Problem with fragmented text on forward view

[Rumpletumbler]

I am running Oolite 1.65-6 build 2 on 10.04 Lucid Ubuntu.

Just about every message on my forward display is fragmented. I usually just get two or three characters. If I switch quickly enough to one of status screens I can read the message but this is aggravating.

Anyone know how I might fix this?

Thanks.

[DaddyHoggy]

Don't play 1.65 (it's very, very, very old now) - try v. 1.73.4 and see if that fixes your issues.

http://www.oolite.org/download.shtml

BTW, welcome to the friendliest board this side of Riedquat(tm)

[Rumpletumbler]

Thanks. I would like to install the newer version.

I'm new to Linux and didn't know the implications if any of installing gnustep1.19.3-fixed which is required in order to run the newer version on Lucid.

Should I not be concerned about installing this? Until I get comfortable with Linux I just am being very cautious not to do anything that I can't back out of.

Thanks again.

[DaddyHoggy]

Thanks. I would like to install the newer version.

I'm new to Linux and didn't know the implications if any of installing gnustep1.19.3-fixed which is required in order to run the newer version on Lucid.

Should I not be concerned about installing this? Until I get comfortable with Linux I just am being very cautious not to do anything that I can't back out of.

Thanks again.

Good point - I'm still on Karmic - I'm sure Getafix or Micha or one of the Linux gurus will be along shortly to tell you what they think.

[tinker]

Running the autopackage install would probably be the best course, no need to worry about the dependencies. It will also install the autopackage software installer which does not seem to cause any problems either.

I still have not managed to build from source or install the deb file upgrade successfully with or without the fixed gnustep library, have no problems with the autopackage 1.73 or trunk.

[Getafix]

Start by uninstalling Oolite 1.65 you have already installed.

The Oolite 1.73.4 package installations can be downloaded from:
32bit O/S: here or
64bit O/S: here

Then execute the following:

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$ cd <download path>
<download path>$ chmod u+x <package_name>.package
<download path>$ ./<package_name>.package

Accept the download of the autopackage runtime and the GTK and give your password when prompted.

Following to the installation you may start oolite form Applications/Games desktop menu or by executing:

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$ oolite

from a terminal.

[Rumpletumbler]

Thanks. Done.

Didn't fix the text issue. Any ideas on that?

[JazHaz]

Thanks. Done.

Didn't fix the text issue. Any ideas on that?

It could be a graphics card issue.

Try this (its worth a go as its simple).

When you launch the program add -nosplash to the command line. Not sure how this is done on Linux (on Windows you can add it to the file properties, Target field).

This sometimes fixes graphical glitches.

[snork]

(on Windows you can add it to the file properties, Target field)

That is for the shortcut (on the desktop or whereever) and should be applicable the same way in linux.

[Kaks]

If I remember correctly, Getafix fixed a problem related to the menu shortcut not too long ago: the -nosplash option should definitely work with a trunk nightly build, but might not work with 1.73.4...

[Getafix]

In order to have command line parameters working in 1.73.4 you should do the following:

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 $ which oolite

This will return the full path of the oolite wrapper script to be executed.
Open this script with your favorite editor and locate the line where oolite binary is executed.

For debian package installations alter the script line 2

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openapp oolite &

to

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openapp oolite "$@" &

For autopackage package installations alter the script line 43

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./oolite.app/oolite

to

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./oolite.app/oolite $@

Please, note that you might need to edit the oolite wrapper script as root.

EDIT: In a terminal run:

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$ oolite -nosplash

This should do the trick.

[Rumpletumbler]

Thanks.

When I run Oolite this way I get the following.

oolite -nosplash
2010-06-10 12:42:03.953 oolite[2448] File NSUserDefaults.m: 615. In [NSUserDefaults +standardUserDefaults] Improper installation: No language locale found
.:3: validity error : Validation failed: no DTD found !
<plist version="1.0">

Display is the same as it was without the switch.

[Getafix]

These are harmless warning messages.
No worries about them.

[Rumpletumbler]

Could it be simply that I have an ATI card? I know the drivers aren't very good on the Linux side for the older ATI boards.

Anyone have an older ATI and not have this issue?

[Rumpletumbler]

Don't know if this might help.

Here's a picture and the left bottom of the sight is missing.



Here's a picture with text on top and middle that's fragmented.