[zonination]

I tried installing through the .jar installer (which said it had linux capabilities) by Turey, and, of course, the material downloaded to my fs2_open folder. This was a success. However, I've yet to have the "fs2_open" file run properly on Linux. Can anyone give some pointers, let me what I'm doing wrong, or at least tell me that FS2 Open doesn't have Linux support?

Currently running Ubuntu 7.10 (gutsy). I already have OpenAL downloaded.

Much thanks in advance.

[I had this game on my Windows partition (which got messed up recently) and it ruled. I'd just like to say: kudos to everyone who worked hard on this game to make it what it was.]

[castor]

zonination

So.. what happens when you try to run the file?

[colecampbell666]

Make sure to run fs2_open_3_6_9.bin and not the retail .EXEs.

[zonination]

Make sure to run fs2_open_3_6_9.bin and not the retail .EXEs.

I've tried that, and when I try to execute the binary, it won't let me...

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zonination@zonination-laptop:~/fs2_open$ ./fs2_open.bin
bash: ./fs2_open.bin: cannot execute binary file
I've tried looking around Google, and nothing helpful is coming up.

zonination

So.. what happens when you try to run the file?

Well, to cite some examples with various files I've tried...

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zonination@zonination-laptop:~/fs2_open$ sh fs2_open.bin
fs2_open.bin: 1: ELF

: not found
fs2_open.bin: 1: 1�: not found
fs2_open.bin: 1:
8�: not found
fs2_open.bin: 1: 8��8���P��
: not found
fs2_open.bin: 1: ������@@: not found
fs2_open.bin: 1: cannot open ���: No such file
fs2_open.bin: 1:
}
~
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°⎽2_⎺⎻␊┼.␉␋┼: 1: É�: ┼⎺├ °⎺┤┼␍
°⎽2_⎺⎻␊┼.␉␋┼: 2: S≤┼├▒│ ␊⎼⎼⎺⎼: ")" ┤┼␊│⎻␊␌├␊␍
≥⎺┼␋┼▒├␋⎺┼@≥⎺┼␋┼▒├␋⎺┼-┌▒⎻├⎺⎻:·/°⎽2_⎺⎻␊┼$

and...

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zonination@zonination-laptop:~/fs2_open$ ./fs2_open
./fs2_open.bin: 1: ELF

: not found
./fs2_open.bin: 1: 1�: not found
./fs2_open.bin: 1:
8�: not found
./fs2_open.bin: 1: 8��8���P��
: not found
./fs2_open.bin: 1: ������@@: not found
./fs2_open.bin: 1: cannot open ���: No such file
./fs2_open.bin: 1:
}
~
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�
�jnG
u��¹�ñØ─X
␤¦Š˜,: ┼⎺├ °⎺┤┼␍
./°⎽2_⎺⎻␊┼.␉␋┼: 1: É�: ┼⎺├ °⎺┤┼␍
./°⎽2_⎺⎻␊┼.␉␋┼: 2: S≤┼├▒│ ␊⎼⎼⎺⎼: ")" ┤┼␊│⎻␊␌├␊␍
≥⎺┼␋┼▒├␋⎺┼@≥⎺┼␋┼▒├␋⎺┼-┌▒⎻├⎺⎻:·/°⎽2_⎺⎻␊┼$

...it always ends up messing with the terminal. And I can't execute it in the GUI either. Any advice?

[Turey]

try doing a sudo chmod +x ./fs2_open.bin first.

[zonination]

try doing a sudo chmod +x ./fs2_open.bin first.

Did that... I got this as a result:

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zonination@zonination-laptop:~/fs2_open$ sudo chmod +x fs2_open.bin
[sudo] password for zonination:
zonination@zonination-laptop:~/fs2_open$ ./fs2_open.bin
bash: ./fs2_open.bin: cannot execute binary file
zonination@zonination-laptop:~/fs2_open$ sh fs2_open.bin
fs2_open.bin: 1: ELF

: not found
fs2_open.bin: 1: 1�: not found
fs2_open.bin: 1:
8�: not found
fs2_open.bin: 1: 8��8���P��
: not found
fs2_open.bin: 1: ������@@: not found
fs2_open.bin: 1: cannot open ���: No such file
fs2_open.bin: 1:
}
~
�
�
�jnG
u��¹�ñØ─X
␤¦Š˜,: ┼⎺├ °⎺┤┼␍
°⎽2_⎺⎻␊┼.␉␋┼: 1: É�: ┼⎺├ °⎺┤┼␍
°⎽2_⎺⎻␊┼.␉␋┼: 2: S≤┼├▒│ ␊⎼⎼⎺⎼: ")" ┤┼␊│⎻␊␌├␊␍
≥⎺┼␋┼▒├␋⎺┼@≥⎺┼␋┼▒├␋⎺┼-┌▒⎻├⎺⎻:·/°⎽2_⎺⎻␊┼$


[castor]

What does it say, if you do:
file fs2_open.bin

[zonination]

What does it say, if you do:
file fs2_open.bin

here's what it gives me:

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zonination@zonination-laptop:~/fs2_open$ file fs2_open.bin
fs2_open.bin: ELF 64-bit LSB executable, x86-64, version 1 (SYSV), for GNU/Linux 2.6.9, dynamically linked (uses shared libs), stripped

[colecampbell666]

Do you have a 64-bit processor?

[zonination]

Do you have a 64-bit processor?

I'm going to say no. I have an AMD Sempron mobile processor for a Dell Inspiron laptop, but I can't be sure of the "64-bit" thing.

[colecampbell666]

You're trying to run the 64-bit FS2 BIN. Download the 32-bit BIN.

Download CPU-Z (Google it) to see about the 64-bit thing.

[zonination]

You're trying to run the 64-bit FS2 BIN. Download the 32-bit BIN.

Download CPU-Z (Google it) to see about the 64-bit thing.

AWESOME!
Thank you.

Now, where do I go about obtaining the 32-bit BIN?

[colecampbell666]

The FSO Installer.

And I forgot, you need Wine or Windoze to run it.

[Jeff Vader]

The FSO Installer.

And I forgot, you need Wine or Windoze to run it.

Isn't the Java version cross-platform?

[S-99]

Yes it is cross platform. To get rid of onfusion turey should just get rid of the windows version of the java installer since it's just the same thing and does the same thing but is more integrated into windows which wont let you run the windows version of the java installer on a different platform. Other than that, the 20kb cross platform installer is the same on all machines and just requires java installed, which is easy to do in windows, linux, and osx. If you run linux, look for something in the repositories call sun-java-bin6 or whatever. Just start up a search in the repos for "sun" and you'll find sun java crap and install the latest version of java from there in linux (it's easier than installing java in windows). After java is installed, make sure to choose the program preference for jar files (that way jar files are being opened by java runtime as opposed to opening it up as a compressed archive in the linux archiving programs).

[castor]

Yea, be sure to select the "32bit executable" when running the Turey's Installer.
Even if your  CPU is a 64bit one, your OS might be built for 32bit only.

[colecampbell666]

The FSO Installer.

And I forgot, you need Wine or Windoze to run it.

Isn't the Java version cross-platform?

I meant CPU-Z.