Linux!

GuntherDW · Post by **GuntherDW** » Sun Sep 12, 2004 5:35 pm

now if randy doesn't want to make a good version for linux, well that ain't gonna stop me

zdoom 2.0.63a runs (not perfect) quite good (around 35 fps avg @ 640x480)

edit : in fullscreen mode it runs like a DREAM

(over 130 fps)

ducon · Post by **ducon** » Sun Sep 12, 2004 10:48 pm

Whats your machine?
I tried to run Doom2.exe in dosbox but its too slow, unplayable with my 800 MHz.

QBasicer · Post by **QBasicer** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 9:00 am

He's using VMWare...

The only problem for me is that it pipes my hardware right from VMware to Linux, so Win98 still needs some of my sound card drivers, which don't seem to exisit... Maybe i'll find a XP version somewhere...

Maybe I'm way wrong too though, but my sound REFUSES TO WORK, and there's an (!) beside my soundcard in device manager.

Hirogen2 · Post by **Hirogen2** » Tue Oct 19, 2004 3:50 pm

(such as mplayer) only support 1 of the total amount of possible output options through SDL

Not at all:
-ao sdl:esd
uses esound over SDL...

What's bloated about taking common code from different modules and moving it into a separate module so they can all share the same code?

Not quite not-nothing. To clarify: there is nothing bad in shared code, yet if the modules could still be split up to further reduce the amount of bytes loaded, would not that be better?

now if randy doesn't want to make a good version for linux, well that ain't gonna stop me
zdoom 2.0.63a runs (not perfect) quite good (around 35 fps avg @ 640x480)
edit : in fullscreen mode it runs like a DREAM (over 130 fps)

Oh what an invention. Sorry, you're late, I ran Zdoom as the first (IIRC) in VMware. And what does not work is [thread] the mouse. The sound also does not work 100%... clicks and crackls a lot, but works.

zloba · Post by **zloba** » Tue Nov 16, 2004 10:10 am

\me wants a new Linux version, on account of the fact that \me runs Linux

Post by **Chris** » Tue Nov 16, 2004 6:12 pm

Check the thread for 2.0.93 in the General section. There's a patch to get it to build on Linux there.

QBasicer · Post by **QBasicer** » Tue Nov 16, 2004 7:45 pm

Does it still use SDL?

Post by **Chris** » Tue Nov 16, 2004 7:49 pm

Yes. And FMOD, zlib, and FLAC(++).

zloba · Post by **zloba** » Fri Nov 19, 2004 7:46 am

2 Chris: Thanks for help, it compiled ok (although i did have to insert #include <unistd.h> in several places).

But, it refuses to play the wads (the wads are playable by old zdoom and zdaemon)

$ ./zdoomdbg -iwad Doom2.wad
W_GetNumForName: LANGUAGE not found!

same for other standard wads i have.
any suggestions?

Post by **Chris** » Fri Nov 19, 2004 9:06 am

Did you make sure to get the updated zdoom.wad from the binary package? Randy really should include it with the source package, though.

zloba · Post by **zloba** » Fri Nov 19, 2004 10:39 am

2 Chris: yeah that was the problem.
now it starts, shows menu, but freezes when i either try to start a game or open console..

p.s. that is on LFS
on Fedora Core 2, it shows "... doom2 hell on earth", then terminates with "broken pipe".

pps. ditto with .94

Post by **Chris** » Fri Nov 19, 2004 6:25 pm

Hmm.. might be a file-piping problem. Try running with -nomusic.

ducon · Post by **ducon** » Sat Nov 20, 2004 11:31 am

Is it possible to have a single file to download and not a patchwork of files? I followed the Linux threads lazily and I dont want to read every post to know how and what I must do.
Anyway, if nothing comes Ill just wait.

Post by **Chris** » Sat Nov 20, 2004 7:46 pm

Just look at the .94 thread in the General section. You can either grab my patch or Jim's. Mine contains a diff and a makefile to use, while his contains a diff and allows you to use autoconf and configure to create a makefile to use. You need to get the src cab to apply the diff to though, but it'll be like that until Randy gets around to applying one of the diffs to his branch. Although I don't suspect he'll do that untill all the kinks are worked out (since there seems to be a problem with optimized builds that I can't figure out). You also need to get the binary cab to get zdoom.wad, too.

So to recap. What you need:

The binary distro (for zdoom.wad only; until Randy puts the wad into the src distro too)
The src distro
Either mine or Jim's patch in the .94 thread in General

zloba · Post by **zloba** » Sun Nov 21, 2004 11:41 am

Chris
yay! with -nomusic it worked like magic.
now if only music could be fixed...

btw, speaking of Jim's patch - i couldn't apply it, patch complained about a malformed line or such..

ducon

Is it possible to have a single file to download and not a patchwork of files? I followed the Linux threads lazily and I dont want to read every post to know how and what I must do.
Anyway, if nothing comes Ill just wait.

i agree. imho using linux sux mostly because to get a simple thing working, sometimes one has to do some dark mojo, and not to mention the time wasted researching and figuring out. unless one has already done that before..

(back to zdoom) i think someone (if not randy) should make a page that explains how to get it done, links to the latest source, patches, prerequisites, HOWTO compile and use that stuff, gotchas, troubleshooting - all in one piece..