FreeGameDev

im really having this trouble,supertuxkart does not work in ubuntu 12.04 or ubuntu based distros i tried this on xubuntu,lubuntu,kubuntu,ubuntu and mint and every time i open the game it freezes and you need to restart the computer by force. It only shows an empty window and then you just need to unplug the computer.

Why is this happening i think that there is something wrong with the game,on fedora 17,opensuse 12.1 it works perfect.


Can this bug be fixed?

what version of supertux are you trying to use?

SuperTux or SuperTuxKart? If the later, then this is the wrong forum section

If you run the game in the terminal what messages are shown?

ctdabomb {l Wrote}:what version of supertux are you trying to use?

does not matter they just dont work i tried 0.7.3 0.7.2 every single version freezes and i mean supertuxkart

Knitter {l Wrote}:SuperTux or SuperTuxKart? If the later, then this is the wrong forum section

If you run the game in the terminal what messages are shown?

no message just an empty window and the computer freezes.


look i know that you here arent ubuntu fans but try it in virtual box and you will see what im talking about

MitjaM {l Wrote}:

Knitter {l Wrote}:look i know that you here arent ubuntu fans but try it in virtual box and you will see what im talking about

What makes you say that? I, at least, use Ubuntu often.

Thing is I can't reproduce that error on my Ubuntu machine, you'll have to wait for someone with more experience in STK.

MitjaM {l Wrote}:does not matter they just dont work i tried 0.7.3 0.7.2 every single version freezes and i mean supertuxkart

oh, then you should report this in the SuperTuxKart forum viewforum.php?f=17 this is the SUPERTUX forum :P

EDIT: one of the moderators moved this for you, so you don't have to repost this.

Hi,

I am myself on Ubuntu and supertuxkart works fine for me. The most likely candidate for this problem is a bogus graphics card driver, which is out of the control of STK. I suggest checking with ubuntu documentation / support channels how to make sure your driver is correctly installed

Indeed, I have been using Ubuntu, Xubuntu, Debian and others and never had this problem, so it's likely a driver issue.

MitjaM {l Wrote}:look i know that you here arent ubuntu fans but try it in virtual box and you will see what im talking about

I run Ubuntu 10.04 and like it very much. My copy of SupertuxKart (0.7.3) runs fine without any problems whatsoever.

If you would, please open a terminal and run the command...

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lspci

along with...

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jockey-text -l

and post the results. I would be curious to see what you're running.

EDIT: Wait a second....you're running Ubuntu in a VM? If so, this likely your problem since the VM probably isn't using the native drivers that would be available/used if you had installed Ubuntu on your hard drive in the usual way, but rather the VM's special graphics driver.

As an example, my copy of Ubuntu 12.04 on VirtualBox reports the following adapter...

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00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: InnoTek Systemberatung GmbH VirtualBox Graphics Adapter

In reality, my graphics chip is a...

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01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation G86 [GeForce 8600M GS] (rev a1)

My guess is that the VM's special driver, if it uses one, can't do 3D well enough to run the game, if at all. I'm not entirely sure if it's possible to install drivers for your actual chipset on a VM, although I did find this.

Regards...