Cake and Eat it Too: RTCW Port

[Jeff Cross]

I got brave today and attempted to install RTCW on my laptop.  I was
weary at first due to the fact that my laptop uses an Intel graphics
chip (agp0: <Intel 8285xM (85xGM GMCH) SVGA controller> port
0xeff0-0xeff7 mem 0xd8000000-0xdfffffff,0xe0380000-0xe03fffff irq 16 at
device 2.0 on pci0).

I installed the port this evening and when attempting to run RTCW, I am
returned the following output:

$ wolfsp
Wolf 1.41 linux-i386 Dec  4 2002
----- FS_Startup -----
Current search path:
/home/cross/.wolf/main
/usr/local/share/rtcw/main/sp_pak2.pk3 (232 files)
/usr/local/share/rtcw/main/sp_pak1.pk3 (1342 files)
/usr/local/share/rtcw/main/pak0.pk3 (4775 files)
/usr/local/share/rtcw/main

----------------------
6349 files in pk3 files
execing default.cfg
couldn't exec language.cfg
couldn't exec wolfconfig.cfg
couldn't exec autoexec.cfg
Hunk_Clear: reset the hunk ok
Bypassing CD checks
----- Client Initialization -----
Cmd_AddCommand: map_restart already defined
----- Initializing Renderer ----
-------------------------------
----- Client Initialization Complete -----
----- R_Init -----
...loading libGL.so.1: Initializing OpenGL display
...setting mode 3: 640 480
Using XFree86-VidModeExtension Version 2.2
XF86DGA Mouse (Version 2.0) initialized
XFree86-VidModeExtension Activated at 1024x768
Using 4/4/4 Color bits, 16 depth, 0 stencil display.
GL_RENDERER: Mesa GLX Indirect


***********************************************************
 You are using software Mesa (no hardware acceleration)!
 Driver DLL used: libGL.so.1
 If this is intentional, add
       "+set r_allowSoftwareGL 1"
 to the command line when starting the game.
***********************************************************
...WARNING: could not set the given mode (3)
----- CL_Shutdown -----
RE_Shutdown( 1 )
-----------------------
----- CL_Shutdown -----
-----------------------
Sys_Error: GLimp_Init() - could not load OpenGL subsystem

I then tried the "+set r_allowSoftwareGL 1" option:

$ wolfsp "+set r_allowSoftwareGL 1"
Wolf 1.41 linux-i386 Dec  4 2002
----- FS_Startup -----
Current search path:
/home/cross/.wolf/main
/usr/local/share/rtcw/main/sp_pak2.pk3 (232 files)
/usr/local/share/rtcw/main/sp_pak1.pk3 (1342 files)
/usr/local/share/rtcw/main/pak0.pk3 (4775 files)
/usr/local/share/rtcw/main

----------------------
6349 files in pk3 files
execing default.cfg
couldn't exec language.cfg
couldn't exec wolfconfig.cfg
couldn't exec autoexec.cfg
Hunk_Clear: reset the hunk ok
Bypassing CD checks
----- Client Initialization -----
Cmd_AddCommand: map_restart already defined
----- Initializing Renderer ----
-------------------------------
----- Client Initialization Complete -----
----- R_Init -----
...loading libGL.so.1: Initializing OpenGL display
...setting mode 3: 640 480
Using XFree86-VidModeExtension Version 2.2
XF86DGA Mouse (Version 2.0) initialized
XFree86-VidModeExtension Activated at 1024x768
Using 4/4/4 Color bits, 16 depth, 0 stencil display.
GL_RENDERER: Mesa GLX Indirect


***********************************************************
 You are using software Mesa (no hardware acceleration)!
 Driver DLL used: libGL.so.1
 If this is intentional, add
       "+set r_allowSoftwareGL 1"
 to the command line when starting the game.
***********************************************************
...WARNING: could not set the given mode (3)
----- CL_Shutdown -----
RE_Shutdown( 1 )
-----------------------
----- CL_Shutdown -----
-----------------------
Sys_Error: GLimp_Init() - could not load OpenGL subsystem

[cross at xtop /usr/home/cross]$ wolfsp "+set r_allowSoftwareGL 1"
Wolf 1.41 linux-i386 Dec  4 2002
----- FS_Startup -----
Current search path:
/home/cross/.wolf/main
/usr/local/share/rtcw/main/sp_pak2.pk3 (232 files)
/usr/local/share/rtcw/main/sp_pak1.pk3 (1342 files)
/usr/local/share/rtcw/main/pak0.pk3 (4775 files)
/usr/local/share/rtcw/main

----------------------
6349 files in pk3 files
execing default.cfg
couldn't exec language.cfg
couldn't exec wolfconfig.cfg
couldn't exec autoexec.cfg
Hunk_Clear: reset the hunk ok
Bypassing CD checks
----- Client Initialization -----
Cmd_AddCommand: map_restart already defined
----- Initializing Renderer ----
-------------------------------
----- Client Initialization Complete -----
----- R_Init -----
...loading libGL.so.1: Initializing OpenGL display
...setting mode 3: 640 480
Using XFree86-VidModeExtension Version 2.2
XF86DGA Mouse (Version 2.0) initialized
XFree86-VidModeExtension Activated at 1024x768
Using 4/4/4 Color bits, 16 depth, 0 stencil display.
GL_RENDERER: Mesa GLX Indirect


***********************************************************
 You are using software Mesa (no hardware acceleration)!
 Driver DLL used: libGL.so.1
 If this is intentional, add
       "+set r_allowSoftwareGL 1"
 to the command line when starting the game.
***********************************************************
...WARNING: could not set the given mode (3)
----- CL_Shutdown -----
RE_Shutdown( 1 )
-----------------------
----- CL_Shutdown -----
-----------------------
Sys_Error: GLimp_Init() - could not load OpenGL subsystem

Does anyone have any ideas on how I might be able to play this great
game on my laptop?!  Obviously upgrading the video care (and the laptop)
are out of the question.  I *love* using FreeBSD and just thought I
might be able to due some "old school" gaming on it as well.

If this doesn't work, I may just have to settle for xmahjongg! :)

Jeff Cross
www.averageadmins.com