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authorJacek Antonelli2008-08-15 23:45:27 -0500
committerJacek Antonelli2008-08-15 23:45:27 -0500
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Second Life viewer sources 1.19.0.0
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-rw-r--r--linden/indra/newview/linux_tools/client-readme.txt32
-rwxr-xr-xlinden/indra/newview/linux_tools/wrapper.sh5
2 files changed, 21 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/linden/indra/newview/linux_tools/client-readme.txt b/linden/indra/newview/linux_tools/client-readme.txt
index 641705d..89454e2 100644
--- a/linden/indra/newview/linux_tools/client-readme.txt
+++ b/linden/indra/newview/linux_tools/client-readme.txt
@@ -50,15 +50,18 @@ Please enjoy!
50 50
51Minimum requirements: 51Minimum requirements:
52 * Internet Connection: Cable or DSL 52 * Internet Connection: Cable or DSL
53 * Computer Processor: 800MHz Pentium III or Athlon, or better 53 * Computer Processor: 800MHz Pentium III or Athlon or better
54 * Computer Memory: 256MB or better (strongly recommend more!) 54 (recommended: 1.5GHz or more)
55 * Computer Memory: 512MB (recommended: 768MB or more)
55 * Linux Operating System: A reasonably modern 32-bit Linux environment 56 * Linux Operating System: A reasonably modern 32-bit Linux environment
56 is required. If you are running a 64-bit Linux distribution then 57 is required. If you are running a 64-bit Linux distribution then
57 you will need its 32-bit compatibility environment installed. 58 you will need its 32-bit compatibility environment installed.
58 * Video/Graphics Card: 59 * Video/Graphics Card:
59 o nVidia GeForce 2, GeForce 4mx, or better 60 o nVidia GeForce 2, GeForce 4mx, or better (recommend one of the
61 following: 6700, 6800, 7600, 7800, 7900, 8400, 8500, 8600,
62 8800, Go 7400, Go 7600, Go 7800, Go 7900)
60 o OR ATI Radeon 8500, 9250, or better 63 o OR ATI Radeon 8500, 9250, or better
61 (nVidia cards are strongly recommended for the Linux client) 64 (nVidia cards are recommended for the Linux client)
62 65
63 **NOTE**: Second Life absolutely requires you to have recent, correctly- 66 **NOTE**: Second Life absolutely requires you to have recent, correctly-
64 configured OpenGL 3D drivers for your hardware - the graphics drivers 67 configured OpenGL 3D drivers for your hardware - the graphics drivers
@@ -97,8 +100,6 @@ you wish.
97These are the most commonly-encountered known issues which are specific to 100These are the most commonly-encountered known issues which are specific to
98the Alpha release of the Linux client. 101the Alpha release of the Linux client.
99 102
100* VOICE COMMUNICATION - this is not yet available in the Linux client.
101
102* VISUAL EFFECTS AND PERFORMANCE - many Linux graphics drivers are not as 103* VISUAL EFFECTS AND PERFORMANCE - many Linux graphics drivers are not as
103 robust as their counterparts for other operating systems, so some advanced 104 robust as their counterparts for other operating systems, so some advanced
104 Second Life graphical features have been DISABLED by default to aid 105 Second Life graphical features have been DISABLED by default to aid
@@ -109,7 +110,6 @@ the Alpha release of the Linux client.
109 Linux client and are therefore known not to work properly: 110 Linux client and are therefore known not to work properly:
110 * Movie recording 111 * Movie recording
111 * Full Unicode font rendering 112 * Full Unicode font rendering
112 * Auto-updater
113 113
114* UPLOAD / SAVE / COLOR-PICKER DIALOGS - These only appear when the client 114* UPLOAD / SAVE / COLOR-PICKER DIALOGS - These only appear when the client
115 is in 'windowed' mode, not 'fullscreen' mode. 115 is in 'windowed' mode, not 'fullscreen' mode.
@@ -127,6 +127,9 @@ The client prints a lot of diagnostic information to the console it was
127run from. Most of this is also replicated in ~/.secondlife/logs/SecondLife.log 127run from. Most of this is also replicated in ~/.secondlife/logs/SecondLife.log
128- this is helpful to read when troubleshooting, especially 'WARNING' lines. 128- this is helpful to read when troubleshooting, especially 'WARNING' lines.
129 129
130VOICE PROBLEMS? See the separate README-linux-voice.txt file for Voice
131troubleshooting information.
132
130PROBLEM 1:- Second Life fails to start up, with a warning on the console like: 133PROBLEM 1:- Second Life fails to start up, with a warning on the console like:
131 'Error creating window.' or 134 'Error creating window.' or
132 'Unable to create window, be sure screen is set at 32-bit color' or 135 'Unable to create window, be sure screen is set at 32-bit color' or
@@ -246,11 +249,14 @@ the 'Search' button at the bottom of the window and then selecting the
246'Groups' tab and searching for 'Linux'. This group is useful for discussing 249'Groups' tab and searching for 'Linux'. This group is useful for discussing
247Linux issues with fellow Linux client users who are online. 250Linux issues with fellow Linux client users who are online.
248 251
252The Second Life Issue Tracker:
253<http://jira.secondlife.com/>
254This is the right place for finding known issues and reporting new
255bugs in all Second Life releases if you find that the Troubleshooting
256section in this file hasn't helped (please note, however, that this is
257not a support forum).
258
249Linux Client Alpha Testers forum: 259Linux Client Alpha Testers forum:
250<http://forums.secondlife.com/forumdisplay.php?forumid=263> 260<http://forums.secondlife.com/forumdisplay.php?forumid=263>
251This is a good place for discussing Linux-specific Second Life problems 261This is a forum where Linux Client users can help each other out and
252if you find that the Troubleshooting section in this file hasn't helped. 262discuss the latest updates.
253When reporting problems here, please include information about the
254Second Life version you are running, your graphics card, graphics driver,
255and Linux distribution.
256
diff --git a/linden/indra/newview/linux_tools/wrapper.sh b/linden/indra/newview/linux_tools/wrapper.sh
index 638a0f0..4ed0609 100755
--- a/linden/indra/newview/linux_tools/wrapper.sh
+++ b/linden/indra/newview/linux_tools/wrapper.sh
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ fi
59## Nothing worth editing below this line. 59## Nothing worth editing below this line.
60##------------------------------------------------------------------- 60##-------------------------------------------------------------------
61 61
62RUN_PATH=`dirname "$0" || echo .` 62SCRIPTSRC=`readlink -f "$0" || echo "$0"`
63RUN_PATH=`dirname "${SCRIPTSRC}" || echo .`
63cd "${RUN_PATH}" 64cd "${RUN_PATH}"
64 65
65# Re-register the secondlife:// protocol handler every launch, for now. 66# Re-register the secondlife:// protocol handler every launch, for now.
@@ -116,7 +117,5 @@ echo
116echo '*********************************************************' 117echo '*********************************************************'
117echo 'This is an ALPHA release of the Second Life linux client.' 118echo 'This is an ALPHA release of the Second Life linux client.'
118echo 'Thank you for testing!' 119echo 'Thank you for testing!'
119echo 'You can visit the Linux Client Alpha Testers forum at:'
120echo 'http://forums.secondlife.com/forumdisplay.php?forumid=263'
121echo 'Please see README-linux.txt before reporting problems.' 120echo 'Please see README-linux.txt before reporting problems.'
122echo 121echo