new to linux, SL won't open on fadoracore4

hello, new to linux here. i downloaded the linux version and it won't open, i try to "run", "run in terminal", and "display". when i run it nothing happens. when i run in terminal, terminal opens but its blank, and view opens and says,

#!/bin/sh
cd `dirname $0`
# HACK: MALLOC_CHECK_=0 is a temporary workaround for some glibc installations.
MALLOC_CHECK_=0 LD_LIBRARY_PATH=lib bin/secondlife-bin $@ 2>&1 | tee lastrun.log



can someone please help me? you can also IM me on aim: freckles527 and msn: [email]bumpatabumpa@hotmail.com[/email]

thank you in advance

Try executing the program from a terminal manually, like this:

Open a terminal.
cd to the directory Second Life is installed in.
type ./secondlife

It's a moot point right now; 1.8.4.7 is useless; we have to wait until they release a 1.9 client for Linux. But go ahead and at least try to get to the login screen -- that way you know 1.9 will work.

(If any of my instructions don't make sense to you, this may help: my command line basics page)

ok, i downloaded 1.9.0.17, cd'd to the secondlife folder, and typed ./secondlife this is the whole message i get in return:

[root@localhost Desktop]# cd SecondLife_1_9_0_17
[root@localhost SecondLife_1_9_0_17]# ./secondlife
LLErrorStream::crashOnError() failed to get mutex for log
LLErrorStream::crashOnError() failed to get mutex for log
LLErrorStream::crashOnError() failed to get mutex for log
2006-03-22T02:51:57Z WARNING: LLDir_Linux not fully implemented!
2006-03-22T02:51:58Z INFO: Error setting log file to /root/Desktop/SecondLife_1_9_0_17/SecondLife/logs/SecondLife.log
2006-03-22T02:51:58Z INFO: Checking marker file for lock...
2006-03-22T02:51:58Z INFO: Marker file isn't locked.
2006-03-22T02:51:58Z INFO: Checking marker file for lock...
2006-03-22T02:51:58Z INFO: Failed to create marker file.
2006-03-22T02:51:58Z INFO: Removing message.log
2006-03-22T02:51:58Z INFO: Exiting init_marker_file().
2006-03-22T02:51:58Z INFO: Opening debug file /root/Desktop/SecondLife_1_9_0_17/SecondLife/logs/debug_info.log
2006-03-22T02:51:58Z INFO: Opening debug file /root/Desktop/SecondLife_1_9_0_17/SecondLife/logs/debug_info.log failed. Using stderr.
SL Log: /root/Desktop/SecondLife_1_9_0_17/SecondLife/logs/SecondLife.log
Second Life version 1.9.0 build 17
Can't get terse CPU information
RAM: 0
OS: Linux 2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 #1 Thu Jun 2 22:55:56 EDT 2005 i686
2006-03-22T02:51:58Z INFO: Second Life version 1.9.0
2006-03-22T02:51:58Z INFO: Local time: 2006-03-21T21:51:58 EST
2006-03-22T02:51:58Z INFO: CPU info:
2006-03-22T02:51:58Z processor : 0 vendor_id : AuthenticAMD cpu family : 6 model : 10 model name : AMD Athlon(tm) XP 1900+ stepping : 0 cpu MHz : 1607.733 cache size : 256 KB fdiv_bug : no hlt_bug : no f00f_bug : no coma_bug : no fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 1 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 mmx fxsr sse syscall mp mmxext 3dnowext 3dnow bogomips : 3178.49
2006-03-22T02:51:58Z INFO: Memory info:
2006-03-22T02:51:58Z MemTotal: 255636 kB MemFree: 3856 kB Buffers: 232 kB Cached: 76016 kB SwapCached: 80 kB Active: 201600 kB Inactive: 10876 kB HighTotal: 0 kB HighFree: 0 kB LowTotal: 255636 kB LowFree: 3856 kB SwapTotal: 524280 kB SwapFree: 522980 kB Dirty: 56 kB Writeback: 0 kB Mapped: 203696 kB Slab: 21448 kB CommitLimit: 652096 kB Committed_AS: 335124 kB PageTables: 3136 kB VmallocTotal: 770040 kB VmallocUsed: 8420 kB VmallocChunk: 760308 kB HugePages_Total: 0 HugePages_Free: 0 Hugepagesize: 4096 kB
2006-03-22T02:51:58Z INFO: OS info: Linux 2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 #1 Thu Jun 2 22:55:56 EDT 2005 i686
2006-03-22T02:51:58Z INFO: Loading feature tables.
2006-03-22T02:51:58Z INFO: Using configuration file /root/Desktop/SecondLife_1_9_0_17/SecondLife/user_settings/settings.ini
2006-03-22T02:51:58Z INFO: LLControlGroup::loadFromFile unable to open.
2006-03-22T02:51:58Z INFO: LLControlGroup::loadFromFile unable to open.
2006-03-22T02:51:58Z INFO: Loading art table from viewerart.ini
2006-03-22T02:51:58Z INFO: Loading base colors from colors_base.ini
2006-03-22T02:51:58Z INFO: Loading user colors from colors.ini
2006-03-22T02:51:59Z WARNING: Bad or missing vfx index file /root/Desktop/SecondLife_1_9_0_17/SecondLife/cache/index.db2.x.1
2006-03-22T02:51:59Z WARNING: Removing old vfs data file /root/Desktop/SecondLife_1_9_0_17/SecondLife/cache/data.db2.x.1
2006-03-22T02:51:59Z INFO: Renaming /root/Desktop/SecondLife_1_9_0_17/SecondLife/cache/data.db2.x.1 to /root/Desktop/SecondLife_1_9_0_17/SecondLife/cache/data.db2.x.1612344822
2006-03-22T02:51:59Z INFO: Renaming /root/Desktop/SecondLife_1_9_0_17/SecondLife/cache/index.db2.x.1 to /root/Desktop/SecondLife_1_9_0_17/SecondLife/cache/index.db2.x.1612344822
2006-03-22T02:51:59Z WARNING: Can't open VFS data file /root/Desktop/SecondLife_1_9_0_17/SecondLife/cache/data.db2.x.1612344822 attempting to use alternate
2006-03-22T02:51:59Z WARNING: Couldn't open vfs data file after trying many alternates
2006-03-22T02:51:59Z INFO: VFS: Using index file /root/Desktop/SecondLife_1_9_0_17/app_settings/static_index.db2 and data file /root/Desktop/SecondLife_1_9_0_17/app_settings/static_data.db2
2006-03-22T02:51:59Z WARNING: OSMessageBox: Second Life is unable to access a file that it needs.
2006-03-22T02:51:59Z
2006-03-22T02:51:59Z This can be because you somehow have multiple copies running, or your system incorrectly thinks a file is open. If this message persists, restart your computer and try again. If it continues to persist, you may need to completely uninstall Second Life and reinstall it.
[root@localhost SecondLife_1_9_0_17]#



i asked the linux client users and they told me to ty the following commands, and try again:

ps aux | grep seco
killall secondlife-bin
killall -9 secondlife-bin

these are the results i got back:

[root@localhost ~]# ps aux | grep seco
root 3772 0.0 0.2 3760 712 pts/1 S+ 21:55 0:00 grep seco
[root@localhost ~]# killall secondlife-bin
secondlife-bin: no process killed
[root@localhost ~]# killall -9 secondlife-bin
secondlife-bin: no process killed
[root@localhost ~]#

what else could be wrong?

This is a FAQ. Use tar -jxf to unpack the SL distribution, not presumably a (broken) archiver-app.

Linden Lab should probably put dummy files in directories they don't want broken archivers to fail to create - this is happening far too often.

How did you unpack secondlife? The message indicates that one of the folders is missing. Some graphical unpack frontends leave out empty folders, and SL will choke on this.

Try unpacking manually by using the following command in the folder where SL has been downloaded:

tar -xjvf SecondLife_1_9_0_17.tar.bz2

Then try again. I hope this helps.

They should rather create folders that are missing upon first startup. It's just poor program design.

Shameless plug: try my SL Alpha installer script thing, it might help, or just make things easier... Not that it does anything too complex yet, but just run it, and it'll do the job.

Interesting(?) geeky point: you don't need the flag symbol for tar (-) it also works with

tar xjvf SecondLife_1_9_0_17.tar.bz2

Great if you like learning inconsistent commands, or want to save time by typing one less character!

This is in fact true I'm just so used to type the - character that I don't even realize typing it anymore. Same goes for ps, by the way. So ps awx and ps -awx are in fact the same.

Well, ps is a little flaky about it. Try 'ps ef' and then 'ps -ef'... different results.

--Val

Interesting.. never noticed that before, but as the above post notes, ps is not quite the same. This is from TFM:

This version of ps accepts several kinds of options:
1 UNIX options, which may be grouped and must be preceded by a dash.
2 BSD options, which may be grouped and must not be used with a dash.
3 GNU long options, which are preceded by two dashes.