Quake4 video/mouse issue on Hardy

[joemilx]

Usually, when I start cold and immediately run Quake4, it comes up in full screen mode and runs fine. However, if I start Firefox first or if I quit, then restart Quake4, it usually starts in a window with jumpy video and no mouse control.

I say "usually" because it is erratic. Sometimes it fails after a cold start and sometimes it works after Firefox is started first.

In any case, once it happens, I shut Hardy down and try again.

I am using the restricted ATI driver on an X800 GT at 24 bit, 1440x900 on a Samsung 941bw LCD. Other games, including Quake3, don't have this problem.

[breadbin]

Sorry for hijacking your thread but I have the same problem. Didn't associate it with firefox but it could be. Did you get it sorted?

I was playing q4 fine there yesterday but now when I run it, it goes to a maximized window and I can't use the mouse. I can still use the console though and when I alt-tab to something and then back to q4 it goes fullscreen for maybe half a second and then back. I can stay in fullscreen mode and it proceeds as normal if I keep moving the mouse. Once I stop moving the mouse it exits fullscreen. obviously somehting grabbing the focus from it.

there was a thing in quake 2 called _windowed_mouse or something like that I will try it.

let me know if you got/get it fixed

ed

btw im using hardy too on AMD64, latest nvidia drivers, everything up to date.

[joemilx]

Breadbin, it's nice to have company! Have not found a solution yet. Probably not the video driver, you being Nvidia and mine is ATI. Write back if you figure it out.

[breadbin]

Hiya, I sort of figured it out. Well a workaround really. I changed the resolution in Quake to something other than the desktop res which for me is 1024x768 so I changed the quake res to 800x600 and it works like a dream now. some sort of bug there i guess. hope that works for you;)

[Brebs]

Try turning off DGA before running the game:
export SDL_VIDEO_X11_DGAMOUSE=0
quake4

[joemilx]

Try turning off DGA before running the game:
export SDL_VIDEO_X11_DGAMOUSE=0
quake4
Thanks, Brebs. That worked just fine for my situation.

[joemilx]

Hiya, I sort of figured it out. Well a workaround really. I changed the resolution in Quake to something other than the desktop res which for me is 1024x768 so I changed the quake res to 800x600 and it works like a dream now. some sort of bug there i guess. hope that works for you;)
That worked but I'd like to keep my 16:10 aspect radio on the LCD. I'll try what Grebs recommends.

[fuzzmo]

Just for completeness sake I have the same issue with Doom3 and penumbrablackplague... i'll check into changing resolution but it is strange to say the least... playing WoW on wine works perfectly....

[breadbin]

That worked but I'd like to keep my 16:10 aspect radio on the LCD. I'll try what Grebs recommends.

i didn't mean to set your resolution to 800x600 just something different to the desktop;) I might try the dga thing too its more complete fix instead of a workaround.

[godvalve]

Try turning off DGA before running the game:
export SDL_VIDEO_X11_DGAMOUSE=0
quake4
Thank you for this useful info. I could get quake4 to run great, but I would lose mouse control at the main menu. Thank you!