Enemy Territory PC-BSD support thread

[sblevin]

Enemy Territory for PC-BSD
Now at http://www.pbidir.com.

This thread will deal with support queries for the upcomming Enemy Territory game PBI. Let the killing begin : )

If you are looking for "How to play" guides, use the "Documentation" icon in the start menu entry for Enemy-Territory-PCBSD, or open it directly from /Programs/enemy-territory-PCBSD/Docs/Help/Manual/Default.htm

The reply post below describes common errors.

If you can not find the answer in the next post down, then try some of these useful links. Look for a FAQ or Forum link.

http://www.rtcw.jolt.co.uk
http://www.enemy-territory.com
http://www.splashdamage.com

[sblevin]

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Q) It will launch from the "Dedicated Server Konsole" by typing ./et but not from the icon!

A) This can occur if you previously installed the Linux version of the installer. The PBI file will not by default overwrite any existing symlinks to programs of the same name, but WILL uninstall them. To fix this, uninstall Enemy Territor PCBSD and then reinstall it.

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Q) I switched to windowed mode and I can't get my mouse pointer out of the game screen!

A) Press the "~" ingame to bring down the game console screen. The game should release your mouse.

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Q) Every time I connect to a server it downloads heaps of stuff!

A) Enemy Territory will attempt to download updated content from the servers it connects to. The game has been out for a long time, so there are many new maps and additions. The more you play, the less you will have to download in the future.

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Q) My server list is empty! I can't connect! No-one can connect to my server! Are there firewall issues?

A) From: Activision Knowledgebase (https://activision.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/activision.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_sid=XZn2UuDg&p_lva=7787&p_faqid=7757)

Return to Castle Wolfenstein relies on Internet communication via the IP protocol and UDP ports 27950, 27960, 27965 and 27952. These are the ports that the game uses for connection, message of the day, server browsing, and so forth.

If you are using any type of firewall, either software or hardware based, you must ensure that traffic can pass on these ports. With a simple gateway using Network Address Translation (NAT), there is no limit on outgoing traffic and the game will probably work for client machines, but not servers, without any need to customize the gateway. For more sophisticated firewalls (such as Zone Alarm or Black Ice) you may need to configure the system to allow incoming and outgoing traffic on the ports listed above. The exact steps for doing this are specific to the firewall your are using. For more information you will need to consult with the firewall documentation or manufacturer.

We also do not advise setting up a Return to Castle Wolfenstein server for internet use on a machine that is not directly connected to the Internet. The problem is that any gateway router that translates an internal sub-net to a real IP - including NAT with ipForwarding or DMZ - requires that the internal server use an internal IP address, and these machines see clients on your LAN as different addresses from the internet and thus you cannot authorize these clients.

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Q) The game won't start!

A) Try this:
Open konsole and type
et
to start the game. If the game does not start, paste the output to this thread.

I did that and it looked good until it said this:
----- Client Initialization Complete -----
----- R_Init -----
...loading libGL.so.1: QGL_Init: dlopen libGL.so.1 failed: libGL.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
failed
----- CL_Shutdown -----
RE_Shutdown( 1 )
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----- CL_Shutdown -----
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Sys_Error: GLimp_Init() - could not load OpenGL subsystem

A) This error means that you have no Harware Accelerated OpenGL support installed for the Linux Binary Compatibility services on PC-BSD.

Q) How do I do that??

A) You must install 3D OpenGL compatible drivers for your video hardware. These should also install OpenGL support for the Linux Binary Compatibility services on your PC-BSD box. The nVidiaDriver PBI (current version anyway) has an icon to force the linux drivers into the compat folders called "Install Linux GL" and a little penguin icon.

This normally is not needed, but can fix a broken linux GL install. This of course, only works if you have compatible nVidia hardware. I can't help with ATI.

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[Amigamerlin]

yeah !! Good news

:D :D :D

What about an official PC-BSD Team Players !!

:D :D :D

[cb22]

Yeah that would rule!

[peispud]

Where did this download go ?

[Gon]

Where did this download go ?

How can we download this installer???