[Pkg-games-ubuntu] [Bug 313474] Re: [GeForce 8800] Sauerbaten won't start becuase of video problems on -nvidia 177

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** Changed in: nvidia-graphics-drivers-180 (Ubuntu)
       Status: Incomplete => Invalid

** Changed in: sauerbraten (Ubuntu)
       Status: Incomplete => Invalid

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[GeForce 8800] Sauerbaten won't start becuase of video problems on -nvidia 177
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Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers-180” source package in Ubuntu: Invalid
Status in “sauerbraten” source package in Ubuntu: Invalid

Bug description:
Binary package hint: sauerbraten

Hi,

I am running Intrepid Ibex 6.10 64 bit with all the latest patches.

sauerbraten:
  Installed: 0.0.20080620.dfsg-1
  Candidate: 0.0.20080620.dfsg-1
  Version table:
 *** 0.0.20080620.dfsg-1 0
        500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/multiverse Packages
        500 http://za.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/multiverse Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

After installing Sauerbraten from the add/remove programs menu I was unable to run it. Starting the program from the terminal gave me this error

Using home directory: /home/home/.sauerbraten
init: sdl
init: enet
init: video: mode
X Error of failed request:  BadValue (integer parameter out of range for operation)
  Major opcode of failed request:  135 (XFree86-VidModeExtension)
  Minor opcode of failed request:  10 (XF86VidModeSwitchToMode)
  Value in failed request:  0x13b
  Serial number of failed request:  123
  Current serial number in output stream:  125

Hardy 8.10 with all the updates of the day and a Nvidia card with the latest NVidia drivers installed.

I managed to cure it by running Sauerbraten -h. This started the game in 640x480 fullscreen mode and allowed me to select windowed mode and then a 1152x768 resolution.

My output now reads

Using home directory: /home/home/.sauerbraten
init: sdl
init: enet
init: video: mode
init: video: misc
init: gl
Renderer: GeForce 8800 GT/PCI/SSE2 (NVIDIA Corporation)
Driver: 2.1.2 NVIDIA 177.82
Rendering using the OpenGL 1.5 GLSL shader path.
init: console
init: gl: effects
init: world
init: sound
init: cfg
init: localconnect
init: mainloop
read map packages/base/metl4.ogz (0.1 seconds)
Mining Station by metlslime
game mode is ffa/default

The default settings are causing a problem when running for the first time