Minecraft Installer

[memzak]

Wow, this is extremely useful, pity I never found it earlier. I ended up writing my own sh... but then again I personally edited it on whether to start minecraft up using a proxy server to connect to the internet or not depending on location... BUT if I didn't need that, this download would have saved me a lot of time.

[manij]

HWne i try to install it i get this error

XXXX@XXXXX-desktop:~/Desktop# bash Minecraft_Installer_20.sh
Minecraft_Installer_20.sh: line 1: syntax error near unexpected token `newline'
Minecraft_Installer_20.sh: line 1: `<br />'


Help please!

[regor210]

This bash script is old.
You don't want to use it with Xubuntu.
And you need to get a Java PPA before you use it.

Minecracft uses Sun Java 6 and recommends its use.
Ubuntu uses java-6-openjdk.
The easiest way to install Sun Java 6 is using a non Ubuntu repository or PPA. Non Ubuntu repositories can pose a security risk because your getting software and updates from who knows where.
That said some of us are using this PPA
http://superuser.com/questions/35398...u-11-10-oneric

[manij]

This bash script is old.
You don't want to use it with Xubuntu.
And you need to get a Java PPA before you use it.

Minecracft uses Sun Java 6 and recommends its use.
Ubuntu uses java-6-openjdk.
The easiest way to install Sun Java 6 is using a non Ubuntu repository or PPA. Non Ubuntu repositories can pose a security risk because your getting software and updates from who knows where.
That said some of us are using this PPA
http://superuser.com/questions/35398...u-11-10-oneric

Regor,

i get the login page and i encounter some sort of fatal error when i try to login. here is bit of the error log


#
# A fatal error has been detected by the Java Runtime Environment:
#
# SIGSEGV (0xb) at pc=0xb3757ef6, pid=7328, tid=3017542512
#
# JRE version: 6.0_31-b04
# Java VM: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (20.6-b01 mixed mode, sharing linux-x86 )
# Problematic frame:
# C [libGL.so.1+0x65ef6] XF86DRIQueryExtension+0x8e
#
# If you would like to submit a bug report, please visit:
# http://java.sun.com/webapps/bugreport/crash.jsp
# The crash happened outside the Java Virtual Machine in native code.
# See problematic frame for where to report the bug.
#

[regor210]

I think you have 2 threads going here.

Looks like your ATI video drivers may be the problem.

Run these in a terminal minus the $

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get upgrade
$ sudo apt-get install mesa-utils


Now run these in terminal and post what you get.
video driver 3D test FPS

$ glxgears

video card and driver information

$ lspci -vmk | grep -A 8 -B 2 VGA

System information
$ uname -a
$ lsb_release -a

Here's a thread with a similar issue.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1639074

The simple answer is how attached are you to your ATI property drivers?

Blitaxos said
“Hey there! I recently had a similar problem where using either sun or open jdk minecraft would simply close itself when I tried starting a level. The same problem occurred in ubuntu 10.10 as well as 11.04.

But I FIXED IT

I finally noticed in the scripts that it was having a graphics issue - so all I did was remove my graphics driver (ATI/AMD proprietary FGLRX graphics driver). And minecraft started working

Good luck, I hope this applies to your issue as well.”

Blitaxos un-installed his ATI property driver and the open source ATI drivers worked for him.

If you show us your hardware we may ba able to find you a better answer.

[manij]

I think you have 2 threads going here.

Regor, thanks for your help. Minecraft stopped working and my son is driving me crazy!

Looks like your ATI video drivers may be the problem.

I removed the ATI driver, but i still have a graphics problem in both sun java 6 and the open jdk. this time it is actually in the minecraft window. it reads

--- BEGIN ERROR REPORT 7cf3a456 --------
Generated 3/17/12 5:51 PM

Minecraft: Minecraft 1.2.3
OS: Linux (i386) version 2.6.32-39-generic
Java: 1.6.0_20, Sun Microsystems Inc.
VM: OpenJDK Client VM (mixed mode, sharing), Sun Microsystems Inc.
LWJGL: 2.4.2
[failed to get system properties (java.lang.NullPointerException)]

org.lwjgl.LWJGLException: Could not choose GLX13 config
at org.lwjgl.opengl.LinuxDisplayPeerInfo.initDefaultP eerInfo(Native Method)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.LinuxDisplayPeerInfo.<init>(Linux DisplayPeerInfo.java:52)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.LinuxDisplay.createPeerInfo(Linux Display.java:684)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:854)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:784)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:765)
at net.minecraft.client.Minecraft.a(SourceFile:230)
at net.minecraft.client.Minecraft.run(SourceFile:650)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:636)
--- END ERROR REPORT 59307d06 ----------

the output you asked for

$ glxgears
X Error of failed request: BadRequest (invalid request code or no such operation)
Major opcode of failed request: 135 (GLX)
Minor opcode of failed request: 19 (X_GLXQueryServerString)
Serial number of failed request: 14
Current serial number in output stream: 14


video card and driver information
$ lspci -vmk | grep -A 8 -B 2 VGA

Device: 01:05.0
Class: VGA compatible controller
Vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
Device: 760G [Radeon 3000]
SVendor: Lenovo
SDevice: Device 3600
Driver: fglrx_pci
Module: radeon

Device: 01:05.1


System information
$ uname -a
Linux manij-desktop 2.6.32-39-generic #86-Ubuntu SMP Mon Feb 13 21:47:32 UTC 2012 i686 GNU/Linux

$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS
Release: 10.04
Codename: lucid


The simple answer is how attached are you to your ATI property drivers?

Not very!

Help me please!

[regor210]

You don't have 3D support with the open source drivers.

Here is what you are looking for.
http://debianhelp.wordpress.com/2011...aft-in-ubuntu/
How-to Install Minecraft in*Ubuntu

Scroll down to
How-to install ATI Catalyst Video Drivers:

looks like you need you need to download 32-bit drivers

[scrub jay]

HWne i try to install it i get this error

XXXX@XXXXX-desktop:~/Desktop# bash Minecraft_Installer_20.sh
Minecraft_Installer_20.sh: line 1: syntax error near unexpected token `newline'
Minecraft_Installer_20.sh: line 1: `<br />'


Help please!

This bash script is old.
You don't want to use it with Xubuntu.
And you need to get a Java PPA before you use it.

Minecracft uses Sun Java 6 and recommends its use.
Ubuntu uses java-6-openjdk.
The easiest way to install Sun Java 6 is using a non Ubuntu repository or PPA. Non Ubuntu repositories can pose a security risk because your getting software and updates from who knows where.
That said some of us are using this PPA
http://superuser.com/questions/35398...u-11-10-oneric

Ok, I've used this script in the past to install Minecraft with no problems on Kubuntu and Xubuntu boxes. Today, I downloaded the script via the File Dropper link (couldn't find the usb I have it saved on ) and received the same "syntax error near unexpected token `newline" as manij. The script has changed for whatever reason. No problem, just open the script with gedit or whatever text editor is comfortable to you and replace the text with the script allocateB posted in his original post (or copy and paste into a new editor screen and save). I did this a few mins. ago on a Mint Debian Xfce box with no issues.

[lordboobatron]

when i try to run this, the terminal will open up for a split second and then close. nothing seems to happen, no minecraft or .minecraft folder.

[regor210]

Asuming Minecraft_Installer_20.sh is in your Downloads file.

Could you run these in terminal and post the output if it does not work?


Howto
If your using the newest Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot just click on the Ubuntu icon on the upper left side of your desk top and type term in the search window to bring up your terminal options. Any of them should work fine.

After you have a terminal open just cut and past or type in the line you would like to run minus the $

$ cd ~/Downloads/ && chmod -x Minecraft_Installer_20.sh

$ cd ~/Downloads/ && bash Minecraft_Installer_20.sh

$ java -jar /home/reg/.minecraft/minecraft.jar