Setup and client applications show nothing

[Khaz]

Just installed v0.3.20.0 from the direct download link, and when I launch either the setup or tech demo application from the start menu folder, all I am given is the default size window with a black screen. With the tech demo, I hear the music playing but in both cases I do not see anything else.

I am using Windows XP SP2 with 2GB RAM and my video drivers are fully up to date. Suggestions?

[satchmo]

I am getting the same problem on Linux, running ./pssetup just displays a blank/black screen:



The console displays no further errors:




Any ideas?

[Khaz]

I don't even get that much. Just a pure black window with the game's caption and the control box (min/max/close buttons).

[LigH]

More hardware info, please.

Is it at least a supported graphic card (nVidia GeForce2 GTS or better / ATI Radeon 92xx or better)?

And are you sure that you have a full featured ICD OpenGL driver installed? (check with GLInfo2)
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@ Khaz:

The Linux client brings a console output, the Windows client in general not (except you add a parameter).

[Khaz]

Hi LigH,
Thanks for the reply. The graphics card is an ATI X1950XTX so I think it is supported by PlaneShift. Here is a link to my GLInfo2 report: click. I dont see anything about ICD OpenGL there.

So I'm running two monitors, the primary being an Acer widescreen, both running DVI connections. I've noted this problem with Blender and another OpenGL app...the apps don't render on my primary monitor, but when I move them to the other monitor they work fine (so if I use PlaneShift on my smaller, secondary monitor it works). Is that a known problem? The primary's res is 1680x1050 if that's a problem...This is really annoying though, so if anyone has a fix I'd be in your debt

[LigH]

The long list of supported OpenGL extensions and some details from the "Driver Info" show that it is probably a matching driver.

OpenGL only working on one screen is indeed strange. Something to be investigated in ATI forums.

[Khaz]

Ive submitted a support ticket to ATI/AMD. Hopefully they can help resolve this.

[saurabh]

i have the same problem.
My configuration is
AMD athalon barton core 2400+
ASUS A7N8X-VM400 MB with 512* MB Ram
Geforce 4 MX onboard GPU with 128 MB shared memory
FC7 on default configruation
I have latest downloaded drivers from NVIDIA for my GPU.
I have Samsung 17' flat CRT monitor
Need any further technical info mail me

While starting the game it shows blank screen just shown as in the earlier posts
while running application on shell it shows following lines


[root@localhost PlaneShift]# ./psclient
DEBUG: Sound System Software Renderer Initializing...
ALSA lib pcm.c:2145:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM default

planeshift.application.client:
  PlaneShift Crystal Blue
  This game uses Crystal Space Engine created by Jorrit and others
  1.2.0 [Unix-x86-GCC]
    1084 LOG_ANY flag deactivated with no filter.
    1084 LOG_WEATHER flag deactivated with no filter.
    1084 LOG_SPAWN flag deactivated with no filter.
    1084 LOG_CELPERSIST flag deactivated with no filter.
    1084 LOG_PAWS flag deactivated with no filter.
    1084 LOG_GROUP flag deactivated with no filter.
    1084 LOG_CHEAT flag deactivated with no filter.
    1085 LOG_LINMOVE flag deactivated with no filter.
    1085 LOG_SPELLS flag deactivated with no filter.
    1085 LOG_NEWCHAR flag deactivated with no filter.
    1085 LOG_SUPERCLIENT flag deactivated with no filter.
    1085 LOG_EXCHANGES flag deactivated with no filter.
    1085 LOG_ADMIN flag deactivated with no filter.
    1085 LOG_STARTUP flag deactivated with no filter.
    1086 LOG_CHARACTER flag deactivated with no filter.
    1086 LOG_CONNECTIONS flag deactivated with no filter.
    1086 LOG_CHAT flag deactivated with no filter.
    1086 LOG_NET flag deactivated with no filter.
    1086 LOG_LOAD flag deactivated with no filter.
    1086 LOG_NPC flag deactivated with no filter.
    1086 LOG_TRADE flag deactivated with no filter.
    1086 LOG_SOUND flag deactivated with no filter.
    1087 LOG_COMBAT flag deactivated with no filter.
    1087 LOG_SKILLXP flag deactivated with no filter.
    1087 LOG_QUESTS flag deactivated with no filter.
    1087 LOG_SCRIPT flag deactivated with no filter.
    1087 LOG_MARRIAGE flag deactivated with no filter.
    1087 LOG_MESSAGES flag deactivated with no filter.
    1087 LOG_CACHE flag deactivated with no filter.
    1087 LOG_PETS flag deactivated with no filter.
    1087 LOG_USER flag deactivated with no filter.
    1088 LOG_LOOT flag deactivated with no filter.
    1088 LOG_DUELS flag deactivated with no filter.
    1088 LOG_TRIBES flag deactivated with no filter.
    1088 All LOGS are off.
Mounting skin: /this/art/skins/elves.zip
    1651 <src/common/paws/pawsimagedrawable.cpp:56 PreparePixmap>
    1659 Could not open image: >/this/art/gui/border/topleft.png<
    1660 <src/common/paws/pawsimagedrawable.cpp:56 PreparePixmap>
    1660 Could not open image: >/this/art/gui/border/topright.png<
    1660 <src/common/paws/pawsimagedrawable.cpp:56 PreparePixmap>
    1660 Could not open image: >/this/art/gui/border/bottomleft.png<
    1660 <src/common/paws/pawsimagedrawable.cpp:56 PreparePixmap>
    1660 Could not open image: >/this/art/gui/border/bottomright.png<
    1660 <src/common/paws/pawsimagedrawable.cpp:56 PreparePixmap>
    1660 Could not open image: >/this/art/gui/border/leftmiddle.png<
    1660 <src/common/paws/pawsimagedrawable.cpp:56 PreparePixmap>
    1660 Could not open image: >/this/art/gui/border/rightmiddle.png<
    1660 <src/common/paws/pawsimagedrawable.cpp:56 PreparePixmap>
    1660 Could not open image: >/this/art/gui/border/topmiddle.png<
    1661 <src/common/paws/pawsimagedrawable.cpp:56 PreparePixmap>
    1664 Could not open image: >/this/art/gui/border/bottommiddle.png<
    1664 <src/common/paws/pawsimagedrawable.cpp:56 PreparePixmap>
    1664 Could not open image: >/paws/base/maps/leather/top_left_1.png<
    1664 <src/common/paws/pawsimagedrawable.cpp:56 PreparePixmap>
    1664 Could not open image: >/paws/base/maps/leather/top_right_1.png<
    1665 <src/common/paws/pawsimagedrawable.cpp:56 PreparePixmap>
    1665 Could not open image: >/paws/base/maps/leather/bottom_left_1.png<
    1665 <src/common/paws/pawsimagedrawable.cpp:56 PreparePixmap>
    1665 Could not open image: >/paws/base/maps/leather/bottom_right_1.png<
    1665 <src/common/paws/pawsimagedrawable.cpp:56 PreparePixmap>
    1665 Could not open image: >/paws/base/maps/leather/left_1.png<
    1665 <src/common/paws/pawsimagedrawable.cpp:56 PreparePixmap>
    1665 Could not open image: >/paws/base/maps/leather/right_1.png<
    1665 <src/common/paws/pawsimagedrawable.cpp:56 PreparePixmap>
    1665 Could not open image: >/paws/base/maps/leather/top_1.png<
    1665 <src/common/paws/pawsimagedrawable.cpp:56 PreparePixmap>
    1665 Could not open image: >/paws/base/maps/leather/bottom_1.png<
Mounting skin: /planeshift/art/skins/base/client_base.zip
    5365 <src/common/paws/pawsimagedrawable.cpp:56 PreparePixmap>
    5365 Could not open image: >/paws/real_skin/gui/cleaver.png<
    5365 <src/common/paws/pawsimagedrawable.cpp:56 PreparePixmap>
    5365 Could not open image: >/paws/real_skin/gui/longsd.png<
  psEngine initialized.
Using fontsize 16 for resolution 1024x768

psEngine destroyed.
Segmentation fault


the last two lines are shown after i closed the application.
can you help me out ?


After running the ./pss command it shows following log on shell

[root@localhost PlaneShift]# ./pss
WARNING: could not load plugin 'crystalspace.documentsystem.multiplexer'
Mounting skin: /planeshift/art/apps.zip

planeshift.setup.application:
  Application initialized successfully.
Segmentation fault

after running the game & trying some trik for logging in it shows following log in the shell


[root@localhost PlaneShift]# ./psclient
DEBUG: Sound System Software Renderer Initializing...
ALSA lib pcm.c:2145:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM default

planeshift.application.client:
  PlaneShift Crystal Blue
  This game uses Crystal Space Engine created by Jorrit and others
  1.2.0 [Unix-x86-GCC]
     232 LOG_ANY flag deactivated with no filter.
     232 LOG_WEATHER flag deactivated with no filter.
     232 LOG_SPAWN flag deactivated with no filter.
     233 LOG_CELPERSIST flag deactivated with no filter.
     233 LOG_PAWS flag deactivated with no filter.
     233 LOG_GROUP flag deactivated with no filter.
     233 LOG_CHEAT flag deactivated with no filter.
     233 LOG_LINMOVE flag deactivated with no filter.
     233 LOG_SPELLS flag deactivated with no filter.
     233 LOG_NEWCHAR flag deactivated with no filter.
     233 LOG_SUPERCLIENT flag deactivated with no filter.
     233 LOG_EXCHANGES flag deactivated with no filter.
     234 LOG_ADMIN flag deactivated with no filter.
     234 LOG_STARTUP flag deactivated with no filter.
     234 LOG_CHARACTER flag deactivated with no filter.
     234 LOG_CONNECTIONS flag deactivated with no filter.
     234 LOG_CHAT flag deactivated with no filter.
     234 LOG_NET flag deactivated with no filter.
     234 LOG_LOAD flag deactivated with no filter.
     234 LOG_NPC flag deactivated with no filter.
     235 LOG_TRADE flag deactivated with no filter.
     235 LOG_SOUND flag deactivated with no filter.
     235 LOG_COMBAT flag deactivated with no filter.
     235 LOG_SKILLXP flag deactivated with no filter.
     235 LOG_QUESTS flag deactivated with no filter.
     235 LOG_SCRIPT flag deactivated with no filter.
     236 LOG_MARRIAGE flag deactivated with no filter.
     236 LOG_MESSAGES flag deactivated with no filter.
     236 LOG_CACHE flag deactivated with no filter.
     236 LOG_PETS flag deactivated with no filter.
     236 LOG_USER flag deactivated with no filter.
     236 LOG_LOOT flag deactivated with no filter.
     236 LOG_DUELS flag deactivated with no filter.
     237 LOG_TRIBES flag deactivated with no filter.
     237 All LOGS are off.
Mounting skin: /this/art/skins/elves.zip
     462 <src/common/paws/pawsimagedrawable.cpp:56 PreparePixmap>
     462 Could not open image: >/this/art/gui/border/topleft.png<
     462 <src/common/paws/pawsimagedrawable.cpp:56 PreparePixmap>
     462 Could not open image: >/this/art/gui/border/topright.png<
     462 <src/common/paws/pawsimagedrawable.cpp:56 PreparePixmap>
     462 Could not open image: >/this/art/gui/border/bottomleft.png<
     462 <src/common/paws/pawsimagedrawable.cpp:56 PreparePixmap>
     462 Could not open image: >/this/art/gui/border/bottomright.png<
     463 <src/common/paws/pawsimagedrawable.cpp:56 PreparePixmap>
     463 Could not open image: >/this/art/gui/border/leftmiddle.png<
     463 <src/common/paws/pawsimagedrawable.cpp:56 PreparePixmap>
     463 Could not open image: >/this/art/gui/border/rightmiddle.png<
     463 <src/common/paws/pawsimagedrawable.cpp:56 PreparePixmap>
     463 Could not open image: >/this/art/gui/border/topmiddle.png<
     463 <src/common/paws/pawsimagedrawable.cpp:56 PreparePixmap>
     463 Could not open image: >/this/art/gui/border/bottommiddle.png<
     463 <src/common/paws/pawsimagedrawable.cpp:56 PreparePixmap>
     463 Could not open image: >/paws/base/maps/leather/top_left_1.png<
     463 <src/common/paws/pawsimagedrawable.cpp:56 PreparePixmap>
     463 Could not open image: >/paws/base/maps/leather/top_right_1.png<
     463 <src/common/paws/pawsimagedrawable.cpp:56 PreparePixmap>
     463 Could not open image: >/paws/base/maps/leather/bottom_left_1.png<
     463 <src/common/paws/pawsimagedrawable.cpp:56 PreparePixmap>
     463 Could not open image: >/paws/base/maps/leather/bottom_right_1.png<
     464 <src/common/paws/pawsimagedrawable.cpp:56 PreparePixmap>
     464 Could not open image: >/paws/base/maps/leather/left_1.png<
     464 <src/common/paws/pawsimagedrawable.cpp:56 PreparePixmap>
     464 Could not open image: >/paws/base/maps/leather/right_1.png<
     464 <src/common/paws/pawsimagedrawable.cpp:56 PreparePixmap>
     464 Could not open image: >/paws/base/maps/leather/top_1.png<
     464 <src/common/paws/pawsimagedrawable.cpp:56 PreparePixmap>
     464 Could not open image: >/paws/base/maps/leather/bottom_1.png<
Mounting skin: /planeshift/art/skins/base/client_base.zip
     858 <src/common/paws/pawsimagedrawable.cpp:56 PreparePixmap>
     858 Could not open image: >/paws/real_skin/gui/cleaver.png<
     858 <src/common/paws/pawsimagedrawable.cpp:56 PreparePixmap>
     858 Could not open image: >/paws/real_skin/gui/longsd.png<
  psEngine initialized.
Using fontsize 16 for resolution 1024x768
WARNING! Object 'spikes_02' is not closed!
WARNING! Object 'spikes_04' is not closed!
WARNING! Object 'spikes_06' is not closed!
WARNING! Object '_s_sigil_03' is not closed!
WARNING! Object '_s_sigil_05' is not closed!
WARNING! Object '_s_walls_01' is not closed!
...

crystalspace.pluginmgr.loadplugin:
  could not load plugin 'crystalspace.graphics3d.shader.glcg'
  could not load plugin 'crystalspace.graphics3d.shader.glcg'

crystalspace.graphics3d.shader.fixed:
  Multitexture units: puny 2

crystalspace.pluginmgr.loadplugin:
  could not load plugin 'crystalspace.graphics3d.shader.glcg'
  could not load plugin 'crystalspace.graphics3d.shader.glcg'
psEngine destroyed.
Segmentation fault
[root@localhost PlaneShift]#





i hope it will find u useful

[LigH]

Issues with GeForce 2 / MX GPUs were previously related to an incorrectly supported OpenGL extension (GL_ARB_texture_rectangle). But it already has been taken care of...

In your case, the messages about failing to load specific plugins may be the key. In contrast to Windows where "get current drivers" is often a suitable answer, for Linux you may need to have several packages up-to-date.

[Asphyxia]

crystalspace.pluginmgr.loadplugin:
  could not load plugin 'crystalspace.graphics3d.shader.glcg'
  could not load plugin 'crystalspace.graphics3d.shader.glcg'

Can that be a clue??
Maybe the pixcel shader version on the graphics card has issues with the crystal space engine.
Cz as far as i know, Saurabh has exactly the same issue with running ps on windows [with the latest drivers downloaded from nvidia].

GeForce 4 was know to have many issues when it came out. Just to make some things more clear, he has an onboard graphics card, not a  standalone one.