ok starting from scratch ....

[xIcculusx]

ok due to frustrations im starting a new ...

mandrake 8.0 is installed , and this time im going to go slow and 1 step at a time.

ok project #1

i wanna get quake3 working .

anyone have a GOOD faq that is very nebie friendly ?
if you can just tell me where to start that works too :)

[seanboyle]

You might want to be a little more specific about your system and wants. What kind of video card to you have,etc. DO you want a distro specific FAQ about installation or one about getting quake 3 running?

-Sean

[EyesWideOpen]

Here's a Quake 3 server setup guide that covers Red Hat 6.2. That may be a start.
http://www.3dgw.com/guides/q3a/

You should try searching on Google (http://www.google.com).

[ 20 July 2001: Message edited by: EyesWideOpen ]

[xIcculusx]

ok sorry ..

nvidia geforce 1
amd 1.1 ghz
mandrake 8.0

i have mandrake installed perfectly , i need to know specificly how to get quake3 up and running as a client . i wanna play not host a server , my goal in the end is to boot linux and rarely boot win2k anymore ..

but for right now , i am starting on quake3 running under linux as a client that i can connect to servers and play with.


is this enough info ?

[xIcculusx]

*bump* :)

[bdg1983]

Did you try the 2 links provided by EyesWideOpen?

[seanboyle]

First off, you'll need to grab the Nvidia Linux Drivers 1.0 from Nvidia's website. Since you're running a redhat based distro you may want to pick up the RPMs for the kernel Module and the GLX module. Try installing those from root. If you have errors, try getting the tarballs and compiling them from source. Also I'm not familiar with Mandrake but make sure you are running XFree86 > 4.

-Sean

[xIcculusx]

thnx for putting it in english for me , im a total newbie , ill start with the nvidia drivers i guess

[Black_Xmas]

I thought that GeForce cards were pretty much supported out of the box with X 4.1.0 drivers?

Does your card appear on this list?
http://www.xfree86.org/4.1.0/nv.4.html

Best of luck.

[Cuthbert]

Yes the cards are supported and the X server will recognize them and run just fine, but the nvidia drivers are for the hardware acceleration part of things.

You'll need the nvidia drivers installed, and you'll need the binaries to install Quake 3. I don't know if there are any... I don't play Q3, but I do play Unreal Tournament and have installed and run that game on a mandrake 8 system with a GeForce 256 DDR.

[xIcculusx]

ok then i have a issue that needs to be fixed , im running 4.01 of xfree , the OEM that comes with mandrake , i have tried running the package installer to update my xfree86 and it gives me a error at the end asking me if i wanna force the event or something , i assume forcing is bad .

so is there a tutorial around on how to un-install 4.01 and install 4.10 ??

[bdg1983]

I just posted this a couple of days ago. Just some notes I typed for myself and it works for me.

I wouldn't uninstall the previous version.

Download

X410src-1.tgz
X410src-2.tgz
X410src-3.tgz
doctools-1.2.tgz

from www.xfree86.org (http://www.xfree86.org)
to i.e.
/download/xsource-4.1

Backup existing installation of XFree

cd /
mkdir xbackup
cp /usr/X11R6 /xbackup -Rr
cp /etc/X11 /xbackup -Rr

cd /download/xsource-4.1

tar xvzf X410src-1.tgz
tar xvzf X410src-2.tgz
tar xvzf X410src-3.tgz
tar xvzf doctools-1.2.tgz

cd xc

Compile XFree86 4.1

make World >& world.log

This will take quite a while

tail -f world.log

If no errors, then continue

make install >& install.log

tail -f install.log

Check for completion

make install.man >& man.log

tail -f man.log

Check to see if link exists

cd /usr/X11R6/bin

ls -l X

If not linked to XFree86, then create link

ln -sf /usr/X11R6/bin/XFree86 ./X

XFree86 -configure

Run the configuration program that will probe and/or guess all your settings.
This will create a new conf in the root directory.
To test this new configuration, run this command:

XFree86 -xf86config /root/XF86Config.new

This will display a grey hatch with an 'X' for the mouse cursor.
If this works fine, hit CTRL-ALT-BACKSPACE to return to the commandline.
Copy this file to the /etc/X11/ directory using this command:

cp /root/XF86Config.new /etc/X11/XF86Config

This may not work correctly as further configuration will need to be done.

xf86cfg

If errors such as library not found when running xf86cfg, then do the following

ldconfig

as it should fix the library not found errors. Hopefully...

xf86cfg

This creates the same XF86Config.new file, so to test it, follow the same steps as before.

XFree86 -xf86config /root/XF86Config.new

cp /root/XF86Config.new /etc/X11/XF86Config

init 5 to go back to graphical mode and run as normal.

[xIcculusx]

omg , thnx alot man , didnt see this stuff in any of the faq's , im begining to think most of these faq's and read me's asume you know a lil bit about linux , unfortunetly i know absolutly nothing.


again thnx for taking the time to post all that . cause im jazzed about linux and wanna move foward and learn . :)