[SOLVED] Trying to make shortcut to game...

floopy1962 · 01-20-2011, 06:56 PM

So my game is Rune: Halls of Valhalla based on unreal engine and its stored in /home/user/.loki/rune/ and i have to start it from /home/user/.loki/rune/System/rune-bin
but nothing happens with double click only if i open terminal navigate to the folder and then type ./rune-bin
suo game runs but do i have to make this every time.
here's my problem i make shortcut in the menu with target /home/user/.loki/rune/System/./rune-bin but it doesn't seems to work, then i tryed to launch from terminal and here what i get:
"user@user-desktop:~$/home/user/.loki/rune/System/./rune-bin
/home/user/.loki/rune/System/./rune-bin: error while loading shared libraries: Engine.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory"
the strange is that if i navigate terminal to the System folder and then type ./rune-bin the game starts
so what i missing?
i tryed also to make .desktop file and that doesn't work...
I just can't figure where is the problem

Many thanks

and sorry for my english

its my second language :P

John VV · 01-20-2011, 10:50 PM

Quote:

i tryed also to make .desktop file and that doesn't work...

a desktop file should work
I do that all the time for programs with shortcuts that sit on the desktop or in Gnome menu
/Applications/Games/????

can you post the *.desktop file ?

DID you use the full path to it in the file ?
/home/user/.loki/rune/System/rune-bin or just rune-bin

is the file rune-bin executable ?
did you run " chmod +x rune-bin" on it ?
or in the GUI put a check in that check box ?

is the file path "/home/user/.loki/rune/" set ?
did you set the $PATH for this odd path ?

rizzy · 01-21-2011, 04:18 AM

try ticking 'run in terminal' box when creating the shortcut

floopy1962 · 01-21-2011, 07:53 AM

Of course i use the full path here the desktop file:

Code:

[Desktop Entry]
Comment[en_US]=Great 3th Porson Game With Vikings
Comment=Great 3th Porson Game With Vikings
Exec=/home/user/.loki/rune/System/./rune-bin
GenericName[en_US]=Online-Multiplayer 3th Porson Game
GenericName=Online-Multiplayer 3th Porson Game
Icon=
MimeType=
Name[en_US]=Rune: Halls of Valhalla
Name=Rune: Halls of Valhalla
Path=/home/user/.loki/rune/System/
StartupNotify=true
Terminal=false
TerminalOptions=
Type=Application
X-DBUS-ServiceName=
X-DBUS-StartupType=
X-KDE-SubstituteUID=false
X-KDE-Username=
X-Ubuntu-Gettext-Domain=desktop_kdebase

i can't figure what is the problem with "/home/se3n/.loki/rune/System/./rune-bin" if i navigate to folder System with dolphin and then open terminal its ok but if i navigate the whole path with terminal i get

Code:

"error while loading shared libraries: Engine.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory"

so check run in terminal option doesn't help... i think this is a game bug the easiest way to make shortcut is

Code:

dolphin /home/user/.loki/rune/System/

btw thank you for the quick respond :P

John VV · 01-21-2011, 08:23 AM

try this
in the terminal

Code:

cd /home/user/.loki/rune/System
chmod +x rune-bin

then edit the line in the desktop file

Code:

Exec=/home/user/.loki/rune/System/./rune-bin
--- to this ---
Exec=/home/user/.loki/rune/System/rune-bin

a question ?
/home/user ?????
your user name IS " user" ???
or are you just editing that from "se3n"

floopy1962 · 01-25-2011, 11:38 PM

that doesn't work also... i tryed everithing with "world of goo", "chicken invaders 3 & 4" and one other game... and everything works

i believe that is a game bug is not a big deal

glory of god that is run hov for linux

now i'm trying to fix sound

because there is no sound with alsa... and all new distros use alsa instead oss i tryed to install oss and the game works fine with great sound but there is no other sound no amarok no smplayer nothing but the game

so i remove it and googled a little and read about alsa-oss but when i run the game with aoss (aoss ./rune-bin) there is sound but there is also delay between the sound and gameplay... sound came 5-6 after seconds i click somewere... i also tryed padsp but there is delay too... about 3-4 seconds...
Is there a way to install oss but and make it work with whole system not just the game?
Note: Do i have to move somehow the thread after i changed the subject... ?

knudfl · 01-26-2011, 04:12 PM

Like with other games, the solution is to use an
executable start script, in /usr/local/bin/ , e.g. 'start-rune.sh' :

Code:

#!/bin/sh

cd /home/user/.loki/rune/System

exec ./rune-bin

Then you can easily start the game with a launcher : Exec=start-rune.sh

..

floopy1962 · 01-26-2011, 05:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by knudfl

Like with other games, the solution is to use an
executable start script, in /usr/local/bin/ , e.g. 'start-rune.sh' :

Code:

#!/bin/sh

cd /home/user/.loki/rune/System

exec ./rune-bin

Then you can easily start the game with a launcher : Exec=start-rune.sh

..

grrr...
i created the script and then one .desktop file (with the right click on kde desktop) and when i click on it...

Code:

KDEInit could not launch 'start-rune.sh'.:
Could not find 'start-rune.sh' executable.

i tryed "chmod -x" but no change... may be some other "chmod" ?... i don't know

Person_1873 · 01-26-2011, 05:53 PM

chmod -x removes the ability to execute the script, you need chmod +x

floopy1962 · 01-26-2011, 06:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Person_1873

chmod -x removes the ability to execute the script, you need chmod +x

Thank you now works like a charm :P useful information for me... never hurt to learn something new

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