[Spectre]

Last weekend i installed Ubuntu 6.10.  Im a linux nub, and have just been messing around a bit.
I decided to install urban terror.  I followed the instructions, got quake III installed, the urban terror.  When i click on the shortcut to urban terror, the screen goes black, resizes, black and back to desktop, nothing happens.  The same thing happens when i run quake.

help! thanks

[HoboHumpinSlut (old)]

start quake3 (not urt) from a terminal and watch the output. q3ut won't work until vanilla q3 does.

[Woekele]

Yep, that's a good idea.

Just a random guess: Did you install vidcard-drivers?

[6th|MrSentry]

My guess it's the "Printer Drivers"



j/k: prolly need nVidia or aTi drivers.

[Spectre]

This is what the terminal gives me

me@me:/usr/local/games/quake3$ quake3
Q3 1.32b linux-i386 Nov 14 2002
----- FS_Startup -----
Current search path:
/home/me/.q3a/baseq3
/usr/local/games/quake3/baseq3/pak8.pk3 (9 files)
/usr/local/games/quake3/baseq3/pak7.pk3 (4 files)
/usr/local/games/quake3/baseq3/pak6.pk3 (64 files)
/usr/local/games/quake3/baseq3/pak5.pk3 (7 files)
/usr/local/games/quake3/baseq3/pak4.pk3 (272 files)
/usr/local/games/quake3/baseq3/pak3.pk3 (4 files)
/usr/local/games/quake3/baseq3/pak2.pk3 (148 files)
/usr/local/games/quake3/baseq3/pak1.pk3 (26 files)
/usr/local/games/quake3/baseq3/pak0.pk3 (3539 files)
/usr/local/games/quake3/baseq3
./quake3.x86/baseq3

----------------------
4073 files in pk3 files
execing default.cfg
couldn't exec q3config.cfg
couldn't exec autoexec.cfg
Hunk_Clear: reset the hunk ok

------- Input Initialization -------
Joystick is not active.
------------------------------------
----- Client Initialization -----
----- Initializing Renderer ----
-------------------------------
----- Client Initialization Complete -----
----- R_Init -----
...loading libGL.so.1: Initializing OpenGL display
...setting mode 3: 640 480
Using XFree86-VidModeExtension Version 2.2
XF86DGA Mouse (Version 2.0) initialized
XFree86-VidModeExtension Activated at 640x480
Using 8/8/8 Color bits, 16 depth, 0 stencil display.
GL_RENDERER: Mesa GLX Indirect


***********************************************************
You are using software Mesa (no hardware acceleration)! 
Driver DLL used: libGL.so.1
If this is intentional, add
      "+set r_allowSoftwareGL 1"
to the command line when starting the game.
***********************************************************
...WARNING: could not set the given mode (3)
----- CL_Shutdown -----
RE_Shutdown( 1 )
-----------------------
----- CL_Shutdown -----
-----------------------
Sys_Error: GLimp_Init() - could not load OpenGL subsystem

so its an opengl problem
i'm pretty sure i have the drivers, as my chipset is supported by xorg

Section "Device"
Identifier "Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) 65x/M650/740 PCI/AGP VGA Display Adapter"
Driver "sis"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"

[Woekele]

Ouch, SiS... I am afraid you won't get it to work with that.

Normal operation (2D) is supported with SiS, but 3D is not as far as I know. On windows it does, but not on Linux. Or that's what I experienced at least.

Easiest solution is to find and get a cheap Nvidia card, like a GF2 MX 400 or FX5200 (either PCI/AGP or PCI-e, depending on what your motherboard can take) and install the nvidia drivers. They work well.

[Spectre]

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Ouch, SiS... I am afraid you won't get it to work with that.

damn, i've never actually looked inside this brick(its a laptop) i have had a lot of problems with it, so i alway expect the worst with this thing. For example, this thing actually melted the power cord into the computer a few years back...lol...can't use my 2 ton external battery, its a shame..

tis called an iBuddie4 made by EMC, i looked it up, tons of people have had the same melting problems as me...

[Woekele]

Wow... so I guess that exploding batteries from Dell was nothing compared to this beast

Hmm, too bad it's a laptop, not easy to put in another card...

[Spectre]

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Wow... so I guess that exploding batteries from Dell was nothing compared to this beast

Hmm, too bad it's a laptop, not easy to put in another card...

there is still a bit of hope, apparently this machine is built as a portable desktop, its supposed to have desktop hardware, and i'm hoping that includes the graphics card, ill open it up and see what it looks like in there,
thanks for your help everyone

[L3mMinG (old)]

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This is what the terminal gives me

me@me:/usr/local/games/quake3$ quake3
Q3 1.32b linux-i386 Nov 14 2002
----- FS_Startup -----
Current search path:
/home/me/.q3a/baseq3
/usr/local/games/quake3/baseq3/pak8.pk3 (9 files)

.....

***********************************************************
You are using software Mesa (no hardware acceleration)! 
Driver DLL used: libGL.so.1
If this is intentional, add
      "+set r_allowSoftwareGL 1"
to the command line when starting the game.
***********************************************************

Well try the last thing it says between the ***'s and see how much fps software rendering gives you