On Tuesday 02 September 2003 01:34 am, Bj�rn Olsson wrote: > On Monday 1 Sep 2003 Dennis Myers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > As single user mode do you have to have those ports open? All I get is > > a black screen when I type "et" in a console. Yes I am behind a > > firewall, so is that the reason I get a black screen? A little help > > here, thanks,-- > > Dennis M. linux user #180842 > > Single user mode? You mean you are logged in as root when connecting to > the Internet? Isn't that a bit risky? > Anyway, I don't think this would make any difference as far as the ports > are concerned. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong. > > When the game is started you are first presented with a menu, and I > don't think it it tries to connect to the net at that point. It doesn't > do that until you tell it to. So no, if you don't even get to the menu, > that probably has nothing to do with the firewall. > I have had this problem myself too. Usually everything works just fine > but occasionally I get a black screen. When I try again it works again. > Sorry, but I can't help you more. > > -- > Bj�rn No I don't mean I am root, I mean just a stand alone game not online. So even if you are not playing others do you need access to the ports. -- Dennis M. linux user #180842
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