Unable to start 1.86 on Ubuntu 16.04

[Bugbear]

Hi all,
Decided to take my Cobra out from under the dustcloth, but I'm being denied before I can even get the game to launch. Following are the contents of my latest.log

What I'm seeing is the icon appearing in the task bar, then it disappears after a few seconds.

I've tried uninstalling / reinstalling, also tried downgrading to 1.84 but to no avail.

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Opening log for Oolite version 1.86 (x86-64 test release) under Linux 4.13.0-39-generic at 2018-04-25 19:00:11 +0800.
8 processors detected.
Build options: OpenAL, new planets, JavaScript console support, OXP verifier, localization tools, debug GraphViz support, JavaScript profiling.

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

19:00:11.818 [dataCache.rebuild.pathsChanged]: Cache is stale (search paths have changed). Rebuilding from scratch.

Any suggestions?

[Norby]

This is the full log? How about the nightly?

[another_commander]

Make sure you are installing the binaries from oolite.org and not from the distro repository.

[Bugbear]

This is the full log? How about the nightly?

Yep, that's the full log.

Make sure you are installing the binaries from oolite.org and not from the distro repository.

Downloaded 1.86 and 1.84 from oolite.org.

Given that both versions are behaving the same, it could be that my Ubuntu build is getting a little long in the tooth and could be due a refresh.

I can also try building my own from source - see if I get any different behaviour. I'll give the nightly a try first.

[Bugbear]

Took a while but I've finally refreshed my laptop with Ubuntu 18.04. Still having grief unfortunately, but at least the behaviour is a bit different.

Running Oolite v1.86 - Oct 25 2017

Latest.log contents

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Opening log for Oolite version 1.86 (x86-64) under Linux 4.15.0-20-generic at 2018-05-23 12:04:46 +0800.
8 processors detected.
Build options: OpenAL, new planets.

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

12:04:46.223 [dataCache.notFound]: No data cache found, starting from scratch.
12:04:46.306 [display.mode.list.native]: X11 native resolution detected: 3840 x 1080
12:04:46.856 [joystick.init]: Number of joysticks detected: 0
12:04:46.858 [rendering.opengl.version]: OpenGL renderer version: 3.0.0 ("3.0 Mesa 18.0.0-rc5"). Vendor: "Intel Open Source Technology Center". Renderer: "Mesa DRI Intel(R) Sandybridge Mobile ".
12:04:46.859 [rendering.opengl.extensions]: OpenGL extensions (213):
GL_ARB_draw_instanced, GL_ARB_get_texture_sub_image, GL_ARB_cull_distance, GL_ARB_occlusion_query, GL_EXT_texture_env_add, GL_ARB_texture_storage, GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3, GL_ARB_sync, GL_ARB_texture_multisample, GL_ARB_buffer_storage, GL_ARB_explicit_uniform_location, GL_NV_texture_env_combine4, GL_KHR_context_flush_control, GL_ARB_point_parameters, GL_ARB_vertex_array_object, GL_ARB_blend_func_extended, GL_EXT_provoking_vertex, GL_ARB_seamless_cubemap_per_texture, GL_EXT_blend_equation_separate, GL_ARB_compressed_texture_pixel_storage, GL_EXT_texture_snorm, GL_ARB_texture_non_power_of_two, GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat, GL_ARB_debug_output, GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays, GL_ARB_timer_query, GL_ARB_clip_control, GL_SGIS_texture_edge_clamp, GL_EXT_abgr, GL_ARB_vertex_program, GL_ATI_texture_float, GL_ARB_draw_buffers_blend, GL_ARB_shadow, GL_NV_light_max_exponent, GL_EXT_texture_cube_map, GL_EXT_texture_compression_dxt1, GL_NV_primitive_restart, GL_EXT_framebuffer_object, GL_MESA_pack_invert, GL_EXT_texture_sRGB, GL_3DFX_texture_compression_FXT1, GL_ARB_get_program_binary, GL_ARB_multitexture, GL_ARB_clear_texture, GL_AMD_seamless_cubemap_per_texture, GL_SUN_multi_draw_arrays, GL_EXT_texture_compression_rgtc, GL_ARB_shader_objects, GL_EXT_blend_func_separate, GL_EXT_bgra, GL_ARB_pixel_buffer_object, GL_ARB_draw_buffers, GL_APPLE_packed_pixels, GL_NV_texgen_reflection, GL_ARB_texture_env_crossbar, GL_ARB_fragment_shader, GL_MESA_shader_integer_functions, GL_EXT_texture_swizzle, GL_EXT_fog_coord, GL_EXT_vertex_array_bgra, GL_EXT_framebuffer_blit, GL_ARB_shader_draw_parameters, GL_ARB_texture_compression_rgtc, GL_EXT_transform_feedback, GL_OES_read_format, GL_ARB_sample_shading, GL_ARB_seamless_cube_map, GL_EXT_texture_shared_exponent, GL_ARB_shading_language_420pack, GL_ATI_blend_equation_separate, GL_APPLE_object_purgeable, GL_EXT_polygon_offset, GL_INGR_blend_func_separate, GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array, GL_KHR_debug, GL_ARB_copy_image, GL_AMD_shader_trinary_minmax, GL_EXT_separate_specular_color, GL_ARB_vertex_type_2_10_10_10_rev, GL_EXT_vertex_array, GL_ARB_shading_language_100, GL_EXT_framebuffer_multisample_blit_scaled, GL_EXT_rescale_normal, GL_ARB_texture_float, GL_EXT_packed_depth_stencil, GL_ARB_texture_swizzle, GL_ARB_half_float_pixel, GL_EXT_texture_compression_s3tc, GL_EXT_draw_instanced, GL_ARB_occlusion_query2, GL_AMD_draw_buffers_blend, GL_ARB_texture_rgb10_a2ui, GL_SGIS_texture_lod, GL_KHR_no_error, GL_ARB_framebuffer_object, GL_NV_conditional_render, GL_EXT_stencil_two_side, GL_ARB_texture_rg, GL_ARB_color_buffer_float, GL_EXT_blend_color, GL_NV_packed_depth_stencil, GL_EXT_texture_rectangle, GL_NV_texture_rectangle, GL_ARB_vertex_array_bgra, GL_ARB_texture_filter_anisotropic, GL_ANGLE_texture_compression_dxt3, GL_EXT_texture_integer, GL_EXT_texture_array, GL_ANGLE_texture_compression_dxt5, GL_ARB_shading_language_packing, GL_ARB_fragment_program_shadow, GL_ARB_map_buffer_range, GL_ARB_fragment_program, GL_ARB_copy_buffer, GL_EXT_texture, GL_S3_s3tc, GL_NV_depth_clamp, GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias, GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic, GL_EXT_draw_buffers2, GL_ARB_pipeline_statistics_query, GL_EXT_secondary_color, GL_ARB_transform_feedback2, GL_ARB_ES3_compatibility, GL_EXT_framebuffer_multisample, GL_ARB_window_pos, GL_IBM_rasterpos_clip, GL_EXT_texture_env_combine, GL_ARB_vertex_shader, GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap, GL_EXT_packed_float, GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp, GL_ARB_explicit_attrib_location, GL_NV_blend_square, GL_ARB_internalformat_query, GL_EXT_texture3D, GL_ARB_arrays_of_arrays, GL_ARB_ES2_compatibility, GL_ARB_texture_query_lod, GL_ARB_invalidate_subdata, GL_EXT_texture_sRGB_decode, GL_ARB_texture_compression, GL_ARB_texture_env_add, GL_ARB_provoking_vertex, GL_ARB_texture_rectangle, GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp, GL_MESA_texture_signed_rgba, GL_ARB_draw_elements_base_vertex, GL_ARB_fragment_coord_conventions, GL_ARB_separate_shader_objects, GL_IBM_multimode_draw_arrays, GL_ARB_texture_cube_map, GL_ARB_vertex_attrib_binding, GL_EXT_framebuffer_sRGB, GL_ARB_clear_buffer_object, GL_KHR_robustness, GL_ARB_vertex_type_10f_11f_11f_rev, GL_ARB_robustness, GL_ARB_polygon_offset_clamp, GL_ARB_point_sprite, GL_INTEL_performance_query, GL_ARB_texture_gather, GL_ARB_internalformat_query2, GL_SGIS_texture_border_clamp, GL_ARB_depth_texture, GL_EXT_texture_object, GL_ARB_instanced_arrays, GL_EXT_blend_minmax, GL_ATI_draw_buffers, GL_OES_EGL_image, GL_ARB_multi_bind, GL_ARB_conditional_render_inverted, GL_ARB_framebuffer_sRGB, GL_EXT_shader_integer_mix, GL_EXT_blend_subtract, GL_EXT_packed_pixels, GL_IBM_texture_mirrored_repeat, GL_EXT_draw_range_elements, GL_ARB_texture_mirror_clamp_to_edge, GL_ARB_texture_cube_map_array, GL_ARB_sampler_objects, GL_ARB_half_float_vertex, GL_ARB_depth_clamp, GL_ARB_texture_storage_multisample, GL_ARB_transpose_matrix, GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object, GL_ARB_texture_query_levels, GL_ARB_texture_barrier, GL_EXT_pixel_buffer_object, GL_ATI_texture_env_combine3, GL_EXT_polygon_offset_clamp, GL_ARB_transform_feedback_overflow_query, GL_ARB_texture_env_combine, GL_ARB_shader_group_vote, GL_KHR_blend_equation_advanced, GL_ARB_shader_bit_encoding, GL_EXT_timer_query, GL_EXT_gpu_program_parameters, GL_ARB_shader_texture_lod, GL_ARB_program_interface_query, GL_ARB_uniform_buffer_object, GL_ARB_multisample, GL_EXT_texture_env_dot3, GL_EXT_shadow_funcs, GL_ARB_depth_buffer_float, GL_ARB_map_buffer_alignment, GL_EXT_copy_texture, GL_EXT_stencil_wrap, GL_EXT_point_parameters, GL_ATI_separate_stencil, GL_EXT_subtexture, GL_NV_texture_barrier, GL_MESA_window_pos
12:04:46.876 [rendering.opengl.shader.support]: Shaders are supported.
12:04:46.877 [dataCache.notFound]: No data cache found, starting from scratch.
12:04:46.880 [searchPaths.dumpAll]: Resource paths: 
    ~/GNUstep/Applications/Oolite/oolite.app/Resources
    AddOns

Haven't tried building my own as yet (on this OS) so that's the next step.

[phkb]

I'm not on Linux, and my knowledge of it is subsequently minimal, but can you try some of the startup options? "-nosplash" and "-noshaders" in particular. It might be helpful to see what the results are from those.

That shows you how much knowledge I have of Linux...

What I meant to say (obviously) was to try out some of the settings in the .GNUstepDefaults file. See this wiki page for details about the file and settings available.

[Anonymissimus]

What's your GPU and driver ?
Try minimizing the graphics requirements with startup parameters first as phkb suggests (probably less work than building).

As for building, although considered outdated, most of the steps in viewtopic.php?f=9&t=4595 are still valid, such as the "(1.2) Setup GNUstep environment variables" step (I needed it).
Packages which I needed on 16.04 according to my notes:

gobjc
g++
libnspr4-dev
gnustep-core-devel
libsdl-mixer1.2-dev
libopenal-dev
libespeak-dev

Seems I already had git (for getting the source) and curl.

EDIT
Well, curl isn't needed. I'm now also on 18.04. This machine has a GeForce 8600 GT with proprietary nvidia-340 drivers, hardware from maybe 2007. Runs oolite pretty well on "extra detail".

[Cholmondely]

Hi all,
Decided to take my Cobra out from under the dustcloth, but I'm being denied before I can even get the game to launch. Following are the contents of my latest.log

What I'm seeing is the icon appearing in the task bar, then it disappears after a few seconds.

I've tried uninstalling / reinstalling, also tried downgrading to 1.84 but to no avail.

Code: Select all

Opening log for Oolite version 1.86 (x86-64 test release) under Linux 4.13.0-39-generic at 2018-04-25 19:00:11 +0800.
8 processors detected.
Build options: OpenAL, new planets, JavaScript console support, OXP verifier, localization tools, debug GraphViz support, JavaScript profiling.

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

19:00:11.818 [dataCache.rebuild.pathsChanged]: Cache is stale (search paths have changed). Rebuilding from scratch.

Any suggestions?

Same problems with Oolite v.1.90?

[Bugbear]

Hey Chomondely,
I'm all good. New laptop purchased last year, been able to dual boot with Debian. I had some difficulties trying to compile from source but the distro's version of Oolite (v1.90) installed cleanly.

I've been able to ressurect my old save from a few years ago. The Quantum Pelican 2 flies again!

I do have a gaming mechanic altering modification I want to develop and try out, and for work I've been doing a lot of javascript lately so now may be a good time to break open the dark side's cookie jar...

Cheers

[Cody]

The Quantum Pelican 2 flies again!

Excellent!

[Cholmondely]

I do have a gaming mechanic altering modification I want to develop and try out, and for work I've been doing a lot of javascript lately so now may be a good time to break open the dark side's cookie jar...

Care to let us in on the secret?

...but if you've been working on javascript, any ideas for improving the programming pages on the wiki would be very helpful. I'm an utter ignoramus, so have only bunged in a few things where I feel that they help. No great understanding about this or this for example.

I was hoping that the wiki would teach me to programme, but all I seem to be able to do is generate gibberish in genuinely ghastly quantities...

[hiran]

I do have a gaming mechanic altering modification I want to develop and try out, and for work I've been doing a lot of javascript lately so now may be a good time to break open the dark side's cookie jar...

Care to let us in on the secret?

...but if you've been working on javascript, any ideas for improving the programming pages on the wiki would be very helpful. I'm an utter ignoramus, so have only bunged in a few things where I feel that they help. No great understanding about this or this for example.

I was hoping that the wiki would teach me to programme, but all I seem to be able to do is generate gibberish in genuinely ghastly quantities...

What I am searching for (and cannot find in the Javascript reference on the wiki pages) are factory methods.

So if I have a ship or equipment identifier, how would I get to know more about it? Obviously I would have to have a ship or equipment instance to access all the methods and properties - but where would I get that instance from? How could I list all the available identifiers? There must be something on Oolite's Javascript implementation but I just cannot make out what/where.