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From: ahupp@primenet.com (Adam Hupp)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Linux X Doom under FreeBSD 2.1R
Date: 20 Jan 1996 16:47:01 -0700
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gfm@werple.net.au (Graham Menhennitt) wrote:

>Hi FreeBSDers,

>I remember some time ago there was a discussion about getting the Linux X
>version of DOOM running under FreeBSD. I have intsalled the Linux emulator
>and it seems to run the executable OK but the game doesn't work properly.

>I start it running and the title screen comes up. If I do nothing, I get a
>message in the xterm where I started it saying:
>	Error: Demo is from a different game version!
>This is using the shareware doom1.wad. I do not have sndserver running (as I
>don't have a sound card). The command line is "linuxxdoom -3" to expand the
>size by a factor of three as documented in README.linuxx.

>If, instead of just doing nothing when it starts, I hit enter and start
>selecting from menus, I get to the "Choose skill level" menu and then it
>aborts with the message:
>	Error: W_GetNumForName: STTMINUS not found!

>Does anybody have this working? What am I doing wrong?

>Thanks for any help,
>	Graham

You can fix both problems by getting a newer IWAD.  The documentation
should tell you which version.