Crashing after graphics change, forced resolution

[barky]

I've been playing nexuiz just fine a while but I took a break for a few weeks. when I tried to fire it up yesterday, the game would crash to the desktop and give me a weird zoomed in resolution on my desktop (I'm using Hardy 8.04). Even going under administration wouldn't change the resolution back, I would have to log out and log back in. I updated my drivers using envy, and now the game loads, but now every time I try to change the graphics settings the game crashes. The resolution is set to "custom" and cannot be changed without crashing, even setting one in the .cfg file does nothing. I cannot figure out why this would suddenly happen. I would post a log file but can't figure out how to log one, I can't run nexuiz-linux-686-glx from the terminal because it says it's an unknown command even though it's in the current directory. HELP!

I'm running:
Hardy 8.04
Radeon x1800xt with latest drivers using envy

[barky]

figured out the log file, doesn't help much though:

Nexuiz Linux 15:47:05 May 11 2008
Trying to load library... "libz.so.1" - loaded.
Added packfile data/79drdm5_beta2_nex.pk3 (128 files)
Added packfile data/79drgc2_nex.pk3 (31 files)
Added packfile data/acid3dm5_nex.pk3 (34 files)
Added packfile data/af3hex_nex.pk3 (31 files)
Added packfile data/ame7q3dm3_nex.pk3 (101 files)
Added packfile data/ame7q3tny1_nex.pk3 (53 files)
Added packfile data/apocalyptica_nex.pk3 (27 files)
Added packfile data/bal3dm3_nex.pk3 (69 files)
Added packfile data/bal3dm5_nex.pk3 (63 files)
Added packfile data/batcula_nex.pk3 (62 files)
Added packfile data/chronic_nex.pk3 (154 files)
Added packfile data/CMP1-dm6_nex.pk3 (52 files)
Added packfile data/common-spog.pk3 (26 files)
Added packfile data/cttourney1_nex.pk3 (70 files)
Added packfile data/data20080511.pk3 (4076 files)
Added packfile data/distonic_nex.pk3 (75 files)
Added packfile data/dubneoc_nex.pk3 (22 files)
Added packfile data/geo-core_nex.pk3 (32 files)
Added packfile data/hal_palindrome_nex.pk3 (50 files)
Added packfile data/HandsOfGod_nex.pk3 (32 files)
Added packfile data/ikzdm1_nex.pk3 (141 files)
Added packfile data/jaxtourney2_nex.pk3 (30 files)
Added packfile data/klzegypt_nex.pk3 (91 files)
Added packfile data/ktsdm4_nex.pk3 (36 files)
Added packfile data/map-gleeb_geocomp3_nex.pk3 (28 files)
Added packfile data/mappack.pk3 (1 files)
Added packfile data/mIKEctf2_nex.pk3 (27 files)
Added packfile data/monolith_nex.pk3 (25 files)
Added packfile data/pukka3dm2_nex.pk3 (34 files)
Added packfile data/puma3tourney4_nex.pk3 (29 files)
Added packfile data/q3skoredm1_nex.pk3 (22 files)
Added packfile data/qbeast_nex.pk3 (34 files)
Added packfile data/qdolphin_nex.pk3 (35 files)
Added packfile data/quimera_nex.pk3 (22 files)
Added packfile data/quintdm3_nex.pk3 (63 files)
Added packfile data/redm04_nex.pk3 (64 files)
Added packfile data/storm3dm3_nex.pk3 (75 files)
Added packfile data/straledm5_nex.pk3 (125 files)
Added packfile data/zpdm01_nex.pk3 (38 files)
Trying to load library... "libcurl.so.4" - loaded.
Trying to load library... "libvorbis.so.0" - loaded.
Trying to load library... "libvorbisfile.so.3" - loaded.
Trying to load library... "libOffscreenGecko.so" "./libOffscreenGecko.so" - failed.
execing quake.rc
execing default.cfg
execing physicsQBR.cfg
execing newhook.cfg
execing weapons.cfg
execing normal.cfg
execing config.cfg
execing config_update.cfg
execing data/campaign.cfg
execing autoexec.cfg
execing xtm.cfg
execing xtmKB.cfg


<=========================> 
<=>CAPTURE THE FLAG MODE<=> 
<=========================> 
Initializing Video Mode: fullscreen 640x480x16x60hz
Loading OpenGL driver libGL.so.1
GL_VENDOR: ATI Technologies Inc.
GL_RENDERER: Radeon X1800 Series
GL_VERSION: 2.1.7659 Release
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_AMD_performance_monitor GL_ARB_depth_texture GL_ARB_draw_buffers GL_ARB_fragment_program GL_ARB_fragment_shader GL_ARB_multisample GL_ARB_multitexture GL_ARB_occlusion_query GL_ARB_pixel_buffer_object GL_ARB_point_parameters GL_ARB_point_sprite GL_ARB_shader_objects GL_ARB_shading_language_100 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_ARB_texture_float GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat GL_ARB_texture_rectangle GL_ARB_transpose_matrix GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object GL_ARB_vertex_program GL_ARB_vertex_shader GL_ARB_window_pos GL_ATI_draw_buffers GL_ATI_envmap_bumpmap GL_ATI_fragment_shader GL_ATI_meminfo GL_ATI_separate_stencil GL_ATI_texture_compression_3dc GL_ATI_texture_env_combine3 GL_ATI_texture_float GL_EXT_abgr GL_EXT_bgra GL_EXT_blend_color GL_EXT_blend_func_separate GL_EXT_blend_minmax GL_EXT_blend_subtract GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array GL_EXT_copy_texture GL_EXT_draw_range_elements GL_EXT_fog_coord GL_EXT_framebuffer_blit GL_EXT_framebuffer_multisample GL_EXT_framebuffer_object GL_EXT_gpu_program_parameters GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays GL_EXT_packed_depth_stencil GL_EXT_packed_pixels GL_EXT_point_parameters GL_EXT_rescale_normal GL_EXT_secondary_color GL_EXT_separate_specular_color GL_EXT_shadow_funcs GL_EXT_stencil_wrap GL_EXT_subtexture GL_EXT_texgen_reflection GL_EXT_texture3D GL_EXT_texture_compression_s3tc GL_EXT_texture_cube_map GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp GL_EXT_texture_env_add 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_KTX_buffer_region GL_NV_blend_square GL_NV_texgen_reflection GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap GL_SGIS_texture_edge_clamp GL_SGIS_texture_lod GL_WIN_swap_hint WGL_EXT_swap_control
GLX_EXTENSIONS: GLX_ARB_get_proc_address GLX_ARB_multisample GLX_EXT_import_context GLX_EXT_visual_info GLX_EXT_visual_rating GLX_OML_swap_method GLX_SGIS_multisample GLX_SGIX_fbconfig GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group
Trying to load library... "libjpeg.so.62" - loaded.
Trying to load library... "libpng12.so.0" - loaded.
Draw_CachePic: failed to load gfx/complete
Draw_CachePic: failed to load gfx/inter
Shader 'textures/bal3hh/lig_128-01w1-2k' already defined
Shader 'textures/cmp1-dm8/e8trimlight2_pur' already defined
Shader 'textures/cmp1-dm8/e8tinylightpur' already defined
Shader 'textures/cmp1-dm8/e8lighttrim_b_pur' already defined
Shader 'textures/cmp1-dm8/e8lighttrim_pur' already defined
Shader 'textures/cmp1-dm8/e8circle_pur' already defined
Shader 'textures/cmp1-dm8/e8clangfloor' already defined
Shader 'textures/cmp1-dm8/logo' already defined
Shader 'textures/cmp1-dm8/ame7jp' already defined
Shader 'textures/cmp1-dm8/ame7glass' already defined
Shader 'textures/Reaptxt/sun' already defined
Shader 'textures/tech1soc_sfx/lig_032-01b1-2k' already defined
Shader 'textures/tech1soc_sfx/lig_032-05b1-2k' already defined
Shader 'textures/tech1soc_sfx/lig_064-05b1-2k' already defined
Shader 'textures/tech1soc_sfx/lig_128-02y1-2k' already defined
Shader 'textures/tech1soc_sfx/lig_128-03w3-2k' already defined
Shader 'textures/tech1soc_sfx/jpblue_floor01a' already defined
S_Startup: initializing sound output format: 48000Hz, 16 bit, 2 channels...
SndSys_Init: using the ALSA module
SndSys_Init: PCM device is "default"
Sound format: 48000Hz, 2 channels, 16 bits per sample
ioctl CDROMREADTOCHDR failed
CDAudio_Init: No CD in player.
Initial CD volume: 1
CD Audio Initialized
Client using an automatically assigned port
Client opened a socket on address local:2
Client opened a socket on address 0.0.0.0:46141
Fake CD track 1 playing...
VID_Restart: changing from fullscreen 640x480x16bpp, to fullscreen 1280x1024x16bpp.
Received signal 1, exiting...

[divVerent]

It is a known bug that vid_restart crashes the fglrx driver. Simply don't use vid_restart until AMD fixes this. To change the resolution, just change the settings but do NOT hit apply, then quit the game, and start it again.

[barky]

thanks man

I came back today and started up nexuiz and it worked without a hitch without cahnging anything.... Divine computer intervention I suppose

From crashing on start up, to being locked in resolution, to working perfectly by not changing anything. Computers are strange