Doom 3

[RVF16]

Hallo to all.

I recently downloaded the doom3-demo from http://zerowing.idsoftware.com/linux/doom.
I chose the demo because i wanted to see the speed in Fedora and if it worked smoothly i would download the reak thing.

Anyway a problem appears right from the start as after installing it by 'sh doom3-linux-1.1.1286-demo.x86.run' (which looked like it went ok) i run it by 'doom3-demo' and the following was displayed in terminal :

DOOM 1.1.1286 linux-x86 Nov 28 2004 20:09:31
GetLocalAddress failed: gethostbyname failed: localhost host not found
TODO: Sys_SetClipboardData
********************
ERROR: gethostbyname localhost failed

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Unknown command 'vid_restart'
idRenderSystem::Shutdown()
Sys_Error: gethostbyname localhost failed

I suppose this is something very basic. Anyone can help?
Thank you.

[leigh123linux]

Hallo to all.

I recently downloaded the doom3-demo from http://zerowing.idsoftware.com/linux/doom.
I chose the demo because i wanted to see the speed in Fedora and if it worked smoothly i would download the reak thing.

Anyway a problem appears right from the start as after installing it by 'sh doom3-linux-1.1.1286-demo.x86.run' (which looked like it went ok) i run it by 'doom3-demo' and the following was displayed in terminal :

DOOM 1.1.1286 linux-x86 Nov 28 2004 20:09:31
GetLocalAddress failed: gethostbyname failed: localhost host not found
TODO: Sys_SetClipboardData
********************
ERROR: gethostbyname localhost failed

********************
Unknown command 'vid_restart'
idRenderSystem::Shutdown()
Sys_Error: gethostbyname localhost failed

I suppose this is something very basic. Anyone can help?
Thank you.

make sure that you have defined your localhost in /etc/hosts


127.0.0.1 localhost *******


******* = your hostname ( my machine is called debian )

hostname can be found in /etc/hostname


i.e

127.0.0.1 localhost debian
127.0.1.1 debian.home.org debian

# The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts
::1 ip6-localhost ip6-loopback
fe00::0 ip6-localnet
ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix
ff02::1 ip6-allnodes
ff02::2 ip6-allrouters
ff02::3 ip6-allhosts

[RVF16]

Hey thanks that worked just fine.
Everything ok.
Just the sound is a bit robotic.

[leigh123linux]

Hey thanks that worked just fine.
Everything ok.
Just the sound is a bit robotic.

in the doom setup menu select the oss sound driver and see if that helps..

[RVF16]

Hmmm, do you meen inside the game cause the only things i can find in the demo version to configure regarding the sound are the sound volume, the surround and the stereo reverse.

[RVF16]

I also noticed this in terminal after closing game :

snd_pcm_writei short write: 940 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 940 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 940 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 940 out of 1024
snd_pcm_writei short write: 940 out of 1024
idAudioHardwareALSA::Write: 4096 frames overflowed and dropped

which goes on and on.

[leigh123linux]

Ok to select the oss driver

gedit /home/*/.doom/base/DoomConfig.cfg


do a search for alsa in this file

unbindall

bind "TAB" "_impulse19"

bind "ENTER" "_button2"

bind "ESCAPE" "togglemenu"

bind "SPACE" "_moveup"

bind "#" "_mlook"

bind "/" "_impulse14"

bind "0" "_impulse10"

bind "1" "_impulse0"

bind "2" "_impulse1"

bind "3" "_impulse2"

bind "4" "_impulse3"

bind "5" "_impulse4"

bind "6" "_impulse5"

bind "7" "_impulse6"

bind "8" "_impulse7"

bind "9" "_impulse8"

bind "[" "_impulse15"

bind "]" "_impulse14"

bind "a" "_moveleft"

bind "c" "_movedown"

bind "d" "_moveright"

bind "f" "_impulse11"

bind "q" "_impulse9"

bind "r" "_impulse13"

bind "s" "_back"

bind "t" "clientMessageMode"

bind "w" "_forward"

bind "y" "clientMessageMode 1"

bind "z" "_zoom"

bind "BACKSPACE" "clientDropWeapon"

bind "PAUSE" "pause"

bind "UPARROW" "_forward"

bind "DOWNARROW" "_back"

bind "LEFTARROW" "_left"

bind "RIGHTARROW" "_right"

bind "ALT" "_strafe"

bind "CTRL" "_attack"

bind "SHIFT" "_speed"

bind "DEL" "_lookdown"

bind "PGDN" "_lookup"

bind "END" "_impulse18"

bind "F1" "_impulse28"

bind "F2" "_impulse29"

bind "F3" "_impulse17"

bind "F5" "savegame quick"

bind "F6" "_impulse20"

bind "F7" "_impulse22"

bind "F9" "loadgame quick"

bind "F12" "screenshot"

bind "MOUSE1" "_attack"

bind "MOUSE2" "_moveup"

bind "MOUSE3" "_zoom"

bind "MWHEELDOWN" "_impulse14"

bind "MWHEELUP" "_impulse15"

seta com_videoRam "256"

seta com_showFPS "0"

seta com_purgeAll "0"

seta com_machineSpec "1"

seta m_strafeSmooth "4"

seta m_smooth "1"

seta m_strafeScale "6.25"

seta m_yaw "0.022"

seta m_pitch "0.022"

seta sensitivity "5"

seta in_toggleZoom "0"

seta in_toggleCrouch "0"

seta in_toggleRun "0"

seta in_alwaysRun "0"

seta in_freeLook "1"

seta in_anglespeedkey "1.5"

seta in_pitchspeed "140"

seta in_yawspeed "140"

seta gui_configServerRate "0"

seta com_guid ""

seta net_master4 ""

seta net_master3 ""

seta net_master2 ""

seta net_master1 ""

seta net_clientMaxRate "16000"

seta net_serverMaxClientRate "16000"

seta gui_filter_idle "0"

seta gui_filter_gameType "0"

seta gui_filter_players "0"

seta gui_filter_password "0"

seta image_downSizeLimit "256"

seta image_ignoreHighQuality "0"

seta image_downSizeBumpLimit "256"

seta image_downSizeSpecularLimit "64"

seta image_downSizeBump "0"

seta image_downSizeSpecular "0"

seta image_useCache "0"

seta image_cacheMegs "20"

seta image_cacheMinK "200"

seta image_usePrecompressedTextures "1"

seta image_useNormalCompression "2"

seta image_useAllFormats "1"

seta image_useCompression "1"

seta image_preload "1"

seta image_roundDown "1"

seta image_forceDownSize "0"

seta image_downSize "0"

seta image_lodbias "0"

seta image_anisotropy "1"

seta image_filter "GL_LINEAR_MIPMAP_LINEAR"

seta r_debugArrowStep "120"

seta r_debugLineWidth "1"

seta r_debugLineDepthTest "0"

seta r_cgFragmentProfile "best"

seta r_cgVertexProfile "best"

seta r_forceLoadImages "0"

seta r_renderer "best"

seta r_brightness "1"

seta r_gamma "1"

seta r_swapInterval "0"

seta r_useIndexBuffers "0"

seta r_customHeight "486"

seta r_customWidth "720"

seta r_fullscreen "1"

seta r_mode "3"

seta r_multiSamples "0"

seta gui_mediumFontLimit "0.60"

seta gui_smallFontLimit "0.30"

seta s_numberOfSpeakers "6"

seta s_doorDistanceAdd "150"

seta s_globalFraction "0.8"

seta s_subFraction "0.75"

seta s_playDefaultSound "1"

seta s_volume_dB "0"

seta s_meterTopTime "2000"

seta s_reverse "0"

seta s_spatializationDecay "2"

seta s_maxSoundsPerShader "0"

seta sys_lang "english"

seta sys_videoRam "0"

seta in_dgamouse "1"

seta in_mouse "1"

seta s_dsp "/dev/dsp"

seta s_driver "oss" # Change this from alsa or best to oss

seta s_alsa_lib "libasound.so.2"

seta s_alsa_pcm "default"

seta g_decals "1"

seta g_projectileLights "1"

seta g_doubleVision "1"

seta g_muzzleFlash "1"

seta g_spectatorChat "0"

seta mod_validSkins "skins/characters/player/marine_mp;skins/characters/player/
marine_mp_green;skins/characters/player/marine_mp_blue;skins/characters/player/marine_mp_red;skins/characters/player/marine_mp_yellow"


seta g_mapCycle "mapcycle"

seta g_voteFlags "0"

seta g_gameReviewPause "10"

seta g_countDown "10"

seta g_password ""

seta g_showBrass "1"

seta g_showProjectilePct "0"

seta g_showHud "1"

seta g_showPlayerShadow "0"

seta g_showcamerainfo "0"

seta g_healthTakeLimit "25"

seta g_healthTakeAmt "5"

seta g_healthTakeTime "5"

seta g_useDynamicProtection "1"

seta g_armorProtectionMP "0.6"

seta g_armorProtection "0.3"

seta g_damageScale "1"

seta g_nightmare "0"

seta g_bloodEffects "1"

seta r_aspectRatio "0"

seta ui_showGun "1"

seta ui_autoReload "1"

seta ui_autoSwitch "1"

seta ui_team "Red"

seta ui_skin "skins/characters/player/marine_mp"

seta ui_name "Player"

seta si_spectators "1"

seta si_usePass "0"

seta si_warmup "0"

seta si_teamDamage "0"

seta si_timeLimit "10"

seta si_fragLimit "10"

seta si_maxPlayers "4"

seta si_map "game/mp/d3dm1"

seta si_gameType "singleplayer"

seta si_name "DOOM Server"

It might freeze the first time you start it after the change after this hiccup it should run fine on the oss driver

[RVF16]

Excellent.
Thank you leigh123@linux.
Its all working fine now.

[RVF16]

Oups. One more thing.
Now that i want to uninstall doom3-demo is it enough to :

[USERNAME@HOST ~]# updatedb
[USERNAME@HOST ~]# locate doom3

/USERNAME/.doom3-demo
/USERNAME/.doom3-demo/demo
/USERNAME/.doom3-demo/demo/DoomConfig.cfg
/USERNAME/.doom3-demo/demo/config.spec
/USERNAME/.doom3-demo/demo/doomkey
/USERNAME/.doom3-demo/demo/maps
/USERNAME/.doom3-demo/demo/savegames
/USERNAME/.doom3-demo/demo/maps/game
/USERNAME/.doom3-demo/demo/maps/game/demo_mars_city1
/USERNAME/.doom3-demo/demo/maps/game/demo_mars_city1/textures
/USERNAME/.doom3-demo/demo/maps/game/demo_mars_city1/textures/objective1.tga
/USERNAME/.doom3-demo/demo/maps/game/demo_mars_city1/textures/objective2.tga
/USERNAME/.doom3-demo/demo/savegames/QuickSave.save
/USERNAME/.doom3-demo/demo/savegames/QuickSave.tga
/USERNAME/.doom3-demo/demo/savegames/QuickSave.txt
/usr/local/bin/doom3-demo
/usr/local/games/doom3-demo
/usr/local/games/doom3-demo/License.txt
/usr/local/games/doom3-demo/README
/usr/local/games/doom3-demo/demo
/usr/local/games/doom3-demo/doom.x86
/usr/local/games/doom3-demo/doom3-demo
/usr/local/games/doom3-demo/gamex86.so
/usr/local/games/doom3-demo/libgcc_s.so.1
/usr/local/games/doom3-demo/libstdc++.so.5
/usr/local/games/doom3-demo/demo/demo00.pk4

and delete all of the above?

Thanks.

[leigh123linux]

Yes that should work OK