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Acquiring Doom3 for Linux

You can download the latest version from [ftp://ftp.idsoftware.com/idstuff/doom3/linux/ id Software's ftp server] As of 2008-03-19, the latest version is doom3-linux-1.3.1.1304.x86.run.

This package contains only the binary sources for Linux!

Installation of the Linux binary

The installation writes to /usr/local/games/doom3 by default. You should install using sudo to ensure write permissions to /usr/local/games/doom3.

sudo ./doom3-linux-x.x.xxxx.x86.run

# As of 2008-03-19 this is:
sudo ./doom3-linux-1.3.1.1304.x86.run

Add the missing files

The following files need to be copied from the win32 install CDs to your base/ directory. by default, /usr/local/games/doom3/base

base/pak000.pk4
base/pak001.pk4
base/pak002.pk4
base/pak003.pk4
base/pak004.pk4

# On Ubuntu 7.04, you can find these by inserting discs 1-3 one-after-the-other
# and then doing, for each disk:
sudo cp /media/cdrom0/Setup/Data/base/pak00*.pk4 /usr/local/games/doom3/base

Resurrection of Evil Expansion Pack

If you are also installing the Resurrection of Evil Expansion Pack, you need to copy the following file to your d3xp/ directory by default, /usr/local/games/doom3/d3xp

d3xp/pak000.pk4

Start Doom3

Start Doom3 with the following command:

doom3

Start the dedicated server

Start the dedicated server with the command:

doom3-dedicated

Start Expansion Pack

If installed, you can start the Expansion Pack directly from the command line with the command:

doom3 +set fs_game d3xp

Or you can select it in the mods menu of the base game.

Localization

Localization is untested in the Linux builds at this point. More localization features are possible in future release. Until then you should not copy over the zpak000.pk4 file at all.

Sound Problems

If sound is distorted, (to the extent speech is not understandable) then try running doom 3 with the command: {{{doom3 +set s_driver oss +set s_numberOfSpeakers 2 }}}

Mouse Problems or Small or OffCenter Window Problems

My doom3 install worked but when I ran doom3, it came up in a small window and the mouse either didn't work or wouldn't move properly. Consequently, I could enter the CD key but could not click the OK button to continue.

The cause was that I was running Xinerama to drive my dual monitors off of an nvidia dual-out videocard. Once I switched to NVidia TwinView, it worked perfectly! See the article [http://www.oreillynet.com/linux/blog/2007/02/nvidia_twinview_and_xorgconf.html Nvidia, TwinView, and xorg.conf] for details on how to switch to TwinView if you are having this problem.

If you are using Xinerama but cannot use TwinView (e.g., if you do not have an NVidia video card) then try shutting off Xinerama and see if that helps (by editing /etc/X11/xorg.conf and restarting X via ctrl-alt-backspace).

Further Information

[http://zerowing.idsoftware.com/linux/doom/ DOOM III GNU/Linux FAQ]

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