Sure, here it is running as root:
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DEBUG SPEW: No debug_filter.cfg found, so only general, error, and warning
categories can be shown and no debug_filter.cfg info will be saved.
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Opened log '/root/.fs2_open/data/fs2_open.log', Thu Jun 12 09:16:53 2014 ...
FreeSpace 2 Open version: 3.7.2.10723
Passed cmdline options:
<none>
Building file index...
Found root pack '/home/user/FreeSpace2/multi-mission-pack.vp' with a checksum of 0x377695e0
Found root pack '/home/user/FreeSpace2/multi-voice-pack.vp' with a checksum of 0xd50e7442
Found root pack '/home/user/FreeSpace2/root_fs2.vp' with a checksum of 0xce10d76c
Found root pack '/home/user/FreeSpace2/smarty_fs2.vp' with a checksum of 0xddeb3b1e
Found root pack '/home/user/FreeSpace2/sparky_fs2.vp' with a checksum of 0x164fe65a
Found root pack '/home/user/FreeSpace2/sparky_hi_fs2.vp' with a checksum of 0xa11d56f1
Found root pack '/home/user/FreeSpace2/stu_fs2.vp' with a checksum of 0xd77da83a
Found root pack '/home/user/FreeSpace2/tango1_fs2.vp' with a checksum of 0x4c25221e
Found root pack '/home/user/FreeSpace2/tango2_fs2.vp' with a checksum of 0x86920b82
Found root pack '/home/user/FreeSpace2/tango3_fs2.vp' with a checksum of 0x705e8d71
Found root pack '/home/user/FreeSpace2/warble_fs2.vp' with a checksum of 0xd85c305d
Searching root '/root/.fs2_open/' ... 0 files
Searching root '/home/user/FreeSpace2/' ... 24 files
Searching root pack '/home/user/FreeSpace2/multi-mission-pack.vp' ... 110 files
Searching root pack '/home/user/FreeSpace2/multi-voice-pack.vp' ... 307 files
Searching root pack '/home/user/FreeSpace2/root_fs2.vp' ... 157 files
Searching root pack '/home/user/FreeSpace2/smarty_fs2.vp' ... 10 files
Searching root pack '/home/user/FreeSpace2/sparky_fs2.vp' ... 3027 files
Searching root pack '/home/user/FreeSpace2/sparky_hi_fs2.vp' ... 1337 files
Searching root pack '/home/user/FreeSpace2/stu_fs2.vp' ... 2355 files
Searching root pack '/home/user/FreeSpace2/tango1_fs2.vp' ... 32 files
Searching root pack '/home/user/FreeSpace2/tango2_fs2.vp' ... 15 files
Searching root pack '/home/user/FreeSpace2/tango3_fs2.vp' ... 10 files
Searching root pack '/home/user/FreeSpace2/warble_fs2.vp' ... 52 files
Found 13 roots and 7436 files.
ERROR: Unknown Language Checksum: 589986744
Using default language settings...
Setting language to English
Game Settings Table: Using Standard Loops For SEXP Arguments
Game Settings Table: Using standard event chaining behavior
Game Settings Table: External shaders are DISABLED
Initializing OpenAL...
OpenAL Vendor : OpenAL Community
OpenAL Renderer : OpenAL Soft
OpenAL Version : 1.1 ALSOFT 1.15.1
Found extension "AL_EXT_float32".
Found extension "ALC_EXT_EFX".
Sample rate: 44100 (44100)
EFX enabled: NO
Playback device: Built-in Audio Analog Stereo
Capture device: Built-in Audio Analog Stereo
... OpenAL successfully initialized!
Failed to init speech
Initializing OpenGL graphics device at 640x480 with 16-bit color...
Initializing SDL...
Requested SDL Video values = R: 5, G: 6, B: 5, depth: 16, stencil: 1, double-buffer: 1, FSAA: 0
Actual SDL Video values = R: 8, G: 8, B: 8, depth: 24, stencil: 8, double-buffer: 1, FSAA: 0
OpenGL Vendor : Intel Open Source Technology Center
OpenGL Renderer : Mesa DRI Intel(R) Haswell x86/MMX/SSE2
OpenGL Version : 3.0 Mesa 10.2.1
Using extension "GL_EXT_fog_coord".
Using extension "GL_ARB_multitexture".
Using extension "GL_ARB_texture_env_add".
Using extension "GL_ARB_texture_compression".
Using extension "GL_EXT_texture_compression_s3tc".
Using extension "GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic".
Using extension "GL_ARB_texture_env_combine".
Using extension "GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array".
Using extension "GL_EXT_draw_range_elements".
Using extension "GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat".
Using extension "GL_ARB_texture_non_power_of_two".
Using extension "GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object".
Using extension "GL_ARB_pixel_buffer_object".
Using extension "GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap".
Using extension "GL_EXT_framebuffer_object".
Using extension "GL_ARB_texture_rectangle".
Using extension "GL_EXT_bgra".
Using extension "GL_ARB_texture_cube_map".
Using extension "GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias".
Using extension "GL_ARB_point_sprite".
Using extension "GL_ARB_shading_language_100".
Using extension "GL_ARB_shader_objects".
Using extension "GL_ARB_vertex_shader".
Using extension "GL_ARB_fragment_shader".
Using extension "GL_ARB_shader_texture_lod".
Using extension "GL_ARB_texture_float".
Using extension "GL_ARB_draw_elements_base_vertex".
Found special extension function "glXSwapIntervalSGI".
Compiling new shader:
Loading built-in default shader for: soft-v.sdr
Loading built-in default shader for: soft-f.sdr
Shader features:
Depth-blended Particles
Compiling new shader:
Loading built-in default shader for: soft-v.sdr
Loading built-in default shader for: soft-f.sdr
Shader features:
Distorted Particles
Max texture units: 8 (32)
Max elements vertices: 3000
Max elements indices: 3000
Max texture size: 8192x8192
Max render buffer size: 8192x8192
Can use compressed textures: YES
Texture compression available: YES
Post-processing enabled: NO
Using trilinear texture filter.
OpenGL Shader Version: 1.30
... OpenGL init is complete!
Size of bitmap info = 742 KB
Size of bitmap extra info = 48 bytes
ANI cursorweb with size 24x24 (25.0% wasted)
GRAPHICS: Initializing default colors...
SCRIPTING: Beginning initialization sequence...
SCRIPTING: Beginning Lua initialization...
LUA: Opening LUA state...
LUA: Initializing base Lua libraries...
LUA: Beginning ADE initialization
ADE: Initializing enumeration constants...
ADE: Assigning Lua session...
SCRIPTING: Beginning main hook parse sequence....
Wokka! Error opening file (scripting.tbl)!
TABLES: Unable to parse 'scripting.tbl'! Error code = 5.
SCRIPTING: Inititialization complete.
SCRIPTING: Splash screen overrides checked
SCRIPTING: Splash hook has been run
SCRIPTING: Splash screen conditional hook has been run
Using high memory settings...
Wokka! Error opening file (interface.tbl)!
WMCGUI: Unable to parse 'interface.tbl'! Error code = 5.
Dutifully ignoring the extra sound values for retail sound 36, 'l_hit.wav'...
Dutifully ignoring the extra sound values for retail sound 37, 'm_hit.wav'...
No joysticks found
Current soundtrack set to -1 in event_music_reset_choices
TABLES => Unable to find 'colors.tbl'. Initialising colors with default values.
Wokka! Error opening file (armor.tbl)!
TABLES: Unable to parse 'armor.tbl'! Error code = 5.
ANI support1 with size 108x24 (25.0% wasted)
ANI damage1 with size 148x25 (21.9% wasted)
ANI wingman1 with size 71x53 (17.2% wasted)
ANI wingman2 with size 35x53 (17.2% wasted)
ANI wingman3 with size 14x53 (17.2% wasted)
ANI toggle1 with size 57x20 (37.5% wasted)
ANI head1 with size 164x132 (48.4% wasted)
ANI weapons1 with size 126x20 (37.5% wasted)
ANI objective1 with size 149x21 (34.4% wasted)
ANI netlag1 with size 29x30 (6.2% wasted)
ANI targhit1 with size 31x21 (34.4% wasted)
ANI time1 with size 47x23 (28.1% wasted)
ANI targetview1 with size 137x156 (39.1% wasted)
ANI targetview2 with size 4x96 (25.0% wasted)
ANI targetview3 with size 7x20 (37.5% wasted)
ANI energy2 with size 54x60 (6.2% wasted)
ANI leftarc with size 64x157 (38.7% wasted)
ANI rightarc1 with size 64x156 (39.1% wasted)
ANI toparc3 with size 25x18 (43.8% wasted)
ANI lock1 with size 35x33 (48.4% wasted)
ANI lockspin with size 63x63 (1.6% wasted)
ANI energy1 with size 12x41 (35.9% wasted)
ANI radar1 with size 130x106 (17.2% wasted)
loading animated cursor "cursor"
ANI cursor with size 24x24 (25.0% wasted)
Ships.tbl is : VALID
Weapons.tbl is : VALID
cfile_init() took 177
Compiling video-processing shader ...
Loading built-in default shader for: video-v.sdr
Loading built-in default shader for: video-f.sdr
Got event GS_EVENT_GAME_INIT (49) in state NOT A VALID STATE (0)
ANI cursor.ani with size 24x24 (25.0% wasted)
Got event GS_EVENT_QUIT_GAME (5) in state GS_STATE_INITIAL_PLAYER_SELECT (37)
Freeing all existing models...
... Log closed, Thu Jun 12 09:17:00 2014
One thing I just realized, is that as root I had never run wxLauncher to configure any options. So, I ran wxLauncher as root, set resolution, etc., and it now does the same thing as a user. After I deleted root's .fs2_open folder, I could relaunch it as normal. Evedently, there's an option somewhere it doesn't like.
