UT2004 - CD-Key works in WinXP, but not in Gentoo

Baer

Hi,

after playing UT2004 many weeks on Windows XP I noticed the DVD ships with a Linux Installer, so I decided to install it on my Gentoo box. I mounted the DVD and started the linux-install.sh-script. Everything went fine, i choose to install the binaries into my home...

The critical part was entering the CD key, since the installer didn't accepted it. It works fine in Windows, but for some reason in Gentoo it says it's invalid...

Any ideas? Suggestions? Something?

Before anyone gets stupid ideas: yes I legally bought the game and own a legal cd key!

Regs
Baer
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Naib · Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2004 6:02 pm Post subject:

well if it is a legal copy...

try this:

goto the dir that you installed ut2004 and go into the "System" dir.
in there there should be a file called cdkey in lower case. If not run

$touch cdkey

in the ut2004 System folder.

on the file has ben touched/exists edit it with your favourite editor and enter you key in this format

XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX

using capatal letters and using the hyphen symbol

Baer · Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2004 11:29 pm Post subject:

The problem is that it does not install itself, if the cdkey is wrong.
Anyway, I created a ~/ut2004/System-directory and put a cdkey-file into it. Finally i wrote my CD key in it. When installing to that directory it still wants my CD key, which is invalid according to the installation.

Anyone got further ideas?
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Karma_Police · n00b Joined: 14 Jun 2004 Posts: 26 Location: Portugal

you can emerge ut2004. It will install without asking for the cd-key. Mount the dvd before starting the emerge.

Also, if it doesn't ask you for the cd key after installing (I don't remember if mine asked for it) you can try what flock posted here: https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=179619&highlight=ut2004+cdkey

Baer · Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2004 11:57 pm Post subject:

Ok, unluckily my 2nd issue is that I want to install the game into my home, since the / lacks space... Any idea how I can do that?
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Baer · Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2004 1:18 am Post subject:

Forget my prior posting. One link to rule them all...
(ln -s ~/ut2004 /opt/ut2004)

Regs
Rob
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Baer · Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2004 1:38 am Post subject:

Looks like the joy was a little bit too early. After changing a few permission to my nvidia-stuff the game starting screen appears, after changing to full screen for a few seconds I see my x-server again and a message appears:

tomk · Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2005 9:22 am Post subject:

Moved from Gamers & Players, please see this topic:

https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-187057.html
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