Re: [TCLUG:8830] Quake2 - video and mouse not working correctly

["Clayton T. Fandre" <cfandre@maddog.mn-linux.org>]

I run Quake2 on my RH6.0 at work. (Great lunch breaks between
co-workers.) I have experienced some of the problems you are
experiencing...

Bob Nolte wrote:
> 
> I have a new PC from Penguin Computing which arrived with RH6 preloaded on it.
> It's a K6 450 with 256mb of RAM. My son bought a copy of Quake2 last night and
> we loaded it using the cpio option and taking the defaults. He's run Quake
> for a
> long time in Windoze. I know about as much about Quake as I do about Linux.
> 
> 2 problems:
> 
>  From command line using ./quake2 +set vid_ref soft +set sndbits 32
> Video is stuck in 320x240 and can't change with with the Quake video options

Yea, I can't switch modes either. Buy a 3D card and don't worry about
it. They're really cheap now-days and you won't be sorry. I think a
Voodoo III is selling for $70 on http://www.pricewatch.com and it's
soooo easy to get running under Quake/QII/QIII. I use a Voodoo I that I
bought 2 years ago for $250. And it still rocks.

> Mouse jumps and skips

Make sure you don't have gpm running. Do a killall gpm before you start
quake. If you have a PS/2 mouse you might be out of luck. I have a PS/2
mouse and it jumps around uncontrollably while in SVGA mode. (soft) Try
a serial mouse if you have one laying around.

> Video quality is not great. Looks like pixel depth is low.

Due to running at 320x200. Very big pixels. Get a 3D card and you will
have pictures as smooth as silk.

> 
>  From within Enlightment starting with terminal window ./quake2 +set
> vid_ref softx
> Video is greenish and only using the left half of the new window.

You are running in 16 bit color (or more). Quake and Quake2 must be run
in 8 bit color. Use SVGA. (soft)

> Mouse works OK.

Yea, I get better results running glx rather than just gl. glx uses X to
control the mouse which seems to be a bit more stable and responsive.

> 
> Everything else about the system seems to work fine. The Enlightenment video
> size and quality is fine, insofar as the desktop is concerned.
> 
> If anyone knows what might cause this we'd sure appreciate it. McMillan wants
> $1.50 for the 1st minute of tech support and $1 per minute thereafter. If
> it's not
> easy to fix, we'll take the game back to the store.
> 
> Many thanks
> Bob Nolte
> 
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Clay Fandre
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Twin Cities Linux Users Group
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