I just tried to install both RTCW and Quake 3 from the Windows CDs and with the Linux binaries on the net. Quake 3 isnt as much of a problem as RTCW. Although I cant run either from X (my screen just changes size and the top half is blacked out)I have to run both from the console (I have to use "startx /path/to/game") I can learn to live with that(although launching from a console would be nice
). Quake 3 does the whole "CD skipping" routine where the sound skips and my keyboard/mouse dont respond. This has always happened right after I beat Crash and it shows the screen where both characters are standing side by side and if you got any awards (accuracy for example) they would appear here. All I can do is kill X with CTRL+ALT+BACKSPACE and that works fine except after that I cant see my text when I type. I have to #exit and re-log in and then its back to normal. RTCW I can even get past the menu. I set up my video and controls and then when I select the difficulty it gets to about halfway loaded -then I get kicked to the console where it shows "loading demomap.bsp (not sure if thats the exact name but its a .bsp file with "demo" in the name) and then once again my console text is invisible. Heres my system specs:
AMD K-7 900MHZ
128MB RAM
Nvidia GeForce 4 MX420 (latest drivers from nvidia -nvcheck says everythings ok)
VIA 686a onboard sound
Any ideas on what to fix -Iv looked around on various gaming boards (but im not really a hard-core gamer so im not sure where to look really)but cant seem to find a fix. PLEASE dont make me re-install windows again just to play these 2 games
. I know its possible to get this working correctly just need a bit of help
-If anyone knows what to try or where to look im be very grateful.
P.S. I was thinking about using WINE but im not sure of performance hits seeing how my system isnt really a "gaming rig" as they call it
P.S#2 -Thought I would mention I have tried both games as normal and root so I dont think its a problem with premissions -as usual i(the user) am the problem
sorry bout the length -and thanks for any help