It seems like linux gaming is finally becoming a reality. So far most games seem to be simple ones (not that that makes them bad - the linux card games are far superior than any windows ones I have seen) or multiplayer based (few have good AI’s).
Linux Gamers have a review of Open Source 3D Shoot-em-ups
http://www.linux-gamers.net/smartsection.item.81/comparison-of-free-software-shooters.html
While Linux Journal has a more general review of Free Games for Linux
http://www.linuxjournal.com/node/1000435
I really need to get my 3d card running properly again, as some of those mutliplayer shoot-em-ups look rather good, and I definitely need to try out that racing game!
I got back to work yesterday to find that my laptop no longer started X properly. I spent ages trying to get X working again with the ati, fglrx and radeon drivers with no luck.
I noticed initially that the console was loading a high resolution during bootup, which is wasnt doing before, so suspected something had changed with the framebuffer config. I searched but couldnt figure out where this was being set.
Then I noticed a error message in the startup that said that /etc/modprobe.conf was not including /etc/modprobe..d/
Reading the man page for modprobe.conf revealed that without a config file,all files in the directory are read. So I moved the config file out of the way, and X started working properly again, the framebuffer stopped being used, and the system went in and out of suspend properly.
The framebuffer would be nice for a slash bootup screen, but I prefer the rest of the above working…
I remember playing the old Duke Nukem’s. They were great fun. Duke Nukem Forever though has been a long time in the making (11 years I think)…
Everyone is wondering if it can live up to the hype… 3D Realms Site: Duke Nukem Forever ®
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