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README for Linux SVGALib Quake
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Requirements:
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- X11R5 later, tested with only XFree86, should work with most X Servers
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- libc 5.2.18 or later (5.0.9 will not work, /lib/libc.so.5.2.18)
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- CD-ROM for CDAudio
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- Soundcard capable of mmap'd buffers. USSLite 3.5.4 was used to build squake
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with. Works fine on SoundBlaster 16 and Gravis Ultrasound MAX.
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- SVGALib supported mouse (usually if it works with X, it'll work with
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squake).
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- Kernel 2.0.24 or later
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- untested with 2.1 kernels, your mileage may vary
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This is a windowed version that is generic for X11. It runs in a window
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and can be resized. You can specify a starting window size with:
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-width <width>
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-height <height>
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-winsize <width> <height>
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Default is 320x200. It works in 16bit modes, but it's slower (twice as many
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bytes to copy).
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No other video modes are supported (just runs windowed). Mouse is read, but
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not "grabbed" by default. Go to the Options menu and turn on Use Mouse to grab
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the mouse and use it in the game. If you want to move the mouse out of
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QWCL, you have to turn Use Mouse off.
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Full sound support is included. The default sound rate is 16-bit stereo,
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11KHz. You can change this in the options section below.
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New Command Line Options for Linux SVGAlib Quake
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-mem <mb>
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Specify memory in megabytes to allocate (default is 8MB, which should be fine
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for most needs).
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-nostdout
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Don't do any output to stdout
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-cddev <device>
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CD device, default is /dev/cdrom
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-sndbits <8 or 16>
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Set sound bit sample size. Default is 16 if supported.
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-sndspeed <speed>
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Set sound speed. Usual values are 8000, 11025, 22051 and 44100.
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Default is 11025.
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-sndmono
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Set mono sound
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-sndstereo
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Set stereo sound (default if supported)
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Installation
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------------
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Boot DOS (I know, but you need it to run the Quake install program) and
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install Quake from your Quake CD to a DOS parition.
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Boot Linux and make a directory for Quake. Copy everything from the DOS Quake
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directory into it. i.e.:
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(cd /dos/quake; tar cf - .) | (cd ~/quake; tar xf -)
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Quake for X11 does not need to be setuid root. Sound can fail if /dev/dsp is
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not mode 666.
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Quake may segfault if it tries to initialize your sound card and their isn't
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one. Same with the CDROM. If it dies, try it with -nosound and/or
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-nocdaudio. If you have a sound card it died on and you know it is
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supported by USSLite (the driver that comes with the Linux kernel), let me
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know and I'll take a look at it.
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It should work with SCSI CDROMs, but is untested.
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Full TCP/IP network support is in, including listen and dedicated server
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modes.
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All of the options described in TECHINFO.TXT and MANUAL.TXT from the Quake
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distribution will work, 'cept for stuff with vid modes and stuff.
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End Notes
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---------
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Linux Quake is *NOT* an officially supported product. Mail about it
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will be deleted. Do not email id about this product. If you are having
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technical difficultly, you can email me, but make sure you have the correct
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kernel, libc, svgalib and other software versions before you email me.
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Dave 'Zoid' Kirsch
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zoid@idsoftware.com
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Official Quake Unix Port Administrator
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Acks
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----
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Greg Alexander <galexand@sietch.bloomington.in.us> for initial work in SVGALib
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support.
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Dave Taylor <ddt@crack.com> for basic Linux support.
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id Software for Quake and making me port it. :)
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Lots of people on #linux, #quake for testing.
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