How come..

**Blacklist** · 03-02-2011, 12:38 AM

So, I have the same OS, and the same video card. How can he get it to run, but I can't? I crash on the loading screen Sad

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9klAxeQsHlQ

**Tanshaydar** · 03-02-2011, 06:38 AM

But not same driver.

**Urkle** · 03-02-2011, 01:11 PM

he is most likely running a bleeding edge version of Mesa GL, and has the s3tc libraries installed as well. See the posts on running Amnesia using the opensource ATI drivers (R300 card)

**Blacklist** · 03-02-2011, 10:00 PM

(03-02-2011, 01:11 PM)Urkle Wrote: he is most likely running a bleeding edge version of Mesa GL, and has the s3tc libraries installed as well. See the posts on running Amnesia using the opensource ATI drivers (R300 card)

Looks like I'll have to do some compiling :/ Thanks

**Eurochild** · 03-21-2011, 12:51 AM

I too have seen that video and I spent a couple of weeks trying to make the game works. Fortunately the game works great, both the native Linux version and the Windows version under Wine (let's keep in mind that I can't even run the game on Windows because I have an Intel card). All I did was installing Ubuntu 11.04 (alpha 3), adding the xorg-edgers PPA (https://launchpad.net/~xorg-edgers/+archive/ppa), upgrading the system and then install dritools (with apt-get), then you execute it and activate the s3tc libraries.

I've spent a lot of weeks making tests, compiling drivers and breaking the x server over and over again but it all became really simple with the PPA. I should note that I'm a SuSE user so the Ubuntu partition is nothing but a sandbox, you really shouldn't try all this on your stable OS because these are all versions under development.

Bottom line is that Intel drivers for Windows have so little OpenGL support that you will not be able to run Amnesia on Windows, however using the method mentioned above you will be able to play it. I haven't been able to try it beyond playing five minutes (I will do it tonight though!) but everything seemed rather fine.

**Blacklist** · 03-22-2011, 03:20 AM

I'll try what you did tomorrow, but I did actually get instructions from him on how he did it, if anyone else would like to give it a go.

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For Ubuntu just follow these steps ( other distributions are pretty similar just the package manager is different )



First Step:

install the appropriate Linux kernel that is compatible with the Mesa3D that is going to be installed.

go to, http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/

get 2.6.36.x kernel, for example v2.6.36.4-natty

get the files, linux-headers-*-generic_*_i386.deb ( 32 bit ) and linux-headers-*_all.deb and linux-image-*-generic_*_i386.deb ( 32 bit )

install the files by any method command line or gui, for example for the command line,

first, dpkg -i linux-headers-*_all.deb

second, dpkg -i linux-headers-*-generic_*_i386.deb

third, dpkg -i linux-image-*-generic_*_i386.deb

now restart the computer with new kernel.



Second Step:

install the development environment files that is needed for source compilation.

go to, Synaptic Package Manager

install the required files, for example gcc, g++, nasm, yasm, build-essential, mesa-common-dev, xorg-dev, bison, flex, libudev-dev, libcairo2-dev and so on.



Third Step:

install libdrm library that matches with the kernel ( choose a libdrm version which release date is closer to the kernel release date)

go to, http://dri.freedesktop.org/libdrm/

get the file libdrm-2.4.24.tar.*, for example libdrm-2.4.24.tar.gz

extract the file and open a terminal to the newly created directory.

build the library using, ./configure --prefix=/usr --disable-radeon and make

install the library using, sudo make install and sudo make uninstall and sudo make install

this first removes old version and installs new one.



Fourth Step:

install Intel 2D driver that matches with the installed xserver.

go to, http://intellinuxgraphics.org/

get the file xf86-video-intel-2.13.0.tar.bz2

extract the file and open a terminal to the newly created directory.

build the library using, ./configure --prefix=/usr and make

install the libraries using, sudo make install and sudo make uninstall and sudo make install

the library files will be installed in /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers directory named intel_drv.so and intel_drv.la

now log out and log in again for this to take effect



Fifth Step:

install Intel 3D driver.

go to, ftp://ftp.freedesktop.org/pub/mesa/



some notes on mesa versions:

mesa 7.7.1 ( most stable mesa I have ever used, very few bugs)

mesa 7.8.3-rc1 ( stable, more feature than 7.7.1, few bugs introduced than 7.7.1)

mesa 7.9.series ( buggy, more feature than 7.8.series, a lot of bugs introduced than 7.8.3-rc1)

mesa 7.10.1 (stable, many more features than 7.9.series, few bugs like 7.8.3-rc1)

mesa 7.11-devel from git (upstream driver, supports many more feature than 7.10.series, less stable, have more bugs, not in good shape at the moment I am writing this)



get mesa 7.10.1, download MesaLib-7.10.1.tar.bz2 file

extract the file and open a terminal to the newly created directory.

build the libraries using, ./configure --prefix=/usr --with-dri-drivers="i810,i915,i965,swrast" --disable-glut and make

remove the old libraries using, sudo rm /usr/lib/egl/* and sudo rm /usr/lib/dri/* and sudo rm /usr/lib/libEGL.so* and sudo rm /usr/lib/libGLU.so* and sudo rm /usr/lib/libGLw.so* and sudo rm /usr/lib/libGL.so*

install the libraries using, sudo make install

the library files will be installed in /usr/lib and /usr/lib/dri and /usr/lib/egl

now log out and log in again for this to take effect



Sixth Step:

install s3tc library.

go to, http://cgit.freedesktop.org/~mareko/libtxc_dxtn/

get the file libtxc_dxtn-1.0.0.tar.bz2

extract the file and open a terminal to the newly created directory.

build the library using, make clean and make

install the library using, sudo rm /usr/lib/libtxc_dxtn.so and sudo make install



it is done, have a look at glxinfo in the terminal and fire up the games.



if wanna try latest devel mesa 7.11 ( not recommended ) just download mesa 7.11 instead of mesa 7.10.1

by this command in the terminal, git clone git://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/mesa/mesa

installation of git is required for the above command ( install it from Synaptic Package Manager)





build priority,



kernel -> libdrm -> Intel 2D -> Mesa 3D

**Eurochild** · 03-23-2011, 07:19 AM

Yeah, he's a nice guy, he also sent my the instructions a while ago. But trust me, is way easier to:

1) Install Ubuntu Natty [preferentially on a separate partition to the one you use daily]
2) Update the system
3) Restart
4) Add xorg-edgers PPA and update the system again
5) Restart
6) Install driconf, execute it and activate the s3tc libraries

I can confirm the game runs great on my Intel 4500.

**Blacklist** · 03-23-2011, 08:01 AM

(03-23-2011, 07:19 AM)Eurochild Wrote: Yeah, he's a nice guy, he also sent my the instructions a while ago. But trust me, is way easier to:

1) Install Ubuntu Natty [preferentially on a separate partition to the one you use daily]
2) Update the system
3) Restart
4) Add xorg-edgers PPA and update the system again
5) Restart
6) Install driconf, execute it and activate the s3tc libraries

I can confirm the game runs great on my Intel 4500.

Yeah, that way was a lot easier :P Got it to work and loving it :D

Spoiler below!

**thonexxx** · 06-15-2012, 03:12 PM

(03-23-2011, 07:19 AM)Eurochild Wrote: Yeah, he's a nice guy, he also sent my the instructions a while ago. But trust me, is way easier to:

1) Install Ubuntu Natty [preferentially on a separate partition to the one you use daily]
2) Update the system
3) Restart
4) Add xorg-edgers PPA and update the system again
5) Restart
6) Install driconf, execute it and activate the s3tc libraries

I can confirm the game runs great on my Intel 4500.

Hi, will this work with Ubuntu 12.04? Will it work with intel 4500m? How do I use driconf? Thanks.

**Urkle** · 06-15-2012, 04:07 PM

In theory in 12.04 you shouldn't need to use xorg-edgers, but simply make sure you use driconf to enable s3tc. I'd suggest searching the ubuntu forums for how to do that.