Help installing .bin? / Segmentation Fault

[ikku_bonaparte]

I'm a recent convert from Windows, and I've never installed a .bin file in Linux before. I downloaded the 32-bit version, and have attempted to install it with these instructions (http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/805345/how_to_install_a_bin_file_on_ubuntu.html). It seems to go well until the last step (./filename.bin, or in this case ./PlaneShift-v0.5.4-x86.bin) at which point, it tells me that it has a "Segmentation Fault."

Is there a known cause/fix for the error, or an alternative way of installing the file? Thanks!

[RlyDontKnow]

what's your operating syste? and most important: is it 32bit or 64bit?
if you installed a 64bit operating system, you'll have to get the 64bit client, too

generally to install: just do "chmod +x file.bin" and then "./file.bin" in the directory where the bin is.
then a grpahical installer should pop up that'll guide you

[Aiwendil]

you can also try to install the game in text mode with "./PlaneShift-<whatever-version-is-current-right-now>.bin --mode text". Just not sure if you won't run into more problems after the installation if the installer crashes already because of the gui.

[ikku_bonaparte]

Oops - meant to add my OS details after the question, then had a brainfart and forgot. Anyway, I'm running 32-bit Ubuntu 10.04.

@RlyDontKnow - I've been trying what you suggested, but it's after the "./file.bin" step that the segmentation fault pops up, and nothing else happens.

@Aiwendil - (love the name, by the way) I just tried it with text mode, but it still gives me the same error.

[Aiwendil]

So I hope you dowloaded the 32 bit version also . Not really sure how else to help you. There is a guide to install PS on ubuntu here. Maybe that helps. If it still doesn't work check if maybe the download is broken...sorry, don't have the latest version so can't tell you exactly the size the downloaded file should have. But use http://webchat.freenode.net/ to connect to IRC in the channel #planeshift and ask there.

[RlyDontKnow]

you don't have to check the size, just verify via the md5 sum (md5sum file), it should be:
PlaneShift-v0.5.4-x86.bin: e3fa024f57d4f88786e6cfa817c5a0ea (taken from our download page)
but yeah, if it's not a corrupt download, you may want to join in #planeshift and ask around, makes it easier to check things.

[ikku_bonaparte]

First I tried the newbie guide exactly step-by-step with the file that I already had, but it still gave me the same error at the same point. I re-downloaded it from the PlaneShift downloads page and tried again, and it worked that time. Yay!

In case it comes up again for anyone else, I was originally using the torrented file, which was giving me the error, but when I downloaded it through the Uniquity mirror, it ran fine.

Thanks for your help, both of you!