Thank you very much. This worked. Now at least there is an "executable"
that I can initiate to run the game...now I get the following which seems to
speak to the video mode? I have updated drivers from NVidia, but have not
installed them yet because they require that you NOT be in X when you
install them. I don't quite know how to boot into anything else but gnome,
but if anyone can comment as to how I would boot Linux without booting into
X, that would be much appreciated.

Here is the error that I got:

Added packfile /usr/local/games/heretic2/base/htic2-0.pak (4347 files)

Executing global default.cfg

Could not find /root/.loki/heretic2/config.cfg

Unable to exec config.cfg

NET Initialized

Loaded DLL /usr/local/games/heretic2/base/client_effects.so as 0x8a26960

Setting default sound support "snd_sdl.so"

Loaded DLL /usr/local/games/heretic2/snd_sdl.so as 0x8a26d78

Console initialized.

VID: initial refresh soft

Loading /usr/local/games/heretic2/ref_soft.so

Loaded DLL /usr/local/games/heretic2/ref_soft.so as 0x8a29df0

Initializing VID module

Initialize software renderer

Setting mode x11 for device mouse

Initialized 640x480 16bit display

Shutting down sound.

Shutting down input handling

Shutting down sound.

Warning: currently only R5G6B5 mode supported



Exiting Heretic II...

recursive shutdown




"Adam K Kirchhoff" <adamk@voicenet.com> wrote in message
news:PpOdnXjBQf4oLWGiU-KYkQ@giganews.com...
> In comp.os.linux.misc Jeff Lloyd <jbl85@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > I installed it via a terminal window.
>
> > the command was sh setup.sh
>
>
ftp://sunsite.dk/mirrors/lokigames/i...nstall-x86.run
>
> Downloat that installer. I believe it's updated to work properly with
> new glibc libraries.
>
> Remove the /usr/local/games/heretic2 directory. Mount the heretic2 CD
> and run that installer.
>
> That *should* work, if I remember correctly. I have the game installed,
> but it's been a while since I installed it.
>
> You'll need hardware accelerated GL libraries to make it worthwhile, but
> there *is* a software renderer for the game.
>
> Adam
>