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authorJacek Antonelli2008-08-15 23:45:50 -0500
committerJacek Antonelli2008-08-15 23:45:50 -0500
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Second Life viewer sources 1.20.7
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-rw-r--r--linden/indra/newview/linux_tools/client-readme.txt50
l---------linden/indra/newview/linux_tools/unicode.ttf1
-rwxr-xr-xlinden/indra/newview/linux_tools/wrapper.sh4
3 files changed, 18 insertions, 37 deletions
diff --git a/linden/indra/newview/linux_tools/client-readme.txt b/linden/indra/newview/linux_tools/client-readme.txt
index 87087be..179cb9e 100644
--- a/linden/indra/newview/linux_tools/client-readme.txt
+++ b/linden/indra/newview/linux_tools/client-readme.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Life itself - please see <http://www.secondlife.com/whatis/>.
125. Troubleshooting 125. Troubleshooting
13 5.1. 'Error creating window.' 13 5.1. 'Error creating window.'
14 5.2. System hangs 14 5.2. System hangs
15 5.3. 'Shiny' and client performance 15 5.3. Blank window after minimizing it
16 5.4. Audio 16 5.4. Audio
17 5.5. 'Alt' key for camera controls doesn't work 17 5.5. 'Alt' key for camera controls doesn't work
18 5.6. In-world movie playback 18 5.6. In-world movie playback
@@ -98,16 +98,6 @@ you wish.
98These are the most commonly-encountered known issues which are specific to 98These are the most commonly-encountered known issues which are specific to
99the Beta release of the Linux client. 99the Beta release of the Linux client.
100 100
101* VISUAL EFFECTS AND PERFORMANCE - many Linux graphics drivers are not as
102 robust as their counterparts for other operating systems, so some advanced
103 Second Life graphical features have been DISABLED by default to aid
104 stability. See PROBLEM 3 in the TROUBLESHOOTING section if you wish to
105 turn these on to possibly enhance your experience.
106
107* MISC - The following features are not currently fully implemented on the
108 Linux client and are therefore known not to work properly:
109 * Full Unicode font rendering
110
111* UPLOAD / SAVE / COLOR-PICKER DIALOGS - These only appear when the client 101* UPLOAD / SAVE / COLOR-PICKER DIALOGS - These only appear when the client
112 is in 'windowed' mode, not 'fullscreen' mode. 102 is in 'windowed' mode, not 'fullscreen' mode.
113 103
@@ -156,29 +146,21 @@ SOLUTION:- As a last resort, you can disable most of Second Life's advanced
156 graphics features by editing the 'secondlife' script and removing the '#' 146 graphics features by editing the 'secondlife' script and removing the '#'
157 from the line which reads '#export LL_GL_NOEXT=x' 147 from the line which reads '#export LL_GL_NOEXT=x'
158 148
159PROBLEM 3:- Performance or graphical quality are not as high as I expect. 149PROBLEM 3:- After I minimize the Second Life window, it's just blank when
160PROBLEM:- 'SHINY' doesn't work. 150 it comes back.
161PROBLEM:- I can't turn on Anisotropic Filtering, Ripple Water, or AGP. 151SOLUTION:- Some Linux desktop 'Visual Effects' features are incompatible
162SOLUTION:- Some graphics performance features in Second Life are disabled 152 with Second Life. One reported solution is to use your desktop
163 by default for the Linux version due to stability issues with some common 153 configuration program to disable such effects. For example, on Ubuntu 7.10,
164 Linux graphic drivers. You can re-enable these features at the slight 154 use the desktop toolbar menu to select System -> Preferences -> Appearance,
165 risk of decreasing system stability. To do so: 155 then change 'Visual Effects' to 'None'.
166 * Edit the 'secondlife' script. Comment-out these lines by putting a '#' 156
167 in front of them: 'export LL_GL_BASICEXT=x', 'export LL_GL_NOEXT=x', 157PROBLEM 4:- Music and sound effects are silent or very stuttery.
168 'export LL_GL_BLACKLIST=abcdefghijklmno'. 158SOLUTION:- The most common solution is to ensure that you have the 'esd'
169 * Now start Second Life. Some advanced performance features will now be 159 program (part of the 'esound' package) installed and running before you
170 automatically used, and some new options in Preferences will now be 160 start Second Life. Users of Ubuntu (and some other) Linux systems can
171 available to you; there is no guarantee, however, that they will 161 simply run the following to install and configure 'esound':
172 positively affect performance! 162 sudo apt-get install esound
173SOLUTION:- If you are not running an official Second Life client obtained from 163 For others, simply running 'esd&' from a command-line should get it running.
174 secondlife.com, you should consider doing so as you may find its
175 performance to be superior to third-party versions.
176
177PROBLEM 4:- Sound effects seem to 'lag' a fraction of a second behind
178 actions.
179SOLUTION:- You may uncomment the 'LL_BAD_ESD' line in the 'secondlife' script
180 to get more responsive audio. However, if you do this then you may
181 encounter audio issues or a hang during login, so beware.
182 164
183PROBLEM 5:- Using the 'Alt' key to control the camera doesn't work or just 165PROBLEM 5:- Using the 'Alt' key to control the camera doesn't work or just
184 moves the Second Life window. 166 moves the Second Life window.
diff --git a/linden/indra/newview/linux_tools/unicode.ttf b/linden/indra/newview/linux_tools/unicode.ttf
deleted file mode 120000
index 91e6150..0000000
--- a/linden/indra/newview/linux_tools/unicode.ttf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
1/usr/share/fonts/truetype/kochi/kochi-gothic.ttf \ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/linden/indra/newview/linux_tools/wrapper.sh b/linden/indra/newview/linux_tools/wrapper.sh
index 1b7d6b8..eaa2f61 100755
--- a/linden/indra/newview/linux_tools/wrapper.sh
+++ b/linden/indra/newview/linux_tools/wrapper.sh
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
43## in the bin directory will be stripped: you should replace it with 43## in the bin directory will be stripped: you should replace it with
44## an unstripped binary before you run. 44## an unstripped binary before you run.
45#export LL_WRAPPER='gdb --args' 45#export LL_WRAPPER='gdb --args'
46#export LL_WRAPPER='valgrind --smc-check=all --log-file=secondlife.vg --leak-check=full --suppressions=/usr/lib/valgrind/glibc-2.5.supp --suppressions=secondlife-i686.supp' 46#export LL_WRAPPER='valgrind --smc-check=all --error-limit=no --log-file=secondlife.vg --leak-check=full --suppressions=/usr/lib/valgrind/glibc-2.5.supp --suppressions=secondlife-i686.supp'
47 47
48## - Avoids an often-buggy X feature that doesn't really benefit us anyway. 48## - Avoids an often-buggy X feature that doesn't really benefit us anyway.
49export SDL_VIDEO_X11_DGAMOUSE=0 49export SDL_VIDEO_X11_DGAMOUSE=0
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ if [ -n "$LL_RUN_ERR" ]; then
104 if [ "$LL_RUN_ERR" = "runerr" ]; then 104 if [ "$LL_RUN_ERR" = "runerr" ]; then
105 # generic error running the binary 105 # generic error running the binary
106 echo '*** Unclean shutdown. ***' 106 echo '*** Unclean shutdown. ***'
107 if [ "`arch`" = "x86_64" ]; then 107 if [ "`uname -m`" = "x86_64" ]; then
108 echo 108 echo
109 cat << EOFMARKER 109 cat << EOFMARKER
110You are running the Second Life Viewer on a x86_64 platform. The 110You are running the Second Life Viewer on a x86_64 platform. The