[Solved] Warzone 2100 wont start

[iMoron]

Well, I have tried to start it from the menu and from the konsole, only getting this on the konsole:

[me@localhost ~]$ warzone2100
which: no gdb in (/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin/:/usr/games:/usr/lib/kde4/libexec:sbin:/usr/sbin:/usr/lib/qt4/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/lib/kde4/libexec:/bin:/sbin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/home/me/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/lib/kde4/libexec:/bin:/sbin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin)
error   |05:07:57: [screenInitialise] Error: SDL_SetVideoMode failed (Couldn't find matching GLX visual).

Anyone else had this problem? Does anyone knows how to set the resolution at the konsole, I think that might help with this little problem?

Mmmm check this out:

I just install the "gdb" and manage to get a shorter error:

[me@localhost ~]$ warzone2100
error   |05:24:45: [screenInitialise] Error: SDL_SetVideoMode failed (Couldn't find matching GLX visual).

Don't know why but apparently the "gdb" package is needed by warzone2100. Now am still unable to get it to start but am down to "Error: SDL_SetVideoMode failed"...

Am searching to see if I manage to find the solution...

[Nameless]

Did you get WZ from synaptic or did you compile it from source?

[iMoron]

Synaptic!!

[Texstar]

It works with standard xorg drivers.

[iMoron]

Well... I have not install external drivers.

I have the 2010.0 installed... no hacks.

My machine is amd athlon with integrated nvidia 256mb max video memory shared, out of 3GB

Maybe something to do with my display resolution of 1080p... excessive for the game perhaps.

If I could start it in windowed mode at a lower resolution, do you know the command for that?

[Rob]

try installing libSDL_mixer-1.2 from the repositories . I had trouble launching some games ,worked for me

[Nameless]

I don't know if it'll work but try;

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warzone2100 --window

from the terminal.

[Texstar]

I don't know if it'll work but try;

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warzone2100 --window

from the terminal.

Yeh that works too.

[Nameless]

iMoron, if that doesn't work try;

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warzone2100 --resolution=WIDTHxHEIGHT

and specify the resolution to which your monitor is set at.

Yeh that works too.

Texstar, couldn't help but notice that you're running WZ 2.3; perhaps a newly updated WZ for the repo's is the works?  

[iMoron]

rob0917, I have it installed I still get the:

error   |06:51:52: [screenInitialise] Error: SDL_SetVideoMode failed (Couldn't find matching GLX visual).

Not even the --window option makes it start... I found the commands at:

http://svn.gna.org/svn/warzone/trunk/doc/Readme.en.xhtml

The debug option shows the same error at the end... [screeninitilize] Error:...

I already tried them commands... no good still complains:

error   |06:51:52: [screenInitialise] Error: SDL_SetVideoMode failed (Couldn't find matching GLX visual).

[Nameless]

How are your xorg drivers? (Meaning have you done anything out of the ordinary to them)

rob0917, I have it installed I still get the:

error   |06:51:52: [screenInitialise] Error: SDL_SetVideoMode failed (Couldn't find matching GLX visual).

Not even the --window option makes it start... I found the commands at:

http://svn.gna.org/svn/warzone/trunk/doc/Readme.en.xhtml

The debug option shows the same error at the end... [screeninitilize] Error:...

I already tried them commands... no good still complains:

error   |06:51:52: [screenInitialise] Error: SDL_SetVideoMode failed (Couldn't find matching GLX visual).

By any chance, did you mean;

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warzone2100 --debug all

If so, perhaps you could post the full output

[Texstar]

When I said it works with xorg drivers I meant standard xorg drivers like ati, nv, intel. It appears it does not work with nvidia or fglrx proprietary drivers or it is looking in the wrong place for libGL.so.1.

[iMoron]

Well I think there is something in this thread:

http://forums.wz2100.net/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=5157

As for the debug all:

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wz      |07:40:11: [main] Using language:
wz      |07:40:11: [initialize_ConfigDir] Write dir: /home/me/.warzone2100-2.3/
wz      |07:40:11: [initialize_ConfigDir] Base dir: /usr/games/
wz      |07:40:11: [main] Warzone 2100 - Version 2.3.0
fog     |07:40:11: [war_SetFog] Visual fog turned OFF
fog     |07:40:11: [setRevealStatus] avSetRevealStatus: Setting reveal to ON
main    |07:40:11: [main] initializing
wz      |07:40:11: [registry_load] Loading the registry from [directory: /home/me/.warzone2100-2.3/] config
wz      |07:40:11: [openLoadFile] Reading...[directory: /home/me/.warzone2100-2.3/] config
wz      |07:40:11: [registry_load] Parsing the registry from [directory: /home/me/.warzone2100-2.3/] config
wz      |07:40:11: [setLanguage] Setting language to "System locale" ()
wz      |07:40:11: [setLocaleUnix] Requested locale "", got "en_US.UTF-8" instead
fog     |07:40:11: [avSetStatus] avSetStatus: Setting fog of war OFF
fog     |07:40:11: [war_SetFog] Visual fog turned ON
fog     |07:40:11: [setRevealStatus] avSetRevealStatus: Setting reveal to OFF
texture |07:40:11: [setTextureSize] texture size set to 256
wz      |07:40:11: [registry_save] Saving the registry to [directory: /home/me/.warzone2100-2.3/] config
wz      |07:40:11: [saveFile] We are to write (config) of size 721
wz      |07:40:11: [saveFile] Successfully wrote to /home/me/.warzone2100-2.3//config with 721 bytes
wz      |07:40:11: [registry_save] Saving the registry to [directory: /home/me/.warzone2100-2.3/] config
wz      |07:40:11: [saveFile] We are to write (config) of size 721
wz      |07:40:11: [saveFile] Successfully wrote to /home/me/.warzone2100-2.3//config with 721 bytes
net     |07:40:11: [NETinit] NETinit
net     |07:40:11: [NET_InitPlayers] Players initialized
net     |07:40:11: [NETinit] NETPLAY: Init called, MORNIN'
wz      |07:40:11: [saveConfig] Writing prefs to registry
wz      |07:40:11: [registry_save] Saving the registry to [directory: /home/me/.warzone2100-2.3/] config
wz      |07:40:11: [saveFile] We are to write (config) of size 721
wz      |07:40:11: [saveFile] Successfully wrote to /home/me/.warzone2100-2.3//config with 721 bytes
wz      |07:40:11: [registerSearchPath] registerSearchPath: Registering /home/me/.warzone2100-2.3/ at priority 2
wz      |07:40:11: [rebuildSearchPath] *** Switching to multiplay mods ***
wz      |07:40:11: [registerSearchPath] registerSearchPath: Registering /usr/data/ at priority 3
wz      |07:40:11: [rebuildSearchPath] Cleaning up
wz      |07:40:11: [rebuildSearchPath] *** Switching to multiplay mods ***
wz      |07:40:11: [registerSearchPath] registerSearchPath: Registering /usr/share/warzone2100/ at priority 4
wz      |07:40:11: [rebuildSearchPath] Cleaning up
wz      |07:40:11: [rebuildSearchPath] *** Switching to multiplay mods ***
wz      |07:40:11: [registerSearchPath] registerSearchPath: Registering /usr/games/ at priority 5
wz      |07:40:11: [rebuildSearchPath] Cleaning up
wz      |07:40:11: [rebuildSearchPath] *** Switching to multiplay mods ***
wz      |07:40:11: [registerSearchPath] registerSearchPath: Registering /usr/share/games/warzone2100 at priority 6
wz      |07:40:11: [rebuildSearchPath] Cleaning up
wz      |07:40:11: [rebuildSearchPath] *** Switching to multiplay mods ***
wz      |07:40:11: [printSearchPath] Search paths:
wz      |07:40:11: [printSearchPath]     [/home/me/.warzone2100-2.3/]
wz      |07:40:11: [printSearchPath]     [/usr/games/]
wz      |07:40:11: [printSearchPath]     [/usr/share/games/warzone2100/mp.wz]
wz      |07:40:11: [printSearchPath]     [/usr/share/games/warzone2100/]
wz      |07:40:11: [printSearchPath]     [/usr/share/games/warzone2100/base.wz]
wz      |07:40:11: [scanDataDirs] gamedesc.lev found at /usr/share/games/warzone2100/base.wz
error   |07:40:12: [screenInitialise] Error: SDL_SetVideoMode failed (Couldn't find matching GLX visual).


[Texstar]

When I said it works with xorg drivers I meant standard xorg drivers like ati, nv, intel. It appears it does not work with nvidia or fglrx proprietary drivers or it is looking in the wrong place for libGL.so.1.

Ah ha! I copied libGL.so.1 and libGL.so.1.2 from /usr/lib/fglrx folder to /usr/lib folder overwriting the exiting libGL.so.1 and libGL.so.1.2 and it works now as well as Chromium-bsu using the ATI fglrx driver. woo hoo. I suspect the same would be needed for Nvidia.

[iMoron]

OK Texstar...

So... what should I do now? Wait for a fix to hit the repos?
Try what you did?