UT2003 demo stops at beginning

[Aracnus]

Hello to all,

Well, I´m having a problem with UT2003 demo. When I start the program, the splash screen appears and then, after a while, the loading stops. The log file is below:

Log: Log file open, Tue Oct 15 23:21:09 2002
Init: Name subsystem initialized
Log: Your locale: [ISO-8859-1].

Init: Version: 1080 (120.28)
Init: Compiled: Sep 17 2002 02:01:29
Init: Command line:
Init: Base directory:
/usr/local/games/ut2003_demo/System/
Init: Character set: Unicode
Init: Build label: UT2003 Build
UT2003_Build_[2002-09-13_17.31]
Log: Bound to Engine.so
Log: Bound to Core.so
Init: Object subsystem initialized
Init: CPU Detected: Pentium-class processor
(AuthenticAMD)
Init: CPU Features: FPU RDTSC MMX
Init: CPU Speed=451.030545 MHz
Init: Unreal engine initialized
Log: Bound to SDLDrv.so
Init: Detected 0 joysticks
Init: SDLClient initialized.
Log: Bound to OpenGLDrv.so
Init: Initializing OpenGLDrv...
Log: binding libGL.so.1
Log: (Karma): Beginning Karma for game.
Log: (Karma): Creating MeAssetDB.
Exit: Exiting.
Log: Waiting for file streaming thread to finish...
Uninitialized: Name subsystem shut down
Uninitialized: Allocation checking disabled
Uninitialized: Log file closed, Tue Oct 15 23:21:13
2002

My machine is a K6 III-450, with 256 Mbytes of RAM, nVidia GeForce 2 MX 400, Sound Blaster 32, and my distro is Debian 3 unstable. Any tip? Thanks.


Aracnus

[BlackEagle]

Log: binding libGL.so.1
Log: (Karma): Beginning Karma for game.
Log: (Karma): Creating MeAssetDB.
Exit: Exiting.
Maybe you have your glx-drivers wrongly installed/configured. After binding libGL.so.1 the game crashes......
Do you think your system is fast enough to run UT2003? (450MHz and GF2)

[Aracnus]

> Maybe you have your glx-drivers wrongly installed/configured.
> After binding libGL.so.1 the game crashes......

I don't think this is the problem, since I can run other OpenGL games, like GLTron and even UnrealTournament and Unreal I.

> Do you think your system is fast enough to run UT2003? (450MHz and GF2)

Well... I don't know. The GF2 isn't a problem. I have a friend that is running the demo with the same card. But the processor... Could be this? :confused:

[crimsun]

Originally posted by Aracnus
> Maybe you have your glx-drivers wrongly installed/configured.
> After binding libGL.so.1 the game crashes......

I don't think this is the problem, since I can run other OpenGL games, like GLTron and even UnrealTournament and Unreal I.

I agree, I think this looks like a cpu problem. I don't believe it will run on Pentium-class processors, but someone feel free to correct me.

The lines from my UT2003.log are as follows:

Init: CPU Detected: PentiumPro-class processor (GenuineIntel)
Init: CPU Features: CMov FPU RDTSC PAE MMX SSE

> Do you think your system is fast enough to run UT2003? (450MHz and GF2)

Well... I don't know. The GF2 isn't a problem. I have a friend that is running the demo with the same card. But the processor... Could be this? :confused:

Yes, it seems like the processor.

[bwkaz]

Yeah, it works fine on an Athlon XP here... can you drop a T-bird or an XP into your motherboard, or did the K6-III processors use a different socket (non-socket-A)?

I'd ask around to see if someone has a processor that you could borrow for a bit, and then if that works, you can get e.g. an XP1800 OEM plus a decent heatsink and fan at www.newegg.com for under $100, and good shipping rates. Or an XP1900+ retail (a.k.a. with a HSF already on the chip) for like $90 and free shipping.

If you do get an OEM CPU, you might want to consider making sure the fan you get is on AMD's list of good ones (check their website).

But no matter what you do, I'd try a given processor first to make sure it will actually help...

[Aracnus]

I agree, I think this looks like a cpu problem. I don't believe it will run on Pentium-class processors, but someone feel free to correct me.

Hummm, may be this... :(

Well, thanks a lot anyway, guys.