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M3phisto

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Problem under ubuntu
« on: September 23, 2008, 01:54:03 pm »
I have a problem with running the game under ubuntu. In an other Topic this Problem had already been namend but the only Answers they gave were install a new grafik card driver and things that i dont understand because i installed Linux yust yesterday and because of that i dont know what theyre talking about.

((the problem was: when i open the game for a second there is a black screen and then i get back to desktop without starting the game))

I read manuall and so on... i didnt find anything how to install it on linux

please someone could explane it how to install and play for one who only worked under Windows before? thanks
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Re: Problem under ubuntu
« Reply #1 on: September 23, 2008, 02:14:14 pm »
You need to install drivers for your graphics card.
The ubuntu forums have lots of guides on how to do it for most graphics cards out there.
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Re: Problem under ubuntu
« Reply #2 on: September 23, 2008, 03:00:54 pm »
ubuntu prob has some package but the 'generic' linux way is to get the drivers from nvidia

chmod +x <nvidiainstaller.sh>

make sure your not in x easiest way to do that is as root do

telinit 3

after that log in as root or sudo later it doesnt matter and run the installer

then open up /etc/X11/xorg.cfg find where it says section "device" for your gfx card
and change driver to nvidia (it is probably on vesa or nv)

just test it by going startx if its all sweet then you might want to go telinit 5 (i assume its 5 that's the standard bw64 uses 4)

there's probably a package that should do most of that for you in ubuntu look in the repos

someone should sticky ubuntu way so we dont get this question anymore
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Re: Problem under ubuntu
« Reply #3 on: September 23, 2008, 04:43:12 pm »
Find out what graphics card you have and:
Applications > Add/Remove... > System tools + Supported applications, search 'driver' and check the box for NVidia or ATI binary X.org driver ('Hardware Drivers' (gnome) should already be checked I think)
System > Administration > Hardware drivers, there check the checkbox for graphics driver.

If ATI Radeon then you can also search for 'catalyst' (Other + All available) and install ATI Catalyst Control Center which will be under Applications > Other

At least that's how I did it.
« Last Edit: September 23, 2008, 04:46:44 pm by UsaKilleR »
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