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Bug 194268 - games-sports/billardgl fails to run with freeglut error message.
Summary: games-sports/billardgl fails to run with freeglut error message.
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: [OLD] Games (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: High normal (vote)
Assignee: Gentoo Games
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Reported: 2007-09-30 11:52 UTC by Richard
Modified: 2009-04-06 21:37 UTC (History)
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Description Richard 2007-09-30 11:52:29 UTC
Game fails to start with this message : 

No Game Mode possible!

freeglut (billardgl): failed to change screen settings
freeglut (billardgl):  ERROR:  Function <glutFullScreen> called with no current window defined.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.emerge billardgl
2.launch it 
3.

Actual Results:  
ric@ric /usr/portage/games-action $ billardgl

 BillardGL (C) 2001, 2002 Tobias Nopper, Stefan Disch, Martina Welte

  No Game Mode possible!

freeglut (billardgl): failed to change screen settings
freeglut (billardgl):  ERROR:  Function <glutFullScreen> called with no current window defined.
ric@ric /usr/portage/games-action 

Expected Results:  
expected the game to work

virtual/glut version is  :  Installed versions:  1.0(18:42:36 09/23/07)
freeglut version is         Installed versions:  2.4.0-r1(18:31:56 09/23/07)

i emerged and reemerged freeglut and billardgl .. same result
everytime . no modes.

Anything i can try ?
Comment 1 Mr. Bones. (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2007-09-30 14:16:22 UTC
What's the output from: grep -i modes /etc/X11/xorg.conf

You're probably missing the resolution the games uses by default.
Comment 2 Richard 2007-09-30 15:20:20 UTC
Hi thanks for the speedy reply. 
here it is : 

# grep -i modes /etc/X11/xorg.conf
      option      "MetaModes"   "1024x768-1024x768"
      Modes    "1024x768"

also it might be worthy to mention im using the mergedFB 
mode with a radeon 9250 , open source radeon driver.
the two screens are identical.

Any way out of this ? 

Ric 
 
Comment 3 Mr. Bones. (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2007-09-30 17:18:53 UTC
Define more modes.  I have: 

"1920x1200" "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
Comment 4 Mr. Bones. (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2007-10-04 20:15:13 UTC
Give that a try and report back please.
Comment 5 Richard 2007-10-04 21:56:29 UTC
that's where i hit a snag .. 
Modes    "1024x768" so i added also 800 600 and 640 480 
for a spin .. that unfortunately didnt work .. 
so i asked myself .. ok that don't work so can i do it 
in the metamodes .. the  "MetaModes"   "1024x768-1024x768"
and add to it .. cause i sure didnt want to have lower resolution
than this bear minimum. .so i tried but always X reports back 
that i cant do that there's a config error .. 
ex of what i did ... 
 

option      "MetaModes"   "1024x768-1024x768" "800x600-800x600"
that failed .. also tried .. 
                          "1024x768-1024x768 800x600-800x600"
that failed too .. 

I mentioned i was using the mergedFB .. so i dont know if that pretty
much nails my coffin .. 

Sorry for the delay .. been working overtime tons. 

Sincerely yours   
Ric 
Comment 6 Mr. Bones. (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2009-04-06 21:36:40 UTC
"reopen"
Comment 7 Mr. Bones. (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2009-04-06 21:37:08 UTC
Just tried again and it works fine for me.   go ahead and reopen if this is still a problem.