrading the game. I know the game works perfectly on other Linux installs though.

My PC is quite common: Athlon XP Barton 3000+, 1 GB Ram, Nvidia GeForce FX52000. It's very stable, I haven't had any app crashing in monthes (when Firefox with flash and mplayer never crash, you can be sure your hardware is OK). I run the game in safe mode, lowest settings everywhere; still getting crashes.

Here's a collection of GDB backtraces: http://www.mithrandir.net/magnet/Regnum/

If you want more info, feel free to send me your shared libs with the debug flag so that you can get more info in the backtrace. I won't go into the chorus "if you made the client free as in speech and we'd fix it by ourselves" but you get the idea. I'm having fun with ROL, I just want it to work like it did last week.

(and btw, I reinstalled it from scratch, just to be sure).

Thanks for your support, I hope I can come back to the game soon.

surak · 07-13-2007, 06:14 PM

Do you have the same problem in the experimental server?

I'll rebuild from scratch the experimental linux client and upload it in a few moments.

magnet · 07-13-2007, 06:26 PM

Downloading it now, I'll tell you. I logged into it yesterday while the official server was down but I lost all the resources when I reinstalled the game from scratch. I'll tell you in 10 mins.

magnet · 07-13-2007, 06:45 PM

I've been playing for 15 mins on the experimental server and no crash. Seems fine, I hope the update makes it soon to the official server.

Thanks !

surak · 07-13-2007, 06:49 PM

I did not upload nothing yet :S At this moment, the experimental client is identical to the official one. Try copying all files in test/ folder inside live/ folder.

magnet · 07-13-2007, 06:53 PM

Huh, this is weird. Could it be a zone that makes me crash? My crashes mostly happen near Meleketi (but also during the game loading)...

07-13-2007, 06:06 PM	#1
magnet Count Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: France Posts: 1,416	Client crashes permanently since last update Hi there, Like many other foreign (read: not from Argentina) players, I came to Regnum Online specifically because of the GNU/Linux client. It worked fine out of the box and except a few crashes it ran fine. I play a lvl 26 Warlock and my only interest in the game is to reach a sufficient level to go to war. Unfortunately since last update, I have been getting crashes permanently (read: at least one every 3-5 minutes), from which I often wake up dead. The game did not crash in that proportion before (maybe 1 crash/hour) and it's totally ruining the game, so much that I have to leave until it's solved (if it's not, well it was a pleasure to play ROL for a few days). I know the Linux client isn't officially supported, I also know it brought many players to Regnum Online and that NDG really should try to do some QA on GNU distros too before upgrading the game. I know the game works perfectly on other Linux installs though. My PC is quite common: Athlon XP Barton 3000+, 1 GB Ram, Nvidia GeForce FX52000. It's very stable, I haven't had any app crashing in monthes (when Firefox with flash and mplayer never crash, you can be sure your hardware is OK). I run the game in safe mode, lowest settings everywhere; still getting crashes. Here's a collection of GDB backtraces: http://www.mithrandir.net/magnet/Regnum/ If you want more info, feel free to send me your shared libs with the debug flag so that you can get more info in the backtrace. I won't go into the chorus "if you made the client free as in speech and we'd fix it by ourselves" but you get the idea. I'm having fun with ROL, I just want it to work like it did last week. (and btw, I reinstalled it from scratch, just to be sure). Thanks for your support, I hope I can come back to the game soon. Last edited by magnet; 09-10-2007 at 05:55 AM.

07-13-2007, 06:14 PM	#2
surak Legend Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Oslo Posts: 2,176	Do you have the same problem in the experimental server? I'll rebuild from scratch the experimental linux client and upload it in a few moments. __________________ Surak Remember... this is just a game! - Xephandor existe y Miriya es su profeta!

07-13-2007, 06:49 PM	#5
surak Legend Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Oslo Posts: 2,176	I did not upload nothing yet :S At this moment, the experimental client is identical to the official one. Try copying all files in test/ folder inside live/ folder. __________________ Surak Remember... this is just a game! - Xephandor existe y Miriya es su profeta!

07-13-2007, 06:26 PM	#3
magnet Count Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: France Posts: 1,416	Downloading it now, I'll tell you. I logged into it yesterday while the official server was down but I lost all the resources when I reinstalled the game from scratch. I'll tell you in 10 mins.

07-13-2007, 06:45 PM	#4
magnet Count Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: France Posts: 1,416	I've been playing for 15 mins on the experimental server and no crash. Seems fine, I hope the update makes it soon to the official server. Thanks !

07-13-2007, 06:53 PM	#6
magnet Count Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: France Posts: 1,416	Huh, this is weird. Could it be a zone that makes me crash? My crashes mostly happen near Meleketi (but also during the game loading)...