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authorJacek Antonelli2008-08-15 23:44:54 -0500
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@@ -10,8 +10,16 @@ Life itself - please see <http://www.secondlife.com/whatis/>.
103. Installing & Running 103. Installing & Running
114. Known Issues 114. Known Issues
125. Troubleshooting 125. Troubleshooting
13 5.1. 'Error creating window.'
14 5.2. System hangs
15 5.3. 'Shiny' and client performance
16 5.4. Audio
17 5.5. 'Alt' key for camera controls doesn't work
136. Advanced Troubleshooting 186. Advanced Troubleshooting
147. Getting more help, and reporting problems 19 6.1. Audio
20 6.2. OpenGL
217. Obtaining and working with the client source code
228. Getting more help, and reporting problems
15 23
16 24
171. INTRODUCTION 251. INTRODUCTION
@@ -28,6 +36,11 @@ with your system. Be aware that although the client itself is provided
28for testing purposes, any changes you make within the Second Life world 36for testing purposes, any changes you make within the Second Life world
29are permanent. 37are permanent.
30 38
39You will have either obtained this client from secondlife.com (the official
40site) or from a third-party packager; if you encounter any problems then
41we recommend trying the latest official builds from secondlife.com which are
42updated often.
43
31Please enjoy! 44Please enjoy!
32 45
33 46
@@ -37,10 +50,10 @@ Please enjoy!
37Minimum requirements: 50Minimum requirements:
38 * Internet Connection: Cable or DSL 51 * Internet Connection: Cable or DSL
39 * Computer Processor: 800MHz Pentium III or Athlon, or better 52 * Computer Processor: 800MHz Pentium III or Athlon, or better
40 * Computer Memory: 256MB or better 53 * Computer Memory: 256MB or better (strongly recommend more!)
41 * Linux Operating System: A reasonably modern 32-bit Linux environment 54 * Linux Operating System: A reasonably modern 32-bit Linux environment
42 is required. If you are running a 64-bit Linux distribution, you 55 is required. If you are running a 64-bit Linux distribution then
43 may need a set of 32-bit compatibility libraries. 56 you will need its 32-bit compatibility environment installed.
44 * Video/Graphics Card: 57 * Video/Graphics Card:
45 o nVidia GeForce 2, GeForce 4mx, or better 58 o nVidia GeForce 2, GeForce 4mx, or better
46 o OR ATI Radeon 8500, 9250, or better 59 o OR ATI Radeon 8500, 9250, or better
@@ -125,7 +138,7 @@ SOLUTION:- Usually this indicates that your graphics card does not meet
125PROBLEM 2:- My whole system seems to hang when running Second Life. 138PROBLEM 2:- My whole system seems to hang when running Second Life.
126SOLUTION:- This is typically a hardware/driver issue. The first thing to 139SOLUTION:- This is typically a hardware/driver issue. The first thing to
127 do is to check that you have the most recent official drivers for your 140 do is to check that you have the most recent official drivers for your
128 graphics card. 141 graphics card (see PROBLEM 1).
129SOLUTION:- Some residents with ATI cards have reported that running 142SOLUTION:- Some residents with ATI cards have reported that running
130 'sudo aticonfig --locked-userpages=off' before running Second Life solves 143 'sudo aticonfig --locked-userpages=off' before running Second Life solves
131 their stability issues. 144 their stability issues.
@@ -147,6 +160,9 @@ SOLUTION:- Some graphics performance features in Second Life are disabled
147 automatically used, and some new options in Preferences will now be 160 automatically used, and some new options in Preferences will now be
148 available to you; there is no guarantee, however, that they will 161 available to you; there is no guarantee, however, that they will
149 positively affect performance! 162 positively affect performance!
163SOLUTION:- If you are not running an official Second Life client obtained from
164 secondlife.com, you should consider doing so as you may find its
165 performance to be superior to third-party versions.
150 166
151PROBLEM 4:- Sound effects seem to 'lag' a fraction of a second behind 167PROBLEM 4:- Sound effects seem to 'lag' a fraction of a second behind
152 actions. 168 actions.
@@ -154,6 +170,13 @@ SOLUTION:- You may uncomment the 'LL_BAD_ESD' line in the 'secondlife' script
154 to get more responsive audio. However, if you do this then you may 170 to get more responsive audio. However, if you do this then you may
155 encounter audio issues or a hang during login, so beware. 171 encounter audio issues or a hang during login, so beware.
156 172
173PROBLEM 5:- Using the 'Alt' key to control the camera doesn't work or just
174 moves the Second Life window.
175SOLUTION:- Some window managers eat the Alt key for their own purposes; you
176 can configure your window manager to use a different key instead (for
177 example, the 'Windows' key!) which will allow the Alt key to function
178 properly with mouse actions in Second Life and other applications.
179
157 180
1586. ADVANCED TROUBLESHOOTING 1816. ADVANCED TROUBLESHOOTING
159-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 182-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
@@ -178,15 +201,28 @@ configuration options for advanced troubleshooters.
178 LL_GL_BASICEXT and LL_GL_NOEXT should be commented-out for this to be useful. 201 LL_GL_BASICEXT and LL_GL_NOEXT should be commented-out for this to be useful.
179 202
180 203
1817. GETTING MORE HELP AND REPORTING PROBLEMS 2047. OBTAINING AND WORKING WITH THE CLIENT SOURCE CODE
205-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
206
207We're pleased to have released the Second Life client's source code under
208an Open Source license compatible with the 'GPL'. To get involved with client
209development, please see:
210<http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Open_Source_Portal>
211
212
2138. GETTING MORE HELP AND REPORTING PROBLEMS
182-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 214-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
183 215
184For general help and support with Second Life: 216For general help and support with Second Life:
185<http://secondlife.com/community/support.php> 217<http://secondlife.com/community/support.php>
186 218
219For problems and discussion concerning unofficial (not secondlife.com)
220releases, please contact your packager or the SLDev mailing list:
221<https://lists.secondlife.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sldev>
222
187In-world help: Please use the 'Help' menu in the client for general 223In-world help: Please use the 'Help' menu in the client for general
188non-Linux-specific Second Life help including live support from the fabulous 224non-Linux-specific Second Life help including live support from the fabulous
189Live Help team. 225'Help Request' team.
190 226
191In-world discussion: There is a 'Linux Client Users' group 227In-world discussion: There is a 'Linux Client Users' group
192inside Second Life which is free to join. You can find it by pressing 228inside Second Life which is free to join. You can find it by pressing