Game Wont Launch! please help

[VinylBassist]

ok so ive installed version 0.8.1 the 64bit one off of getdeb. i am running linux mint 6, and i have installed Libopenal0 as the faq suggested but nothing. when i try to launch it from the GUI nothing happens.

also i have my nvidia drivers installed, and i know 3d works cause i can use compiz, and cedega

thanks! the game looks awesome, i just really want to be able to play.

[sago007]

Try launching it from the command line to see if it gives a clue.

[VinylBassist]

can you give me the command to do that?

[Cacatoes]

Right click on your OA shortcut, and see the target. It will tell you where the binary (which is run to start the game) is.

Otherwise, start a terminal, type "opena" and hit tab several times, it may work

The command could be /opt/openarena-0.8.1/openarena.i386, or something like that.

[VinylBassist]

and heres the verdict

Code:

ioq3+oa 1.35 linux-x86_64 Nov 14 2008
----- FS_Startup -----
Current search path:
/home/cameron/.openarena/baseoa
/usr/share/games/openarena/baseoa/pak6-misc.pk3 (229 files)
/usr/share/games/openarena/baseoa/pak5-TA.pk3 (139 files)
/usr/share/games/openarena/baseoa/pak4-textures.pk3 (1753 files)
/usr/share/games/openarena/baseoa/pak2-players.pk3 (669 files)
/usr/share/games/openarena/baseoa/pak2-players-mature.pk3 (231 files)
/usr/share/games/openarena/baseoa/pak1-maps.pk3 (100 files)
/usr/share/games/openarena/baseoa/pak0.pk3 (1042 files)
/usr/share/games/openarena/baseoa

----------------------
4163 files in pk3 files
execing default.cfg
couldn't exec q3config.cfg
couldn't exec autoexec.cfg
Hunk_Clear: reset the hunk ok
----- Client Initialization -----
Couldn't read q3history.
Your network rate is too slow for VoIP.
Set 'Data Rate' to 'LAN/Cable/xDSL' in 'Setup/System/Network' and restart.
Until then, VoIP is disabled.
----- Initializing Renderer ----
-------------------------------
QKEY found.
----- Client Initialization Complete -----
----- R_Init -----
SDL_Init( SDL_INIT_VIDEO ) FAILED (No available video device)
----- CL_Shutdown -----
RE_Shutdown( 1 )
-----------------------
GLimp_Init() - could not load OpenGL subsystem

[Cacatoes]

What does this command, in your terminal, gives :

Code:

$ glxinfo | grep direct

Still in your terminal, can you run glxgears and check if it runs well ?

Code:

glxgears

[VinylBassist]

glxinfo | grep direct

Code:

direct rendering: Yes

glxgears - it looks similar the gears in my compiz cube

Code:

14610 frames in 5.0 seconds = 2921.877 FPS
14943 frames in 5.0 seconds = 2985.296 FPS
12707 frames in 5.0 seconds = 2541.361 FPS
14629 frames in 5.0 seconds = 2925.781 FPS
14703 frames in 5.0 seconds = 2940.474 FPS
14111 frames in 5.0 seconds = 2822.160 FPS
14626 frames in 5.0 seconds = 2923.246 FPS
18012 frames in 5.0 seconds = 3602.381 FPS

[Cacatoes]

Your OpenGL seems fine.

Maybe you need some SDL libraries.
On gentoo I only have libsdl installed, I don't remember the package name for Debian, but check if you have it.

With synaptic, make a search with SDL or LIBSDL

[pulchr]

try to disable compiz before launching the game. i think there's been some clashes there before. not sure if this error message points to that though.

[VinylBassist]

installed ubuntu 9.04 64bit - manually installed the 180 Nvidia drivers. all is working!

its a pritty cool game!

[cristo606]

I  had the same problem when i first tried playing this game, good thing my friend knows how to configure stuffs, dont know what he did though