Ok I'm probably overlooking something simple and will feel like an idiot but here is what happens after I try to run with ./secondlife.
Should this directory (SecondLife) have been included in the tarball and was accidently left out?
1) Looks like there should be a SecondLife dir that contains user_settings/ or maybe it should get made on initial run but does not seem to happen.
2) /SecondLife/cache/data.db2* files not there either of course as startup tries to find and even copy them.
here is the startup log
and also the directory listing following it.
chas@amd64:~/sl/SecondLife-linux-02012006$ ./secondlife
2006-02-02T09:36:14Z INFO: QUEUED THREAD STARTING
2006-02-02T09:36:14Z INFO: QUEUED THREAD STARTING
2006-02-02T09:36:14Z INFO: QUEUED THREAD STARTING
2006-02-02T09:36:14Z WARNING: LLDir_Linux not fully implemented!
2006-02-02T09:36:14Z INFO: Error setting log file to /home/chas/sl/SecondLife-linux-02012006/SecondLife/logs/SecondLife.log
2006-02-02T09:36:14Z INFO: Checking marker file for lock...
2006-02-02T09:36:14Z INFO: Marker file isn't locked.
2006-02-02T09:36:14Z INFO: Checking marker file for lock...
2006-02-02T09:36:14Z INFO: Failed to create marker file.
2006-02-02T09:36:14Z INFO: Removing message.log
2006-02-02T09:36:14Z INFO: Exiting init_marker_file().
2006-02-02T09:36:14Z INFO: Opening debug file /home/chas/sl/SecondLife-linux-02012006/SecondLife/logs/debug_info.log
2006-02-02T09:36:14Z INFO: Opening debug file /home/chas/sl/SecondLife-linux-02012006/SecondLife/logs/debug_info.log failed. Using stderr.
SL Log: /home/chas/sl/SecondLife-linux-02012006/SecondLife/logs/SecondLife.log
Second Life version 1.8.2 build 9
Can't get terse CPU information
RAM: 0
OS: Linux 2.4.27-2-386 #1 Mon May 16 16:47:51 JST 2005 i686
2006-02-02T09:36:14Z INFO: Second Life version 1.8.2
2006-02-02T09:36:14Z INFO: Local time: 2006-02-02T03:36:14 CST
2006-02-02T09:36:14Z INFO: CPU info:
2006-02-02T09:36:14Z processor : 0 vendor_id : AuthenticAMD cpu family : 15 model : 31 model name : AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3200+ stepping : 0 cpu MHz : 2043.156 cache size : 512 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 sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 syscall mmxext lm 3dnowext 3dnow bogomips : 4076.33
2006-02-02T09:36:14Z INFO: Memory info:
2006-02-02T09:36:14Z total: used: free: shared: buffers: cached: Mem: 927129600 920416256 6713344 0 27799552 441921536 Swap: 0 0 0 MemTotal: 905400 kB MemFree: 6556 kB MemShared: 0 kB Buffers: 27148 kB Cached: 431564 kB SwapCached: 0 kB Active: 480684 kB Inactive: 314316 kB HighTotal: 0 kB HighFree: 0 kB LowTotal: 905400 kB LowFree: 6556 kB SwapTotal: 0 kB SwapFree: 0 kB
2006-02-02T09:36:14Z INFO: OS info: Linux 2.4.27-2-386 #1 Mon May 16 16:47:51 JST 2005 i686
2006-02-02T09:36:14Z INFO: Loading feature tables.
2006-02-02T09:36:14Z INFO: Using configuration file /home/chas/sl/SecondLife-linux-02012006/SecondLife/user_settings/settings.ini
2006-02-02T09:36:14Z INFO: LLControlGroup::loadFromFile unable to open.
2006-02-02T09:36:14Z INFO: LLControlGroup::loadFromFile unable to open.
2006-02-02T09:36:14Z INFO: Loading art table from viewerart.ini
2006-02-02T09:36:14Z INFO: Loading base colors from colors_base.ini
2006-02-02T09:36:14Z INFO: Loading user colors from colors.ini
2006-02-02T09:36:14Z WARNING: Bad or missing vfx index file /home/chas/sl/SecondLife-linux-02012006/SecondLife/cache/index.db2.x.1
2006-02-02T09:36:14Z WARNING: Removing old vfs data file /home/chas/sl/SecondLife-linux-02012006/SecondLife/cache/data.db2.x.1
2006-02-02T09:36:14Z INFO: Renaming /home/chas/sl/SecondLife-linux-02012006/SecondLife/cache/data.db2.x.1 to /home/chas/sl/SecondLife-linux-02012006/SecondLife/cache/data.db2.x.1950264894
2006-02-02T09:36:14Z INFO: Renaming /home/chas/sl/SecondLife-linux-02012006/SecondLife/cache/index.db2.x.1 to /home/chas/sl/SecondLife-linux-02012006/SecondLife/cache/index.db2.x.1950264894
2006-02-02T09:36:14Z WARNING: Can't open VFS data file /home/chas/sl/SecondLife-linux-02012006/SecondLife/cache/data.db2.x.1950264894 attempting to use alternate
2006-02-02T09:36:14Z WARNING: Couldn't open vfs data file after trying many alternates
2006-02-02T09:36:14Z INFO: VFS: Using index file /home/chas/sl/SecondLife-linux-02012006/app_settings/static_index.db2 and data file /home/chas/sl/SecondLife-linux-02012006/app_settings/static_data.db2
2006-02-02T09:36:14Z WARNING: OSMessageBox: Second Life is unable to access a file that it needs.
2006-02-02T09:36:14Z
2006-02-02T09:36:14Z 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.
chas@amd64:~/sl/SecondLife-linux-02012006$ ls -lisa
total 808
1409337 4 drwxrwxrwx 8 chas chas 4096 2006-02-02 03:35 .
1409336 4 drwxr-xr-x 3 chas chas 4096 2006-02-02 03:33 ..
1360057 4 drwxr-xr-x 2 chas chas 4096 2006-02-02 03:33 app_settings
1409338 4 drwxr-xr-x 2 chas chas 4096 2006-02-02 03:33 bin
1081403 4 drwxr-xr-x 2 chas chas 4096 2006-02-02 03:33 character
1409340 4 -rw-r--r-- 1 chas chas 3564 2006-01-31 20:10 featuretable.txt
1359975 4 drwxr-xr-x 2 chas chas 4096 2006-02-02 03:33 fonts
1359979 4 drwxr-xr-x 6 chas chas 4096 2006-02-02 03:33 help
1409346 8 -rw-r--r-- 1 chas chas 4447 2006-02-02 03:36 lastrun.log
1442035 4 drwxr-xr-x 2 chas chas 4096 2006-02-02 03:33 lib
1409344 20 -rw-r--r-- 1 chas chas 18139 2006-01-31 20:43 licenses.txt
1409341 332 -rw-r--r-- 1 chas chas 333042 2006-01-31 20:11 lsl_guide.html
1409342 44 -rw-r--r-- 1 chas chas 42536 2006-01-31 20:11 releasenotes.txt
1409343 4 -rwxr-xr-x 1 chas chas 88 2006-02-01 12:54 secondlife
1409345 364 -rw-r--r-- 1 chas chas 364590 2006-02-01 12:54 secondlife.ico
chas@amd64:~/sl/SecondLife-linux-02012006$
-- Wox