Problem with fragmented text on forward view

[another_commander]

Can you please post Latest.log, after restarting Oolite with Shift held down?

[Rumpletumbler]

OOLogging internal - Inited: ***** ERROR: OOLoggingInit() has not been called.
[log.header]: Opening log for Oolite version 1.73.4 (x86-32 test release) under Linux at 2010-06-10 17:05:16 -0500.
1 processor detected.
Oolite Options: [Procedural Planets] [Docking Clearance] [Wormhole Scanner] [Target Incoming Missiles]

Note that the contents of the log file can be adjusted by editing logcontrol.plist.

[joystickHandler.init]: Number of joysticks detected: 1
[display.mode.list.native]: X11 native resolution detected: 1024 x 768
[rendering.opengl.version]: OpenGL renderer version: 1.5.0 ("1.5 Mesa 7.7.1")
Vendor: DRI R300 Project
Renderer: Mesa DRI R300 (R300 4E44) 20090101 x86/MMX/SSE2 TCL DRI2
[rendering.opengl.extensions]: OpenGL extensions (97):
GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array GL_EXT_texture_env_add GL_ARB_depth_texture GL_ARB_draw_buffers GL_ARB_fragment_program GL_ARB_imaging GL_ARB_multisample GL_ARB_multitexture GL_ARB_occlusion_query GL_ARB_point_parameters GL_ARB_provoking_vertex GL_ARB_shadow GL_ARB_shadow_ambient GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp GL_ARB_texture_compression GL_ARB_texture_cube_map GL_ARB_texture_env_add GL_ARB_texture_env_combine GL_ARB_texture_env_crossbar GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3 GL_MESAX_texture_float GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat GL_ARB_texture_rectangle GL_ARB_transpose_matrix GL_ARB_vertex_array_bgra GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object GL_ARB_vertex_program GL_ARB_window_pos GL_EXT_abgr GL_EXT_bgra GL_EXT_blend_color GL_EXT_blend_equation_separate GL_EXT_blend_func_separate GL_EXT_blend_logic_op GL_EXT_blend_minmax GL_EXT_blend_subtract GL_EXT_convolution GL_EXT_copy_texture GL_EXT_draw_range_elements GL_EXT_framebuffer_blit GL_EXT_framebuffer_object GL_EXT_fog_coord GL_EXT_gpu_program_parameters GL_EXT_histogram GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays GL_EXT_packed_depth_stencil GL_EXT_packed_pixels GL_EXT_point_parameters GL_EXT_polygon_offset GL_EXT_provoking_vertex GL_EXT_rescale_normal GL_EXT_secondary_color GL_EXT_separate_specular_color GL_EXT_shadow_funcs GL_EXT_stencil_two_side GL_EXT_stencil_wrap GL_EXT_subtexture GL_EXT_texture GL_EXT_texture3D GL_EXT_texture_cube_map GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp GL_EXT_texture_env_combine GL_EXT_texture_env_dot3 GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias GL_EXT_texture_mirror_clamp GL_EXT_texture_object GL_EXT_texture_rectangle GL_EXT_texture_sRGB GL_EXT_vertex_array GL_EXT_vertex_array_bgra GL_APPLE_packed_pixels GL_ATI_blend_equation_separate GL_ATI_texture_env_combine3 GL_ATI_texture_mirror_once GL_ATI_separate_stencil GL_IBM_multimode_draw_arrays GL_IBM_rasterpos_clip GL_IBM_texture_mirrored_repeat GL_INGR_blend_func_separate GL_MESA_pack_invert GL_MESA_ycbcr_texture GL_MESA_window_pos GL_NV_blend_square GL_NV_light_max_exponent GL_NV_packed_depth_stencil GL_NV_texture_rectangle GL_NV_texgen_reflection GL_NV_vertex_program GL_OES_read_format GL_SGI_color_matrix GL_SGI_color_table GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap GL_SGIS_texture_border_clamp GL_SGIS_texture_edge_clamp GL_SGIS_texture_lod GL_SUN_multi_draw_arrays
[rendering.opengl.shader.support]: Shaders will not be used (OpenGL extension GL_ARB_shading_language_100 is not available).
[searchPaths.dumpAll]: ---> OXP search paths:
("/usr/lib/Oolite/oolite.app/Resources", AddOns, "/home/neal/.Oolite/AddOns")
[dataCache.rebuild.explicitFlush]: Cache explicitly flushed with shift key. Rebuilding from scratch.
[shipData.load.begin]: Loading ship data...
[gnustep]: 2010-06-10 17:05:18.153 oolite[3129] unable to find GNUstep DTD - 'plist-0_9' for '-//GNUstep//DTD plist 0.9//EN'

[gnustep]: 2010-06-10 17:05:18.408 oolite[3129] don't know how to load entity 'http://www.gnustep.org/plist-0_9.xml' id '-//GNUstep//DTD plist 0.9//EN'

[gnustep]: 2010-06-10 17:05:18.507 oolite[3129] unable to find GNUstep DTD - 'plist-0_9' for '-//GNUstep//DTD plist 0.9//EN'

[gnustep]: 2010-06-10 17:05:18.634 oolite[3129] don't know how to load entity 'http://www.gnustep.org/plist-0_9.xml' id '-//GNUstep//DTD plist 0.9//EN'

[gnustep]: 2010-06-10 17:05:18.655 oolite[3129] unable to find GNUstep DTD - 'plist-0_9' for '-//GNUstep//DTD plist 0.9//EN'

[gnustep]: 2010-06-10 17:05:18.792 oolite[3129] don't know how to load entity 'http://www.gnustep.org/plist-0_9.xml' id '-//GNUstep//DTD plist 0.9//EN'

[gnustep]: 2010-06-10 17:05:19.205 oolite[3129] unable to find GNUstep DTD - 'plist-0_9' for '-//GNUstep//DTD plist 0.9//EN'

[gnustep]: 2010-06-10 17:05:19.344 oolite[3129] don't know how to load entity 'http://www.gnustep.org/plist-0_9.xml' id '-//GNUstep//DTD plist 0.9//EN'

[script.load.world.listAll]: Loaded 5 world scripts: "oolite-cloaking-device" 1.73.4, "oolite-constrictor-hunt" 1.73.4, "oolite-nova" 1.73.4, "oolite-thargoid-plans" 1.73.4, "oolite-trumbles" 1.73.4
[dataCache.willWrite]: About to write data cache.
[dataCache.write.success]: Wrote data cache.
[gnustep]: 2010-06-10 17:05:34.011 oolite[3129] unable to find GNUstep DTD - 'plist-0_9' for '-//GNUstep//DTD plist 0.9//EN'

[gnustep]: 2010-06-10 17:05:34.137 oolite[3129] don't know how to load entity 'http://www.gnustep.org/plist-0_9.xml' id '-//GNUstep//DTD plist 0.9//EN'

[gnustep]: 2010-06-10 17:05:35.248 oolite[3129] unable to find GNUstep DTD - 'plist-0_9' for '-//GNUstep//DTD plist 0.9//EN'

[gnustep]: 2010-06-10 17:05:35.377 oolite[3129] don't know how to load entity 'http://www.gnustep.org/plist-0_9.xml' id '-//GNUstep//DTD plist 0.9//EN'

[gameController.exitApp]: .GNUstepDefaults synchronized.

Closing log at 2010-06-10 17:05:42 -0500.

[JensAyton]

Hmm. Looks like some drawing commands are being ignored, or it’s somehow using a single-buffered context. I don’t really know what to do about either, except wait for better drivers to fall out of the sky. :-/

[Rumpletumbler]

It isn't that it can't draw the entire sight, it does so briefly, occasionally.

The same goes for the text. Once in a long while it will write it correctly but only very briefly.

Probably will solve my problem if I just get a card with an NVIDIA chipset but I can't do that right this minute.

I really appreciate everyones assistance. If anyone has anything further that might help I'd love to hear it.

[acmesediver]

Just discovered Oolite when I loaded Ubuntu Lucid Lynx and checked out the games. I was Majorly jazzed to see an elite type game, having happily played it in my youth.

However, I having the exact same communication and scripting problem on my laptop. Any insight would be appreciated.

[Kaks]

Probably the best option is to try the proprietary drivers, in the non-free (as in free speech, they're still free as in free beer) section of the ubuntu repositories.

On a few occasions that solved all rendering problems

Mesa unfortunately hasn't yet reached a stage where everything works flawlessly...

[acmesediver]

success and failure- successfully loaded 1.73.4 to my laptop running Lucid. Now, sadly the screen is constantly flashing and my keyboard inputs are not recognized. Again, any help appreciated!!

[Kaks]

Can you show us what's inside Latest.log? Hopefully there's a clue to what's happening inside that file...

[acmesediver]

Of course, before I ask that I did some searching to see if I can figure out how to do that, but to no avail.

Merci!

[Kaks]

As per this post, you should be able to find Latest.log here:

~/.Oolite/Logs/Latest.log

do let us know what it says!

[acmesediver]

OOLogging internal - Inited: ***** ERROR: OOLoggingInit() has not been called.
[log.header]: Opening log for Oolite version 1.73.4 (x86-32 test release) under Linux at 2010-06-12 21:57:01 +0000.
1 processor detected.
Oolite Options: [Procedural Planets] [Docking Clearance] [Wormhole Scanner] [Target Incoming Missiles]

Note that the contents of the log file can be adjusted by editing logcontrol.plist.

[joystickHandler.init]: Number of joysticks detected: 0
[display.mode.list.native]: X11 native resolution detected: 1024 x 768
[rendering.opengl.version]: OpenGL renderer version: 1.5.0 ("1.5 Mesa 7.7.1")
Vendor: DRI R300 Project
Renderer: Mesa DRI R300 (RV380 5460) 20090101 x86/MMX/SSE2 TCL DRI2
[rendering.opengl.extensions]: OpenGL extensions (97):
GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array GL_EXT_texture_env_add GL_ARB_depth_texture GL_ARB_draw_buffers GL_ARB_fragment_program GL_ARB_imaging GL_ARB_multisample GL_ARB_multitexture GL_ARB_occlusion_query GL_ARB_point_parameters GL_ARB_provoking_vertex GL_ARB_shadow GL_ARB_shadow_ambient GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp GL_ARB_texture_compression GL_ARB_texture_cube_map GL_ARB_texture_env_add GL_ARB_texture_env_combine GL_ARB_texture_env_crossbar GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3 GL_MESAX_texture_float GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat GL_ARB_texture_rectangle GL_ARB_transpose_matrix GL_ARB_vertex_array_bgra GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object GL_ARB_vertex_program GL_ARB_window_pos GL_EXT_abgr GL_EXT_bgra GL_EXT_blend_color GL_EXT_blend_equation_separate GL_EXT_blend_func_separate GL_EXT_blend_logic_op GL_EXT_blend_minmax GL_EXT_blend_subtract GL_EXT_convolution GL_EXT_copy_texture GL_EXT_draw_range_elements GL_EXT_framebuffer_blit GL_EXT_framebuffer_object GL_EXT_fog_coord GL_EXT_gpu_program_parameters GL_EXT_histogram GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays GL_EXT_packed_depth_stencil GL_EXT_packed_pixels GL_EXT_point_parameters GL_EXT_polygon_offset GL_EXT_provoking_vertex GL_EXT_rescale_normal GL_EXT_secondary_color GL_EXT_separate_specular_color GL_EXT_shadow_funcs GL_EXT_stencil_two_side GL_EXT_stencil_wrap GL_EXT_subtexture GL_EXT_texture GL_EXT_texture3D GL_EXT_texture_cube_map GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp GL_EXT_texture_env_combine GL_EXT_texture_env_dot3 GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias GL_EXT_texture_mirror_clamp GL_EXT_texture_object GL_EXT_texture_rectangle GL_EXT_texture_sRGB GL_EXT_vertex_array GL_EXT_vertex_array_bgra GL_APPLE_packed_pixels GL_ATI_blend_equation_separate GL_ATI_texture_env_combine3 GL_ATI_texture_mirror_once GL_ATI_separate_stencil GL_IBM_multimode_draw_arrays GL_IBM_rasterpos_clip GL_IBM_texture_mirrored_repeat GL_INGR_blend_func_separate GL_MESA_pack_invert GL_MESA_ycbcr_texture GL_MESA_window_pos GL_NV_blend_square GL_NV_light_max_exponent GL_NV_packed_depth_stencil GL_NV_texture_rectangle GL_NV_texgen_reflection GL_NV_vertex_program GL_OES_read_format GL_SGI_color_matrix GL_SGI_color_table GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap GL_SGIS_texture_border_clamp GL_SGIS_texture_edge_clamp GL_SGIS_texture_lod GL_SUN_multi_draw_arrays
[rendering.opengl.shader.support]: Shaders will not be used (OpenGL extension GL_ARB_shading_language_100 is not available).
[searchPaths.dumpAll]: ---> OXP search paths:
("/usr/lib/Oolite/oolite.app/Resources", AddOns, "/home/mace/.Oolite/AddOns")
[dataCache.rebuild.explicitFlush]: Cache explicitly flushed with shift key. Rebuilding from scratch.
[shipData.load.begin]: Loading ship data...
[script.load.world.listAll]: Loaded 5 world scripts: "oolite-cloaking-device" 1.73.4, "oolite-constrictor-hunt" 1.73.4, "ooli:

[acmesediver]

[shipData.load.begin]: Loading ship data...
[script.load.world.listAll]: Loaded 5 world scripts: "oolite-cloaking-device" 1.73.4, "oolite-constrictor-hunt" 1.73.4, "oolite-nova" 1.73.4, "oolite-thargoid-plans" 1.73.4, "oolite-trumbles" 1.73.4
[dataCache.willWrite]: About to write data cache.
[dataCache.write.success]: Wrote data cache.
[gameController.exitApp]: .GNUstepDefaults synchronized.

Closing log at 2010-06-12 21:59:28 +0000.

[Rumpletumbler]

Probably the best option is to try the proprietary drivers, in the non-free (as in free speech, they're still free as in free beer) section of the ubuntu repositories.

On a few occasions that solved all rendering problems

Mesa unfortunately hasn't yet reached a stage where everything works flawlessly...

You mean fglrx right? I heard that breaks X.

[Kaks]

No, I mean the proprietary drivers supplied by the card manufacturer: ATI, Nvidia etc...

There's an howto here:

http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/15/using- ... in-ubuntu/

It's about Intrepid, I think, but the method has remained the same for all ubuntus since: Jaunty, Karmic, Lucid...

[acmesediver]

So, I go to look at the game again and it is no longer installed after I shut down. Reloaded, same flashy graphic error, shut down, and no longer installed again. Brraaagghhhrrraahhh! My Commodore 64 was less trouble...