"Couldn't set video mode"

[swashblucker]

Hi there, ive got Lubuntu 10.10 on notebook asus 1001ha, i installed mega glest using installer, everything worked fine, until i wanted to play the game....when i clicked on mglest icon, nothin happend....
help?

[softcoder]

Run the game from commandline and paste the output:
cd ~/megaglest
./glest

Thanks

[swashblucker]

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mateusz@mateusz-1001HA:~$ cd ~/megaglest
mateusz@mateusz-1001HA:~/megaglest$ ./glest
gamedir [/home/mateusz/megaglest]
Looking for LDCONFIG []...
LDCONFIG environment variable is not set...
Found LDCONFIG using which [/sbin/ldconfig]...
default library [/home/mateusz/megaglest/lib/libopenal.so.0] is missing, attempting to find and link to a newer version if available...
new library link [/usr/lib/libopenal.so.1] pointed to from [/home/mateusz/megaglest/lib/libopenal.so.0]
default library [/home/mateusz/megaglest/lib/libdirectfb-1.0.so.0] is missing, attempting to find and link to a newer version if available...
new library link [/usr/lib/libdirectfb-1.2.so.9] pointed to from [/home/mateusz/megaglest/lib/libdirectfb-1.0.so.0]
default library [/home/mateusz/megaglest/lib/libfusion-1.0.so.0] is missing, attempting to find and link to a newer version if available...
new library link [/usr/lib/libfusion-1.2.so.9] pointed to from [/home/mateusz/megaglest/lib/libfusion-1.0.so.0]
default library [/home/mateusz/megaglest/lib/libdirect-1.0.so.0] is missing, attempting to find and link to a newer version if available...
new library link [/usr/lib/libdirect-1.2.so.9] pointed to from [/home/mateusz/megaglest/lib/libdirect-1.0.so.0]
default library [/home/mateusz/megaglest/lib/libjpeg.so.62] was found in [/usr/lib/libjpeg.so.62]
default library [/home/mateusz/megaglest/lib/libpng12.so.0] was found in [/lib/libpng12.so.0]
default library [/home/mateusz/megaglest/lib/libcurl-gnutls.so.4] was found in [/usr/lib/libcurl-gnutls.so.4]
default library [/home/mateusz/megaglest/lib/libxerces-c.so.28] is missing, attempting to find and link to a newer version if available...
v3.4.0-GNUC: 40204-Feb  1 2011 23:00:26, SVN: [Rev: 1688]
[2011-02-27 23:59:38] *ERROR* In [/home/softcoder/Code/megaglest/trunk/source/glest_game/main/main.cpp::handleRuntimeError Line: 268] [Couldn't set video mode 1024x768 (32bpp 0 stencil 16 depth-buffer). SDL Error is: No video mode large enough for 1024x768] gameInitialized = 0, program = 0x8aa8348
******************************************************
    #2 An error occurred and MegaGlest will close.
Error msg = [Couldn't set video mode 1024x768 (32bpp 0 stencil 16 depth-buffer). SDL Error is: No video mode large enough for 1024x768
Stack Trace:
./bin/glest.bin:Glest::Game::glestMain(int, char**) address [0x8196bd5] line: 1749
./bin/glest.bin:main() address [0x8197bed] line: 1804
/lib/libc.so.6:__libc_start_main() address [0xa6de7ce7] line: 0
./bin/glest.bin() [0x80c5b11] address [0x80c5b11] line: 0
]

Please report this bug to contact@megaglest.org
******************************************************
In [/home/softcoder/Code/megaglest/trunk/source/glest_game/main/main.cpp::handleSIGSEGV Line: 444] Error detected: signal 11:
[2011-02-27 23:59:43] *ERROR* In [/home/softcoder/Code/megaglest/trunk/source/glest_game/main/main.cpp::handleRuntimeError Line: 357] [Couldn't set video mode 1024x768 (32bpp 0 stencil 16 depth-buffer). SDL Error is: No video mode large enough for 1024x768
Stack Trace:
./bin/glest.bin:Glest::Game::glestMain(int, char**) address [0x8196bd5] line: 1749
./bin/glest.bin:main() address [0x8197bed] line: 1804
/lib/libc.so.6:__libc_start_main() address [0xa6de7ce7] line: 0
./bin/glest.bin() [0x80c5b11] address [0x80c5b11] line: 0
]
[2011-02-27 23:59:43] *ERROR* In [/home/softcoder/Code/megaglest/trunk/source/glest_game/main/main.cpp::handleRuntimeError Line: 268] [In [/home/softcoder/Code/megaglest/trunk/source/glest_game/main/main.cpp::handleSIGSEGV Line: 444] Error detected: signal 11:
] gameInitialized = 0, program = 0x8aa8348
******************************************************
    #2 An error occurred and MegaGlest will close.
Error msg = [In [/home/softcoder/Code/megaglest/trunk/source/glest_game/main/main.cpp::handleSIGSEGV Line: 444] Error detected: signal 11:

Stack Trace:
./bin/glest.bin:Glest::Game::handleSIGSEGV(int) address [0x818bd1d] line: 448
[0xa78ba400] address [0xa78ba400] line: 0
/usr/lib/mesa/libGL.so.1:() address [0xa778e746] line: 0
./bin/glest.bin:Glest::Game::Program::~Program() address [0x81a8884] line: 178
./bin/glest.bin:Glest::Game::ExceptionHandler::handleRuntimeError(char const*) address [0x8199217] line: 393
./bin/glest.bin:Glest::Game::glestMain(int, char**) address [0x8196bd5] line: 1749
./bin/glest.bin:main() address [0x8197bed] line: 1804
/lib/libc.so.6:__libc_start_main() address [0xa6de7ce7] line: 0
./bin/glest.bin() [0x80c5b11] address [0x80c5b11] line: 0
]

Please report this bug to contact@megaglest.org
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Segmentation fault
mateusz@mateusz-1001HA:~/megaglest$ cd ~/megaglest
mateusz@mateusz-1001HA:~/megaglest$ ./glest


[ultifd]

Please (code) that next time.

[softcoder]

Edit glestuser.ini and add / replace the video settings with this:

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ColorBits=16
ScreenHeight=600
ScreenWidth=800

If that works you can try different settings in the 'options' menu which 'should' show other video modes supported by your video card.

[tomreyn]

Please DO report back whether this worked for you (whether or not it does). Thanks.

[swashblucker]

yes it worked very well, thank you very much for your time.

[tomreyn]

Next version will set the default resolution to 800x600, so this issue should no longer occur - unless people try to play with even smaller netbook / tablet resolutions.

[Omega]

Next version will set the default resolution to 800x600, so this issue should no longer occur - unless people try to play with even smaller netbook / tablet resolutions.

Ugh, is there any way to check for the default resolution on the operating system (I thought it did this, but looks like it doesn't)? I'm not entirely sure what the defaults are anymore, but if it starts in fullscreen at 800x600, a non-tech experienced user may be wondering why the quality is so low. And even if that defaults to windowed mode, they might wonder why the window is so small (since the window can't be resized by dragging the corners, that could frustrate the non-techie).

Likewise, windows seems to have a bug (?) where if you play a game on full screen that is smaller resolution than your current resolution, the desktop icons rearrange themselves to that new resolution, and don't go back when the program closes and the original resolution returns (if it wasn't for fences, I would have gone insane by now).

[titi]

about auto resolution detection:
Works on many if not in most computers, but it is switched off becasue there are enough computer which report unsupported resolutions too and people with intel onboard cards which really should not try to run glest at 1980x1400 or something like this 

About the windows mode reset problem, it might be possible. Anymoone else has these problems?

[Omega]

about auto resolution detection:
Works on many if not in most computers, but it is switched off becasue there are enough computer which report unsupported resolutions too and people with intel onboard cards which really should not try to run glest at 1980x1400 or something like this 

About the windows mode reset problem, it might be possible. Anymoone else has these problems?

Why can't we use those resolutions? Sure, it's the oddest resolution I've ever heard of, but what stops Glest from supporting them? I recall that Glest (or at least GAE, haven't really tried MG in full screen) supports widescreen resolutions now. At the very least, couldn't you check for the resolutions they support and display the best one they do support? So for the computer running 1980x1400, it could display 1920x1080 (16:9) or 1836x1492 (4:3).