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Convergence

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Registered: 2005-07-02

Posts: 377

NeverWinter nights

nwn no longer works for me.  I stopped playing a long time ago, and some update somewhere along the line probably made it unusable.  here is the error I get:

#15 ./nwmain(AIL_WAV_info+0x39) [0x804f851]
nwmain: xcb_lock.c:77: _XGetXCBBuffer: Assertion `((int) ((xcb_req) - (dpy->request)) >= 0)' failed.
./nwn: line 13: 26273 Aborted                 ./nwmain $@

I found some posts on different boards with similar errors, and this one seemed relevant to me: http://nwn.bioware.com/forums/viewtopic … hlight=xcb
because I took the steps that this guy took, and it still didn't fix the problem.  The last post in this thread seems like it might have an answer for me, but it seemed kinda distro dependent.  I'm wondering if anyone else has had the same issue, and have resolved it.

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dabski

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Registered: 2008-02-07

Posts: 101

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Re: NeverWinter nights

I don't get the problem though I haven't been playing NWN recently, I'll have a look when I get home and see if I get the problem to. Have you tried this? http://linuxbraindump.org/2008/02/07/linux-neverwinter/

Last edited by dabski (2008-02-21 02:41:39)

Rollinco

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Registered: 2008-02-10

Posts: 4

Re: NeverWinter nights

Try making your nwn file look like this when you open it in text editor, it worked for me:

#!/bin/sh

# This script runs Neverwinter Nights from the current directory

export SDL_MOUSE_RELATIVE=0
export SDL_VIDEO_X11_DGAMOUSE=0

# If you do not wish to use the SDL library included in the package, remove
# ./lib from LD_LIBRARY_PATH
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=./miles:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH

./nwmain $@

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Convergence

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Registered: 2005-07-02

Posts: 377

Re: NeverWinter nights

Thanks for the quick responses guys.

here is my nwn script.  I already deleted the ".lib" portion of the "export LD_LIBRARY_PATH" line.  I also added the "sloppy lock" line, and that didn't work either.

#!/bin/sh

# This script runs Neverwinter Nights from the current directory

export SDL_MOUSE_RELATIVE=0
export SDL_VIDEO_X11_DGAMOUSE=0
export LIBXCB_ALLOW_SLOPPY_LOCK=1

# If you do not wish to use the SDL library included in the package, remove
# ./lib from LD_LIBRARY_PATH
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=./miles:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH

./nwmain $@

I upgraded to version 1.68 a long time ago, and am not sure if I'd played it since then.  Is everyone using version 1.68? 

It's the "deluxe version" with Shadows of Unrentide, and Hordes of the Underdark.  I purchased it through the linux games website.

Last edited by Convergence (2008-02-22 00:31:49)

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Convergence

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Registered: 2005-07-02

Posts: 377

Re: NeverWinter nights

hmm, no one else has this problem after fixing the ld_library line?  I'm beginning to think that The partition I'm using for games is going bad.  Ut2004 runs with graphical problems.

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Ferhiord

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From: Moscow, Russia

Registered: 2007-08-14

Posts: 39

Re: NeverWinter nights

A long time ago, i solved  probem (may be this) with NWN. And I wrote this into README file:

If ./nwn doesnot working try to install SDL and delete (or rename) ./lib
Before patching client use "rm -f ./override"

$ ls -l
total 1318148
-rw-r-xr-x 1 ferhiord 1000  130569338 2008-01-06 01:19 English_linuxclient168_orig.tar.gz
-rw-r-xr-x 1 ferhiord 1000        118 2008-01-06 11:52 README
-rw-r-xr-x 1 ferhiord 1000    5504342 2008-01-06 01:01 nwclient129.tar.gz
-rw-r-xr-x 1 ferhiord 1000 1212356127 2008-01-06 00:43 nwresources129.tar.gz
-rw-r-xr-x 1 ferhiord 1000         41 2008-01-05 22:01 serial

And now it works perfectly on Arch64

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LTSmash

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From: Aguascalientes - Mexico

Registered: 2008-01-02

Posts: 348

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Re: NeverWinter nights

Hum, I play NWN and no problems.

By the way, I'm making a Live-DVD for playing NWN - Arch Based...

If you're interested: nwn.ltsmash.org

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vor_lord

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From: Fort Collins, Colorado, USA

Registered: 2004-06-10

Posts: 52

Re: NeverWinter nights

hmm, no one else has this problem after fixing the ld_library line?  I'm beginning to think that The partition I'm using for games is going bad.  Ut2004 runs with graphical problems.

I just found that I have graphical problems in ut2004 also.  Haven't played for a couple of years so I've no idea when it started happening.  Looks like missing textures.

Convergence

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Registered: 2005-07-02

Posts: 377

Re: NeverWinter nights

I'm not at home right now, but when I get there, I will try Ferhiord's fix.

vor_lord:  I'll have to check it out when I get home, but there could have been missing textures.  I know that light bulbs looked weird.

Oh, My spanish is terrible, if it exists at all, so I'm having a little trouble deciphering the live dvd.  Is there an english version of the site?

Last edited by Convergence (2008-10-25 11:45:03)

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