I have the game Terminus for linux. This game is several years old and, as is, will not run on Mandrake 8.2 (nor likely any recent linux distro). There is a site maintaining the game (www.terminuspoint.com) where you can download updated binaries and find game servers for multiplay.
I have a Duron 1100, Radeon 32MB DDR, Soundblaster 16 system with Mandrake 8.2 with all updates. My mobo is an MSI KT3 Ultra (Via KT333 chipset). I am finding it impossible to play this game even with updated binaries. I have been in contact with the maintainers and they have been helping by providing multiple binary variants for me to try but they ALL very quickly lead to a hard lockup of my system that requires a hard reboot. Unfortunately, due to the nature of this game lockup, I get absolutely no information of any use in any log on my system. I have no idea at this point if the problem is the binary or my system specifically. I also find it impossible to play the Mandrake-supplied game "Uplink" - it locks up my system immediately, blacking out my screen but the mouse still functions enough to move an oversized arrow cursor. Keyboard inputs are impossible and I am left with having to hard reboot here too. Then there is Openuniverse, which segfaults on my instantaneously upon trying to start it. I mention these later two apps because they are both OpenGL-based and both have problems on my system. On the other hand, games like Heretic II and Myth II, both linux OpenGL games, have no problems at all. I also have no problems with several OpenGL windoze games via winex. Does anyone else in this list have Terminus and actually manage to get it working on Mandrake 8.2? If so, what hardware do you have? What about Openunivese or Uplink? Are the problems I have with these specific to my system or are they general? praedor
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