Game won't start

[cullen83]

I am unable to start game in linux Ubuntu 6.10. I used the installer thingy and it down loaded the needed files. when I push the exe to start the interface it just changes my screen resolution and does nothing. i really like that a company has finally done something with linux. Maybe I did something wrong. Not sure. i loaded the linux version. it started and down loaded some kind of files then wouldn't play. Plus on top of that I am not very linux savvy. Help please!

[Znurre]

Originally Posted by cullen83

I am unable to start game in linux Ubuntu 6.10. I used the installer thingy and it down loaded the needed files. when I push the exe to start the interface it just changes my screen resolution and does nothing. i really like that a company has finally done something with linux. Maybe I did something wrong. Not sure. i loaded the linux version. it started and down loaded some kind of files then wouldn't play. Plus on top of that I am not very linux savvy. Help please!

If you downloaded the linux version there shouldnt be anything like an .exe file
Then its the windows version

[cullen83]

Originally Posted by Znurre

If you downloaded the linux version there shouldnt be anything like an .exe file
Then its the windows version

Oops! I think I found the problem. I haven't loaded a vid driver. Not sure how to do that. I read the error report in the live folder which says: [GameClient][game_client.cpp(614)] Needed OpenGL extensions not found:

Texture Compression (GL_ARB_texture_compression)
S3TC textures (GL_EXT_texture_compression_s3tc)
S3TC textures (GL_S3_s3tc)


If you know your video card support this capabilities,
try updating your video drivers to the last available version.
[Game][game_client.cpp(516)] Engine3D::Renderizer::get_active_renderizer()->finish_graphics_system()
[GameClient][game_client.cpp(614)] Needed OpenGL extensions not found:

[Znurre]

what is your graphic card?
ATI/Nvidia?

www.ati.com
www.nvidia.com

I'm sure you'll find help on ubuntus forum for installing the drivers.
I'm not using ubuntu myself so i cannot tell you how to use distro specific packages, but i know there is a tool for ubuntu called automatix2 that installs nvidia drivers in an easy way, maybe you could try that?

[Fizzstickle]

If, by chance, you've got a new-ish nvidia card, I had great luck using the "Envy" script to get my video drivers installed. They're working great with Regnum (and, off-topic as it may be, Beryl). ^_^

Here's a link to the how-to I used on the Ubuntu forums:

http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthre...highlight=envy

I'm a Linux newbie myself, though, so for all I know I could be steering you toward blind screaming catastrophy...

I've no clue what you might do if you've got an ATI card. Never had one in my life.