AO Linux HOWTO

[Shivx]

Well it WAS working great, but it wouldn't take the latest patch, so I bought AI, put it on my windows partition.. copied it over to my cedega install..
now getting this error on startup:

[doug@localhost doug]$ ./ao
fixme: psdrv:PSDRV_BITMAP_SelectObject stub
fixme: psdrv:PSDRV_BITMAP_SelectObject stub
fixme: psdrv:PSDRV_BITMAP_SelectObject stub
err:task:GetThreadQueue16 Breaking 16 bit for tid 2
err:task:GetThreadQueue16 Breaking 16 bit for tid 2
err:task:GetThreadQueue16 Breaking 16 bit for tid 3

any ideas?

[mrsnifles]

Can't believe i just found this. Can't wait to give it a try.
Much thx for figuring this out.

[Mummu]

woot....nearly
with that new aocedega script I finally managed to compile AND install cedega!
the autopatcher did not work.
-could not find the files on patchserer.
-downlaoded manually -> he checksummed the files in a infinte loop....

after copied the patched win ao installation again.

woot. i could log in! it took a couple of hours, but when i came back from shopping i was logged in.
but could not move, type or do anything....

[orbakay]

No info in the patches.list file? I get no patches down from what i can see, so dont get it to work beyond the login screen.

[Lhylhy]

well, after hours and hours trying to "tune" settings (aocedega, ao and Xfree), and with official ATI drivers.... I can't get AO running over 10fps (except backyards or empty places).....

Frustrating to see AO running sucessfully with linux but unplayable because of the fps... :-(

I'll keep my Win partition and keep an eyes on progress with AO/Linux.

[Mummu]

10frames?
where is the problem?
I m happy if I have that much under windows...

[Lhylhy]

10frames?
where is the problem?
I m happy if I have that much under windows...

Actually, when I say 10 fps, it's the max.. usually below and for example at bb Ent, i'm running 4/5 fps.

I don't know your config, but under windows, I have 25/30 fps for the same place.
(dsl 1024k, Pent. 2Gh4, 1GO RAM, ATI 9700).

I would like to contribute to aocedega project and try improve the performance because I'm really really interested to play AO under linux and drop definitely my windows, but unfortunately, I don't have the required knowledge for that :-/

[Gohlum]

Hi there,

i'm gonna try cause Windows really sucks. Who knows if its possible to run 2 clients at same time with 2 different accounts ?
Sometimes it works under Windows XP but it still crashs a lot ( Microsoft ).

Thx for any reply

[Dhurdahl]

Actually, when I say 10 fps, it's the max.. usually below and for example at bb Ent, i'm running 4/5 fps.

I don't know your config, but under windows, I have 25/30 fps for the same place.

ATI desperatly needs to release better linux drivers!

This is almost an non-issue with nvidia cards though, 10-15% drop there.

[SaintDogbert]

I wish I had the same luck as you guys did :/

During "sh InstallAOCedega.sh" ::

Compiling ...
 
 
 
 
--------- Error log - file /root/.WineCVS/sources/aocedega/ErrorLog : ---------
ts_xlib.c: In function `TSXOpenIM':
ts_xlib.c:1176: error: `XIM' undeclared (first use in this function)
ts_xlib.c:1176: error: parse error before "r"
ts_xlib.c:1178: error: `r' undeclared (first use in this function)
ts_xlib.c:1178: warning: implicit declaration of function `XOpenIM'
ts_xlib.c:1178: error: `a0' undeclared (first use in this function)
ts_xlib.c:1178: error: `a1' undeclared (first use in this function)
ts_xlib.c:1178: error: `a2' undeclared (first use in this function)
ts_xlib.c:1178: error: `a3' undeclared (first use in this function)
ts_xlib.c: At top level:
ts_xlib.c:1183: error: parse error before "TSXCheckIfEvent"
ts_xlib.c:1183: error: parse error before '*' token
ts_xlib.c:1183: warning: type defaults to `int' in declaration of `TSXCheckIfEvent'
ts_xlib.c:1183: error: `TSXCheckIfEvent' declared as function returning a function
ts_xlib.c:1183: warning: type defaults to `int' in declaration of `XPointer'
ts_xlib.c:1183: error: parse error before "a3"
ts_xlib.c:1186: warning: type defaults to `int' in declaration of `wine_tsx11_lock'
ts_xlib.c:1186: error: `wine_tsx11_lock' redeclared as different kind of symbol
../include/ts_xlib.h:19: error: previous declaration of `wine_tsx11_lock'
ts_xlib.c:1186: warning: data definition has no type or storage class
ts_xlib.c:1187: warning: type defaults to `int' in declaration of `r'
ts_xlib.c:1187: error: `r' used prior to declaration
ts_xlib.c:1187: warning: implicit declaration of function `XCheckIfEvent'
ts_xlib.c:1187: error: `a0' undeclared here (not in a function)
ts_xlib.c:1187: error: `a1' undeclared here (not in a function)
ts_xlib.c:1187: error: `a2' undeclared here (not in a function)
ts_xlib.c:1187: error: `a3' undeclared here (not in a function)
ts_xlib.c:1187: error: initializer element is not constant
ts_xlib.c:1187: warning: data definition has no type or storage class
ts_xlib.c:1188: warning: type defaults to `int' in declaration of `wine_tsx11_unlock'
ts_xlib.c:1188: error: `wine_tsx11_unlock' redeclared as different kind of symbol
../include/ts_xlib.h:20: error: previous declaration of `wine_tsx11_unlock'
ts_xlib.c:1188: warning: data definition has no type or storage class
ts_xlib.c:1189: error: parse error before "return"
ts_xlib.c:1192: error: parse error before '*' token
ts_xlib.c:1192: error: parse error before '*' token
ts_xlib.c: In function `TSXSynchronize':
ts_xlib.c:1194: error: parse error before '*' token
ts_xlib.c:1196: warning: implicit declaration of function `XSynchronize'
ts_xlib.c:1196: error: `a0' undeclared (first use in this function)
ts_xlib.c:1196: error: `a1' undeclared (first use in this function)
ts_xlib.c:1196: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast
ts_xlib.c: At top level:
ts_xlib.c:1201: error: parse error before '*' token
ts_xlib.c:1203: error: parse error before '*' token
ts_xlib.c: In function `TS_XInitImageFuncPtrs':
ts_xlib.c:1206: error: `a0' undeclared (first use in this function)
make[1]: *** [ts_xlib.o] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/root/.WineCVS/sources/aocedega/winex/tsx11'
make: *** [tsx11/libwine_tsx11.so] Error 2
 
 
Error in Make
 
Try fixing the error based on the output above, and
run the script again, without paramaters (Eg: InstallAOCedega.sh)

[Lhylhy]

Because you don't have all the required libs SaintDogbert, what you need to compile successfully aocedega is:
-wget
-XFree86 devel packages
-XFree86 Mesa packages
-XFree86 Mesa devel packages
-Flex (flex-old on debian)
-Bison
( http://www.linux-gamers.net/modules/...p?articleid=45 )

Check if all of them are installed for your distrib and then it should works.

I noticed too i can have some compilation errors with gcc3+... i just reexecute the 'make' (sometimes 2,3 times) sentence and it works (yes, strange behaviour isn't it ?)

[Deevnull]

anyone try this on xorg yet?

Although this does make me extremely happy, using cedega does nothing to promote linux gaming. Companies will only continue to release windows clients if they think the community will do the work for them. just my 2c.

[MORB]

I don't think so. It's just that Linux is just not on most game companies radar, at least for game clients. I believe for MMO servers, that's another story, but porting games to linux simply doesn't make sense for game companies currently.

I believe the rare exceptions like Id software games or neverwinter nights are more because these games happens not to depend much on windows specific technologies, and there are people at these companies that are willing to make these ports, and the right combination of open minded people at the right positions for the release of a linux port to get a green light.

If a company is genuinly interested enough in linux to consider porting their game, then they'll do it, and not leave people struggle to make a geeky, hard-to-configure solution like wine work. It's simply not anywhere near the support and quality that would be considered the strict minimum for a commercial product.
As far as game companies go, I think a wine based solution to run a game is as good as no solution.

[Hakaru]

Sweet! Definately have to try this out!


On a side note, I'm looking to put linux on my main machine but I'm unsure which version would be most user friendly.

Anyone have any opinions as to the best one?

Oh and one other thing, I do a lot of work in photoshop, does anyone know of a comparable quality program for linux?


Thanks in advance for any info


P.S. Not trying to Hijack the thread so feel free to private message me instead of posting here if you want.

*edited because I can't spell worth a damn*

[Miromanyth]

Sweet! Definately have to try this out!


On a side note, I'm looking to put linux on my main machine but I'm unsure which version would be most user friendly.

Anyone have any opinions as to the best one?

Oh and one other thing, I do a lot of work in photoshop, does anyone know of a comparable quality program for linux?


Thanks in advance for any info


P.S. Not trying to Hijack the thread so feel free to private message me instead of posting here if you want.

*edited because I can't spell worth a damn*

fedora.redhat.com

That's probably the easiest distrobution out there now. Enjoy!

[Lordy]

hi guys.

im haveing some problems with the aocedega. it compiled successfully, but im having some problems

error msg:

err:ddraw:D3D_GL_setup_fixed glGetError returns 00000500 for setup_fixed
X Error of failed request: GLXBadContextState
Major opcode of failed request: 144 (GLX)
Minor opcode of failed request: 5 (X_GLXMakeCurrent)
Serial number of failed request: 6335
Current serial number in output stream: 6335



im useing gentoo and a nvidia mx 440 card with 6111 drivers, got any ideas?

[Snipercore49th]

Hello

who can help me...

i´ve get followed error message when i try to play AO is crashes every time.
please help me..

Exception code: C0000005 ACCESS_VIOLATION
Attempted read from: 0000000C
Fault address: 41E66780 01:00038780 C:\Program Files\Funcom\Anarchy Online\llr.dll

Registers:
EAX:00000000
EBX:4271B1D0
ECX:00000000
EDX:400F9B18
ESI:484F5AC0
EDI:484F57E0
CS:EIP:0073:41E66780
SS:ESP:007B:406D20F0 EBP:406D20F8
DS:007B ES:007B FS:003B GS:0033
Flags:00210246
Fpu control: 0x8001f

Stack: From adr 406D20F0
41E556D0 484F5AC0 406D2110 41E54D72 000002C1 484F5AC0 484F57E0 4271B1D0 406D2130 420AFF96
484F57E0 484F5AC0 406D219C 406D217C 420E416B FFFFFFFF 406D2188 420B02E3 484F57E0 484F57D0
484F6DCC 484F6DA0 00000009 7800CD5C 00000000 484F6DCC 484F6DA0 484F57D0 78001DE8 7803B600

Call stack:
Address Frame Logical addr Module
41E66780 406D20F8 0001:00038780 C:\Program Files\Funcom\Anarchy Online\llr.dll
41E54D72 406D2110 0001:00026D72 C:\Program Files\Funcom\Anarchy Online\llr.dll
420AFF96 406D2130 0001:00175F96 C:\Program Files\Funcom\Anarchy Online\kkr.dll
420B02E3 406D2188 0001:001762E3 C:\Program Files\Funcom\Anarchy Online\kkr.dll
420AC894 406D21AC 0001:00172894 C:\Program Files\Funcom\Anarchy Online\kkr.dll
41E6F520 406D21D8 0001:00041520 C:\Program Files\Funcom\Anarchy Online\llr.dll
420AC236 406D2224 0001:00172236 C:\Program Files\Funcom\Anarchy Online\kkr.dll
41E49674 406D2240 0001:0001B674 C:\Program Files\Funcom\Anarchy Online\llr.dll
41E49122 406D224C 0001:0001B122 C:\Program Files\Funcom\Anarchy Online\llr.dll
41E4AB8F 406D225C 0001:0001CB8F C:\Program Files\Funcom\Anarchy Online\llr.dll
41F696AE 406D226C 0001:0002F6AE C:\Program Files\Funcom\Anarchy Online\kkr.dll
41E1311F 406D227C 0001:0000211F C:\Program Files\Funcom\Anarchy Online\eer.dll
40DDC7F7 406D2298 0001:000047F7 C:\Program Files\Funcom\Anarchy Online\aar.dll
40DDCE28 426A96EC 0001:00004E28 C:\Program Files\Funcom\Anarchy Online\aar.dll
Frame pointer not aligned. Stopping!
<end>

Information about my system...

AMD XP 2100+
Asus A7V 333
512 MB DDR RAM PC 2700
Geforce 4 ti 4200
Suse Linux 9.1
Cedega 4.0.1

MFG
Snipercore

[Lordy]

hi guys.

im haveing some problems with the aocedega. it compiled successfully, but im having some problems

error msg:

err:ddraw3D_GL_setup_fixed glGetError returns 00000500 for setup_fixed
X Error of failed request: GLXBadContextState
Major opcode of failed request: 144 (GLX)
Minor opcode of failed request: 5 (X_GLXMakeCurrent)
Serial number of failed request: 6335
Current serial number in output stream: 6335



im useing gentoo and a nvidia mx 440 card with 6111 drivers, got any ideas?

in case anyone wonders, i resolved the issue. i rolled back to an older driver and everything worked nicely.

[Comis]

Hiya, nice guide. Just want to add something I found out while I was trying to compile cedega on RedHat.

I got errors from FreeType, I had FreeType1 and 2 installed in /usr/include/

Solved this by renaming Freetype2 to Freetype2_, and renamed Freetype1 to Freetype2.

This made it install and compile successfully

[Comis]

Managed to get it up and running.

For me it was to get latest ATI drivers, get down the CVS install it.

Find out my AGP Vertex Ram : $ dmesg | grep 'AGP aperture'

Changed these in the '~/.aocedega/config' :

"Desktop" = "1024x768"
"DXGrab" = "N"
"VideoRam" = "256"
"AGPVertexRam" = "64"

On Anarchy Online, I used 1024x768x16 and full screen.

Screenshot

Tweaking on AO font, I found Helveticia size 12 pritty oki.

Hope this helps