Games on linux

Clara

Hi

i bought recently a laptop computer (Asus) and i installed a linux
distribution (Feisty) with dual boot with windows. i wanted to play with
some games (ie supertuxkart or planet penguin racer) but it is impossible
to play because my computer seems to not "support" with memory or CPU speed
to play these games. i don't understand why i cannot play. do i have a bad
configuration, lack of drivers (nvidia, 3D ...)

Please help me

Thanks

Clara

johnny bobby bee

Clara wrote:
> i bought recently a laptop computer (Asus) and i installed a linux
> distribution (Feisty) with dual boot with windows. i wanted to play with
> some games (ie supertuxkart or planet penguin racer) but it is impossible
> to play because my computer seems to not "support" with memory or CPU speed
> to play these games. i don't understand why i cannot play. do i have a bad
> configuration, lack of drivers (nvidia, 3D ...)

Yes, exactly. It's your graphics card. Since you don't mention what you
have, it's difficult to help. But you'll most likely need the
proprietary Nvidia or ATI drivers.

Try going to System ---> Administration ---> restricted drivers manager

Hope it helps.

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As we enjoy great advantages from inventions of others, we should be
glad of an opportunity to serve others by any invention of ours;
and this we should do freely and generously.
--Benjamin Franklin

Mel Loewe

johnny bobby bee wrote:

> Clara wrote:
> > i bought recently a laptop computer (Asus) and i installed a linux
> > distribution (Feisty) with dual boot with windows. i wanted to play
> > with some games (ie supertuxkart or planet penguin racer) but it is
> > impossible to play because my computer seems to not "support" with
> > memory or CPU speed to play these games. i don't understand why i
> > cannot play. do i have a bad configuration, lack of drivers
> > (nvidia, 3D ...)
>
> Yes, exactly. It's your graphics card. Since you don't mention what
> you have, it's difficult to help. But you'll most likely need the
> proprietary Nvidia or ATI drivers.

I have to jump in and say how happy I am with the Intel Mobile chipset
that came with my Toshiba laptop. It may not be the fastest graphics
subsystem on the planet, but everything just works. All the GL
desktop stuff, games, you name it. No muss, no fuss.

>
> Try going to System ---> Administration ---> restricted drivers
> manager

Nothing there but VMWare stuff.

johnny bobby bee

Mel Loewe wrote:
> I have to jump in and say how happy I am with the Intel Mobile chipset
> that came with my Toshiba laptop. It may not be the fastest graphics
> subsystem on the planet, but everything just works. All the GL
> desktop stuff, games, you name it. No muss, no fuss.
>

Preaching to the choir, baby. I've got Intel and every thing's great
here, too.

>>
>> Try going to System ---> Administration ---> restricted drivers
>> manager
>
> Nothing there but VMWare stuff.
>

You have Feisty? That's where restricted drivers manager is on my
system. I'll have to check on another PC. If you have Feisty, it's there
somewhere, though. Look for it.

--
As we enjoy great advantages from inventions of others, we should be
glad of an opportunity to serve others by any invention of ours;
and this we should do freely and generously.
--Benjamin Franklin

Mel Loewe

johnny bobby bee wrote:

> Mel Loewe wrote:
> > I have to jump in and say how happy I am with the Intel Mobile
> > chipset that came with my Toshiba laptop. It may not be the fastest
> > graphics subsystem on the planet, but everything just works. All
> > the GL desktop stuff, games, you name it. No muss, no fuss.
> >
>
> Preaching to the choir, baby. I've got Intel and every thing's great
> here, too.

Nice, isn't it?

>
> >>
> >> Try going to System ---> Administration ---> restricted drivers
> >> manager
> >
> > Nothing there but VMWare stuff.
> >
>
> You have Feisty? That's where restricted drivers manager is on my
> system. I'll have to check on another PC. If you have Feisty, it's
> there somewhere, though. Look for it.

Yeah, Feisty... I meant that as far as restricted drivers went all I
have is the stuff for VMWare workstation. No crazy video modules or
anything. I think under 6.10 I had some restricted drivers for the
Intel wireless, but they're gone too after an upgrade. Everything's
"supported".

johnny bobby bee

Mel Loewe wrote:
> Yeah, Feisty... I meant that as far as restricted drivers went all I
> have is the stuff for VMWare workstation. No crazy video modules or
> anything. I think under 6.10 I had some restricted drivers for the
> Intel wireless, but they're gone too after an upgrade. Everything's
> "supported".

Dunno? Maybe because Intel's driver's aren't restricted (proprietary)
like Nvidia's or ATI. Hopefully folks, like the OP will have it listed
under the restricted manager to then update easily to get her 3d.

--
As we enjoy great advantages from inventions of others, we should be
glad of an opportunity to serve others by any invention of ours;
and this we should do freely and generously.
--Benjamin Franklin

Trevor Best

johnny bobby bee wrote:
> Mel Loewe wrote:
>> Yeah, Feisty... I meant that as far as restricted drivers went all I
>> have is the stuff for VMWare workstation. No crazy video modules or
>> anything. I think under 6.10 I had some restricted drivers for the
>> Intel wireless, but they're gone too after an upgrade. Everything's
>> "supported".
>
> Dunno? Maybe because Intel's driver's aren't restricted (proprietary)
> like Nvidia's or ATI. Hopefully folks, like the OP will have it listed
> under the restricted manager to then update easily to get her 3d.
>

Should be for NVidia, I enabled that for my laptop (Geforce Go 7400) and
it works like a dream (except there's no zombies trying to sell me
tomatoes on sticks)

--
Trev
'95 900SS