Tux Racer wont work and a few other questions


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Hey

I installed Fedora Core 3, tried to play, and was REALLY laggy, so installed my video card, and now it wont load at all..I click on tux racer and nothing happens...so uninstalled it, and re-instaleld it, and still nothing...almost got everything else to work, except Java...but want tux racer more, its a cool game, played it once on mandrake...want it again lol

Also, how do I get Java to work...I went to http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/download.jsp and tried to install it from there, but I's assuming thats wrong since wont work...since installed it, and said it was completed...

And last question, when I boot my computer, isays something like booting Fedora Core 3 in 3 seconds, how do I change it? Want to give myself at least 5 seconds, and for windows to be the defuilt. Still use windows the most, until I can get use to linux a lil more.

Other than that, solved my other problems :) Got video card installed (assuming its installed right), and installed thunderbird, and flash.

Thanks :)

..And last question, when I boot my computer, isays something like booting Fedora Core 3 in 3 seconds, how do I change it? Want to give myself at least 5 seconds, and for windows to be the defuilt...

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Fedora uses the GRUB bootloader by default so I'm assuming thats what you got. Edit boot/grub/menu.lst

Look for the "timeout" value. Change that to however many seconds you want.

And, if you prefer the easy/lazy way, you can run system-config-boot and use the mouse to clicky-clicky and select your default and your timeout.

Editing the file will get you more experience and confidence in maintaing your own box. Plus it will be a skill that is transferable to other distros, should you decide to try different Linux distros.

for your java j2se go here: http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/jre/install-linux.html

make sure you're downloading one of these 2:

SOURCE:

http://192.18.97.46/ECom/EComTicketServlet...-linux-i586.bin

RPM:

http://192.18.97.46/ECom/EComTicketServlet...ux-i586-rpm.bin

tux racer is heaily dependant on your video settings being correct. Either your video driver isn't set up corrctly, or your X config isn't correct.

last question was answered already...

Stupid question time...lol

Ok...how do I edit menu.lst...? I found it, but it wont let me edit is...says "cannot display /boot/grub/menu.lst"

And tried what mark said, under actions, run app, and says "Cannot display location 'file://system-config-boot'

Details: The specified location is invalid."

Tried to install that java, the .bin one, didn't work...I's still can't play java games

And how do I check if my video card is install wrong? I don't get any errors, nothing happens lol I click on the shortcut, and nothing at all happens...no errors, no nothing...

Not having much luck today...lol

Thanks for your help :)

I's think i's did...I's had the keys in the taskbar, by the clock. I tried to go to add/remove programs so it would ask me to enter the root password,then tried to open it, and same thing happened....is there an easier way to login as root? Tried entering the root pw in the terminal and didn't help either...lol

And tried what mark said, under actions, run app, and says "Cannot display location 'file://system-config-boot'

Details: The specified location is invalid."

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:huh:

Did you try to run that through a browser?!?

The "file://" part is the 'protocol' part of a browser's URL, not anything that a commandline would display...

And how do I check if my video card is install wrong? I don't get any errors, nothing happens lol I click on the shortcut, and nothing at all happens...no errors, no nothing...

Not having much luck today...lol

Thanks for your help :)

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Go to the main menu and choose System Tools > Terminal

From there type tuxracer, press return, and tell us what is displayed.

markjensen-I tried to run it threw the run option under the menu in gnome, and under run command under KDE. the KDE oen didn't have the file:// part, but had everything else, and tried to use that command under the terminal, and said "bash: system-config-boot: command not found"

hornett-It says

"ux Racer 0.61 -- a Sunspire Studios Production (http://www.sunspirestudios.com)

© 1999-2000 Jasmin F. Patry <[email protected]>

"Tux Racer" is a trademark of Jasmin F. Patry

Tux Racer comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. This is free software,

and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions.

See http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html for details.

Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".

Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".

*** tuxracer error: Couldn't initialize video: Couldn't find matching GLX visual (Success)"

So it is the video card drivers huh? I's sure installed the right drivers...

I have a GeForce MX400 64 meg video card, SDram, I went to nvidia.com and installed the drivers from here, http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_display...2_1.0-6629.html . I's installed them, and the install said complete...Did it the way Markjensen helped me with, /sbin/init 3 and using the sh command.

Sorry if my questions are stupid lol Feel like a noob using linux...I know a bunch about computers....or so I thought lol

Thanks everyone for your help :)

If you have the 2.6.9 kernel the nVidia drivers act nuts (at least from everybody I've talked to). I know I lost all my OpenGL capabilites since I upgraded my kernel (OpenGL is required for Tux Racer and many other games). For some reason the driver installs but doesn't work proerly, go figure.

Hey everyone

well...I's tried to edit the xorg.conf and then rebooted...and got an error...can't remember what it said, but it didn't like the changes I's did..and made the changes that the readme said, I's changed the driver "nv" to driver "nvidia", restarted, and got the error...

MegaManXcalibur-I have the latest kernal, forgot to check the numbers, but the latest fc3 kernal...hope there is a way to fix it, want to play tuxracer...lol

though did edit the menu.lst and it worked :) Added a few seconds, was easier than I's thought :)

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