start problem under linux

[kelesh]

I have problems with uplink under linux .. I exctract into a $home dir .. and I write cd /uplink after that ./uplink and .. write to me:
=============================
=                                               =
=        U P L I N K                       =
=                                               =
=        Version 1.01                     =
=     - R E L E A S E -                 =
=                                               =
=============================

Version 1.01 (Release)
Compiled on Oct 15 2001 at 18:21:50
(code-C)(code-M)(code-T)
..
and nothing else ... but the game can`t run ... pls help me ..

p.s: sorry for my bad english .. I hope to understand me ..

[JohnWho]

Get the 1.31 update for the game from Introversion's web site:
http://www.introversion.co.uk/uplink/otherfiles.html

If you run RedHat 8, then you'll also need the additional "RedHat 8" patch from the site (you don't need that for RedHat 9 anymore).

[kelesh]

hmm.. same ...
bash-2.05a$ ./uplink
=============================
=                           =
=        U P L I N K        =
=                           =
=        Version 1.31       =
=     - R E L E A S E -     =
=                           =
=============================

Version 1.31 (RELEASE)
Compiled on Sep  9 2002 at 17:35:40
(code-C)(code-M)(code-T)

the game can`t run again .. in the uplink/users/debug.log write :
===============================================
NEW GAME     22:54, 14/5/2003
===============================================
Version : 1.0
RELEASE
Linux Build
Version 1.0 (Release)
Compiled on Sep 11 2001 at 03:29:57
(code-T)
Loading uplink options from ./users/options...failed

Successfully loaded data archive data.dat
Successfully loaded data archive graphics.dat
Successfully loaded data archive loading.dat
Successfully loaded data archive sounds.dat
Successfully loaded data archive music.dat
Successfully loaded data archive fonts.dat

despite I install patch 1.31 for linux??? pls help me !!

[kelesh]

I fix that .. but now in the /home/kelesh/.uplink/users/debug.log write:
===============================================
NEW GAME     23:37, 14/5/2003
===============================================
Version : 1.31
RELEASE
Linux Build
Version 1.31 (RELEASE)
Compiled on Sep  9 2002 at 17:35:40
(code-C)(code-M)(code-T)
Loading uplink options from /home/kelesh/.uplink/options...success

Successfully loaded data archive data.dat
Successfully loaded data archive graphics.dat
Successfully loaded data archive loading.dat
Successfully loaded data archive sounds.dat
Successfully loaded data archive music.dat
Successfully loaded data archive fonts.dat
Successfully loaded data archive patch.dat
Could not initialize SDL Video: Couldn't find matching GLX visual.
Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".

and .. the game can`t run ... (I repeat this for 1099349 time )

[backitcaise]

You have not got the openGL module installed for your graphics card or it is not being loaded into the kernel.

what card an what drivers are you using? have you ever had 3D apps running before?

What does glxgears give when you run it?

What does lsmod return in a terminal?

[JohnWho]

If you have a graphics chip from NVidia (TNT, TNT2, GeForce, etc.), then you can download a Linux driver from NVidia's web site. The current driver is easy to install (it's an executable file that does all the necessary compilation stuff itself).
However, you might have to change some settings on your system to actually use that driver:
in /etc/X11/XF86Config (or XF86Config-4, depends on your system):
In the "Modules" section, the lines with "fbdevhw" and "dri" should be commented out, and there should be a line loading "glx".
In the "Device" section, the "Driver" option should say "nvidia", not "nv" (nv is the original driver, nvidia is the new NVidia driver).

This only applies to NVidia chips, of course, but I guess other graphics chip manufacturers might be offering Linux drivers, too.

Also, if you don't have "glut" (OpenGL Utility Toolkit) installed, you might need to install that, too. It should either be available on your installation CDs, or you could search the net for it. If you are using RedHat, Mandrake, SuSE, etc. you could try RPM-Find to search for "glut". If you use Debian, then I think you cannot use RPM-Packages...