Quake4 Install Issues

[comradburk]

I'm going to quakecon in a week, and I didn't want the hassle of installing windows, so I figured I'd just install Quake4 and hopefully get CS:S working well...

I copied the .pk4 files from the first Quake4 cd into /usr/local/games/quake4/q4base but for some reason I can't access the files on the second (and third...dunno about the fourth) cd. When I put it in it tells me that I don't have the permission necessary to view the contents, and, if I attempt to copy using sudo it errors saying "cannot stat /media/cdrom0/Setup/Data/q4base/*.pk4 : No such file or directory" I haven't run the installer yet (currently downloading it actually) but it seems like I should be running it after copying the files anyways...

I know that's the correct path for the files I need...any ideas? google wasn't being very helpful... I didn't think I was a total linux noob, but maybe I'm missing something basic...

[Cresho]

http://lulug.wordpress.com/2007/04/17/guide-xihow-to-install-quake-iv-on-gnulinux-ubuntu-os/

I dont know if you are having hardware issues but try putting in a cd, copy and replace the cd and reboot and start again. Sometimes this worked on my old cd drive which failed later on. I had to buy a new one. also, check your disks that they are not dirty or scratched.

[comradburk]

Well, I just decided to plop the cd in a windows computer that was laying around and copy the files onto a flash drive, then onto my comp...worked like a charm :p