On Thu, 2003-03-13 at 10:09, Peter Torning wrote: > Is anyone able to help with this problem? > > In a nutshell, a system is running Red Hat 7.1. I first used the game > of Maelstrom as root, while I was checking the system. As a result, > the game will not run for users. I was able to replicate the problem > on another machine - same thing happened. If the first time Maelstrom > is run, it is run as root, then it will not run for any users.
I'd start with "rpm -qla '*maelstrom*'" - see where it has stuff installed. Most likely there'll be something in /usr/share/games or something which needs to have permissions changed. Are you in the "games" group on this box? I don't think you can write high score files otherwise. HTH James. > ----Forwarded Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: cbnsw-tech digest, Vol 1 #122 - 3 msgs > > Date: 13 Mar 2003 06:30:17 +1100 > > > > Send cbnsw-tech mailing list submissions to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > http://lists.cbnsw.org.au/listinfo/cbnsw-tech > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > You can reach the person managing the list at > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > > than "Re: Contents of cbnsw-tech digest..." > > > > > > Today's Topics: > > > > 1. Re: Re: [cbnsw-members] Technical help - Maelstrom (Craige McWhirter) > > 2. Re: Re: [cbnsw-members] Technical help - Maelstrom (Craige McWhirter) > > 3. Pentium CPU's (Craig Warner) > > > > --__--__-- > > > > Message: 1 > > Subject: Re: [cbnsw-tech] Re: [cbnsw-members] Technical help - Maelstrom > > From: Craige McWhirter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: Peter Torning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Cc: CBNSW Technical <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Organization: > > Date: 12 Mar 2003 17:58:33 +1100 > > > > > > --=-g6xpZLc60/W9XN0dv51T > > Content-Type: text/plain > > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > > > > > Some more questions: > > > > - Are you running Debian? (if yes go to 2) > > - What Debian version (Potato, Woody, Sarge, Sid?) > > > > I've been unable to replicate this problem. > > > > > > On Wed, 2003-03-12 at 10:39, Peter Torning wrote: > > > Under KDE.=20 > > >=20 > > > I opened a Terminal as a user.=20 > > >=20 > > > Then: cd /usr/bin=20 > > > Then: Maelstrom=20 > > >=20 > > > It returned segmentation fault > > >=20 > > > I then changed to a su terminal and ran Maelstrom. It worked > > > perfectly.=20 > > >=20 > > > Under Gnome=20 > > > I opened a Terminal as a user.=20 > > >=20 > > > Then: cd /usr/bin=20 > > > Then: Maelstrom=20 > > > It returned segmentation fault (core dumped) > > >=20 > > > Then, as under KDE, it worked perfectly when I went in as su. > > >=20 > > > Peter=20 > > >=20 > > > On Mon, 2003-03-10 at 23:15, Craige McWhirter wrote:=20 > > > >=20 > > > > What GUI environment is the user running? > > > >=20 > > > > What output is there when you run maelstrom from a terminal in said GUI > > > > environment? > > > >=20 > > > >=20 > > > > > On Thu, 2003-03-06 at 09:38, Peter Torning wrote: > > > > > > Request from CB New England. > > > > > >=20 > > > > > > We have delivered a computer to a family, however one of the games, > > > > > > Maelstrom, will not run as a for any of the users. It will only run= > > for > > > > > > Root. > > > > > >=20 > > > > > > This may or may not be because I used the game as Root (purely for > > > > > > testing purposes you understand). ;-) > > > > > >=20 > > > > > > The owner and the group is Root. > > > > > >=20 > > > > > > I changed this so that the owner and group is Games and then made a= > > ll > > > > > > users members of Games. However, it still will not run for users. > > > > > >=20 > > > > > > Does anybody have any suggestions? > > > > > >=20 > > > > > > Thankyou > > > > > > Peter C. Torning > > > > > > President > > > > > > CBNE > > > > > > --=20 > > > > Cheers, > > Craige. > > > > GPG Key fingerprint =3D C206 904F 5231 2F2E 8DAA F094 5879 71B5 0960 CF37 > > > > Computerbank NSW http://cbnsw.org.au/ > > > > --=-g6xpZLc60/W9XN0dv51T > > Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc > > Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) > > > > iD8DBQA+btqZWHlxtQlgzzcRAhrzAJ9TBLcjgIcwcFiRZPJzEtbnEdwUdACfULpb > > Cf0iiljjgyh3GdRScL8B2XY= > > =FJeX > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > --=-g6xpZLc60/W9XN0dv51T-- > > > > --__--__-- > > > > Message: 2 > > Subject: Re: [cbnsw-tech] Re: [cbnsw-members] Technical help - Maelstrom > > From: Craige McWhirter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: Peter Torning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Cc: CBNSW Technical <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Organization: > > Date: 12 Mar 2003 23:00:47 +1100 > > > > > > --=-u9olifT0sXReGtO9VCJc > > Content-Type: text/plain > > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > > > > > Unfortunately, my answer is "run Debian". It's far too much effort to > > support anything outside Debian because there are far too many things > > that can wrong when you stray outside Debian's system management. > > > > Outside of re-installing the machine as Debian (there are very good > > reasons why Computerbank uses Debian - you've just come across one), > > your best bet would be to email the SLUG mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > On Wed, 2003-03-12 at 20:05, Peter Torning wrote: > > > No, I am running Red Hat 7.1 > > >=20 > > > By the way, I was also able to replicate the problem on a second > > > computer. > > >=20 > > > Peter C. Torning > > >=20 > > >=20 > > > On Wed, 2003-03-12 at 17:58, Craige McWhirter wrote: > > > >=20 > > > > Some more questions: > > > >=20 > > > > - Are you running Debian? (if yes go to 2) > > > > - What Debian version (Potato, Woody, Sarge, Sid?) > > > >=20 > > > > I've been unable to replicate this problem. > > > >=20 > > > >=20 > > > > On Wed, 2003-03-12 at 10:39, Peter Torning wrote: > > > > > Under KDE.=20 > > > > >=20 > > > > > I opened a Terminal as a user.=20 > > > > >=20 > > > > > Then: cd /usr/bin=20 > > > > > Then: Maelstrom=20 > > > > >=20 > > > > > It returned segmentation fault > > > > >=20 > > > > > I then changed to a su terminal and ran Maelstrom. It worked > > > > > perfectly.=20 > > > > >=20 > > > > > Under Gnome=20 > > > > > I opened a Terminal as a user.=20 > > > > >=20 > > > > > Then: cd /usr/bin=20 > > > > > Then: Maelstrom=20 > > > > > It returned segmentation fault (core dumped) > > > > >=20 > > > > > Then, as under KDE, it worked perfectly when I went in as su. > > > > >=20 > > > > > Peter=20 > > > > >=20 > > > > > On Mon, 2003-03-10 at 23:15, Craige McWhirter wrote:=20 > > > > > >=20 > > > > > > What GUI environment is the user running? > > > > > >=20 > > > > > > What output is there when you run maelstrom from a terminal in said= > > GUI > > > > > > environment? > > > > > >=20 > > > > > >=20 > > > > > > > On Thu, 2003-03-06 at 09:38, Peter Torning wrote: > > > > > > > > Request from CB New England. > > > > > > > >=20 > > > > > > > > We have delivered a computer to a family, however one of the ga= > > mes, > > > > > > > > Maelstrom, will not run as a for any of the users. It will only= > > run for > > > > > > > > Root. > > > > > > > >=20 > > > > > > > > This may or may not be because I used the game as Root (purely = > > for > > > > > > > > testing purposes you understand). ;-) > > > > > > > >=20 > > > > > > > > The owner and the group is Root. > > > > > > > >=20 > > > > > > > > I changed this so that the owner and group is Games and then ma= > > de all > > > > > > > > users members of Games. However, it still will not run for user= > > s. > > > > > > > >=20 > > > > > > > > Does anybody have any suggestions? > > > > > > > >=20 > > > > > > > > Thankyou > > > > > > > > Peter C. Torning > > > > > > > > President > > > > > > > > CBNE > > > >=20 > > > >=20 > > > > --=20 > > > >=20 > > > > Cheers, > > > > Craige. > > > >=20 > > > > GPG Key fingerprint =3D C206 904F 5231 2F2E 8DAA F094 5879 71B5 0960 C= > > F37 > > > >=20 > > > > Computerbank NSW http://cbnsw.org.au/ > > --=20 > > > > Cheers, > > Craige. > > > > GPG Key fingerprint =3D C206 904F 5231 2F2E 8DAA F094 5879 71B5 0960 CF37 > > > > Computerbank NSW http://cbnsw.org.au/ > > > > --=-u9olifT0sXReGtO9VCJc > > Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc > > Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) > > > > iD8DBQA+byFuWHlxtQlgzzcRAk2sAJ4rEdy0BiBLM1XDNORo3gweG2ElowCdEB6b > > GQD6RGFVEhZb/X9BLlh6vaU= > > =rmit > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > --=-u9olifT0sXReGtO9VCJc-- > > > > --__--__-- > > > > Message: 3 > > From: Craig Warner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: CBNSW-tech <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > > CAI Committee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: 12 Mar 2003 23:58:25 +1100 > > Subject: [cbnsw-tech] Pentium CPU's > > > > Does any one know whether we have such processors? Contact me ASAP on 0414 603 200 > > > > This is a 'quid pro quo' with a National TV Network, if Computerbank provides this > > there may be a offer of a bit of PR. > > > > Craig > > > > As we discussed by phone, here are the details as per the E-Mail message I > > received. > > > > >Any chance you might be able to obtain some old Intel CPUs ? > > > > > >We need 3 x Intel Pentium III 566Mhz, FC-PGA370 packaging for our > > >Automation servers. > > > > Is there any chance that Computer Bank could help in locating and supplying > > these. > > > > The reason is that the Motherboard these run on is a proprietary computer > > add on board and the software for it has not kept pace with the OS industry > > in processor speeds though they have released an update for it to run on > > Windows XP. > > > > It was previously running on Windows NT service pack 6. > > > > I trust that I will hear from you on any possibility of you having these > > soon. I am sure I would be able to organize some good PR if that's what > > it takes as well as a suitable financial reimbursement.. > > > > > > > > > > > > --__--__-- > > > > _______________________________________________ > > cbnsw-tech mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://lists.cbnsw.org.au/listinfo/cbnsw-tech > > > > > > End of cbnsw-tech Digest > -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
