Ubuntu OS crash when loading Oolite

[Magnetgeek]

Hey there, I downloaded Oolite off the Ubuntu soft-where center and installed it but when try to load up the game the operating system crashes and i have to restart the computer. so i uninstalled and tried installing the version from the developer website, same thing it gets to the spinning cobra screen, the screen flickers rapidly (meanwhile the cobra has not actually loaded) then the sidebar, icons and everything vanish from the desktop

I'm sure folk ask this a lot but is there a way to get it working?

[Smivs]

Hi Magnetgeek, and welcome to the Friendliest Board this side of Riedquat.
I have had a similar problem, and switching to fullscreen mode (F12 button) when the start-up gets to the spinning Cobra usually fixed it.
Also, are you using the current stable version (1.76)?

[Lone_Wolf]

please post the latest log file, it is in ~/.Oolite/Logs/Latest.log .

[Magnetgeek]

yeh im using the latest stable, ill post the log file asap

[Magnetgeek]

Smivs your method seemed to work thanks

Lonewolf i cant find the logs directory for some reason

[SandJ]

I cant find the logs directory for some reason

~/.Oolite is a hidden directory

[Smivs]

Smivs your method seemed to work thanks

Lonewolf i cant find the logs directory for some reason

Glad it worked

To find the logs (and the AddOns (OXP) folder) in Ubuntu :-

'Places' ->'Home Folder'

then in the Home Folder

'View' ->'Show Hidden Files' (or Ctl-H)

and that will show all the hidden files including '.Oolite'. This folder holds the logs and OXP folder.

[Magnetgeek]

20:09:28.935 [log.header]: Opening log for Oolite version 1.76 (x86-32 test release) under Linux at 2012-04-17 20:09:28 +0000.
1 processor detected.
Build options: spoken messages, mass/fuel pricing, 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.

20:09:29.388 [display.mode.list.native]: X11 native resolution detected: 1280 x 800
20:09:29.615 [joystick.init]: Number of joysticks detected: 0
20:09:30.108 [searchPaths.dumpAll]: Unrestricted mode - resource paths:
~/GNUstep/Applications/Oolite/oolite.app/Resources
AddOns
AddOns/Basic-debug.oxp
20:09:30.108 [rendering.opengl.version]: OpenGL renderer version: 2.1.0 ("2.1 Mesa 7.11"). Vendor: "Tungsten Graphics, Inc". Renderer: "Mesa DRI Mobile Intel® GM45 Express Chipset x86/MMX/SSE2".
20:09:30.108 [rendering.opengl.extensions]: OpenGL extensions (138):
GL_ARB_framebuffer_sRGB, GL_ARB_depth_texture, GL_ARB_texture_env_add, GL_EXT_pixel_buffer_object, GL_EXT_texture_compression_rgtc, GL_ARB_half_float_vertex, GL_IBM_multimode_draw_arrays, GL_EXT_texture3D, GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array, GL_NV_vertex_program1_1, GL_ARB_framebuffer_object, GL_EXT_separate_specular_color, GL_EXT_shadow_funcs, GL_ARB_shader_texture_lod, GL_EXT_texture_cube_map, GL_EXT_rescale_normal, GL_ATI_draw_buffers, GL_ARB_transpose_matrix, GL_ARB_texture_compression_rgtc, GL_ARB_half_float_pixel, GL_EXT_stencil_two_side, GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp, GL_ARB_multisample, GL_ATI_separate_stencil, GL_ARB_texture_non_power_of_two, GL_INGR_blend_func_separate, GL_EXT_bgra, GL_ARB_sync, GL_EXT_texture_env_dot3, GL_EXT_provoking_vertex, GL_APPLE_packed_pixels, GL_NV_light_max_exponent, GL_ARB_sampler_objects, GL_SUN_multi_draw_arrays, GL_ARB_map_buffer_range, GL_ARB_vertex_shader, GL_ARB_shader_objects, GL_NV_texgen_reflection, GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays, GL_ARB_vertex_program, GL_IBM_rasterpos_clip, GL_EXT_texture_object, GL_ATI_texture_env_combine3, GL_EXT_framebuffer_sRGB, GL_NV_texture_env_combine4, GL_ARB_fragment_coord_conventions, GL_EXT_stencil_wrap, GL_EXT_texture_swizzle, GL_EXT_framebuffer_blit, GL_MESA_pack_invert, GL_ARB_vertex_array_bgra, GL_NV_packed_depth_stencil, GL_ARB_texture_compression, GL_ARB_vertex_array_object, GL_EXT_blend_color, GL_EXT_blend_minmax, GL_ARB_texture_swizzle, GL_APPLE_vertex_array_object, GL_EXT_subtexture, GL_MESA_texture_signed_rgba, GL_ARB_point_sprite, GL_ARB_depth_clamp, GL_NV_depth_clamp, GL_EXT_vertex_array, GL_EXT_abgr, GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object, GL_NV_blend_square, GL_EXT_framebuffer_multisample, GL_ATI_envmap_bumpmap, GL_NV_conditional_render, GL_NV_texture_rectangle, GL_ARB_multitexture, GL_EXT_texture, GL_ARB_seamless_cube_map, GL_EXT_vertex_array_bgra, GL_ARB_copy_buffer, GL_ARB_draw_elements_base_vertex, GL_APPLE_object_purgeable, GL_ARB_shadow, GL_EXT_blend_subtract, GL_EXT_separate_shader_objects, GL_ARB_fragment_program_shadow, GL_MESA_window_pos, GL_ARB_window_pos, GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias, GL_IBM_texture_mirrored_repeat, GL_EXT_texture_snorm, GL_ARB_texture_env_crossbar, GL_ARB_point_parameters, GL_EXT_texture_sRGB_decode, GL_ARB_robustness, GL_ARB_texture_rg, GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp, GL_EXT_copy_texture, GL_EXT_texture_sRGB, GL_MESA_ycbcr_texture, GL_ARB_texture_env_combine, GL_ARB_fragment_program, GL_ARB_explicit_attrib_location, GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic, GL_EXT_draw_range_elements, GL_EXT_blend_logic_op, GL_ARB_pixel_buffer_object, GL_EXT_packed_depth_stencil, GL_ARB_texture_rectangle, GL_EXT_fog_coord, GL_ARB_ES2_compatibility, GL_SGIS_texture_lod, GL_3DFX_texture_compression_FXT1, GL_EXT_gpu_program_parameters, GL_APPLE_client_storage, GL_ARB_fragment_shader, GL_OES_EGL_image, GL_EXT_polygon_offset, GL_ARB_shading_language_100, GL_SGIS_texture_border_clamp, GL_EXT_secondary_color, GL_EXT_point_parameters, GL_ARB_draw_buffers, GL_NV_vertex_program, GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap, GL_EXT_draw_buffers2, GL_EXT_texture_rectangle, GL_ATI_blend_equation_separate, GL_OES_read_format, GL_EXT_blend_func_separate, GL_ARB_texture_cube_map, GL_ARB_occlusion_query, GL_EXT_framebuffer_object, GL_EXT_packed_pixels, GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat, GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3, GL_ARB_provoking_vertex, GL_EXT_blend_equation_separate, GL_ARB_color_buffer_float, GL_EXT_texture_env_add, GL_EXT_texture_env_combine, GL_SGIS_texture_edge_clamp
20:09:30.411 [rendering.opengl.shader.support]: Shaders are supported.
20:09:30.412 [speech.synthesis]: Spoken messages are off.
20:09:31.092 [script.javascript.init]: JavaScript reset successful.
20:09:31.172 [script.load.world.listAll]: Loaded 5 world scripts:
oolite-cloaking-device 1.76
oolite-constrictor-hunt 1.76
oolite-nova 1.76
oolite-thargoid-plans 1.76
oolite-trumbles 1.76
20:09:33.137 [debugTCP.disconnect]: No connection to debug console: "Connection to debug console failed: '' (outStream status: 7, inStream status: 7)."
20:09:33.137 [debugTCP.disconnect]: No connection to debug console: "Connection to debug console failed: 'unknown error.' (outStream status: 0, inStream status: 0)."
20:09:33.137 [debugTCP.connect.failed]: Failed to connect to debug console at address 127.0.0.1:8563.
20:09:33.262 [loading.complete]: ========== Loading complete. ==========

Closing log at 2012-04-17 20:09:40 +0000.

there you go

[mandoman]

Smivs method didn't work for me. My system has crashed three times straight, and those are the first three times I have tried to open the game in Ubuntu 11.10. It will sit looking innocent, twirling the Cobra III, until I do something to get it going, and then it just freezes, and the whole system goes down. I tried uninstalling it, and then reinstalling it, but it didn't make a difference. Any more suggestions?

[mandoman]

Update: I have succesfully run a session of Oolite, but then I accidently nudged the Oolite window, and it crashed. The problem seems to be something to do with moving the window, or changing it in any way. Other than that, I got right on, and played. Man it sure is a fun game.

[Lone_Wolf]

Sounds like a problem with the videodriver.

I suggest you look for a PPA that has mesa 8.0.2 and try that out.