Hi
I am using Gentoo linux and I have downloaded *.bin
How can I install Americas Army so that there is a icon on the desktop?
And Portage dont work for some reason. :-(

well you will first have to make the file executable :
chmod +x filename.bin
and then run the installer :
./filename.bin

as of the icon your just going to have to make that manually after the installation is done ..

open a terminal

cd to the folder with the bin in

sh americasarmy.bin

Me n00b
How do you add a desktop shortcut after you have installed it?

Most likely, take a look in:

file:/usr/bin

and drag the icon to the desktop, that should allow you to copy it there.

I istalled americas's army the way stated by this thread but every time i run the game the splash screen apears for a couple of seconds and when it comes off nothing happens. can anyone help?

do u have opengl working?

I get the following message:

[remz@localhost armyops]$ sh armyops
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".

Developer Backtrace:
[ 1] ./armyops-bin [0x856f561]
[ 2] [0x55000420]
[ 3] ./libSDL-1.2.so.0 [0x55033386]
[ 4] ./libSDL-1.2.so.0(SDL_VideoQuit+0x51) [0x55028741]
[ 5] ./libSDL-1.2.so.0(SDL_QuitSubSystem+0x5a) [0x5500bc7e]
[ 6] ./libSDL-1.2.so.0(SDL_Quit+0x1f) [0x5500bcdb]
[ 7] ./armyops-bin(ShutdownAfterError__10USDLClient+0x28) [0x86aa46c]
[ 8] ./armyops-bin(StaticShutdownAfterError__7UObject+0x7e) [0x853bcde]
[ 9] ./armyops-bin(Serialize__22FOutputDeviceAnsiErrorPCw5EName+0x5f) [0x812a81f]
[10] ./armyops-bin(Logf__13FOutputDevicePCwe+0x5c) [0x85285c4]
[11] ./armyops-bin(ResizeViewport__12USDLViewportUiiii+0x365) [0x86ac999]
[12] ./armyops-bin(SetRes__19UOpenGLRenderDeviceP9UViewportiiiii+0x1e0) [0x86b1f10]
[13] ./armyops-bin(TryRenderDevice__12USDLViewportPCwiii+0x12e) [0x86ac496]
[14] ./armyops-bin(OpenWindow__12USDLViewportUiiiiii+0x1e0) [0x86ab6ec]
[15] ./armyops-bin(Init__11UGameEngine+0x12d7) [0x81c019f]
[16] ./armyops-bin(__strtod_internal+0x4992) [0x8122f82]
[17] ./armyops-bin(main+0x502e) [0x812863e]
[18] /lib/tls/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xe4) [0x8a9ad4]
[19] ./armyops-bin(readdir+0x91) [0x811f1a1]
Signal: SIGSEGV [segmentation fault]
Aborting.

X Error of failed request: BadColor (invalid Colormap parameter)
Major opcode of failed request: 79 (X_FreeColormap)
Resource id in failed request: 0x2a0000c
Serial number of failed request: 104
Current serial number in output stream: 106

thank you for your help

You need to install the graphics drivers for your card. Do you have an ati graphics card, or Nvidia?

I have an nvidia card but I did install the drivers my card is

PNY Nvidia Geforce FX 5200

I tried uninstalling the driver and installing it again this is whats in the log:

nvidia-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log'
creation time: Wed Aug 11 15:12:03 2004

option status:
license pre-accepted : false
update : false
force update : false
expert : false
uninstall : false
driver info : false
no precompiled interface: false
no ncurses color : false
query latest driver ver : false
OpenGL header files : false
no questions : false
silent : false
X install prefix : /usr/X11R6
OpenGL install prefix : /usr
Installer install prefix: /usr
kernel source path : (not specified)
kernel install path : (not specified)
proc mount point : /proc
ui : (not specified)
tmpdir : /tmp
ftp site : ftp://download.nvidia.com

Using: nvidia-installer ncurses user interface
-> License accepted.
-> A precompiled kernel interface for kernel 'Fedora core 2 kernel 2.6.5-1.358
i686' has been found here:
./usr/src/nv/precompiled/nv-linux.o-1.0-6106.fedora2up_2.6.5-1.358_i686.
executing: 'cd ./usr/src/nv; /usr/bin/ld -d -r -o nvidia.ko precompiled-nv-l
inux.o nv-kernel.o'...
-> Kernel module linked successfully.
-> Installing both new and classic TLS OpenGL libraries.
-> Installing 'NVIDIA Accelerated Graphics Driver for Linux-x86' (1.0-6106):
executing: './usr/src/nv/makedevices.sh'...
executing: '/sbin/ldconfig'...
executing: '/sbin/depmod -aq'...
-> done.
-> Driver file installation is complete.
-> Running post-install sanity check:
-> done.
-> Sanity check passed.
-> Shared memory test passed.
-> Installation of the NVIDIA Accelerated Graphics Driver for Linux-x86
(version: 1.0-6106) is now complete. Please update your XF86Config or
xorg.conf file as appropriate; see the file
/usr/share/doc/NVIDIA_GLX-1.0/README for details.

on the read me is states:


__________________________________________________________________________

(sec-03) EDITING YOUR X CONFIG FILE
__________________________________________________________________________

In April of 2004, the X.org Foundation released an X server based on
the XFree86 X server. Many Linux distributions will use the X.org
X server in the future, rather than XFree86. The differences between
the two X servers should have no impact on NVIDIA Linux users with
two exceptions:

1) The X.org configuration file name, though it uses the same syntax
as XFree86's XF86Config file, is called /etc/X11/xorg.conf;
this README refers generically to these configuration files as
"the X config file".

2) The X.org log file, though its output is nearly identical
to the XFree86.0.log file, is called /var/log/Xorg.0.log; this
README refers generically to these files as "the X log file".


When XFree86 4.0 was released, it used a slightly different XF86Config
file syntax than the 3.x series did, and so to allow both 3.x and 4.x
versions of XFree86 to co-exist on the same system, it was decided that
XFree86 4.x was to use the configuration file "/etc/X11/XF86Config-4"
if it existed, and only if that file did not exist would the file
"/etc/X11/XF86Config" be used (actually, that is an over-simplification
of the search criteria; please see the XF86Config man page for a
complete description of the search path). Please make sure you know
what configuration file your X server is using. If you are in doubt,
look for a line beginning with "(==) Using config file:" in your X log
file ("/var/log/XFree86.0.log" or "/var/log/Xorg.0.log").

If you do not have a working X config file, there are several ways
to start: there is a sample config file that comes with XFree86,
and there is a sample config file included with the NVIDIA driver
package (it gets installed in /usr/share/doc/NVIDIA_GLX-1.0/).
You could also use a program like 'xf86config'; some distributions
provide their own tool for generating an X config file. For more
on X config file syntax, please refer to the man page (`man XF86Config`,
or `man xorg.conf`).

If you already have an X config file working with a different driver
(such as the 'nv' or 'vesa' driver), then all you need to do is find
the relevant Device section and replace the line:

Driver "nv"
(or Driver "vesa")

with

Driver "nvidia"

In the Module section, make sure you have:

Load "glx"

You should also remove the following lines:

Load "dri"
Load "GLcore"

if they exist. There are also numerous options that can be added to the
X config file to fine-tune the NVIDIA X driver. Please see Appendix D
for a complete list of these options.

Once you have configured your X config file, you are ready to restart X
and begin using the accelerated OpenGL libraries. After you restart X,
you should be able to run any OpenGL application and it will automatically
use the new NVIDIA libraries. If you encounter any problems, please
see the FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS section below.


_________________________________________________________________


I really have no idea what to do can someone please simplify?

anyone?

i am using mandrake 10
i get to "verifying archive integrity" then the pc locks up. what now?

Remz, basically it just means that you have to edit your XF86Config/x.org file so that for the videocard instead of trying to use the driver 'nv' it will use 'nvidia' which is what you have upgraded your drivers to. After you do this and save you should be able to restart X and type glxgears in a terminal and it will display some rotating gears and give you an output of your FPS back in the terminal.

Just slow down and actually read the readme and you'll see that it tells you exactly what you have to do.

ive allways heard that linux doesnt need to be restarted over and over like windows and it doesnt crash like windows. well now i know its true, it crashes so much more. i have had to hit the reset button more times in the last few hours than i have in the last 3 years. i cant do a simple thing like install americas army. the first one downloaded was "corrupt", so i DL'ed another, and a third all with the same result "verifying archive integrity" then freezing up. i thought i was supposed to be able to shut down or restart the part that was froze instaed of the whole OS but either thats not true or nobody and no google search knows how.
i dont feel like spending hours reading doc's to find out that they dont come close to even explaining my problem, but that is the common reply to any "how to" question.
am i the only person to find this much trouble with linux and see absolutely nothing good about it?