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<img src="start.gif"><br> </H3>
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<H3 align=center>June 4, 1999</H3>
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<H3 align=center>June 30, 1999</H3>
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<p>
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Scenery was further improved by Curt via adding features like lakes, rivers, coastlines
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and the like in spring 1999.
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<p>
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<li> In June 1999 there was a split of the source tree into a stable and a developmental
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branch. Even version numbers as 0.6, 0.8, and (hopefully) 1.0 refer to stable versions
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being intended for general use while odd versions as 0.7 and so on refer to developmental
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versions. Policy is to do only bug fixes in the even versions, while new features are
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generally added to odd-numbered versions, which finally after things stabilized will turn
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into the next stable version by adding 0.1. At present (and probably in the future), this
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guide refers to the stable branch. <A NAME="branches">
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</A>
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<p>
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</UL>This is by no way a complete history and a lot of people making even important
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contributions were left out here. Besides the named achievements being more on the
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</A></H2>
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<p>
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An excellent place to search for documentation about Linux and 3D
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accelerators is the <i>Linux 3Dfx HOWTO</i> at
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An excellent place to search for documentation about Linux and 3D accelerators is the
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<i>Linux Quake<a NAME="Quake21">
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</a> HOWTO</i> at
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<p>
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<a href="http://www.gamers.org/dEngine/xf3D/howto/3Dfx-HOWTO.html">http://www.gamers.org/dEngine/xf3D/howto/3Dfx-HOWTO.html</a>.
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<a href="http://www.linuxquake.com">http://www.linuxquake.com</a>.
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<p>
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It describes all the following steps in an in-depth fashion and
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<p>
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and install it.
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Be careful, you need different Glide libraries for the different types of VooDoos (I, II, Banshee).
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Be careful, you need different Glide libraries for the different types of VooDoos (I, II, III Banshee).
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There is even an install script included that will do things for you. The canonical place
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for GLIDE<a NAME="GLIDE21">
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</a> is <tt>/usr/local/glide</tt>, if you prefer another location, you'll
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<tt>make linux-glide</tt>
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<p>
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in the Mesa directory. Follow the instructions in the <tt>README</tt>
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file, take a close look at <tt>README.3DFX</tt> and play with the demo
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programs.
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in the Mesa<a NAME="Mesa21">
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</a> directory. Follow the instructions in the <tt>README</tt> file, take
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a close look at <tt>README.3DFX</tt> and play with the demo programs.
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<p>
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Besides these, you need the GLUT<a NAME="GLUT21">
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<a href="http://reality.sgi.com/opengl/glut3/glut3.html">http://reality.sgi.com/opengl/glut3/glut3.html</a>.
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<p>
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Note: Glut-3.7 is included with Mesa 3.0 so if you've already grabbed
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the latest version of mesa, you should have everything you need.
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Note: Glut-3.7 is included with Mesa<a NAME="Mesa21">
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</a> 3.0 so if you've already grabbed the latest
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version of mesa, you should have everything you need.
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<p>
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For the lazy of you, there is of course the possibility to install the 3D stuff included
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in your distribution. At least RedHat<a NAME="RedHat21">
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</a> 6.0 and SuSE<a NAME="SuSE21">
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</a> 6.1 are known to
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contain all the necessary stuff.
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<p>
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Finally, some more notes on the behavior of Voodoo<a NAME="Voodoo21">
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a beginner (we all were once) we recommend postponing this and just starting with the
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binary distribution to get you flying.
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<p>
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Besides, there have been two branches of code starting from version 0.6. For more
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details, see Section <A href="#branches">1.2</A>. This description generally refers to the stable,
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even-numbered branch. It is almost certain, that odd-numbered versions require
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modifications to that.
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<p>
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As you will note, this Chapter is far from being complete. Basically, we describe
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compiling for two operating systems only, Windows 98/NT<a NAME="Windows 98/NT30">
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<p>
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<OL type="1">
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<li> <i>FlightGear </i>needs some supplementary libraries which are usually
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not contained in any distribution we know of. These are:
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<p>
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<UL>
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<li><em>plib</em> which is absolutely essential for the building
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process. Get the latest version of <em>plib</em> at
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<a href="http://www.woodsoup.org/projs/plib/">http://www.woodsoup.org/projs/plib/</a> and follow the
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instructions contained in README.plib.
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<p>
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<li><em>gfc</em> is only needed if you want to build the scenery
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generation tools but it doesn't hurt to have it installed. It can
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be found along with the building instructions at
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<a href="http://www.geog.psu.edu/~qian/gfc/index.html">http://www.geog.psu.edu/ qian/gfc/index.html</a>.
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<p>
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<li><em>gpc</em> which is also needed for the scenery generation
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tools. Get it from
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<a href="http://www.cs.man.ac.uk/aig/staff/alan/software/">http://www.cs.man.ac.uk/aig/staff/alan/software/</a>, building
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instructions can be found in README.gpc in your <i>FlightGear </i>source
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directory.
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<p>
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</UL> Now you are ready to proceed to the task of getting, compiling and installing <i>FlightGear </i>itself:
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<p>
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<li> Get the file <tt>FlightGear-x.xx.tar.gz</tt> from the
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<tt>source</tt> subdirectory under
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<tt>source</tt> subdirectory under
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<p>
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<a href="ftp://ftp.flightgear.org/pub/fgfs/Source/">ftp://ftp.flightgear.org/pub/fgfs/Source/</a>
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</a> in <tt>/usr/local/bin</tt>.
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<p>
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There is a problem concerning permissions under Linux/Glide. All
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programs accessing the accelerator board need root permissions.
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The solution is either to play as root or make the
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<tt>/usr/local/bin/fgfs</tt> binary <tt>setuid root</tt>, i.e.
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when this binary is run root privileges are given. Do this by
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issuing (as root)
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There is a problem concerning permissions under Linux/Glide. All programs accessing the
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accelerator board need root permissions. The solution is either to play as root (this is
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<em>bad</em> practice and not always possible) or make the <tt>/usr/local/bin/fgfs</tt>
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binary <tt>setuid root</tt>, i.e. when this binary is run root privileges are given. Do
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this by issuing (as root)
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<p>
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<tt>chmod +s /usr/local/bin/fgfs</tt>.
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<p>
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A solution for this problem is upcoming, keep an eye on the 3Dfx
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website if you run a 3Dfx board.
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Again, this is a quick and dirty hack. The perfect solution for this
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problem is using a kernel module called <em>3dfx.o</em>. It is available
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along with documentation at <a href="http://www.xs4all.nl/~carlo17/3dfx/index.html">http://www.xs4all.nl/ carlo17/3dfx/index.html</a>
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and it might be a good idea to read some of the Quake-related links there!
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<p>
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To install this kernel module, just download it, become root and
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issue the following commands:
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<p>
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<tt>mkdir dev3dfx</tt>
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<p>
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<tt>cd dev3dfx</tt>
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<p>
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<tt>tar xvfz ../Dev3Dfx-2.7.tar.gz</tt>
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<p>
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<tt>make</tt>
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<p>
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<tt>cp 3dfx.o /lib/modules/`uname -r`/misc</tt>
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<p>
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<tt>mknod /dev/3dfx c 107 0</tt>
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<p>
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<tt>insmod 3dfx</tt>
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<p>
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It is a good idea to put the last line into one of your bootup scripts! After having
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installed this module, you can even go ahead and remove the S-bit from <em>all</em> programs
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that need access to your 3D hardware.
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<p>
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</OL> <H2><A NAME="tth_sEc3.2">
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<p>
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<tt>strip fgfs.exe</tt> resp. <tt>strip fgfs-sgi.exe</tt>.
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</OL>
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<p>
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</OL> <H1><A NAME="tth_chAp4">
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<H1><A NAME="tth_chAp4">
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Chapter 4 </A><br>Preflight: Installing <i>FlightGear </i><A NAME="prefligh">
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</A></H1>
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<li>Wrong library versions<br>
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This is a rather common cause of grief especially when you prefer to
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install the libraries needed by <i>FlightGear </i>by hand. Be sure that
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especially the Mesa library contains support for the 3DFX board<a NAME="3DFX board82">
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</a> and
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that Glide<a NAME="Glide82">
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</a> libraries are installed and can be found. If a
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<tt>ldd `which fgfs`</tt> complains about missing libraries you are in trouble.
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especially the Mesa library contains support for the 3DFX
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board<a NAME="3DFX
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board82">
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</a> and that Glide<a NAME="Glide82">
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</a> libraries are installed and can be
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found. If a <tt>ldd `which fgfs`</tt> complains about missing
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libraries you are in trouble.
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<p>
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You should also be sure to keep <em>always the <em>latest version
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of Steve's plib on your system. Lots of people (including me) have
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failed miserably to compile <i>FlightGear </i>just because of an outdated
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plib.
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<p>
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<li>Missing permissions<a NAME="permissions82">
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</a><br>
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<i>FlightGear </i>needs to be setuid root in order to be capable of
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accessing the accelerator board. Be sure to issue a
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accessing the accelerator board (or a special kernel module as
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described earlier in this document). So you can either issue a
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<p>
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<tt>chown root.root /usr/local/bin/fgfs ;</tt><br>
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<tt>chmod 4755 /usr/local/bin/fgfs</tt>
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<p>
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to give the <i>FlightGear </i>binary the proper rights. There is development
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of a device named <tt>/dev/3dfx</tt> underway, so this probably
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being remedied in the near future.
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to give the <i>FlightGear </i>binary the proper rights or install the 3DFX module. The latter is the ``clean''
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<p>
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<a href="#\FlightGear documentation14">1-4</a>
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<dt></dt><dd> <i>FlightGear </i>home page, <a href="#\FlightGear home page14">1-4</a>
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<dt></dt><dd> 3DFX, <a href="#3DFX21">2-1</a>, <a href="#3DFX24">2-4</a>
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<dt></dt><dd> 3DFX board, <a href="#3DFX board82">8-2</a>
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<dt></dt><dd> 3DFX chip, <a href="#3DFX chip24">2-4</a>
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<dt></dt><dd> 3DXF, <a href="#3DXF24">2-4</a>
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<dt></dt><dd> Menu entries, <a href="#Menu entries62">6-2</a>
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<dt></dt><dd> menu system, <a href="#menu system72">7-2</a>
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<dt></dt><dd> MESA, <a href="#MESA21">2-1</a>
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<dt></dt><dd> Mesa, <a href="#Mesa21">2-1</a>
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<dt></dt><dd> Metro Works, <a href="#Metro Works71">7-1</a>
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<dt></dt><dd> Microsoft, <a href="#Microsoft11">1-1</a>
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<dt></dt><dd> military components, <a href="#military components11">1-1</a>
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<dt></dt><dd> proposal, <a href="#proposal12">1-2</a>
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<p>
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<dt></dt><dd> <dt></dt><dd> Reinhard, Friedemann, <a href="#Reinhard, Friedemann12">1-2</a>,
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<dt></dt><dd> <dt></dt><dd> Quake, <a href="#Quake21">2-1</a>
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<p>
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<dt></dt><dd> <dt></dt><dd> RedHat, <a href="#RedHat21">2-1</a>
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<dt></dt><dd> Reinhard, Friedemann, <a href="#Reinhard, Friedemann12">1-2</a>,
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<a href="#Reinhard, Friedemann71">7-1</a>
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<dt></dt><dd> Reinholdtsen, Petter, <a href="#Reinholdtsen, Petter71">7-1</a>
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<dt></dt><dd> rendering options, <a href="#rendering options53">5-3</a>
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<dt></dt><dd> SunOS, <a href="#SunOS11">1-1</a>
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<dt></dt><dd> Support files, <a href="#Support files42">4-2</a>
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<dt></dt><dd> SuSE, <a href="#SuSE21">2-1</a>
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<dt></dt><dd> system requirements, <a href="#system requirements13">1-3</a>
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<p>
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</DL> </font>
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</DL> </font></em></em>
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<p><hr><small>File translated from T<sub><font size="-1">E</font></sub>X by <a href="http://hutchinson.belmont.ma.us/tth/">T<sub><font size="-1">T</font></sub>H</a>, version 1.57.</small>
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</HTML>
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a beginner (we all were once) we recommend postponing this and just starting with the
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binary distribution to get you flying.
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Besides, there have been two branches of code starting from version 0.6. For more
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details, see Section \ref{branches}. This description generally refers to the stable,
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even-numbered branch. It is almost certain, that odd-numbered versions require
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modifications to that.
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As you will note, this Chapter is far from being complete. Basically, we describe
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compiling for two operating systems only, \Index{Windows 98/NT} and \Index{Linux}. There
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is a simple explanation for this: These are just the systems we are working on. We hope
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\begin{enumerate}
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%%Bernhard 25.06.1999
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\item \FlightGear needs some supplementary libraries which are usually
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not contained in any distribution we know of. These are:
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\begin{itemize}
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\item{{\em plib}} which is absolutely essential for the building
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process. Get the latest version of {\em plib} at
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\web{http://www.woodsoup.org/projs/plib/} and follow the
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instructions contained in README.plib.
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\item{{\em gfc}} is only needed if you want to build the scenery
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generation tools but it doesn't hurt to have it installed. It can
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be found along with the building instructions at
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\web{http://www.geog.psu.edu/~qian/gfc/index.html}.
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\item{{\em gpc}} which is also needed for the scenery generation
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tools. Get it from
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\web{http://www.cs.man.ac.uk/aig/staff/alan/software/}, building
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instructions can be found in README.gpc in your \FlightGear source
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directory.
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\end{itemize}
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Now you are ready to proceed to the task of getting, compiling and installing \FlightGear itself:
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\item Get the file \texttt{FlightGear-x.xx.tar.gz} from the
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\texttt{source} subdirectory under
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\texttt{source} subdirectory under
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\web{ftp://ftp.flightgear.org/pub/fgfs/Source/}
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\noindent
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This will install the \Index{binaries} in \texttt{/usr/local/bin}.
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There is a problem concerning permissions under Linux/Glide. All
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programs accessing the accelerator board need root permissions.
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The solution is either to play as root or make the
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\texttt{/usr/local/bin/fgfs} binary \texttt{setuid root}, i.e.
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when this binary is run root privileges are given. Do this by
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issuing (as root)
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There is a problem concerning permissions under Linux/Glide. All programs accessing the
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accelerator board need root permissions. The solution is either to play as root (this is
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{\em bad} practice and not always possible) or make the \texttt{/usr/local/bin/fgfs}
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binary \texttt{setuid root}, i.e. when this binary is run root privileges are given. Do
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this by issuing (as root)
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\texttt{chmod +s /usr/local/bin/fgfs}.
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\noindent
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A solution for this problem is upcoming, keep an eye on the 3Dfx
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website if you run a 3Dfx board.
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Again, this is a quick and dirty hack. The perfect solution for this
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problem is using a kernel module called {\em 3dfx.o}. It is available
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along with documentation at \web{http://www.xs4all.nl/~carlo17/3dfx/index.html}
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and it might be a good idea to read some of the Quake-related links there!
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To install this kernel module, just download it, become root and
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issue the following commands:
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\texttt{mkdir dev3dfx}
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\texttt{cd dev3dfx}
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\texttt{tar xvfz ../Dev3Dfx-2.7.tar.gz}
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\texttt{make}
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\texttt{cp 3dfx.o /lib/modules/`uname -r`/misc}
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\texttt{mknod /dev/3dfx c 107 0}
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\texttt{insmod 3dfx}
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It is a good idea to put the last line into one of your bootup scripts! After having
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installed this module, you can even go ahead and remove the S-bit from {\em all} programs
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that need access to your 3D hardware.
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\end{enumerate}
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@ -328,9 +384,7 @@ instructions) you can now create and populate the \texttt{install tree}. Run:
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directory in the \texttt{install tree} where your binary lives and run:
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\texttt{strip fgfs.exe} resp. \texttt{strip fgfs-sgi.exe}.
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\end{enumerate}
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\end{enumerate}
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%% Revision 0.00 1998/09/08 michael
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%% Initial revision for version 0.53.
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@ -346,3 +400,5 @@ instructions) you can now create and populate the \texttt{install tree}. Run:
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%% changed Windows to Cygnus b20
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%% revision 0.20 1999/06/04 michael
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%% complete rewrite of the windows build Section exploiting Curt's README.win32
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%% revision 0.21 1999/06/30 bernhard
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%% complete rewrite of Linux build Section
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@ -296,6 +296,14 @@ USA, which is available for download from
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Scenery was further improved by Curt via adding features like lakes, rivers, coastlines
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and the like in spring 1999.
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\item In June 1999 there was a split of the source tree into a stable and a developmental
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branch. Even version numbers as 0.6, 0.8, and (hopefully) 1.0 refer to stable versions
|
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being intended for general use while odd versions as 0.7 and so on refer to developmental
|
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versions. Policy is to do only bug fixes in the even versions, while new features are
|
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generally added to odd-numbered versions, which finally after things stabilized will turn
|
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into the next stable version by adding 0.1. At present (and probably in the future), this
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guide refers to the stable branch. \label{branches}
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\end{itemize}
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\longpage
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@ -79,3 +79,5 @@
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%% updated for fgfs 0.6
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%% added sections on menu and panel
|
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%% smaller and updated pix for faster download
|
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%% revision 0.21 1999/06/30 michael
|
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%% Linux update by Bernhard
|
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|
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@ -74,23 +74,32 @@ Troester \mail{Kai.Troester@rz.tu-ilmenau.de}.)
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|
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\begin{itemize}
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|
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|
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\item{Wrong library versions}\\
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This is a rather common cause of grief especially when you prefer to
|
||||
install the libraries needed by \FlightGear by hand. Be sure that
|
||||
especially the Mesa library contains support for the \Index{3DFX board} and
|
||||
that \Index{Glide} libraries are installed and can be found. If a
|
||||
\texttt{ldd `which fgfs`} complains about missing libraries you are in trouble.
|
||||
especially the Mesa library contains support for the \Index{3DFX
|
||||
board} and that \Index{Glide} libraries are installed and can be
|
||||
found. If a \texttt{ldd `which fgfs`} complains about missing
|
||||
libraries you are in trouble.
|
||||
|
||||
You should also be sure to keep \em{always} the \em{latest} version
|
||||
of Steve's plib on your system. Lots of people (including me) have
|
||||
failed miserably to compile \FlightGear just because of an outdated
|
||||
plib.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
\item{Missing \Index{permissions}}\\
|
||||
\FlightGear needs to be setuid root in order to be capable of
|
||||
accessing the accelerator board. Be sure to issue a
|
||||
accessing the accelerator board (or a special kernel module as
|
||||
described earlier in this document). So you can either issue a
|
||||
|
||||
\texttt{chown root.root /usr/local/bin/fgfs ;}\\
|
||||
\texttt{chmod 4755 /usr/local/bin/fgfs}
|
||||
|
||||
to give the \FlightGear binary the proper rights. There is development
|
||||
of a device named \texttt{/dev/3dfx} underway, so this probably
|
||||
being remedied in the near future.
|
||||
to give the \FlightGear binary the proper rights or install the 3DFX module. The latter is the ``clean''
|
||||
solution and strongly recommended!
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
\item{Non-default install options}\\
|
||||
\FlightGear will display a lot of diagnostics when being started up.
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -50,11 +50,11 @@ support} as detailed under \ref{softrend}.
|
|||
|
||||
\section{\Index{3DFX} under \Index{Linux}\label{3dfxlinux}}
|
||||
|
||||
%%Bernhard, 21.02.1999
|
||||
An excellent place to search for documentation about Linux and 3D
|
||||
accelerators is the {\it Linux 3Dfx HOWTO} at
|
||||
%%Bernhard, 21.02.1999,25.06.1999
|
||||
An excellent place to search for documentation about Linux and 3D accelerators is the
|
||||
{\it Linux \Index{Quake} HOWTO} at
|
||||
|
||||
\web{http://www.gamers.org/dEngine/xf3D/howto/3Dfx-HOWTO.html}.
|
||||
\web{http://www.linuxquake.com}.
|
||||
|
||||
It describes all the following steps in an in-depth fashion and
|
||||
should be your first aid in case something goes wrong with your 3D
|
||||
|
|
@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ library installed. Grab it at:
|
|||
\noindent
|
||||
and install it.
|
||||
%%Bernhard 21.02.1999%%
|
||||
Be careful, you need different Glide libraries for the different types of VooDoos (I, II, Banshee).
|
||||
Be careful, you need different Glide libraries for the different types of VooDoos (I, II, III Banshee).
|
||||
%%
|
||||
There is even an install script included that will do things for you. The canonical place
|
||||
for \Index{GLIDE} is \texttt{/usr/local/glide}, if you prefer another location, you'll
|
||||
|
|
@ -86,9 +86,8 @@ unpack it and run
|
|||
\texttt{make linux-glide}
|
||||
|
||||
\noindent
|
||||
in the Mesa directory. Follow the instructions in the \texttt{README}
|
||||
file, take a close look at \texttt{README.3DFX} and play with the demo
|
||||
programs.
|
||||
in the \Index{Mesa} directory. Follow the instructions in the \texttt{README} file, take
|
||||
a close look at \texttt{README.3DFX} and play with the demo programs.
|
||||
|
||||
Besides these, you need the \Index{GLUT} library version 3.7 (or
|
||||
greater, aka GameGLUT) installed. Grab it at:
|
||||
|
|
@ -96,8 +95,14 @@ greater, aka GameGLUT) installed. Grab it at:
|
|||
\web{http://reality.sgi.com/opengl/glut3/glut3.html}.
|
||||
|
||||
\noindent
|
||||
Note: Glut-3.7 is included with Mesa 3.0 so if you've already grabbed
|
||||
the latest version of mesa, you should have everything you need.
|
||||
Note: Glut-3.7 is included with \Index{Mesa} 3.0 so if you've already grabbed the latest
|
||||
version of mesa, you should have everything you need.
|
||||
|
||||
%%Bernhard 25.06.1999
|
||||
|
||||
For the lazy of you, there is of course the possibility to install the 3D stuff included
|
||||
in your distribution. At least \Index{RedHat} 6.0 and \Index{SuSE} 6.1 are known to
|
||||
contain all the necessary stuff.
|
||||
|
||||
Finally, some more notes on the behavior of \Index{Voodoo} boards:
|
||||
|
||||
|
|
@ -241,3 +246,5 @@ them from the Start menu.
|
|||
%% Added 3DFX Win95
|
||||
%% revision 0.20 1999/06/04 michael
|
||||
%% corrections of links
|
||||
%% revision 0.21 1999/06/30 bernhard
|
||||
%% updated and expanded 3DFX/Linux
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
|
|||
\includegraphics[clip,width=10.0cm]{start.eps}
|
||||
}}}
|
||||
|
||||
\date{June 4, 1999}
|
||||
\date{June 30, 1999}
|
||||
|
||||
\maketitle
|
||||
|
||||
|
|
|
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