The World of Avlis

For those of you using the Linux client, I have a couple questions:

1) What type of processor do you have?
2) What distribution are you using?
3) What video card do you use?

I've had problems in the past trying to use the Linux client, so I wanted to see what those in the community here who have/are using it have.

Thanks.

processor: AMD 2400+
distribution: Mandrake 9.1
video card: a geforce 4 MX I borrowed from Voyor; the drivers for the onboard Geforce 4 (nforce2 chipset... don't get me started) were a complete disaster

Works well.

AMD Athlon XP 2000+
Mandrake 9.1
GeForce4 Ti 4600
512Mb of DDR RAM

The Linux Client installed and ran first time - no problems.

I install ed the basic client, copied in the NWN files from the Windows installation and updated to 1.30 and then installed SoU on top. All as the instructions on the website.

Since then, I updated to 1.31 using the Linux patch (about 39Mb) not the Windows one (9Mb).
You might need to copy some *.2da files back into your override folder afterwards.

Remember that all the haks need to be named in lowercase only. This does not apply to module names.

If it runs slowly from within X, you can run xinit and then run the ./nwn from the text mode. This is faster as you don't have the rest of the GUI overheads. Never found this to be necessary. The only difference is that I have the effects (grass and water, etc) turned down in Linux, but on full in Windows.

Athlon C 1200
FeForce4 MX 440
SuSE 8.1

The only problem I have is with my soundchip, my board has a very rare VIA southbridge and the drivers work fine for video but I have a hell of stuttering in any game. Not only 3D games ALL games... strange.

KTA