I finally got UT2004 to install on my computer. I used to play it all the time at maximum graphics setting without a problem when using XP. However, on Linux, every couple of minutes, the screen freezes for a good :60+ seconds. I also play BF1942 DCX without a hitch, so I am doubting it is a problem with my computer speed. But, just in case, here is what I am running at the moment:

Asus A7V333 MB, Athlon 2400+ CPU, Suse 9.3 Pro, 1 gig 2700 memory.

While playing, everything looks and runs great. It just suddenly stops for no reason....Oh yes...and it has trouble making it through an entire level without crashing.


ALSO, I can't seem to find the Editors' Choice Map Pack. Does anyone have a link so I can patch. (The UT site indicates I should have that map pack before installing the linux patch.)

Thank you for any help.

Let me correct that! The sputtering is a lot more prevailant than first indicated! HELP!!!!!!

If I'm right, you can download a zip version of the Editors' Choice Map Pack from icculus.org

You didn't metion what kind of video card you had. Make sure you have the latest & greatest drivers. Also if it is an ATI card UT won't perform as well as in Windows.

Also check /home/you/.ut2004/System/UT2004.log and check it for errors (post it if you can).

Thanks, you two! I'll check out that link, and I have An Nvidia 4600.

Gotta love icclus.com! Great choice, thanks!

It's just a bit irritating that when run on XP on the same machine, I had no problems. Now.......Well, I discovered that it doesn't do it all the times....then again....I also had trouble a few times with the sputterings being so frequent, I had to move my mouse in :20-:30 second intervals just to get out of the game.

Hmmm...I can play some maps....Like that mars one, without a hickup. Hmm...besides an occasional crash. I can play others as well. But maps like Torlan......Nope! What gives?

There are several map I just can't play because of the sput...sput....! HELP!!

The log message was too long.

Just checking, you are using the latest&greatest Nvidia proprietary binary drivers (nvidia.com)? True, they're not open-source, but the open-source "nv" driver does little if any hardware acceleration (last I checked, they didn't, at least).

I had a similar problem, not nearly as dramatic, but the game would slow down from ~70fps to ~10fps,, sit there for a while, and then sometimes (on certain maps) jump back up to 70fps. I found out that the problem was that my GPU was overheating and self-throttling; for some reason it did this only under Linux, not Windows. I have variable-speed case fans, so I just turned the speed back up (I'd been messing with very slow fan speeds), and that fixed the problem.

Hmmm...interesting. I'm not sure about the "true blue" nvidia driver. I thought it was correct because Suse installed it and has been keeping it up to date. How do I find out?

I have been experiencing this problem on some of the maps only. There are others that don't have the problem. Others that have it to a slighter degree...while the rest are just insane and will only give me two seconds max in between a :30 second plus freeze. WEIRD! I can't play Torlan, but I can play Red Planet. The size isn't really making the difference. I could turn up my fan, but that doesn't seem to fit into the equasion. I also get some crashes as well....especially when I'm flying.

I don't use SuSE so I'm not sure if there's a nice SuSE way of figuring this out. However, in general:

Look in your /etc/X11/xorg.conf (or /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 or whatever your X version's config file is called). There should be a line 'Driver "[something]"' (or 'Device "[something]"'). It should be in whichever section describes your videocard (I forget its name; I'm not sitting at a Linux machine right now...). In any case, if [something] is "nvidia", that's the official Nvidia driver. If it's "nv" or "vesa", you're using some other driver. If it's something else, post it here; I didn't think any other drivers supported Nvidia cards.

As another method, the official Nvidia driver uses a kernel module. At a shell prompt, while XWindows is running, run "lsmod". If "nvidia" is among the listed modules, the Nvidia official driver is installed (though you may not actually be using it if your X config file lists "nv" or "vesa").

If there's not an official SuSE way to install the binary driver, you can get it from nvidia.com. Installation instructions are there too; basically, run the installer from their site, and change a few lines in your X config file.

Ok, thank you. I'll give 'er a whirl. It sure would be nice to be able to play all of UT2004 instead of just a select few.

Here is what it tells me. It looks like I've got the true blue driver. Dag nabbit! It has taken me a year of trying (off and on) to even install UT2k4! Now I feel like I'm trying to taste a candy-can though the wrapper!


Section "Device"
BoardName "GeForce4 Ti 4600"
BusID "1:0:0"
Driver "nvidia"
Identifier "Device[0]"
Screen 0
Option "Rotate" "off"
VendorName "NVidia"
EndSection