Linux client alpha 1.12.3.3 PREVIEW available

http://secondlife.com/community/preview.php

Linux-specific changes:
* File upload/download dialogs (windowed mode only) +more
* URLs now launch in an external web browser
* ESD is now the default audio device where available
* Fix numeric keypad handling
* Fix hang when detecting corrupt cache

Release Notes for Second Life 1.12.3(3) October 23, 2006
=====================================
Other changes:
* Added small 'Loading' text for in-client HTMl content

Bug fixes:
* Fixed a client crash with blank profile URLs
* Fixed inability to open second IM session from Find->People
* Fixed web profiles not automatically loading'
* Fixed misaligned/disappearing Appearance sliders

Release Notes for Second Life 1.12.3(2) October 20, 2006
=====================================
Bug fixes:
* Fixed a client crash while changing the aspect ratio
* Fixed a client crash with Path Cut Begin
* Fixed Top Scripts always showing a total script time of 0.0
* Fixed buttons in Profile (Pay, Rate, etc.)
* Fixed an incorrect uninstaller error message
* Fixed Rename to Folder Name in Appearance
* Fixed ampersand in Busy message causing preferences to revert to default

Release Notes for Second Life 1.12.3(1) October 18, 2006
=====================================
New features:
* New login interface pulls images and information from the web site

Other changes:
* Simulator savestates save to local disk in certain situations (grid shutdown, rolling restart, etc.)
** This should decrease downtime for grid shutdown/startup
* Terms of Service displayed in HTML
* Sell Land floater no longer accepts commas/decimals (which were causing price failures)
* Renamed Land -> Options -> Show in Search (was Show in Find Places)
* Mac resize-window widget made easier to locate and use
* Estate managers can now terraform

Bug fixes:
* Fixed About Land's Return Objects for objects owned by parcel owner
* Fixed window resize arrows on Mac for different UI Sizes
* Fixed Enter key immediately sending Mac crash reports
* Fixed IM window resizing on closing/opening a session
* Fixed login failing when group name/title contains multi-byte characters
* Fixed animations being uploaded with spread fingers
* Fixed texture repeats when an object is stretched
* Fixed 'share with group' when deselected/selected

Release Notes for Second Life 1.12.3(0) October 13, 2006
=====================================
New features:
* Add a new tab to the Profile called Web which will show a web page of the profile owners choice
* 'Spoken Languages' added to Profile

Weeeeeeee *grabs and squeezes Tofu till eyes pop*

Great! I was on briefly last night, and said Hi to Zi who was also there. I used the normal interface.

I just looked if it was stable, and what graphics stuff works, but it looked great!

Thank you, Tofu! You REALLY have a great way with our precious Linux Client!

--- EDIT ---

We now need 1.12.3.2 to get on * sigh *

Ah, typical... Well, I've just rolled a Linux 1.12.3.2 and it should hopefully be on the site soon.
edit: It's up now!

1.12.3.2 appears to be running 2x the previous clients. Woot.

The new dialogs are wonderful too.
Also noticed that bump mapping, wavy cloth and avatar vertex rendering now works, no more crash on that.

Is the start/stop movie to disk function working yet?

Tofu, best version yet

I'd agree with Merrick, this one seems to run at a fair old tilt even in the city sims!

Something I noticed with the upload dialogs is that the first on pops up in front of the SL window and centered on it, all subsequent ones pop up behind the window and up in the top right.

Hinkley

Just thanks! Just thanks! Just thanks! Just thanks! Just thanks! Just thanks!
Oh well. I downloaded and tried but it wanted to download a new version which I just downloaded.
Don't worry. I'll wait.

Did you run

./secondlife --aditi

instead of

./secondlife

? Because, you have to, to connect to the preview grid.

Great news, Tofu!

On first glance, all looks good, File upload dialoks work (apart from bulk upload), external browser works even for KDE *woot!*. Bump + Cloth still crashes here.

More when I did more tests.

Edit:

File upload only works for .wav here (bulk upload as well as single). .tga images say "File is empty", and .bvh animations say: "Could not read translation matrix".

File upload of tga worked perfectly for me

Bump+cloth are working for me now.

Not yet for me I have everything turned on except bump mapped and cloth, and it's running great! But turning on bumps causes SL to disappear without a trace

I uploaded a jpg OK, though - and the file picker is SO nice!

Thanks for the feedback! The file-picker will get some polish further down the line - probably after Beta.

Zi, I haven't been able to reproduce a problem with uploading (bulk or otherwise) tga and bvh files - please let me know if you figure anything out.

./secondlife --grid ADITI
./secondlife --grid aditi
./secondlife --aditi
./secondlife --ADITI
./secondlife --siva
None of those worked

(See sig)

Do this:

1. Install Midnight Commander.
2. mkdir SecondLife-Main, SecondLife-Preview
3. mc . .
4. Using Midnight Commander in one pane, move to where you have SL-1.12.2.9's archive at, and hit return -- it opens up. Open it up, and drill down into the directory. Use the Insert key to select everything. Tab over to the other pane, open up SecondLife-Main. Tab back, F5 Copy the contents over. Then return over the ".." directories to get out of the archive.
5. Do the same for SL-1.12.3.3, putting it in SecondLife-Preview
6. F10 out of Midnight Commander.

CD into SecondLife-Preview and "./secondlife --aditi"

Activate the Mulitverse and Universial repositories in Adept. It's in there, I just installed it on a new server install.

I keep getting the download new client request. My version keeps coming up at 1.12.3.2 (which seems right) but it asks for version 1.12.3.3 (which is know is the Mac/Windows Clients). I run ./secondlife --aditi, it loads, and says I need 1.12.3.3. I looked all around for the newer version. Anyone have any ideas? (Yes, I am running from the correct version, and even went so far as to use MC to create a SLpreview folder with the newest client).

For the pile-on test on the preview grid yesterday a new viewer was rolled out. Unfortunately there is no Linux version for 1.12.3 (3) yet. But considering that tomorrow is the intended release, that's not too much of a loss.

I'm rolling a Linux 1.12.3.3 now - it should be up in a bit.
We're working to get the Linux client integrated into the regular release procedure soon, so that they can always be released at the same time as the other platforms!

That would be great! Thanks for the message!

I'll have a look at the 1.2.3 (3) preview tonight and check on file uploading again

Ok, as promised, further testing on the 1.12.3 (3) preview:

Image upload still gives me an error. The log file indicates that it's a problem in the kakadu (jpg2000) library or at least about the conversion:

2006-10-24T16:25:46Z INFO: LLWindowSDL::beforeDialog()
2006-10-24T16:25:46Z INFO: GTK LLFilePicker::reset()
2006-10-24T16:26:00Z INFO: LLWindowSDL::afterDialog()
2006-10-24T16:26:00Z INFO: Couldn't import objects from file
2006-10-24T16:26:00Z INFO: Dump: 371 messages processed in 0.00827193 seconds
2006-10-24T16:26:00Z INFO: Num:   1 Bytes:    574 Invalid:   0 KillObject 0%
2006-10-24T16:26:00Z INFO: Num:   1 Bytes:     90 Invalid:   0 ViewerEffect 0%
2006-10-24T16:26:00Z INFO: Num:  85 Bytes:   5015 Invalid:   0 AttachedSound 0%
2006-10-24T16:26:00Z INFO: Num:   6 Bytes:   1158 Invalid:   0 SimStats 0%
2006-10-24T16:26:00Z INFO: Num:   1 Bytes:     52 Invalid:   0 SimulatorViewerTimeMessage 0%
2006-10-24T16:26:00Z INFO: Num:   1 Bytes:    344 Invalid:   0 ObjectUpdate 0%
2006-10-24T16:26:00Z INFO: Num:  99 Bytes:  11885 Invalid:   0 ImprovedTerseObjectUpdate 0%
2006-10-24T16:26:00Z INFO: Num:  12 Bytes:    120 Invalid:   0 StartPingCheck 0%
2006-10-24T16:26:00Z INFO: Num: 129 Bytes:  14147 Invalid:   0 LayerData 0%
2006-10-24T16:26:00Z INFO: Num:  36 Bytes:    531 Invalid:   0 CoarseLocationUpdate 0%
2006-10-24T16:26:00Z INFO: packet_out_of_order - got packet 2223 expecting 2206 from 72.5.15.196:13003
2006-10-24T16:26:00Z INFO: packet_out_of_order - got packet 3065 expecting 3044 from 72.5.15.195:12035
2006-10-24T16:26:00Z INFO: packet_out_of_order - got packet 8659 expecting 8625 from 72.5.15.197:13003
2006-10-24T16:26:02Z INFO: LLWindowSDL::beforeDialog()
2006-10-24T16:26:02Z INFO: GTK LLFilePicker::reset()
2006-10-24T16:26:05Z INFO: store_filesnames: marker A
2006-10-24T16:26:05Z INFO: store_filesnames: marker B
2006-10-24T16:26:05Z INFO: store_filesnames: marker C
2006-10-24T16:26:05Z INFO: store_filesnames: marker D
2006-10-24T16:26:05Z INFO: 1 filename(s) selected:
2006-10-24T16:26:05Z INFO: 0:/home/zi/SecondLife/preview/SecondLife_i686_1_12_3_3/avatar_vertex_program.tga
2006-10-24T16:26:05Z INFO: LLWindowSDL::afterDialog()
2006-10-24T16:26:05Z INFO: Decoded 83 msgs, net 0 msgs queued this frame!
2006-10-24T16:26:06Z INFO: KDU Error: Kakadu Error:
2006-10-24T16:26:06Z
2006-10-24T16:26:06Z INFO: KDU Error: Malformed attribute string, "
2006-10-24T16:26:06Z INFO: KDU Error: Cband_weights:C0={0.0901},{0.2758},{0.2758},{0.7018},{0.8378},{0.8378},{1}
2006-10-24T16:26:06Z INFO: KDU Error: "!
2006-10-24T16:26:06Z
2006-10-24T16:26:06Z INFO: KDU Error: Problem encountered at "
2006-10-24T16:26:06Z INFO: KDU Error: .0901},{0.2758},{0.2758},{0.7018},{0.8378},{0.8378},{1}
2006-10-24T16:26:06Z INFO: KDU Error: ".
2006-10-24T16:26:06Z
2006-10-24T16:26:06Z INFO: KDU Error: Opening brace for record is not matched by a closing brace.
2006-10-24T16:26:06Z INFO: KDU Warning: Kakadu Warning:
2006-10-24T16:26:06Z
2006-10-24T16:26:06Z INFO: KDU Warning: Not all rows of image components
2006-10-24T16:26:06Z INFO: KDU Warning: 0
2006-10-24T16:26:06Z INFO: KDU Warning:  through
2006-10-24T16:26:06Z INFO: KDU Warning: 3
2006-10-24T16:26:06Z INFO: KDU Warning:  were consumed!
2006-10-24T16:26:06Z WARNING: KDU throwing an exception
2006-10-24T16:26:06Z WARNING: File is empty FILE:/tmp/5389c540-7814-7314-d801-3a03695d51b4.tmp
2006-10-24T16:26:06Z INFO: Image: /tmp/5389c540-7814-7314-d801-3a03695d51b4.tmp is corrupt.
2006-10-24T16:26:06Z WARNING: Problem with file /home/zi/SecondLife/preview/SecondLife_i686_1_12_3_3/avatar_vertex_program.tga:
2006-10-24T16:26:06Z
2006-10-24T16:26:06Z File is empty FILE:/tmp/5389c540-7814-7314-d801-3a03695d51b4.tmp
2006-10-24T16:26:06Z
2006-10-24T16:26:06Z WARNING: Alert: [ProblemWithFile]
2006-10-24T16:26:06Z WARNING: Alert: Problem with file /home/zi/SecondLife/preview/SecondLife_i686_1_12_3_3/avatar_vertex_program.tga:
2006-10-24T16:26:06Z
2006-10-24T16:26:06Z File is empty FILE:/tmp/5389c540-7814-7314-d801-3a03695d51b4.tmp
2006-10-24T16:26:06Z
2006-10-24T16:26:06Z INFO: GTK LLFilePicker::reset()

Uploading an animation (BVH file) shows this:

2006-10-24T16:32:26Z INFO: LLWindowSDL::beforeDialog()
2006-10-24T16:32:26Z INFO: GTK LLFilePicker::reset()
2006-10-24T16:32:48Z INFO: store_filesnames: marker A
2006-10-24T16:32:48Z INFO: store_filesnames: marker B
2006-10-24T16:32:48Z INFO: store_filesnames: marker C
2006-10-24T16:32:48Z INFO: store_filesnames: marker D
2006-10-24T16:32:48Z INFO: 1 filename(s) selected:
2006-10-24T16:32:48Z INFO: 0:/home/eisfuchs/SecondLife/AvMotion/furry_drink.bvh
2006-10-24T16:32:48Z INFO: LLWindowSDL::afterDialog()
2006-10-24T16:32:48Z INFO: Loading BVH file furry_drink.bvh
2006-10-24T16:32:48Z INFO: NOTE: Loading translation table: anim.ini
2006-10-24T16:32:48Z WARNING: ERROR: [line: 7] Can't read translation matrix.

anim.ini is the only clue here, the file looks good, though.

That's interesting... I wonder if it's a number-parsing issue due to locale (period versus comma). Would you mind posting your LANG and LC_* env vars?

Bingo!

I set LANG="" then everything worked! My $LANG was de_DE before. So either the client should watch out for regional settings or we need to unset LANG before playing.

Edit: No LC_* variables set whatsoever.

Great bug hunt!

Thanks for the info! I can reproduce it here so I'll get a fix (or workaround) in soon.