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SRB2
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Release v1.09, ? 2005.
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Last Updated: June 2005
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Original game & sources by: Id Software.
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Additions: (c)1998 by: Fabrice Denis & Boris Pereira
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(c)1999 by: Fabrice Denis, Boris Pereira & Thierry Van Elsuwe
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(c)2000 by: Boris Pereira & Thierry Van Elsuwe
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(c)2004 By: AJ, Graue, Alam Arias, Logan Arias & Andrew Clunis
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Special thanks to Steven McGranahan, Lee Killough, Robert Bäuml and Bell Kin for
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their large contribution and to other DooM LEGACY & SRB2 Team members.
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Web site: http://www.SRB2.org/
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e-mail: none@none.com
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OpenGL specific:
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Web site: http://legacy.newdoom.com/gl
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-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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F.A.Q.
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If you have any trouble with SRB2, you might find a solution
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here.
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If you find a solution to a problem that was not listed here,
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please tell us so that we can update the FAQ and help other people!
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Mail your hardware/software problems to:
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None@none.com subject: FAQ
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CONTENTS
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[0] Miscellaneous
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[1] Mouse/Joystick/Keyboard
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[2] Video
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[3] Sound
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[4] Network
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[5] Troubleshooting
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[0] MISCELLANEOUS
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-----------------
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* under win95 or OS/2, I don't have enough memory. How can i handle with ?
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Tell win95 to put more dpmi memory for your dos box.
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Or use the -mb option.
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[1] MOUSE/JOYSTICK/KEYBOARD
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* My mouse/joystick does not work in SRB2.
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First, check that the mouse/joystick is activated : go at the
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console and type either 'use_mouse' (or use the respective
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menuitem) or 'use_joystick'.
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If it tells '0' or off than the mouse/joystick is not used,
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set the variable to 1. eg: 'use_mouse 1'.
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For the joystick, different values will support different
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types of joystick, check the console documentation for the
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command 'use_joystick' for more.
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Even if the mouse or joystick is activated, you have to
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set up the contols into the Setup Controls menu. That is:
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tell what use you will make of the mouse/joystick buttons.
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[2] VIDEO
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* Where are the other video modes ? I have only '320x200' in the
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Video Modes menu.
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DOS
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---
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SRB2 adds new video modes only if a VESA2 (or better) driver
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is present. The VESA2 driver is a standard of 'talking' between a
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program and the huge amount of different graphics cards
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available today.
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If you don't have a VESA2 driver, you can download UNIVBE, or
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SMART DISPLAY DOCTOR from
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http://www.scitechsoft.com/products/ent/free_titles.html
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or if you have an S3 based card, you can download the free
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software called 'S3VBE'.
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ftp://ftp.externet.hu/pub/mirror/sac/graph/s3vbe318.zip
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ftp://ftp.digsys.bg/pub/simtelnet/msdos/graphics/s3vbe318.zip
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http://www.filesearching.com/cgi-bin/s?q=s3vbe318.zip
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http://www.google.com/search?q=s3vbe318.zip
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* The game doesn't restore the video mode I have chosen the last time
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I played SRB2.
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The current video mode has to be made the 'default' so that it is
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saved to the config : press the key 'D' on the Video Options menu
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to set the current video mode the default.
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* I have some problems with OpenGL mode
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Have a look at the FAQ for OpenGL on the glLegacy web site:
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http://www.doomnation.com/gllegacy/faqe.htm
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# Linux: I only have a 1024x768 (or 800x600, 1280x1024, ...) resolution
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in fullscreen mode under X and SRB2 is really really slow. Can I
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have lower resolutions like 320x200 in fullscreen mode as well?
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Probably yes. SRB2 can only use the resolutions offered by the
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X-Server. So if all fullscreen modes have a very high resolution you
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have to modify /etc/XF86Config (or /etc/X11/XF86Config). Use XF86Setup
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(or the appropriate tool coming with your distribution - sax,
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xf86config, ...) to do this.
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If you do not succeed there, you can enter them manually into your
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XF86Config file. ONLY RECOMMENDED FOR USERS WHO KNOW WHAT THEY DO!
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For a short guide on how to do this, have a look at the file
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"Doublescan.txt".
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In case of doubt consult the XFree86-HOWTO (or ask your system
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administrator :).
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# Linux: I cannot have any fullscreen modes at all!
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You have only modes above 1024x768 in your XF86Config. Proceed as
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described above.
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# Linux: After a certain idle time my screensaver jams the display of
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SRB2. I can still operate SRB2, but I do not see what's happening
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and the screensaver won't go away.
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You probably have KDE. The KDE screensaver does not obey the screensaver
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rules (at least mine, version 1.1). The solution is to deactivate the
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KDE screensaver and use another screensaver (like the xscreensaver,
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e.g.). But the hell, when you started SRB2 you should have played it
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as well and not left it alone!!!
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[3] SOUND
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+ DOS:I can't have CD audio music, why ?
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Make sure that the MSCDEX driver version 2.0 or later is loaded.
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If it says 'MSCDEX version xxx' at game startup, and you still
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don't hear the cd music, then probably your card doesn't respond
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when SRB2 tries to set the cd volume. If so, make sure your sound
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card's mixer have the cd volume set up so that you can hear something.
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+ When the CD plays, the game is very 'jerky'. It doesn't do that when
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I type 'cd off' in the console.
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You have an old/bad cd driver, that can take up to a second to
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respond to cd driver commands. Either get the latest version of
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your driver, or turn cd update off. Check 'cd_udpate' in the
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console documentation for more.
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* DOS:How can I *ALWAYS* disable the sounds or music of the game ?
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Edit the allegro.cfg file and set digicard/midicard to 0 (none)
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* DOS:My sterero sound is reversed, how can I set it the right way ?
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Change the console variable 'stereoreverse' to either 1 or 0.
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Or, you can edit the allegro.cfg file, and set the 'flip_pan' variable.
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* DOS:The sounds are too 'slow', or 'low-pitched'
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It seems to be a problem of the auto-detection of some 8bit sound
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cards. You will have to set manually the 'sb_freq' value in the
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allegro.cfg file to a lower value : 11906, 16129.
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* DOS:SRB2 doesn't play any sound/music, but I have a sound
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blaster genuine/compatible card.
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If you have a genuine or compatible SoundBlaster card, it is very
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important that you set the BLASTER environment variable.
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If you are playing under DOS, and never installed your sound card
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under DOS, run the setup of your sound card for DOS.
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Check if the BLASTER variable was set: type 'SET' under dos
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(or DOSbox)
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Do you see something like 'BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 ...' ?
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Yes? If you don't hear sounds/music, then tweak the settings in the
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allegro.cfg file until you get something, first try changing the
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type of the sound card, it is not always properly detected.
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No? You have to set this variable in order that your sound card is
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detected. Run the setup that was shipped with your sound card, and
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make sure you run the setup for DOS too, it will usually add a
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line of the type 'SET BLASTER=... ...' in the autoexec.bat file.
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* DOS:How can I have better midi music on my 8bit sound card ?
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Use the DIGMID driver, it is supported in SRB2.
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What the hell is this? Well, the Gravis Ultrasound uses digital
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samples to play midi music. On a simple 8bit card, you can use digital
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samples too, which will sound usually better than what is output
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by the poor fm synthesis chip of 8bit cards.
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You will need to get a Gravis Ultrasound patch set, you can find
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several ones for free on internet, it consists of a bunch of '.pat'
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files which are the digital samples to play the midi instruments
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(eg: piano, conga, guitar, ect.).
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Check the Allegro homepage for some links to GUS patches:
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http://alleg.sourceforge.net/digmid.html
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http://alleg.sourceforge.net/
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http://www.talula.demon.co.uk/allegro/digmid.html
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http://www.talula.demon.co.uk/allegro/
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Now to activate the DIGMID driver:
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Set the 'midi_card' value to 8 (DIGMID) in the allegro.cfg file.
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Make sure you leave the 'digi_voices' blank, or set it to a low
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value, because the midi music will use digital voices.
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At the end of the allegro.cfg file, set the 'patches' value
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to the path, where you have installed a Gravis Ultrasound midi
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patch set. eg: patches = d:\music\midipat\
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# Linux: CD music does not work or only works when run as root.
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We do not encourage you to run SRB2 as root (you never know
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what SRB2 can do to your system - it's a mighty piece of code :).
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There is a common problem with ATAPI CD-rom drives, which are
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treated as harddisks. Usually there is a link /dev/cdrom pointing to
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device hd[b,c,d]. As harddisks are not supposed to be read directly
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via this device (especially not by a common user), there are no read
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permissions for "all". For CD-roms you can savely set read permissions
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unless you are very paranoid. Assuming your CD-rom drive is /dev/hdc,
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set permissions with "chmod +r /dev/hdc" (as root). SCSI CD-rom drives
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should not have this problem. But if they do, proceed as described
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with ATAPI drives.
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# Linux: The CD music volume is not set properly.
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Go to the console and type "jigglecdvolume 1".
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[4] NETWORK
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* Where can I find Internet servers ?
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For the moment there is one public server.
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http://srb2.servegame.org/ Master server web page
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srb2.servegame.org:28910 current Master Server
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* When I start SRB2 with -server or -connect it say :
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"BinToPort: Address already in use (EADDRINUSE)"
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It appears only when SRB2 crashes or when you leave with ctrl-break.
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use -udpport 12345 (or any other free slot) on both sides (client and
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server).
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This can also happens when there is already a SRB2 running on your
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computer if you whant to try two SRB2 running on the same computer
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use -clientport 12345 (or any other free slot). Then the second will
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connect to the first one.
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* Do you use the tcp protocol ?
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No, we use the udp protocol which is faster, but don't worry udp is a
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part of the internet protocol.
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[5] Troubleshooting
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-------------------
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# Linux: SRB2 is hung in fullscreen mode and won´t let me leave.
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What shall I do?
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Some people press the reset button, but hey, we are not in the
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stoneage of operating systems! There are two "proper" ways to
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get out: kill your X-Server. You can usually do this by pressing
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"CTRL-ALT-BACKSPACE". But if you have other open applications with
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important data (probably hacked away on your diploma thesis for 3
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weeks without saving once) you can also kill SRB2 directly. Press
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"CTRL-ALT-F2" and you will get to a console. Log in, type
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"killall llxSRB2" and switch back to the X-Server with "CTRL-ALT-F7".
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Some X-Server crash on this procedure - blame the X-Server for the
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loss of 3 weeks work on your diploma thesis :)
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