billybag
August 17th, 2008, 08:40 AM
This is my first How To and i am writing it because it took me a very very long time to install Doom on my machine. Their were many methods and directions that i found were confusing. I am hoping to deter anyone else from having the same problems and making the same mistake
Method 1. COMMON SENSE (synaptic)
Note: You may laugh, but i actually discovered this AFTER trying methods 2 and 3!
Open up terminal and type:
sudo apt-get install doom-wad-shareware prboom
Now click on PrBoom in your games menu.
IF YOU EXPERIENCE FREEZING:
Create the following empty file: /etc/timidity/timidity.cfg
This is definitely the easiest method, but it may not be for everybody so here are 2 other methods.
METHOD 2: LEGACY
Note: This method took me a while to figure out and for a while i thought i was doing something wrong or missing something. Their was a lack of instruction on the internet and i had to piece this together myself. I used the doom-wad-shareware file for my .wad. I have sound working and this could be why, but i don't know for sure.
1. First you MUST HAVE a .WAD file. This contains everything (sounds, maps, etc.):
doom-wad-shareware can be installed via terminal or synaptic
sudo apt-get install doom-wad-shareware
alternatively you can download the FreeDOOM .wad from this site http://freedoom.sourceforge.net/download/
if you downloaded the doom-wad-shareware version from synaptic, you may wonder where the .wad file is when i tell you to move it. It is located in /usr/share/games/doom
2. Download the newest LEGACY files from here http://legacy.newdoom.com/downloads.php
3. Extract the .zip file to your home folder (or wherever you prefer) and place your.wad file directly into it. Now open up terminal and enter the extracted folder (i will assume you placed it into your home folder)
cd legacy_142_linux and hit ENTER
./llxdoom and hit enter
Some wacky stuff will happen. It will let you know if your .wad file cannot be found. If it isn't, then you forgot to place it into the extracted legacy folder.
Now type
./lsdldoom
If everything went well, you should be ready to play!
Method 3. DOS
Note: This method is fairly easy but inconvenient. It is a process to start the game up every time you want to play. This uses the original DOOM engine, however, and may be liked by collectors or people who would just like to have the original DOOM
1. Download DOSBox. It is available under SYNAPTIC, GETDEB.NET or by typing the following into terminal:
sudo apt-get install dosbox
2. download the folowing zip file ftp://ftp.idsoftware.com/idstuff/doom/doom19s.zip
3. Extract the the .zip to your home directory. You should now have a folder called 'doom19s'
4. open up DOSBox. It should be located under games in your gnome panel menu. Type the following:
mount c ~/doom19s and hit ENTER
You will get the following message:
Drive C is mounted as local directory /home/billy/doom19s
Now type
c:
The Z\:> will now be a C:\> and type in:
DEICE.EXE
5. You will now get the setup screen. It will ask you which drive you would like to install to. type c and hit enter.
It will then ask you for a directory name. Hit enter unless you would like to call the directory something else. I am unsure if this will screw anything up, to be safe, i would keep it the way it is and hit enter
It will tell you the directory does not exist. Type y to create it anyway.
6. We are brought back to the dos prompt screen. We now type in the following:
DOOMS_19.EXE and hit ENTER
It will now extract some files. THIS TAKES A FEW MINUTES. It will seem like it has stopped at
Inflating: DOOM1.WAD but it hasn't so don't worry.
After it is done (the last file it extracts will be SETUP.EXE) type the following:
SETUP.EXE and hit enter
7. You are now brought to the DOOM SETUP WIZARD. This all depends on your system and if you are unsure, then i suggest just hitting enter through the whole thing. I selected Keyboard + Mouse for my controller type, but was unsure when it came to the sound. I hit enter through out the whole sound setup and received no sound problems when it came to actual game play which is a huge plus. So i hit enter 3 times and then selected
Save parameters and launch DOOM
To quit DOOM (and DOSBox):
Hit Esc key to bring you to the menu. Use your arrows to select QUIT then hit Y. You will be brought back to the DOSBox prompt. type
exit to leave DOSBox
To play DOOM: Open DOSBox.
Type
mount c ~/doom19s/DOOMS and hit ENTER
Type
c: and hit ENTER
Type
DOOM.EXE
don't make funn. I really hope this proves useful for people!!!
REFERENCES: http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Play_Doom#Shareware_Doom
http://legacywiki.net/index.php/Main_Page
http://freedoom.sourceforge.net/download/
Method 1. COMMON SENSE (synaptic)
Note: You may laugh, but i actually discovered this AFTER trying methods 2 and 3!
Open up terminal and type:
sudo apt-get install doom-wad-shareware prboom
Now click on PrBoom in your games menu.
IF YOU EXPERIENCE FREEZING:
Create the following empty file: /etc/timidity/timidity.cfg
This is definitely the easiest method, but it may not be for everybody so here are 2 other methods.
METHOD 2: LEGACY
Note: This method took me a while to figure out and for a while i thought i was doing something wrong or missing something. Their was a lack of instruction on the internet and i had to piece this together myself. I used the doom-wad-shareware file for my .wad. I have sound working and this could be why, but i don't know for sure.
1. First you MUST HAVE a .WAD file. This contains everything (sounds, maps, etc.):
doom-wad-shareware can be installed via terminal or synaptic
sudo apt-get install doom-wad-shareware
alternatively you can download the FreeDOOM .wad from this site http://freedoom.sourceforge.net/download/
if you downloaded the doom-wad-shareware version from synaptic, you may wonder where the .wad file is when i tell you to move it. It is located in /usr/share/games/doom
2. Download the newest LEGACY files from here http://legacy.newdoom.com/downloads.php
3. Extract the .zip file to your home folder (or wherever you prefer) and place your.wad file directly into it. Now open up terminal and enter the extracted folder (i will assume you placed it into your home folder)
cd legacy_142_linux and hit ENTER
./llxdoom and hit enter
Some wacky stuff will happen. It will let you know if your .wad file cannot be found. If it isn't, then you forgot to place it into the extracted legacy folder.
Now type
./lsdldoom
If everything went well, you should be ready to play!
Method 3. DOS
Note: This method is fairly easy but inconvenient. It is a process to start the game up every time you want to play. This uses the original DOOM engine, however, and may be liked by collectors or people who would just like to have the original DOOM
1. Download DOSBox. It is available under SYNAPTIC, GETDEB.NET or by typing the following into terminal:
sudo apt-get install dosbox
2. download the folowing zip file ftp://ftp.idsoftware.com/idstuff/doom/doom19s.zip
3. Extract the the .zip to your home directory. You should now have a folder called 'doom19s'
4. open up DOSBox. It should be located under games in your gnome panel menu. Type the following:
mount c ~/doom19s and hit ENTER
You will get the following message:
Drive C is mounted as local directory /home/billy/doom19s
Now type
c:
The Z\:> will now be a C:\> and type in:
DEICE.EXE
5. You will now get the setup screen. It will ask you which drive you would like to install to. type c and hit enter.
It will then ask you for a directory name. Hit enter unless you would like to call the directory something else. I am unsure if this will screw anything up, to be safe, i would keep it the way it is and hit enter
It will tell you the directory does not exist. Type y to create it anyway.
6. We are brought back to the dos prompt screen. We now type in the following:
DOOMS_19.EXE and hit ENTER
It will now extract some files. THIS TAKES A FEW MINUTES. It will seem like it has stopped at
Inflating: DOOM1.WAD but it hasn't so don't worry.
After it is done (the last file it extracts will be SETUP.EXE) type the following:
SETUP.EXE and hit enter
7. You are now brought to the DOOM SETUP WIZARD. This all depends on your system and if you are unsure, then i suggest just hitting enter through the whole thing. I selected Keyboard + Mouse for my controller type, but was unsure when it came to the sound. I hit enter through out the whole sound setup and received no sound problems when it came to actual game play which is a huge plus. So i hit enter 3 times and then selected
Save parameters and launch DOOM
To quit DOOM (and DOSBox):
Hit Esc key to bring you to the menu. Use your arrows to select QUIT then hit Y. You will be brought back to the DOSBox prompt. type
exit to leave DOSBox
To play DOOM: Open DOSBox.
Type
mount c ~/doom19s/DOOMS and hit ENTER
Type
c: and hit ENTER
Type
DOOM.EXE
don't make funn. I really hope this proves useful for people!!!
REFERENCES: http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Play_Doom#Shareware_Doom
http://legacywiki.net/index.php/Main_Page
http://freedoom.sourceforge.net/download/