From a8a62201ba762e98dff92cf49033e577fc34d8d4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jacek Antonelli Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 23:45:27 -0500 Subject: Second Life viewer sources 1.19.0.0 --- linden/indra/newview/linux_tools/client-readme.txt | 32 +++++++++++++--------- linden/indra/newview/linux_tools/wrapper.sh | 5 ++-- 2 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-) (limited to 'linden/indra/newview/linux_tools') 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! Minimum requirements: * Internet Connection: Cable or DSL - * Computer Processor: 800MHz Pentium III or Athlon, or better - * Computer Memory: 256MB or better (strongly recommend more!) + * Computer Processor: 800MHz Pentium III or Athlon or better + (recommended: 1.5GHz or more) + * Computer Memory: 512MB (recommended: 768MB or more) * Linux Operating System: A reasonably modern 32-bit Linux environment is required. If you are running a 64-bit Linux distribution then you will need its 32-bit compatibility environment installed. * Video/Graphics Card: - o nVidia GeForce 2, GeForce 4mx, or better + o nVidia GeForce 2, GeForce 4mx, or better (recommend one of the + following: 6700, 6800, 7600, 7800, 7900, 8400, 8500, 8600, + 8800, Go 7400, Go 7600, Go 7800, Go 7900) o OR ATI Radeon 8500, 9250, or better - (nVidia cards are strongly recommended for the Linux client) + (nVidia cards are recommended for the Linux client) **NOTE**: Second Life absolutely requires you to have recent, correctly- configured OpenGL 3D drivers for your hardware - the graphics drivers @@ -97,8 +100,6 @@ you wish. These are the most commonly-encountered known issues which are specific to the Alpha release of the Linux client. -* VOICE COMMUNICATION - this is not yet available in the Linux client. - * VISUAL EFFECTS AND PERFORMANCE - many Linux graphics drivers are not as robust as their counterparts for other operating systems, so some advanced Second Life graphical features have been DISABLED by default to aid @@ -109,7 +110,6 @@ the Alpha release of the Linux client. Linux client and are therefore known not to work properly: * Movie recording * Full Unicode font rendering - * Auto-updater * UPLOAD / SAVE / COLOR-PICKER DIALOGS - These only appear when the client is in 'windowed' mode, not 'fullscreen' mode. @@ -127,6 +127,9 @@ The client prints a lot of diagnostic information to the console it was run from. Most of this is also replicated in ~/.secondlife/logs/SecondLife.log - this is helpful to read when troubleshooting, especially 'WARNING' lines. +VOICE PROBLEMS? See the separate README-linux-voice.txt file for Voice +troubleshooting information. + PROBLEM 1:- Second Life fails to start up, with a warning on the console like: 'Error creating window.' or '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 'Groups' tab and searching for 'Linux'. This group is useful for discussing Linux issues with fellow Linux client users who are online. +The Second Life Issue Tracker: + +This is the right place for finding known issues and reporting new +bugs in all Second Life releases if you find that the Troubleshooting +section in this file hasn't helped (please note, however, that this is +not a support forum). + Linux Client Alpha Testers forum: -This is a good place for discussing Linux-specific Second Life problems -if you find that the Troubleshooting section in this file hasn't helped. -When reporting problems here, please include information about the -Second Life version you are running, your graphics card, graphics driver, -and Linux distribution. - +This is a forum where Linux Client users can help each other out and +discuss the latest updates. 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 ## Nothing worth editing below this line. ##------------------------------------------------------------------- -RUN_PATH=`dirname "$0" || echo .` +SCRIPTSRC=`readlink -f "$0" || echo "$0"` +RUN_PATH=`dirname "${SCRIPTSRC}" || echo .` cd "${RUN_PATH}" # Re-register the secondlife:// protocol handler every launch, for now. @@ -116,7 +117,5 @@ echo echo '*********************************************************' echo 'This is an ALPHA release of the Second Life linux client.' echo 'Thank you for testing!' -echo 'You can visit the Linux Client Alpha Testers forum at:' -echo 'http://forums.secondlife.com/forumdisplay.php?forumid=263' echo 'Please see README-linux.txt before reporting problems.' echo -- cgit v1.1