Re: [SLUG] interesting new game for linux

From: Bob Stia (rnr@sanctum.com)
Date: Mon Jul 20 2009 - 22:41:32 EDT


On Monday 20 July 2009 07:49:16 Paul Bransford wrote:

....<snip a whole bunch>.......

> >> Then I tried running ulimit -c unlimited
> >>
> >> Didn't get a core dump or a stack trace, but maybe I don't know where
> >> it would
> >> have put it.
> >>
> >> Could it be as simple as my xf86.config doesn't allow the 800x600
> >> screen?
> >
> > Nope. I got the same error, and my xorg.conf shows modelines which
> > include this resolution. I didn't find anything obvious on their FAQ, so
> > I quit. Since they encourage you to download the demo first to see if it
> > would run on your machine, I did that, which is where I got the errors.
> > Haven't downloaded/paid for the game, since the demo wouldn't work.
> >
> > Paul
>
> Shoot I used to get these problems. I think it has to do with trying to
> grab 32-bit color? I do know that the games start for me without issue.
>
> What kind of video card do you both have?
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
I have a Nvidia FX5700 - 3D enabled. But unlike Paul I do not have an 800x600
modeline in either xorg.conf or XF86Conf. By the way which of those are the
default?

Bob S

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