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Quake III Arena FAQ
Last Updated on: 2000-10-23 15:09:25

This is where you will find useful information about Quake III Arena for Linux. The following are answers to some frequently asked questions about this game. Please read these before e-mailing Loki Technical Support - Chances are your question is answered here too!

1. Introduction

  • 1.1 How to use this FAQ
  • 1.2 Authors

    2. Requirements

  • 2.1 Is glibc-2.0 supported?
  • 2.2 Are Video cards based on NVidia chips (TNT, TNT2, GeForce) supported?
  • 2.3 Are Matrox G200/G400 cards supported?
  • 2.4 Are ATI Rage Pro/Rage Mobility/128 cards supported?
  • 2.5 What version of Mesa can I use, and how do I get it?

    3. Interoperability

  • 3.1 Can I use the Linux CD to run Quake III under Windows and/or the Mac OS?
  • 3.2 Can I use the Windows/Mac CD to run Quake III under Linux?
  • 3.3 Will the Linux version of Quake III run on FreeBSD?
  • 3.4 Can I use mods, skins and maps on my Linux system that were created on Windows?
  • 3.5 Are there be any tools on Linux for creating mods?

    4. Demo

  • 4.1 Where can I get the Quake 3: Arena demo version?
  • 4.2 How do I install the demo?
  • 4.3 The demo won't install! Is there some other way to launch the installer?

    5. Installation

  • 5.1 I ran the installer, and the files are not accessible.
  • 5.2 I can't get the binaries installed on a glibc-2.0 based distribution.
  • 5.3 How do I enable the DGA mouse?
  • 5.4 Can I enable SMP support using +set r_smp 1?
  • 5.5 Can I disable mouselook in Quake III?
  • 5.6 The installer incorrectly detects my LibC version as 5 on Debian 2.1.
  • 5.7 How do I access the console on a german keyboard?
  • 5.8 Where is the CD key?
  • 5.9 I have multiple sound cards. Is there a way to specify to Quake III which one to use?
  • 5.10 I'm running XFree86 4.0.x, is there anything special I should do during installation?
  • 5.11 Can I get md5sums to make sure my files are not corrupt?

    6. Display

  • 6.1 How do I tell Quake 3 which libGL to use?
  • 6.2 Why is the game running very, very slowly, and the mouse is very choppy?
  • 6.3 Couldn't get a visual...WARNING: could not set the given mode (3)
  • 6.4 How can I adjust the brightness? The slider seems to be disabled.

    7. Miscellaneous

  • 7.1 Can I keep Q3A from trying to connect to updates.quake3arena.com during initialization?
  • 7.2 I get the message "Running in restricted mode", then the application fails to find default.cfg.
  • 7.3 When I try to run the game from the CD, I get: "No Quake3 binary for x86/glibc-2.1"
  • 7.4 I can't set in_dgamouse to 1.
  • 7.5 Quake III won't recognize my mouse wheel.
  • 7.6 When I try to play Quake III Arena on the internet, I get a message that "Someone is using this CD key".
  • 7.7 How do I debug my 3dfx installation?
  • 7.8 Screenshots are broken.
  • 7.9 I can't play an Internet game from behind a masquerading firewall.
  • 7.10 The mods menu doesn't work. How do I run a mod?
  • 7.11 Q3A 1.27 prompts for the CD Key when I go into mods.

    8. Contact

  • 8.1 How do I report a bug?
  • 8.2 How can I receive technical support?
  • 8.3 Are there additional FAQs or other sources of information?




    1. Introduction

    2. Requirements

    3. Interoperability

    4. Demo

    5. Installation

    6. Display

    7. Miscellaneous

    8. Contact

    Support inquries should be addressed to support@lokigames.com.
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