ut2004-data and DVD release of UT2004

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cereal-chiller · Post by **cereal-chiller** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 8:22 pm

Hi,
I'm trying to install ut2004 on Gentoo. But my DVD version doesn't have the linux-installer.sh file and ut2004-data needs it.
I've managed to get that file, copied the hole DVD to disc,put that file in the folder and tried again. However, now when emerging ut2004-data it doesn't complain about linux-installer.sh but complains about a bunch of directories that it can't find (and aren's on the DVD).
The DVD is this one: http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.a ... ames&BAB=Z
And it has the following structure:
-\Disk1
---\data1.cab
---\data1.hbr
---\data2.cab
....
-\Disk2
---\data3.cab
-\Disk3
---\data4.cab
-\Disk4
---\data5.cab
-\Disk5
---\data6.cab

I've seen in the forums that the ebuild should support the Editor's Choice Edition (which I think mine is)... But I can't make it work.

Phenax · Post by **Phenax** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 11:09 pm

I have Editor's Choice Edition, the 10-disc edition. They're probably referring to that.
You'll have to take a peak inside of the ebuild, find out what it's looking for, then copy the DVD to your harddrive and edit the layout.

Then, when you get the layout right, do a CD_ROOT_1=/path/to/your/game emerge ut2004-data

or something like that.. you can also file a bug for DVD support.

Inssomniak · Post by **Inssomniak** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 10:49 pm

Anyone ever find a solution to this one? I have the same DVD the wife got me for xmas, (brand new), and I cant use the ebuild to install it either, same errors and reasons, building and looking at ebuilds is not my strong suit

Phenax · Post by **Phenax** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 11:01 pm

Filing a bug (bugs.gentoo.org) is your best bet.

PaulBredbury · Post by **PaulBredbury** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 12:08 am

Adding support for this new DVD layout (it apparently includes the megapack) will not be easy, and will certainly be time-consuming (having to test a 4gb installer). There's the issues of whether the missing linux-installer.sh is a showstopper, removing file collisions with the games-fps/ut2004-bonuspack-mega ebuild, and ensuring that these changes don't mess up the existing ebuild's compatibility with several CD & DVD formats.

Realistically, it will probably only be done by someone who actually has one of these new DVDs. If you want the game installed anytime soon, give this DVD away and buy an old DVD version from e.g. Ebay. It doesn't matter whether the old version contains the Megapack or even Editor's Choice, because those are downloaded by the ebuilds anyway.

Phenax · Post by **Phenax** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 12:13 am

Would it not be practical to add a new package, like 'ut2004-newdvd' or something?

PaulBredbury · Post by **PaulBredbury** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 12:33 am

I don't see much point in going to the effort of creating an ebuild, but not integrating it into the existing ebuild structure for ut2004. Integration with games-fps/ut2004 is required, for the up-to-date executables. And then there's other map packs.

cereal-chiller · Post by **cereal-chiller** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 12:53 am

Here's what I did:

1- Get a windows machine, and install it on that.
2- Copy the files from the installation to /opt/ut2004/
3- Insert the following lines to /etc/portage/profile/package.provided

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games-fps/ut2004-data-3186-r3  
games-fps/ut2004-bonuspack-ece-1-r2  
games-fps/ut2004-bonuspack-mega-1-r1

4- emerge ut2004

Run it

EDIT:
5- Do a "cp /opt/ut2004/ut2004.xpm /usr/share/pixmaps/" to install the icon

Let me know if this works out for you guys! I did a couple more steps that I think were redundant., but i'm not sure about that.

PaulBredbury · Post by **PaulBredbury** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 1:17 am

Here's the relevant bug on bugzilla.

Here's another writeup on using Windows to install it.

rufnut · Post by **rufnut** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 4:54 am

Just to confuse things even more I have this version of dvd :

http://www.midway.com/rxpage/Game_UnrealAnthology.html

I followed the above install via windows and copying across but get this message upon emerge ut2004:

scanelf: rpath_security_checks(): Security problem with relative DT_RPATH '.' in /var/tmp/portage/ut2004-3369-r4/image/opt/ut2004/System/ut2004-bin

Unfortunately the package has a picture of Tux on the back too and the dvd has no linux installer ???

/opt/ut2004/System/ut2004-bin
/opt/ut2004/System/ut2004-bin: error while loading shared libraries: ./libSDL-1.2.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

PaulBredbury · Post by **PaulBredbury** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 5:04 am

rufnut wrote:Unfortunately the package has a picture of Tux on the back too and the dvd has no linux installer ???

Sue them for trade description?

./libSDL-1.2.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

amd64? Or just symlink to your system library.

rufnut · Post by **rufnut** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 6:34 am

amd64? Or just symlink to your system library.

I guess it must be a symlink as I am on an athlon xp 32bit.

I will look into that as everything seems in the wrong location.

rufnut · Post by **rufnut** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 7:14 am

Ok, so I made :

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ln -s /usr/lib/libSDL-1.2.so.0 /opt/ut2004/System/libSDL-1.2.so.0

Now, when I do :

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 /opt/ut2004/System $ ./ut2004-bin
Failed loading package: Can't find file 'Packages.md5'


History:

Exiting due to error

It almost starts

PaulBredbury · Post by **PaulBredbury** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 9:08 pm

The executable should not be in the System directory.

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$ cat /usr/games/bin/ut2004
...
cd "/opt/ut2004"
...
exec ./ut2004 "$@"

cereal-chiller · Post by **cereal-chiller** » Sat Dec 30, 2006 4:19 pm

rufnut wrote:
scanelf: rpath_security_checks(): Security problem with relative DT_RPATH '.' in /var/tmp/portage/ut2004-3369-r4/image/opt/ut2004/System/ut2004-bin

I think I got that warning too..

Now, when I do :

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 /opt/ut2004/System $ ./ut2004-bin
Failed loading package: Can't find file 'Packages.md5'


History:

Exiting due to error

It almost starts

OK, so maybe the steps I thought were redundant were not.

So:
1 - Get "linux-installer.sh" (google for it, it took me a while but it's there... somewhere).
2 - Run it. Select ~/ut2004 (for example) as the installation directory.
3 - When the installer fails, because it can't find the necessary files, and before you exit it copy the files from ~/ut2004 to /opt/ut2004
4 - emerge ut2004 again.

Hope this works for you.

rufnut · Post by **rufnut** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 5:37 am

"linux-installer.sh" didn't seem to help me much.

I eventually got it to run by copying a quite a few files from the demo version which luckily I had cached in distfiles.

PaulBredbury · Post by **PaulBredbury** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 2:00 am

Assuming that people want support for this DVD version, can they provide some useful information about its CAB files? My questions.

Nebetsu · Post by **Nebetsu** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 2:26 am

I installed it in Windows and then copied the files over and put the Linux binaries in and such

PaulBredbury · Post by **PaulBredbury** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 1:33 pm

Please test the new ut2004 ebuilds and eclass, which hopefully supports both Midway/Anthology DVDs.

PaulBredbury · Post by **PaulBredbury** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 10:50 pm

Nebetsu wrote:I installed it in Windows

Did US_License.int get installed (probably in the System subdirectory for ut2004)? I'm unsure whether to ignore it.

Nebetsu · Post by **Nebetsu** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 6:15 pm

I don't see it... >>

PaulBredbury · Post by **PaulBredbury** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 6:23 pm

Good, I was right to ignore it

I assume it's used during the installation only.

Nebetsu · Post by **Nebetsu** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 2:40 pm

So let me get this straight. I go through the trouble to install UT2004 on my computer by installing it in Windows and then copying the files over and then someone makes the Linux installer work with Anthology?

PaulBredbury · Post by **PaulBredbury** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 3:03 pm

Yep - me

It hasn't actually been tested with the Anthology version yet, but should work. I'm awaiting feedback.

Nebetsu · Post by **Nebetsu** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 12:57 am

At least it will be easy in the future... >>

Next time I install Gentoo (which will be in a while when I get another computer), I'll install UT2004 from Anthology that way and get back to you. I really don't have the time to uninstall and install it right now...