HOW TO: install Enemy Territory

[nehalem]

First, Install the Nvidia or ATI driver:

Here is Ubuntu's instructions - http://wiki.ubuntulinux.org/BinaryDriverHowto
More info on installing the ATI driver here

Second, download and install the game:
I went to fileshack.com personally but there is a lot of places.

To install go to Applications->System Tools->Root Terminal
Navigate to wherever you downloaded the file.
Simply run the file (./et-linux-2.56-2.x86.run)
and it should bring up a GUI to help you through the process. I pretty much kept everything as default (by default PB is selected, keep this intact since you can't join a lot of servers without it).

Installed!

Simply type "et" from the command line to launch. Also the games section on your Applications Menu should have Enemy Territory as well (I had to log out for it to take effect)

Troubleshooting
Sound Issues
I found that sound did not work for my setup, giving me the following error:
/dev/dsp: Input/output error Could not mmap /dev/dsp
To resolve this issue I simply typed from root terminal the following:
echo "et.x86 0 0 direct" > /proc/asound/card0/pcm0p/oss
For more info on this click here

Permission Errors:
Use this command:
chmod +x et-linux-2.56-2.x86.run
su -c "./et-linux-2.56-2.x86.run"
Thanks Ichabob

Final Words
This is not by any means comprehensive. It would be nice to have common commands that are useful as well as more troubleshooting tips (since I didn't have any other problems I can't really help here) since I'm sure there exists a lot more common issues. Please post anything here and I'll try to make the necessary changes to this post so the most up-to-date and correct info is on the first post.

Thanks.

P.S. - With my 9800 Pro I was able to play this game perfectly so even with the inferior ATI drivers so just about anyone should be able to enjoy this game. Have Fun!

[DaGr8Gatzby]

Hey I installed Quake 3 Arena Today but it stops at Sound Initialization in the console....any ideas?

[IchaBOB]

Second, download and install the game:
I went to fileshack.com personally but there is a lot of places.

To install go to Applications->System Tools->Root Terminal
Navigate to wherever you downloaded the file.
Simply run the file (./et-linux-2.56-2.x86.run)
and it should bring up a GUI to help you through the process.

When I try and run it through the ROOT Terminal, I get permission denied...
any tips?
Thx

[IchaBOB]

chmod +x et-linux-2.56-2.x86.run
su -c "./et-linux-2.56-2.x86.run"

[easy_target]

Okay I tried to install this way but I could only get a "permission denied" message. So I tried installing it with sudo and it did everything fine (I think it installed the game under /usr/games/et)
It runs fine but with no sounds!! I tried the echo parameter but it didn't work either. I tried running it as super user and everything works fine again.
What should I do? It bothers me having this game running as super user. Are there any problems security-wise? Please give me some advice.

Thanks in advance Ubuntu Community!

[nehalem]

Well I don't wouldn't worry too much about it security wise but I can understand the annoyance. When you try to run it as your user, in the terminal, what does it say? I'm sure it will give some error on the CLI that should point us in the right direction (it may be as simply as giving your user access to certain files).

[easy_target]

I still have to play the game as super user if I want the maps to be downloaded automatically. My sound works fine. I can't produce a desktop link on the applications menu without braking the sound. What's the problem? Heeeellllppppp!!!!!

[nehalem]

Ok, I think I can give some insight:
Sound
I can't start hardly any games from the menu with sound. As far as I can tell it's when you start an application the system plays it's sound, using the device and thus the game when starting cant' access the sound device. This is only a limitation generally on on board sound, does this describe your setup?

Downloading Maps
Have you verified that the directory that it downloads maps to is chmoded for access by your user?

[Tonio]

Hello,

I download it from fileshack.com, done as you said, but got this :

root@ubuntu:/mnt/atchoum/Softs/linux # ls -l | grep et
-rwxr-xr-x    1 tonio    tonio    30920500 2004-12-19 16:52 et-linux-2.56-2.x86.run
root@ubuntu:/mnt/atchoum/Softs/linux # ./et-linux-2.56-2.x86.run
bash: ./et-linux-2.56-2.x86.run: /bin/sh: bad interpreter: Permission non accordée
root@ubuntu:/mnt/atchoum/Softs/linux # su -c "./et-linux-2.56-2.x86.run"
bash: ./et-linux-2.56-2.x86.run: /bin/sh: bad interpreter: Permission non accordée
root@ubuntu:/mnt/atchoum/Softs/linux #

Any idea?

PS:Sorry for english, I don't speak very well.

[Ste]

Hello,

I download it from fileshack.com, done as you said, but got this :

root@ubuntu:/mnt/atchoum/Softs/linux # ls -l | grep et
-rwxr-xr-x    1 tonio    tonio    30920500 2004-12-19 16:52 et-linux-2.56-2.x86.run
root@ubuntu:/mnt/atchoum/Softs/linux # ./et-linux-2.56-2.x86.run
bash: ./et-linux-2.56-2.x86.run: /bin/sh: bad interpreter: Permission non accordée
root@ubuntu:/mnt/atchoum/Softs/linux # su -c "./et-linux-2.56-2.x86.run"
bash: ./et-linux-2.56-2.x86.run: /bin/sh: bad interpreter: Permission non accordée
root@ubuntu:/mnt/atchoum/Softs/linux #

Any idea?

PS:Sorry for english, I don't speak very well.

Permission Errors:
Use this command:
chmod +x et-linux-2.56-2.x86.run
su -c "./et-linux-2.56-2.x86.run"

Did you follow this step ?