Date: Tue, 17 Aug 1999 01:43:19 -0700 (PDT) From: Donald Burr <dburr@Powered-By.AC> To: Stephen Hocking-Senior Programmer PGS Tensor Perth <shocking@prth.pgs.com> Cc: multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG, advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Myth2 demo runs (mostly) OK. Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9908170035170.15283-100000@60-Hz.Powered-By.AC> In-Reply-To: <199908170518.NAA04610@ariadne.tensor.pgs.com>
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On Tue, 17 Aug 1999, Stephen Hocking-Senior Programmer PGS Tensor Perth wrote:
SHSPPT>Date: Tue, 17 Aug 1999 13:18:30 +0800
SHSPPT>From: Stephen Hocking-Senior Programmer PGS Tensor Perth
<shocking@prth.pgs.com>
SHSPPT>To: multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG
SHSPPT>Subject: Myth2 demo runs (mostly) OK.
SHSPPT>
SHSPPT>After getting hold of a linux boxe's /proc/meminfo and stashing it in
SHSPPT>/compat/linux/proc/meminfo (a plain file as opposed to the dynamically
SHSPPT>generated linux doodad), branding the binary appropriately, it runs. The sound
SHSPPT>is sometimes funny (sounds like the narrator is stuffed up with phlegm) but in
SHSPPT>general it works rather well. It's a pity it's only software X11 rendering,
SHSPPT>I'm rather looking forward to being able to play it as an OpenGL app.
Nifty! The thought of "stealing" /proc/meminfo from a Linux box had never
even crossed my mind, that was a stroke of genius. I shall have to try it
on my commercial copy of Myth2.
The sound problem sounds interesting (no pun intended). What sound driver
are you using? I happen to use the commercial OSS driver
(http://www.opensound.com/), which some say does sound for Linux-emulated
programs better than either of the FreeBSD ones. (in fact, my Linux
RealPlayer runs better than it ever has, using OSS.) I'll give it a try
with OSS and let you know.
This seems like a good time to bring up something that I've been doing a
little work on. I'm putting together a web site of "FreeBSD Application
Notes." The basic idea being, to list all Linux/SCO/etc. software that
will work with FreeBSD's binary compatibility, and what special steps (if
any) are required to get the program up and running. I'm almost finished
writing the appnote for Civilization: Call to Power (but haven't
converted it to HTML yet), and I will write up your solution to Myth II
shortly (giving you proper credit, of course).
I really think that something like this would be very good for FreeBSD
advocacy.
For anyone that is curious, I have a first "rough cut" of this site
(empahsis on the word "rough") up for your viewing pleasure. Go to
http://www.Powered-By.AC/fbsd-appnotes/. Comments are welcome.
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