can i get some help here....

[Xithren]

alright, i've been trying to get back into planeshift after awhile but every step of the way i run into problems, i finally got it to install, but now i can't play it i cant launch it useing the shortcut and i cant launch using terminal, heres what terminal gives me when i try to use it


tokumei@tokumei-HP-d530-SFF-DC578AV:/opt/PlaneShift$ ./pslaunch
WARNING: could not load plugin ‘iSoundManager’
ERROR: Couldn't load plugin with class ‘iSoundManager’!
Opening GLX2D
Couldn't open xml file '/this/updateservers.xml'!
Unable to get root node!
Checking for updates to the updater: Using mirror http://194.116.72.94/update/ for updaterinfo.xml
X Error of failed request:  BadRequest (invalid request code or no such operation)
  Major opcode of failed request:  154 (GLX)
  Minor opcode of failed request:  19 (X_GLXQueryServerString)
  Serial number of failed request:  14
  Current serial number in output stream:  14
tokumei@tokumei-HP-d530-SFF-DC578AV:/opt/PlaneShift$ ./psclient
Your configuration files are in... /home/tokumei/.PlaneShift

crystalspace.pluginmgr.loadplugin:
  could not load plugin ‘crystalspace.device.joystick’
X Error of failed request:  BadRequest (invalid request code or no such operation)
  Major opcode of failed request:  154 (GLX)
  Minor opcode of failed request:  19 (X_GLXQueryServerString)
  Serial number of failed request:  14
  Current serial number in output stream:  14
AL lib: ALc.c:1879: exit(): closing 1 Device


any help? i really want to play this game again...

and yes i am somewhat new to ubntu and linux in general

[derula]

For ATI / nVidia graphics cards you need to install proprietary drivers first. Not sure if that's the problem, but if you have an ATI or nVidia card and haven't already installed a different driver you'll need to do it anyway, so go click the respective link.

[Korumak]

Just to throw the two Tria worth

When you run it on Umbuntu 11.10 is current version and Using Unity (default) on a stock system, the OpenGL isn't compatible with Planeshift like Derula said, you have to add the proprietary drivers.

[Dash] Addi (should bring up "Additional Drivers") install or "activate" the drivers that its asking for.  Onces thats in your video card should be good to go. 

* If you have ATI/AMD that uses the FGLRX driver, just remember if you run that one (Post release-updates doesnt work).  And you want to run the Gnome 3.2 desktop they aren't compatible.  If you have a different card like an NVIDIA one it should grab it and your good to go.  You will have to reboot once the new driver is activated.

Ignore the "Joystick" part.

If you find it works but sometimes crashes a lot, Log out, and login to Unity 2D, it seems to run more stable there.  For some reason Unity "3d" doesn't like musical interments (the editor) very much.