I know a few people who play this and I've watched a few videos on it as well and this game looks great. Only problem is, It's laggy and slow.

I use linux Suse 10.3. I run the nexuiz-linux-686-sdl file as it seems to boot up nexuiz so the sound inst all laggy, but then, when I move the mouse, it takes about 2-5 seconds for the mouse to move after I had already moved it. I have tried many settings and even just clicking settings and changing stuff takes a half hour because I have to wait for the game to actually do it.

I really need some help and I want to play this game so badly

Any help would be great, thanks.

try using the glx version instead of the sdl version. Also try turning effects down.

Sounds like you don't have 3D acceleration on your system. Search a suse forum/wiki for ati or nvidia (depending on whether you have an ati or nvidia graphic card), that should come up with instructions on how to install the drivers and enable 3D acceleration.

Please can you post your system specs?

Try this on a terminal:

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glxinfo

This will spurt back a whole load of info about your computers graphics capabilities. Could you copy and paste this here?

better just the output of:
glxinfo | grep -ie '\(string\|direct\)'

Thats all the info we need to see if 3D Acceleration is setup alright.

i suggest adding more RAM to your computer

zoo yorker45 wrote:i suggest adding more RAM to your computer

I suggest that you have no idea what you are talking about.

torus wrote:

zoo yorker45 wrote:i suggest adding more RAM to your computer

I suggest that you have no idea what you are talking about.

I suggest that you're on to something.

Heh come one, lets try to help the original poster instead..

I've used both glx and sdl versions and I found the sdl version to be a bit less laggy, but still not playable at all. All the sdl version cleared really was the sound. Also I have 1GB CPU and 512MB ram. So I definitly have enough to run this.

My graphics card info is:
Vendor: nVidia Corporation
Model: GeForce2 MX/MX 400
Driver: nv (No 3D Support)

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Ed, I did glxinfo in terminal and got this output:

name of display: :0.0
display: :0 screen: 0
direct rendering: No
server glx vendor string: SGI
server glx version string: 1.2
server glx extensions:
GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating,
GLX_EXT_import_context, GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap, GLX_OML_swap_method,
GLX_SGI_make_current_read, GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_hyperpipe,
GLX_SGIX_swap_barrier, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer
client glx vendor string: SGI
client glx version string: 1.4
client glx extensions:
GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context,
GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_MESA_allocate_memory,
GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer, GLX_MESA_swap_control,
GLX_MESA_swap_frame_usage, GLX_OML_swap_method, GLX_OML_sync_control,
GLX_SGI_make_current_read, GLX_SGI_swap_control, GLX_SGI_video_sync,
GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_pbuffer,
GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group, GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap
GLX extensions:
GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context,
GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer,
GLX_OML_swap_method, GLX_SGI_make_current_read, GLX_SGIS_multisample,
GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap
OpenGL vendor string: Mesa project: www.mesa3d.org
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa GLX Indirect
OpenGL version string: 1.4 (2.1 Mesa 7.0.1)
OpenGL extensions:
GL_ARB_depth_texture, GL_ARB_draw_buffers, GL_ARB_fragment_program,
GL_ARB_imaging, GL_ARB_multisample, GL_ARB_multitexture,
GL_ARB_occlusion_query, GL_ARB_point_parameters, GL_ARB_point_sprite,
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_mirrored_repeat, GL_ARB_texture_non_power_of_two,
GL_ARB_texture_rectangle, GL_ARB_transpose_matrix, GL_ARB_vertex_program,
GL_ARB_window_pos, GL_EXT_abgr, GL_EXT_bgra, GL_EXT_blend_color,
GL_EXT_blend_equation_separate, GL_EXT_blend_func_separate,
GL_EXT_blend_logic_op, GL_EXT_blend_minmax, GL_EXT_blend_subtract,
GL_EXT_clip_volume_hint, GL_EXT_copy_texture, GL_EXT_draw_range_elements,
GL_EXT_fog_coord, GL_EXT_framebuffer_object, GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays,
GL_EXT_packed_pixels, GL_EXT_paletted_texture, GL_EXT_point_parameters,
GL_EXT_polygon_offset, GL_EXT_rescale_normal, GL_EXT_secondary_color,
GL_EXT_separate_specular_color, GL_EXT_shadow_funcs,
GL_EXT_shared_texture_palette, GL_EXT_stencil_wrap, GL_EXT_subtexture,
GL_EXT_texture, GL_EXT_texture3D, GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp,
GL_EXT_texture_env_add, GL_EXT_texture_env_combine,
GL_EXT_texture_env_dot3, GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias,
GL_EXT_texture_mirror_clamp, GL_EXT_texture_object,
GL_EXT_texture_rectangle, GL_EXT_vertex_array, GL_APPLE_packed_pixels,
GL_ATI_draw_buffers, GL_ATI_texture_env_combine3,
GL_ATI_texture_mirror_once, GL_ATIX_texture_env_combine3,
GL_IBM_texture_mirrored_repeat, GL_INGR_blend_func_separate,
GL_MESA_pack_invert, GL_MESA_ycbcr_texture, GL_NV_blend_square,
GL_NV_fragment_program, GL_NV_light_max_exponent, GL_NV_point_sprite,
GL_NV_texgen_reflection, GL_NV_texture_rectangle, GL_NV_vertex_program,
GL_NV_vertex_program1_1, GL_SGI_color_matrix, GL_SGI_color_table,
GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap, GL_SGIS_texture_border_clamp,
GL_SGIS_texture_edge_clamp, GL_SGIS_texture_lod, GL_SGIX_depth_texture,
GL_SGIX_shadow, GL_SGIX_shadow_ambient, GL_SUN_multi_draw_arrays
glu version: 1.3
glu extensions:
GLU_EXT_nurbs_tessellator, GLU_EXT_object_space_tess

visual x bf lv rg d st colorbuffer ax dp st accumbuffer ms cav
id dep cl sp sz l ci b ro r g b a bf th cl r g b a ns b eat
----------------------------------------------------------------------
0x23 16 tc 0 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x24 16 tc 0 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 0 16 8 16 16 16 0 0 0 None
0x25 16 tc 0 24 0 r y . 5 6 5 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x26 16 tc 0 24 0 r . . 5 6 5 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x27 16 dc 0 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x28 16 dc 0 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 0 16 8 16 16 16 0 0 0 None
0x29 16 dc 0 24 0 r y . 5 6 5 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x2a 16 dc 0 24 0 r . . 5 6 5 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 N

Indeed it appears you don't have the drivers installed. You'll need the nonfree drivers from nvidia to be able to play nexuiz.

To get them, go to: http://opensuse-community.org/nvidia-legacy.ymp

XiMeNSiOnS wrote: Driver: nv (No 3D Support)
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Ed, I did glxinfo in terminal and got this output:
direct rendering: No

Both basicly says the same.. no 3d support.. and now guess what causes your problems with trying to play Nexuiz, a 3D game?
Daves advice should help!

Thanks for helping me out with this guys, I'm at school right now, but when I get home sometime tonight I'll try it out and post my results.

I really appreciate the fast response to my questions. Great community here.

Alright I tried to install this and got some kind of error, I'll take a picture of it soon

Hey I tried install the nvidia thing and the following happened

I first downloaded it and tried to install it and got this error.



Then it kept going and it said it installed sucessfully even though I don't think it did because I went to sysinfo on my PC and looked and Display Info and got the following



So does anyone know how I can solve this, I wan't to play Nexuiz really bad :/

Just to be sure, what does

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glxinfo | grep direct

output now?

The output was


direct rendering: No
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa GLX Indirect

So the 'real' nvidia drivers are still not installed correctly. Well i do not use Suse myself so i have no idea about installing them on suse.. I had hope the link Dave provided was good enough?

Dave wrote:To get them, go to: http://opensuse-community.org/nvidia-legacy.ymp

For me the glxinfo output is like this:

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direct rendering: Yes
server glx vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
server glx version string: 1.4
client glx vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
client glx version string: 1.4
OpenGL vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
OpenGL renderer string: GeForce Go 7400/PCI/SSE2
OpenGL version string: 2.1.2 NVIDIA 169.09

No, unfortunately it did not work so I don't know if I am going to be able to play this game...

http://en.opensuse.org/NVIDIA

Really the link I posted should have worked if you're using 10.3
I have no idea why it mentioned something about 10.2 and Java, it sounded like your repositories might be out-of-date (and the driver doesn't depend on Java at all).
Your best bet at solving this issue would be a more opensuse-centric forum/channel; it doesn't seem that anyone else here is familiar enough with this problem to help.

Well, I also have a problem with updates on Suse, I get a similiar error when trying to install updates..

You could always install the NVIDIA driver the standard way by downloading from NVIDIA's site:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html

XiMeNSiOnS wrote:Well, I also have a problem with updates on Suse, I get a similiar error when trying to install updates..

Probably a bit late here guys but...

Did you update from SuSE 10.2 or 10.1 to 10.3 by any chance? I ask because I did and I can tell you that the earlier updater, ('zen update'???), was screwed up in the early versions in a pretty big way IIRC.

I'd try running the 'Yast' - 'Online Update Configuration' again which I think checks out repositories. I'd check if it does myself but I'm downloading a torrent at the moment and don't want to cause a problem in the last hour or so.

I'll try and check later if I remember

Andy