Comments for Geekchef.com http://geekchef.com Tue, 24 Jan 2012 02:09:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Running Doom under Linux by Greg http://geekchef.com/running-doom-under-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-3094 Greg Tue, 24 Jan 2012 02:09:36 +0000 http://geekchef.com/?p=31#comment-3094 I got the original doom to work on Arch Linux with X server 1.11.3 and the vesa driver. I don't know if this is specific to my system but the colors were displaying incorrectly. Apparently the color map wasn't taking affect because it wasn't installed. The color map can be installed immediately after creation (i_video.c:794): XInstallColormap(X_display, X_cmap); This seems to be a necessary step and I don't know why it wasn't done originally. Maybe it's a requirement of more recent X servers. I got the original doom to work on Arch Linux with X server 1.11.3 and the vesa driver. I don’t know if this is specific to my system but the colors were displaying incorrectly. Apparently the color map wasn’t taking affect because it wasn’t installed. The color map can be installed immediately after creation (i_video.c:794):

XInstallColormap(X_display, X_cmap);

This seems to be a necessary step and I don’t know why it wasn’t done originally. Maybe it’s a requirement of more recent X servers.

]]> Comment on Running Doom under Linux by Steve http://geekchef.com/running-doom-under-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-2861 Steve Sat, 31 Dec 2011 23:51:00 +0000 http://geekchef.com/?p=31#comment-2861 Some more fixes for you: dstrings.h lines 46 & 55 require commas at the end. This stops linuxdoom crapping out at the quit message. Also, add a space at the end of the string in line 50: ...at the dos prompt! " - This makes sure the whole string is displayed. doomdef.h line 34 should be 109 and not 110. This will make demos work. Linuxdoom compiles fine under Debian Squeeze BTW. Some more fixes for you:

dstrings.h lines 46 & 55 require commas at the end. This stops linuxdoom crapping out at the quit message. Also, add a space at the end of the string in line 50: …at the dos prompt! ” – This makes sure the whole string is displayed.
doomdef.h line 34 should be 109 and not 110. This will make demos work.

Linuxdoom compiles fine under Debian Squeeze BTW.

]]> Comment on Running Doom under Linux by Steve http://geekchef.com/running-doom-under-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-2821 Steve Mon, 26 Dec 2011 18:40:39 +0000 http://geekchef.com/?p=31#comment-2821 Thanks. That's fixed it. I'm also working on making the code 64 bit compatible. That's a lot of work, but will be worth it. It's mainly fixing the pointers for wad loading, that is, according to Fraggle. Wish me luck! Thanks. That’s fixed it.

I’m also working on making the code 64 bit compatible. That’s a lot of work, but will be worth it. It’s mainly fixing the pointers for wad loading, that is, according to Fraggle.

Wish me luck!

]]> Comment on Running Doom under Linux by narc http://geekchef.com/running-doom-under-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-2669 narc Tue, 13 Dec 2011 01:39:58 +0000 http://geekchef.com/?p=31#comment-2669 Ugh! Nearly 1½ year later and compiling the basic code under Ubuntu 64-bits is a hassle, to which I now have no solution. (I used a 32-bits system back then). /me thinks the gcc compiler was updated to support stronger typing: I have a bunch of illegal casting of char * to int * that probably an old, more forgetful compiler would accept. Fortunately, I could compile the sound server. Your problem is similar to what I read in a different forum and which I was able to reproduce (with a different signal though). I simply forgot to indicate a change in linux.c:56, to also eliminate the extern int errno in the same fashion as above and include <errno.h> somewhere at the top. Hope this works. And if you have some additional tips about my compilation problem, feel free to contribute. Ugh! Nearly 1½ year later and compiling the basic code under Ubuntu 64-bits is a hassle, to which I now have no solution. (I used a 32-bits system back then). /me thinks the gcc compiler was updated to support stronger typing: I have a bunch of illegal casting of char * to int * that probably an old, more forgetful compiler would accept.

Fortunately, I could compile the sound server. Your problem is similar to what I read in a different forum and which I was able to reproduce (with a different signal though). I simply forgot to indicate a change in linux.c:56, to also eliminate the extern int errno in the same fashion as above and include <errno.h> somewhere at the top.

Hope this works. And if you have some additional tips about my compilation problem, feel free to contribute.

]]> Comment on Running Doom under Linux by Steve http://geekchef.com/running-doom-under-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-2651 Steve Sun, 11 Dec 2011 19:37:02 +0000 http://geekchef.com/?p=31#comment-2651 I cannot get the soundserver to compile. Trouble with linking. No errors or warnings, just: collect2: ld terminated with signal 11 I cannot get the soundserver to compile. Trouble with linking. No errors or warnings, just:
collect2: ld terminated with signal 11

]]> Comment on Arduino: a board and a philosophy by SolarBear http://geekchef.com/arduino-a-board-and-a-philosophy/comment-page-1/#comment-704 SolarBear Sat, 12 Mar 2011 15:37:00 +0000 http://geekchef.com/?p=172#comment-704 Oh why THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. Now I have to get myself a kit. It's not like these people are PASSIONATE about their stuff, right ? Really uninspiring. *sigh* Sarcasm is SO 2010... Okay, gonna shop for one, see ya. Oh why THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. Now I have to get myself a kit. It’s not like these people are PASSIONATE about their stuff, right ? Really uninspiring.

*sigh* Sarcasm is SO 2010… Okay, gonna shop for one, see ya.

]]> Comment on Souvenir from Japan by Jos http://geekchef.com/souvenir-from-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-492 Jos Wed, 16 Feb 2011 21:12:41 +0000 http://geekchef.com/?p=99#comment-492 C un souvenir pas comme un autre. Il se situe mieux que tout autre dans l'espace temps. C un souvenir pas comme un autre.
Il se situe mieux que tout autre dans l’espace temps.

]]> Comment on I challenge you (as well) by SolarBear http://geekchef.com/i-challenge-you-as-well/comment-page-1/#comment-443 SolarBear Fri, 04 Feb 2011 01:23:51 +0000 http://geekchef.com/?p=158#comment-443 AWESOME. Srsly. AWESOME. Srsly.

]]> Comment on I challenge you (as well) by narc http://geekchef.com/i-challenge-you-as-well/comment-page-1/#comment-441 narc Thu, 03 Feb 2011 23:48:59 +0000 http://geekchef.com/?p=158#comment-441 Absolutely. All other entries I saw had some relationship between picture and title, obvious or subtle. A great challenge, mrcory. Thanks. Absolutely. All other entries I saw had some relationship between picture and title, obvious or subtle. A great challenge, mrcory. Thanks.

]]> Comment on I challenge you (as well) by MrCorey http://geekchef.com/i-challenge-you-as-well/comment-page-1/#comment-440 MrCorey Thu, 03 Feb 2011 23:43:40 +0000 http://geekchef.com/?p=158#comment-440 That's awesome. Strange how fitting the quote or the name can match to a random picture. That’s awesome. Strange how fitting the quote or the name can match to a random picture.

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