UFO:Alien Invasion

Technical support => Linux => Topic started by: nixiepixel on December 07, 2008, 02:52:12 pm

Title: Does anyone know what this graphical problem means?
Post by: nixiepixel on December 07, 2008, 02:52:12 pm

Hi all,

After installing 2.2.1 on Ubuntu 8.10 32-bit Intrepid Ibex using the .run file found at sourceforge.net, I have this problem upon loading the game.  I am running this on a Compaq Presario A909US laptop.

(http://www.nixiepixel.com/images/misc/ufo_ss.jpg)

Thank you!

~Nix

(Sorry about the screen capture size, I figured the forum would put limits on this, I'll shrink it down if you would like me to)

Title: Re: Does anyone know what this graphical problem means?
Post by: geever on December 07, 2008, 04:00:13 pm

Seems like videocard driver problem.

-geever

Title: Re: Does anyone know what this graphical problem means?
Post by: nixiepixel on December 07, 2008, 08:11:52 pm

Argh, I don't know the first thing about how to troubleshoot this.

I have an Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100.  Do you have any idea what I need to do to resolve this?

Title: Re: Does anyone know what this graphical problem means?
Post by: I-Broke-It on December 07, 2008, 08:29:48 pm

I do not know but seem to have the same problem I have a accer travelmate 5730. All my other programs seem to be fine I play Globulation 2 fine?!?

Thanks

Title: Re: Does anyone know what this graphical problem means?
Post by: nixiepixel on December 09, 2008, 02:59:03 am

I guess, as usual, I am going to have to boot to Windows to play games. ='(

Title: Re: Does anyone know what this graphical problem means?
Post by: BTAxis on December 09, 2008, 03:03:05 am

If you feel like going to the trouble, try the 2.3 dev version, see if you still get the same issue.

That said, Intel cards tend to cause problems.

Title: Re: Does anyone know what this graphical problem means?
Post by: nixiepixel on December 09, 2008, 05:09:30 am

I would, except the repository isn't working for me, so I had to d/l it from sourceforge.net...

Title: Re: Does anyone know what this graphical problem means?
Post by: Spyro on December 11, 2008, 09:08:48 pm

Quote from: nixiepixel on December 07, 2008, 08:11:52 pm

Argh, I don't know the first thing about how to troubleshoot this.

I have an Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100.  Do you have any idea what I need to do to resolve this?

There is currently a bug with intel's graphics drivers. It affects both 2d and 3d rendering. There are some fixes for ubuntu detailed here :

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/252094

The only way around this problem is to have the absolute latest drivers for your intel card. The easiest solution for this on Ubuntu is to add the xorg git ppa to your sources.list (you need the jaunty repo, the intrepid one still has the broken intel drivers) :

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deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/xorg-edgers/ubuntu jaunty main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/xorg-edgers/ubuntu jaunty main
Once you get things up and running they are moderately stable (speaking from experience with the same gfx card as you), but they are a hassle to keep up to date and will periodically break things. When you say that the repository isn't working, do you mean the ubuntu repository? What are the contents of your /etc/apt/sources.list file?

Title: Re: Does anyone know what this graphical problem means?
Post by: I-Broke-It on December 12, 2008, 10:08:07 am

 ;D  Thanks Spyro it works like a charm.

 I loaded it in System>Administration>Software sources

Then I ran the update manager. After a restart everything is working.

Thanks Again.

Title: Re: Does anyone know what this graphical problem means?
Post by: nixiepixel on December 13, 2008, 04:45:25 am

Spyro, thank you very much!  It worked very well, and now I can play!

The only issue I face at the moment is that the mouse cursor feels very laggy to me...any idea why that might be?  Is it like Windows where if the game is playing in a window rather than full screen it will take up more resources?  (If so, can I force full screen somehow?)

Thanks!

~Nix

Title: Re: Does anyone know what this graphical problem means?
Post by: Mattn on December 13, 2008, 10:17:44 am

you can force fullscreen with:
./ufo +set vid_fullscreen 1

Title: Re: Does anyone know what this graphical problem means?
Post by: Cavesnow on February 13, 2009, 07:03:42 pm

Well, I have the exactly same problem in Kubuntu 8.10. I have a notebook with intel 945GM. The mouse lag makes the game unplayable and there is another slight problem: in fullscreen the default mouse pointer is displayed constantly in the middle of the screen, while the game pointer mooves very slowly: something like 2-3 updates a second.   HELP!