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Oddworld seriesNnT Linux version not starting - black/grey screen(6 posts)(6 posts)
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Posted February 25, 2015
All I got is the game's mouse cursor for a few seconds then a blank screen and nothing is happening (no sound etc.). No error messages as far as I can see. Changing the resolution and toggling fullscreen isn't helping either.
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Post edited February 25, 2015 by urlauber
Posted February 26, 2015
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You have to redownolad the tarball (installer). There is a new, fixed version 1.0.0.2. I had the same issue.
Post edited February 26, 2015 by Kmicic10
Posted February 26, 2015
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urlauber: All I got is the game's mouse cursor for a few seconds then a blank screen and nothing is happening (no sound etc.). No error messages as far as I can see. Changing the resolution and toggling fullscreen isn't helping either.
It turned out that the game has a hidden dependency on SDL2, so to make game work you have to install the needed libraries (from the gamecard: 'Requires the following packages to be installed: libc6:i386, libasound2:i386, libasound2-data:i386, libasound2-plugins:i386, libsdl2-2.0-0:i386 and dependencies. ' )

But just like @Kmicic10 noticed, we already uploaded a new build with the copy of the library included.

If you don't wanna redownload the entire game, you can install 32 bit version of SDL2 in your system, the command for Ubuntu/Mint is:

sudo apt-get install libsdl2-2.0-0:i386

Don't forget also about the other dependencies, like 32 bit libc and sound libraries! :)
Posted February 26, 2015
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linuxvangog: [...]

But just like @Kmicic10 noticed, we already uploaded a new build with the copy of the library included.

If you don't wanna redownload the entire game, you can install 32 bit version of SDL2 in your system, the command for Ubuntu/Mint is:

sudo apt-get install libsdl2-2.0-0:i386

Don't forget also about the other dependencies, like 32 bit libc and sound libraries! :)
Big thanks for the quick update (no install of libraries needed with it), now it runs!
Video playback is choppy, but that's another issue...
Post edited February 26, 2015 by urlauber
Posted April 02, 2018
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urlauber: All I got is the game's mouse cursor for a few seconds then a blank screen and nothing is happening (no sound etc.). No error messages as far as I can see. Changing the resolution and toggling fullscreen isn't helping either.
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linuxvangog: It turned out that the game has a hidden dependency on SDL2, so to make game work you have to install the needed libraries (from the gamecard: 'Requires the following packages to be installed: libc6:i386, libasound2:i386, libasound2-data:i386, libasound2-plugins:i386, libsdl2-2.0-0:i386 and dependencies. ' )

But just like @Kmicic10 noticed, we already uploaded a new build with the copy of the library included.

If you don't wanna redownload the entire game, you can install 32 bit version of SDL2 in your system, the command for Ubuntu/Mint is:

sudo apt-get install libsdl2-2.0-0:i386

Don't forget also about the other dependencies, like 32 bit libc and sound libraries! :)
Thanks it worked for me, I also had to install libxcursor1:i386.
When extra dependencies are needed it would be nice to have them on the installer download page, or maybe i should pay more attention to system requirements.
Posted June 22, 2019
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urlauber: All I got is the game's mouse cursor for a few seconds then a blank screen and nothing is happening (no sound etc.). No error messages as far as I can see. Changing the resolution and toggling fullscreen isn't helping either.
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linuxvangog: It turned out that the game has a hidden dependency on SDL2, so to make game work you have to install the needed libraries (from the gamecard: 'Requires the following packages to be installed: libc6:i386, libasound2:i386, libasound2-data:i386, libasound2-plugins:i386, libsdl2-2.0-0:i386 and dependencies. ' )

But just like @Kmicic10 noticed, we already uploaded a new build with the copy of the library included.

If you don't wanna redownload the entire game, you can install 32 bit version of SDL2 in your system, the command for Ubuntu/Mint is:

sudo apt-get install libsdl2-2.0-0:i386

Don't forget also about the other dependencies, like 32 bit libc and sound libraries! :)
Thank you, you saved my day ;-)

As OddWorld is the first game I try to launch on my linux, please find here the list of package to install to make it work

sudo apt-get install libglu1-mesa:i386 libxcursor1:i386 libsdl2-2.0-0:i386
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