Where is settings.ini?

I don't seem to have a settings.ini anywhere. Where do I get one, or what is the format so that I can create my own?

FYI: Fedora Core 4, SL installed in /home/myusername/SecondLife

If the linux client is anything like the windows client, it shouldn't be too far away from where the cache is. Not that is much help.

Can the linux client be started up so it runs with a console (in the debug menu there is an option at the bottom for a console)? because in the log it outputs, it usualy prints the path.

Also the log file is dumped to stderr so if you caputer that you should be able to find out as well.

It's not created until the client is run for the first time. When it is created, it will be in

SecondLife/user_settings/settings.ini

under the main directory of the unpacked tarball.

~Orenj~

I either start it from within a console, or with the KDE Icon I created, I asked KDE to run it in a terminal. I guess you could also redirect the output to a file, with "./secondlife > my_sl_log.txt 2>&1 & " if you wanted to, and then you could watch the output in your own terminal window with "tail -f my_sl_log.txt".

Another option is "xterm -e ./secondlife" or similar.

Yeah, I mean, I know where it SHOULD be, but it's not there, and it never gets created. I get:

2006-02-11T20:24:20Z INFO: Using configuration file /home/myusername/SecondLife-linux-02072006/SecondLife/user_settings/settings.ini
LLControlGroup::loadFromFile unable to open.
LLControlGroup::loadFromFile unable to open.

Hrm. So, it doesn't find it, so it sets itself up to run THEN creates it? Because it never runs for me, and it seems to be throwing an error:

2006-02-11T20:24:20Z INFO: Initializing window...
2006-02-11T20:24:21Z INFO: createContext: creating window 800x600x32
2006-02-11T20:24:21Z INFO: createContext: window creation failure. SDL: Couldn't find matching GLX visual
2006-02-11T20:24:21Z INFO: Unloading all GL symbols...
2006-02-11T20:24:21Z WARNING: OSMessageBox: Window creation error
2006-02-11T20:24:21Z INFO: Unloading all GL symbols...
2006-02-11T20:24:21Z WARNING: LLWindowManager::create() : Error creating window.
2006-02-11T20:24:21Z WARNING: Unable to create window, be sure screen is set at 32-bit color in Control Panels->Display->Settings
2006-02-11T20:24:21Z INFO: remove_marker_file()

I'm running Gnome, and under Desktop->System Settings->Display, I can't set it to "32 bit color", only "Millions of colors", which I'm assuming is 24 bit. Where can I change that manually? That could be my problem.

Oh, another thing. I'm using an OLD video card - a 32MB RIVA TNT2 AGP. I know, it may not run. If that's the problem, it can be fixed. But you'd think the client would at least start. Maybe not...

That could be the problem. The TNT2 is a pretty old card.. I'm not even sure it supports 32bpp modes (so your 24-bit color is also 24bpp, as opposed to the 32bpp SL requires). If it does support 32bpp, though, double check and make sure you have OpenGL working (check the output of glxinfo).

I seem to remember that I had SL working under windows XP with a TNT2.

However, I also seem to remember that the newest NVidia Linux drivers do not support this card, and you need to use an earlier version. (NVidia website - look for Nathan Stewarts post on the latest NVidia Linux drivers.)

I must add though, that SL was unusable with the TNT2; it was DEAD slow. IF my memory serves me correctly... That was a while ago, and started my wave to replace all the graphic cards with FX 5200 (all 4, including my daughter's).

With the Xorg drivers, I don't think you stand a chance at all.

Take all this as a hint, not as gospel - it WAS a while ago