quake 4 no longer starts

[fuag155555]

this is wierd, quake 4 started fine, then i noticed that i had forgot to run the smp version because i could not enable multiple processor support in the option.

I went to run quak4-smp and i got an error. I then went to run quake4 and i got the same error i was getting with quake4-smp, i now get this error everytime.

Quake4 V1.4.2 linux-x86 Jun 15 2007
found interface lo - loopback
found interface eth0 - 192.168.0.101/255.255.255.0
CPU: AMD CPU with MMX & 3DNow! & SSE & SSE2 & SSE3
enabled Flush-To-Zero mode
--------- Initializing File System ----------
Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/game000.pk4 with checksum 0xb3abe28c
Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/game100.pk4 with checksum 0x74b379d9
Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/game200.pk4 with checksum 0xa3c810d9
Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak001.pk4 with checksum 0xf2cbc998
Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak002.pk4 with checksum 0x7f8d80d1
Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak003.pk4 with checksum 0x1b57b207
Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak004.pk4 with checksum 0x385aa578
Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak005.pk4 with checksum 0x60d50a1d
Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak006.pk4 with checksum 0x9099ed11
Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak007.pk4 with checksum 0xaf301fff
Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak008.pk4 with checksum 0x4ac6f6d9
Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak009.pk4 with checksum 0x36030c7d
Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak010.pk4 with checksum 0x4b80fbda
Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak011.pk4 with checksum 0x8acf4cfa
Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak012.pk4 with checksum 0xbe4120b0
Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak013.pk4 with checksum 0x6ad67f40
Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak014.pk4 with checksum 0xee51cd59
Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak015.pk4 with checksum 0xf5bf4e0c
Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak016.pk4 with checksum 0x2196f58c
Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak017.pk4 with checksum 0x91118a35
Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak018.pk4 with checksum 0x98a14f03
Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak019.pk4 with checksum 0xbc82ac79
Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak020.pk4 with checksum 0xce74cda5
Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak021.pk4 with checksum 0x2ba6e70c
Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak022.pk4 with checksum 0x4e390eec
Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/q4cmp_pak001.pk4 with checksum 0xd0813943
Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/zpak_english.pk4 with checksum 0x5868f530
Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/zpak_english_01.pk4 with checksum 0xd9f04b8b
Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/zpak_english_02.pk4 with checksum 0x9dbd91fd
Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/zpak_english_03.pk4 with checksum 0x2eb6ad8
Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/zpak_english_04.pk4 with checksum 0xd3fefaa1
Addon pk4 /usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/q4cmp_pak001.pk4 with checksum 0xd0813943 is on addon list
Current search path:
/home/mike/.quake4/q4base
/usr/local/games/quake4/q4base
/usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/zpak_english_04.pk4 (3 files)
/usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/zpak_english_03.pk4 (4 files)
/usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/zpak_english_02.pk4 (21 files)
/usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/zpak_english_01.pk4 (1 files)
/usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/zpak_english.pk4 (3457 files)
/usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak022.pk4 (14 files)
/usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak021.pk4 (89 files)
/usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak020.pk4 (11 files)
/usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak019.pk4 (1206 files)
/usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak018.pk4 (3 files)
/usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak017.pk4 (3 files)
/usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak016.pk4 (193 files)
/usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak015.pk4 (34 files)
/usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak014.pk4 (552 files)
/usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak013.pk4 (239 files)
/usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak012.pk4 (1081 files)
/usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak011.pk4 (5620 files)
/usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak010.pk4 (5539 files)
/usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak009.pk4 (1284 files)
/usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak008.pk4 (1289 files)
/usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak007.pk4 (1330 files)
/usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak006.pk4 (1343 files)
/usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak005.pk4 (1395 files)
/usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak004.pk4 (2249 files)
/usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak003.pk4 (1281 files)
/usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak002.pk4 (313 files)
/usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak001.pk4 (5837 files)
/usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/game200.pk4 (9 files)
/usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/game100.pk4 (2 files)
/usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/game000.pk4 (2 files)
game DLL: 0x0 in pak: 0x0
Addon pk4s:
/usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/q4cmp_pak001.pk4 (119 files)
file system initialized.
---------------------------------------------
------------ Initializing Decls -------------
Loading guides.... 64 loaded
472ms to load 1125k of material
129ms to load 43k of skin
277ms to load 723k of sound
7ms to load 1k of materialType
673ms to load 2889k of lipSync
115ms to load 105k of playback
1005ms to load 1690k of effect
---------------------------------------------
-------- Initializing renderSystem ----------
using ARB renderSystem
renderSystem initialized.
---------------------------------------------
Found default language English with VO
.... found additional language 'french' without VO
.... found additional language 'italian' without VO
.... found additional language 'spanish' without VO
696 strings read from strings/english_code.lang
1794 strings read from strings/english_guis.lang
5756 strings read from strings/english_lips.lang
5759 strings read from strings/english_mappack.lang
6235 strings read from strings/english_maps.lang
3 strings read from strings/french_mappack.lang
3 strings read from strings/italian_mappack.lang
3 strings read from strings/spanish_mappack.lang
Couldn't open journal files
execing default.cfg
couldn't exec editor.cfg
execing Quake4Config.cfg
couldn't exec autoexec.cfg
-------- Initializing Sound System ----------
sound system initialized.
---------------------------------------------
--------------- R_InitOpenGL ----------------
Initializing SDL subsystem
Loading GL driver 'libGL.so.1' through SDL
SDL_ListModes:
1280x1024 1280x960 1280x800 1280x768 1152x864 1024x768 960x600 840x525 832x624 800x600 800x512
720x450 700x525 640x512 640x480 640x400 640x384 576x432 512x384 416x312 400x300
320x240
SDL_ListModes are currently ignored for resolution filtering. Set r_useSDLModes to 1 if you want it
Initializing SDL subsystem
Loading GL driver 'libGL.so.1' through SDL
SDL_ListModes:
1280x1024 1280x960 1280x800 1280x768 1152x864 1024x768 960x600 840x525 832x624 800x600 800x512
720x450 700x525 640x512 640x480 640x400 640x384 576x432 512x384 416x312 400x300
320x240
SDL_ListModes are currently ignored for resolution filtering. Set r_useSDLModes to 1 if you want it
Fatal Error: Unable to initialize OpenGL
--------------- BSE Shutdown ----------------
---------------------------------------------
idRenderSystem::Shutdown()
Sys_Error: Unable to initialize OpenGL


Here is the output of xorg.conf

# xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "kbd"
Option "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "false"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "stylus"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "stylus"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "eraser"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "eraser"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "cursor"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "cursor"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "nVidia Corporation G80 [GeForce 8600 GTS]"
Driver "nvidia"
BusID "PCI:2:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Generic Monitor"
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "nVidia Corporation G80 [GeForce 8600 GTS]"
Monitor "Generic Monitor"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen "Default Screen"
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse"

# Uncomment if you have a wacom tablet
# InputDevice "stylus" "SendCoreEvents"
# InputDevice "cursor" "SendCoreEvents"
# InputDevice "eraser" "SendCoreEvents"
EndSection


Any ideas?

[disturbed1]

Running desktop effects? (Compiz-Fusion etc...)
Turn them off, then try again.

Also, if you have a program running through Wine in the background, I've notice some errors while doing this with different overlay outputs (VLC, OpenGlL games). Check the system monitor to be sure.

You could also try following the instructions given in the commandline just after the error ;)

currently ignored for resolution filtering. Set r_useSDLModes to 1 if you want it
Initializing SDL subsystem


If you've fiddled with the .cfg file at all, perhaps you changed something that shouldn't have been changed. Hopefully there's a backup made for you to restore to, or attempt to delete it. Worse case, you'll just have to reinstall the game.

[Sockerdrickan]

64bit ubuntu?

[longfire]

I have the exact same crash too. The only thing I can think of is that it's related to changing the screen res settings in quake. I went from a 1280x1024 monitor to a 1680x1050 so I changed the settings in the game to get the higher res then it no longer starts. In the meantime Quake Wars came out so I got side tracked on finding an answer.

[fuag155555]

I am on 64 bit ubuntu, and i'm running compiz-fusion, but doom3 and et qw start fine, wonder whats weird about quake 4, i'll check the option thing when i gethome and try wihtout compiz

[fuag155555]

Hey guys, so the r_SDL switch did not work, i tried runing it after a

kwin --replace

and it behaves the same, i guess its a 64-bit issue?

[fuag155555]

*bump* i'm really going through a withdrawel from the railgun here, any ideas?