Hi guys, just got the D3 linux installer and it all installed fine. I have tried copying the .paks over and tried symlinking to the windows originals, but every time I run it I get............

steve@hal9000 steve $ doom3
DOOM 1.1.1282 linux-x86 Oct 4 2004 08:21:14
Hostname: hal9000.bsrg.dnsq.org
Alias: hal
Alias: hal9000
Alias: HAL9000
Alias: s
Alias: steves
IP: 192.168.0.1
------ Initializing File System ------
Loaded pk4 /mnt/landfill/games/doom3/base/game00.pk4 with checksum 0x7dafc4d4
Loaded pk4 /mnt/landfill/games/doom3/base/game01.pk4 with checksum 0x16cf3b8a
Loaded pk4 /mnt/landfill/games/doom3/base/pak000.pk4 with checksum 0x28d208f1
Loaded pk4 /mnt/landfill/games/doom3/base/pak001.pk4 with checksum 0x40244be0
Loaded pk4 /mnt/landfill/games/doom3/base/pak002.pk4 with checksum 0xc51ecdcd
Loaded pk4 /mnt/landfill/games/doom3/base/pak003.pk4 with checksum 0xcd79d028
Loaded pk4 /mnt/landfill/games/doom3/base/pak004.pk4 with checksum 0x765e4f8b
Loaded pk4 /mnt/landfill/games/doom3/base/pak005.pk4 with checksum 0x8ffc3621
Current search path:
/home/steve/.doom3/base
/mnt/landfill/games/doom3/base
/mnt/landfill/games/doom3/base/pak005.pk4 (63 files)
/mnt/landfill/games/doom3/base/pak004.pk4 (5137 files)
/mnt/landfill/games/doom3/base/pak003.pk4 (4676 files)
/mnt/landfill/games/doom3/base/pak002.pk4 (6120 files)
/mnt/landfill/games/doom3/base/pak001.pk4 (8972 files)
/mnt/landfill/games/doom3/base/pak000.pk4 (2698 files)
/mnt/landfill/games/doom3/base/game01.pk4 (2 files)
/mnt/landfill/games/doom3/base/game00.pk4 (2 files)
game DLL: 0x0 in pak: 0x0
file system initialized.
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----- Initializing Decls -----
------------------------------
------- Initializing renderSystem --------
using ARB renderSystem
renderSystem initialized.
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5151 strings read from strings/english.lang
Couldn't open journal files
execing editor.cfg
execing default.cfg
execing DoomConfig.cfg
couldn't exec autoexec.cfg
5151 strings read from strings/english.lang
----- Initializing Sound System ------
sound system initialized.
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----- R_InitOpenGL -----
dlopen(libGL.so.1)
Open X display
Initializing OpenGL display
Using XFree86-VidModeExtension Version 2.2
DGA DirectVideo Mouse (Version 2.0) initialized
Free86-VidModeExtension Activated at 640x480
Using 8/8/8 Color bits, 8 Alpha bits, 24 depth, 8 stencil display.
GL_RENDERER: GeForce4 MX 440/AGP/SSE/3DNOW!
GL_EXTENSIONS: GL_ARB_imaging GL_ARB_multitexture GL_ARB_point_parameters GL_ARB_t
xture_compression GL_ARB_texture_cube_map GL_ARB_texture_env_add GL_ARB_texture_en
_combine GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3 GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat GL_ARB_transpose_m
trix GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object GL_ARB_vertex_program GL_ARB_window_pos GL_S3_s3t
GL_EXT_abgr GL_EXT_bgra GL_EXT_blend_color GL_EXT_blend_minmax GL_EXT_blend_subtr
ct GL_EXT_clip_volume_hint GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array GL_EXT_draw_range_elements
GL_EXT_fog_coord GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays GL_EXT_packed_pixels GL_EXT_paletted_tex
ure GL_EXT_point_parameters GL_EXT_rescale_normal GL_EXT_secondary_color GL_EXT_se
arate_specular_color GL_EXT_shared_texture_palette GL_EXT_stencil_wrap GL_EXT_text
re_compression_s3tc GL_EXT_texture_cube_map GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp GL_EXT_textu
e_env_add GL_EXT_texture_env_combine GL_EXT_texture_env_dot3 GL_EXT_texture_filter
anisotropic GL_EXT_texture_lod GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias GL_EXT_texture_object GL_EX
_vertex_array GL_IBM_texture_mirrored_repeat GL_KTX_buffer_region GL_NV_blend_squa
e GL_NV_fence GL_NV_fog_distance GL_NV_light_max_exponent GL_NV_packed_depth_stenc
l GL_NV_pixel_data_range GL_NV_point_sprite GL_NV_register_combiners GL_NV_texgen_
eflection GL_NV_texture_env_combine4 GL_NV_texture_rectangle GL_NV_vertex_array_ra
ge GL_NV_vertex_array_range2 GL_NV_vertex_program GL_NV_vertex_program1_1 GL_NVX_y
rcb GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap GL_SGIS_multitexture GL_SGIS_texture_lod

------- Input Initialization -------
XKB extension: compile time 0x1:0x0, runtime 0x1:0x0: OK
XKB extension present on server ( 0x1:0x0 )
------------------------------------
----------- OSS Sound Initialization -----------
opened sound device '/dev/dsp'
/dev/dsp - bit rate: 16, channels: 2, frequency: 44100
------------------------------------------------
...using GL_ARB_multitexture
...using GL_ARB_texture_env_combine
...using GL_ARB_texture_cube_map
...using GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3
...using GL_ARB_texture_env_add
X..GL_ARB_texture_non_power_of_two not found
...using GL_ARB_texture_compression
...using GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic
maxTextureAnisotropy: 2.000000
...using GL_EXT_texture_lod
...using GL_1.4_texture_lod_bias
...using GL_EXT_shared_texture_palette
X..GL_EXT_texture3D not found
...using GL_EXT_stencil_wrap
...using GL_NV_register_combiners
X..GL_EXT_stencil_two_side not found
X..GL_ATI_separate_stencil not found
X..GL_ATI_fragment_shader not found
X..GL_ATI_text_fragment_shader not found
...using GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object
...using GL_ARB_vertex_program
X..GL_ARB_fragment_program not found
X..EXT_depth_bounds_test not found
---------- R_NV20_Init ----------
Not available.
----------- R200_Init -----------
Not available.
---------- R_ARB2_Init ----------
Not available.
---------- R_Exp_Init -----------
Disabled at compile time.
---------------------------------
----- R_ReloadARBPrograms -----
glprogs/test.vfp
glprogs/test.vfp: GL_FRAGMENT_PROGRAM_ARB not available
glprogs/interaction.vfp
glprogs/interaction.vfp: GL_FRAGMENT_PROGRAM_ARB not available
glprogs/bumpyEnvironment.vfp
glprogs/bumpyEnvironment.vfp: GL_FRAGMENT_PROGRAM_ARB not available
glprogs/ambientLight.vfp
glprogs/ambientLight.vfp: GL_FRAGMENT_PROGRAM_ARB not available
glprogs/shadow.vp
glprogs/R200_interaction.vp
glprogs/nv20_bumpAndLight.vp
glprogs/nv20_diffuseColor.vp
glprogs/nv20_specularColor.vp
glprogs/nv20_diffuseAndSpecularColor.vp
glprogs/environment.vfp
glprogs/environment.vfp: GL_FRAGMENT_PROGRAM_ARB not available
-------------------------------
using ARB_vertex_buffer_object memory
using NV10 renderSystem
found DLL in pak file: /mnt/landfill/games/doom3/base/game01.pk4/gamex86.so
copy gamex86.so to /home/steve/.doom3/base/gamex86.so
--------- Initializing Game ----------
gamename: baseDOOM-1
gamedate: Oct 4 2004
Initializing event system
...472 event definitions
Initializing class hierarchy
...141 classes, 381376 bytes for event callbacks
Initializing scripts
/proc/cpuinfo CPU frequency: 1526.91 MHz
Compiled 'removeInitialSplineAngles': 6811.6 ms
---------- Compile stats ----------

Memory usage:
Strings: 79, 12592 bytes
Statements: 67783, 1355660 bytes
Functions: 2108, 250452 bytes
Variables: 147320 bytes
Mem used: 2476244 bytes
Static data: 2277552 bytes
Allocated: 3283340 bytes
Thread size: 7068 bytes

...6 aas types
game initialized.
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-------- Initializing Session --------
session initialized
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--- Common Initialization Complete ---
WARNING: terminal type 'Eterm' is unknown. terminal support may not work correctly
terminal support enabled ( use +set in_tty 0 to disabled )
pid: 8711
496 MB System Memory
guessing video ram ( use +set sys_videoRam to force ) ..
found XNVCtrl extension 1.3
64 MB Video Memory
Async thread started<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<PROBLEM HERE****************<<<<<<<<<<<
signal caught: Aborted
si_code 0
Trying to exit gracefully..
--------- Game Map Shutdown ----------
--------------------------------------
Shutting down sound hardware
----------- OSS Sound Shutdown -----------
unmap dma sound buffer
close sound device
------------------------------------------
idRenderSystem::Shutdown()
------------ Game Shutdown -----------
--------- Game Map Shutdown ----------
--------------------------------------
Shutdown event system
--------------------------------------
shutdown terminal support


I've tried without terminal support, I've tried running it on it's own X server, always the same error, which as far as I can tell is sound related. My sound functions perfectly in all other applications.
Athlon 1800+, GeforceMX440 512MB RAM SB live. timedemo demo1 in DOS-XP gets about 18-22fps.

Any thoughts?

Two issue is possible:
1. Install it in a different dirctory (preferably in your home directory so read and write support is gaurranted).
2. Run "fsck" or "fsck -f" for any hdd problem...
"signal caught: Aborted" means that a process which you can't see it clearly, prevented doom3 from loading and forced it to shutdown.
Cheers,

OK, I fsck'd the partition, reinstalled doom3, recopied over the pak's ( I can always go back to symlinks when I get it working). Double and triple checked write permissions to /usr/local/games/doom3.
Sadly the same.
Also tried running it on an Xserver with only the monitor active rather than TV too.
AFIAK my default bppp is 24 ( though if I could remember how to force this on xinit I'd double check).
Is there a way to find out what is falling over in the background.

Thanks for your help.

try running :
then scroll back thru the output when it pukes and you might possibly see what's causing it to shutdown.

ioctl(15, 0xc0444635, 0xbffff184) = 0
ioctl(15, 0xc0444635, 0xbffff1a0) = 0
gettimeofday({1097158568, 528038}, NULL) = 0
read(0, 0xbffff39f, 1) = -1 EAGAIN (Resource temporarily unavailable)
gettimeofday({1097158568, 528204}, NULL) = 0
gettimeofday({1097158568, 528254}, NULL) = 0
ioctl(13, FIONREAD, [0]) = 0
gettimeofday({1097158568, 529810}, NULL) = 0
gettimeofday({1097158568, 530017}, NULL) = 0
ioctl(14, 0xc0244624, 0xbfffbaf8) = 0
gettimeofday({1097158568, 531090}, NULL) = 0
gettimeofday({1097158568, 532800}, NULL) = 0
getpid() = 15182
kill(15182, SIGABRT) = 0
--- SIGABRT (Aborted) @ 0 (0) ---
write(1, "signal caught: Aborted\n", 23signal caught: Aborted
) = 23
write(1, "si_code 0\n", 10si_code 0
) = 10
write(1, "Trying to exit gracefully..\n", 28Trying to exit gracefully..
) = 28
write(1, "--------- Game Map Shutdown ----"..., 39--------- Game Map Shutdown ----------
) = 39
write(1, "--------------------------------"..., 39--------------------------------------
) = 39
munmap(0x4a23d000, 249856) = 0
write(1, "Shutting down sound hardware\n", 29Shutting down sound hardware
) = 29
write(1, "----------- OSS Sound Shutdown -"..., 43----------- OSS Sound Shutdown -


Something to do with "gettimeofday"?
It almost looks like assisted suicide, it asks for it's pid, then kills it. How odd.

Got it,
After much reading of strace, I came to the conclusion that the game was looking for a non existent functrion in the NV drivers. I updated them to the latest ones available in portage and now Doom3 works a treat.
On the down side I now have the broken nv driver that wont let me cntrl alt Fn between consoles, all the non X xonsoles are garbled.
you win some, you lose some.
anyway, thanks all for your help