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Fyre Parx
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Join date: 15 Jun 2008
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07-22-2008 06:56
I cant get the client to actually load. I did chmod all the files for full access, but I still get the following wall of text:

From: someone

root@Hades:~/SL# bash secondlife
Running from /home/ashton/SL
Error setting value: No database available to save your configuration: Unable to store a value at key '/desktop/gnome/url-handlers/secondlife/command', as the configuration server has no writable databases. There are some common causes of this problem: 1) your configuration path file /etc/gconf/2/path doesn't contain any databases or wasn't found 2) somehow we mistakenly created two gconfd processes 3) your operating system is misconfigured so NFS file locking doesn't work in your home directory or 4) your NFS client machine crashedand didn't properly notify the server on reboot that file locks should be dropped. If you have two gconfd processes (or had two at the time the second was launched), logging out, killing all copies of gconfd, and logging back in may help. If you have stale locks, remove ~/.gconf*/*lock. Perhaps the problemis that you attempted to use GConf from two machines at once, and ORBit still has its default configuration that prevents remote CORBA connections - put "ORBIIOPIPv4=1" in /etc/orbitrc. As always, check the user.* syslog for details on problems gconfd encountered. There can only be one gconfd per home directory, and it must own a lockfile in ~/.gconfd and also lockfiles in individual storage locations such as ~/.gconf
Warning: Did not register secondlife:// handler with GNOME: gconftool-2 failed.
2008-07-22T13:39:04Z INFO: RecordToFile: Error setting log file to /root/logs/SecondLife.log
2008-07-22T13:39:04Z INFO: anotherInstanceRunning: Checking marker file for lock...
2008-07-22T13:39:04Z INFO: anotherInstanceRunning: Marker file isn't locked.
2008-07-22T13:39:04Z INFO: initMarkerFile: Checking marker file for lock...
2008-07-22T13:39:04Z WARNING: ll_apr_warn_status: APR: No such file or directory
2008-07-22T13:39:04Z WARNING: ll_apr_warn_status: APR: No such file or directory
2008-07-22T13:39:04Z WARNING: ll_apr_warn_status: APR: No such file or directory
2008-07-22T13:39:04Z INFO: anotherInstanceRunning: Checking marker file for lock...
2008-07-22T13:39:04Z INFO: anotherInstanceRunning: Marker file isn't locked.
2008-07-22T13:39:04Z INFO: initMarkerFile: Failed to create marker file.
2008-07-22T13:39:04Z INFO: writeSystemInfo: Second Life version 1.19.1
2008-07-22T13:39:04Z INFO: writeSystemInfo: Local time: 2008-07-22T09:39:04 EDT
2008-07-22T13:39:04Z INFO: writeSystemInfo: CPU info:
processor : 0 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 15 model : 4 model name : Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 2.93GHz stepping : 1 cpu MHz : 2933.673 cache size : 256 KB fdiv_bug : no hlt_bug : nof00f_bug : no coma_bug : no fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 5 wp : yes flags : fpu vme depse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe constant_tsc up pebs bts sync_rdtsc pni monitor ds_cpl cid xtpr bogomips : 5874.64 clflush size : 64
->mHasSSE: 1
->mHasSSE2: 1
->mHasAltivec: 0
->mCPUMhz: 2934
->mCPUString: Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 2.93GHz

2008-07-22T13:39:04Z INFO: writeSystemInfo: Memory info:
MemTotal: 1002860 kB MemFree: 137428 kB Buffers: 25480 kB Cached: 500708 kB SwapCached: 0 kB Active: 501972 kB Inactive: 311288 kB HighTotal: 98240 kB HighFree: 228kB LowTotal: 904620 kB LowFree: 137200 kB SwapTotal: 361420 kB SwapFree: 361420 kB Dirty: 156 kB Writeback:0 kB AnonPages: 287020 kB Mapped: 120040 kB Slab: 30072 kB SReclaimable: 19908 kB SUnreclaim: 10164 kB PageTables: 3052 kB NFS_Unstable: 0 kB Bounce: 0 kB CommitLimit: 862848 kB Committed_AS: 789824 kB VmallocTotal: 114680 kB VmallocUsed:14116 kB VmallocChunk: 99816 kB
2008-07-22T13:39:04Z INFO: writeSystemInfo: OS: Linux 2.6
2008-07-22T13:39:04Z INFO: writeSystemInfo: OS info: Linux 2.6.24-19-generic#1 SMP Fri Jul 11 23:41:49 UTC 2008 i686
2008-07-22T13:39:04Z INFO: init: Loading configuration file /root/user_settings/settings.xml
2008-07-22T13:39:04Z WARNING: parseFile: Couldn't open file /root/user_settings/settings.xml
2008-07-22T13:39:04Z WARNING: parseFile: LLXmlTree parse failed. Line 1: Couldn't open file /root/user_settings/settings.xml
2008-07-22T13:39:04Z WARNING: loadFromFile: Unable to open control file /root/user_settings/settings.xml
2008-07-22T13:39:04Z INFO: init: Failed to load settings from /root/user_settings/settings.xml
2008-07-22T13:39:04Z INFO: init: Loading legacy settings from /root/user_settings/settings.ini
2008-07-22T13:39:04Z INFO: loadFromFileLegacy: LLControlGroup::loadFromFile unable to open.
2008-07-22T13:39:04Z WARNING: parseFile: Couldn't open file /root/user_settings/crash_settings.xml
2008-07-22T13:39:04Z WARNING: parseFile: LLXmlTree parse failed. Line 1: Couldn't open file /root/user_settings/crash_settings.xml
2008-07-22T13:39:04Z WARNING: loadFromFile: Unable to open control file /root/user_settings/crash_settings.xml
2008-07-22T13:39:04Z INFO: init: Loading art table from /home/ashton/SL/app_settings/viewerart.xml
2008-07-22T13:39:04Z INFO: init: Loading art table from /home/ashton/SL/skins/textures/textures.xml
2008-07-22T13:39:04Z INFO: init: Loading base colors from /home/ashton/SL/app_settings/colors_base.xml
2008-07-22T13:39:04Z INFO: init: Loading user colors from /home/ashton/SL/app_settings/colors.xml
2008-07-22T13:39:04Z INFO: init: Failed to load user colors from /home/ashton/SL/app_settings/colors.xml
2008-07-22T13:39:04Z INFO: init: Loading legacy colors from /home/ashton/SL/app_settings/colors.ini
2008-07-22T13:39:04Z INFO: update_vector_performances: Vectorization: DISABLED
2008-07-22T13:39:04Z INFO: update_vector_performances: Vector Processor: COMPILER DEFAULT
2008-07-22T13:39:04Z INFO: update_vector_performances: Vectorized Skinning: ENABLED
2008-07-22T13:39:04Z INFO: update_vector_performances: Vectorization: DISABLED
2008-07-22T13:39:04Z INFO: update_vector_performances: Vector Processor: COMPILER DEFAULT
2008-07-22T13:39:04Z INFO: update_vector_performances: Vectorized Skinning: DISABLED
2008-07-22T13:39:04Z INFO: purgeCache: Purging Texture Cache...
2008-07-22T13:39:04Z WARNING: ll_apr_warn_status: APR: No such file or directory
2008-07-22T13:39:04Z WARNING: ll_apr_warn_status: APR: No such file or directory
2008-07-22T13:39:04Z WARNING: ll_apr_warn_status: APR: No such file or directory
2008-07-22T13:39:04Z INFO: purgeCache: Purging Cache...
2008-07-22T13:39:04Z INFO: initCache: TEXTURE CACHE: Headers: 139810 Textures size: 320 MB
2008-07-22T13:39:04Z INFO: initCache: VFS CACHE SIZE: 100 MB
2008-07-22T13:39:04Z WARNING: initCache: Bad or missing vfx index file /root/cache/index.db2.x.1
2008-07-22T13:39:04Z WARNING: initCache: Removing old vfs data file /root/cache/data.db2.x.1
2008-07-22T13:39:04Z INFO: initCache: Removing old vfs and re-sizing
2008-07-22T13:39:04Z WARNING: LLVFS: Can't open VFS data file /root/cache/data.db2.x.1882114147 attempting to use alternate
2008-07-22T13:39:04Z WARNING: LLVFS: Couldn't open vfs data file after trying many alternates
2008-07-22T13:39:04Z INFO: LLVFS: VFS: Using index file /home/ashton/SL/app_settings/static_index.db2 and data file /home/ashton/SL/app_settings/static_data.db2
2008-07-22T13:39:04Z INFO: ll_try_gtk_init: Starting GTK Initialization.
2008-07-22T13:39:04Z INFO: ll_try_gtk_init: GTK Initialized.
2008-07-22T13:39:04Z INFO: ll_try_gtk_init: - Compiled against GTK version 2.4.14
2008-07-22T13:39:04Z INFO: ll_try_gtk_init: - Running against GTK version 2.12.9
2008-07-22T13:39:04Z INFO: OSMessageBoxSDL: Creating a dialog because we're in windowed mode and GTK is happy.
2008-07-22T13:39:10Z INFO: LLVoiceClient::setState: entering state stateDisabled
2008-07-22T13:39:10Z INFO: LLVoiceClient::switchChannel: called in state stateDisabled with uri ""
2008-07-22T13:39:10Z INFO: handleViewerCrash: Creating crash marker file /root/logs/SecondLife.error_marker
2008-07-22T13:39:10Z WARNING: handleViewerCrash: Cannot create error marker file /root/logs/SecondLife.error_marker
secondlife: line 100: 9280 Segmentation fault LD_LIBRARY_PATH="`pwd`"/lib:"`pwd`"/app_settings/mozilla-runtime-linux-i686:"${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}" $LL_WRAPPER bin/do-not-directly-run-secondlife-bin
*** Unclean shutdown. ***
secondlife: line 108: arch: command not found


Can anyone tell me what exactly is wrong? I noticed it's mad because it cant save in a Gnome directory, I guess that's because I'm running KDE instead...?///
Boroondas Gupte
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Join date: 16 Sep 2005
Posts: 186
07-22-2008 11:03
From: someone
[...] If you have stale locks, remove ~/.gconf*/*lock.[...]

I'd try that first.
On the command line, this would tranlsate to
rm -i ~/.gconf*/*lock

Oh, and don't run Second Life as root.
Riemann Zeta
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07-22-2008 11:29
"secondlife: line 108: arch: command not found"

Try changing "arch" in line 108 to "uname -m".
Fyre Parx
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Join date: 15 Jun 2008
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07-22-2008 11:52
ok, it's technically running (and only reason I was running it as root before is bc I thought "well if it crashes under user, maybe root will give it more leniency and let it run" I ran it in usermode and it laoded the client this time... but... exact same as running windows client under WINE (from my post in the windows forum:

Lots of things piling up now. I *DID* connect to the grid, but let me get to that..

I start SL, and I get an error that my sustem does not meet the requriements...

2.97ghz CPU
1gb RAM
128mb VRAM

Wow this game must have VERY strenuous requriements! *rolls eyes*

Once I connect I'm greeted with this:
http://furstar.net/FH_pics/SL_error.jpg

My Avi has holes in it and it has a few extraneous parts it shouldn't have (looking almost to me like support wires on a manaquin) when it moves it's arm like 3/4 of the arm vanishes as well...

The game is VERY slow, probably like 1-4FPS, so I told it to go into full-screen mode.

SL crashes.

Any suggestions on what is wrong and what to do? (and I dont want to hear "buy a new PC!" that's not an option (though I'm planning to get a new laptop, but is a 2.97ghz processor with 1gb ram is not in-spec, I doubt a laptop will come NEAR it...)

-----

I might add that I played SL before with a 64mb Geforce card (that died) sometime in the past on this same PC and it worked nicely, so I'd think the PC itself is within spec... though this was before a lot of hte upgrades to the world, so...

EDIT:
Videocard is a PCI Radeon 9250 with 128mb onboard RAM
Boroondas Gupte
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Posts: 186
07-22-2008 13:36
You might want to try different Graphic Card drivers (if you were using the proprietary ones, the free ones, and vice versa). Also make sure you've got the latest version of the drivers.

according to http://secondlife.com/support/sysreqs.php your system seems to be within spec. ...

[edit]
And if you have any Desktop effects active, disable them.
Armin Weatherwax
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07-22-2008 13:52
low fps can be caused by a lot of reasons: server side, client side; on client side it can be caused by harware issues and/or software issues. And interactions, of course.

Just some random thoughts:

With my lagtop (intel core duo 2,2ghz, 2gb ram, pcie ati radeon xpress 1100 128M; kubuntu 8.04 kde 3.5.whatever ) i get in an empty sim or a skybox about 20 fps, 10fps meeting some friends in a sim with not too much architecture and 1-4 fps at a crowded party or a sim with loads of textures. With my desktop PC (1-core amd 64, 2,2 ghz, 1gb ram, nvidia 7600gt agp 512M; 32-bit kubuntu 8.04 kde 3.5) i get about 55 in the skybox, 20-28 meeting the friends and 8-10 at the party.

With the newer SL clients not very often anymore, but sometimes, the framerate drops dramatically no matter where i am, which is for me the sign to clear the texture cache.

Of course the better you set rendering quality the lower the framerate gets, about graphic settings you can learn a lot by watching Torleys tutorial.

Well, your framerate also drops if you have more processes running than absolutely necessary - you could have a look whether you (e.g.) really need mysql and apache running while playing SL, or torrent or whatever eats nicetime and/or network bandwith.

Hope the one or the other helps deciding what to do .

:)Armin
Fyre Parx
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07-22-2008 20:54
Turned off everything I can except possibly some advanced desktop settings (would like to turn of plasma but cant find a checkbox...) only boosted me 1fps at best, still unusable... guess I'm stuck waiting for a faster PC -_- maybe when I finally get that quad-core 2gb/core desktop with 4gb RAM, I *might* have the requiremetns to run SL....
Kephra Nurmi
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07-23-2008 02:42
Moin Fyre,

From: Fyre Parx
I cant get the client to actually load. I did chmod all the files for full access, but I still get the following wall of text


>> handleViewerCrash: Creating crash marker file /root/logs/SecondLife.error_marker

you MUST NOT run sl as root.

ciao,Kephra
Armin Weatherwax
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07-23-2008 11:43
From: Fyre Parx
maybe when I finally get that quad-core 2gb/core desktop with 4gb RAM, I *might* have the requiremetns to run SL....

well, just have a look at the requirements: http://secondlife.com/support/sysreqs.php
and you'll find out that the weak point in your system is your graphics card. There is a section with recommended hardware for the linux client, too.

Edit:
er and: ... don't run SL as root. To give all files needed the proper rights as normal user make sure to chmod 'rooted' files in ~/.secondlife , too.
Johnnie Carling
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07-23-2008 12:02
From: Fyre Parx
Turned off everything I can except possibly some advanced desktop settings (would like to turn of plasma but cant find a checkbox...) only boosted me 1fps at best, still unusable... guess I'm stuck waiting for a faster PC -_- maybe when I finally get that quad-core 2gb/core desktop with 4gb RAM, I *might* have the requiremetns to run SL....


Ohhhhh KDE4

Go to kde's system settings > Desktop > Desktop effects and make sure Enable Desktop Effects is UNchecked (you might have to log off KDE and back in)

I have noticed a bug on my computer whenever two programs use openGL, the second program started runs like crap. KDE 4's Desktop Effects use openGL and of course is the first openGL started.

BTW you don't want to stop Plasma.... Plasma is what runs your desktop, taskbar, and etc...
Fyre Parx
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07-23-2008 13:38
Desktop effects was already turned off... looks like untill I can afford to upgrade (system or card) I wont be playing SL, since I jsut got an eee for work on the road I dont expect to have the $$$ to splurge on a new desktop anytime soon... (and I have this funny feeling the eee cant run SL ;))

and did NOBODY read this:
From: someone

(and only reason I was running it as root before is bc I thought "well if it crashes under user, maybe root will give it more leniency and let it run" I ran it in usermode and it laoded the client this time...


I ran it under root _1_ time, that's all!
Boroondas Gupte
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07-24-2008 01:36
From: Fyre Parx
I ran it under root _1_ time, that's all!

Which was more than 3 times to often. One shouldn't ever run SL as root any more than minus pi times :p
SCNR;)