On Wed, 2005-11-09 at 23:09 -0800, Kenneth Porter wrote: > Id has released the Linux client for Quake 4: > > <http://zerowing.idsoftware.com/linux/quake4/> > > I've got it working on FC4 on a DFI LAN Party 939 motherboard with nVidia > 6800GT. > > It's mostly playable, but the sounds of the weapons suck. I don't know if > it's the sounds in the game or the audio driver, but I suspect the driver, > as the game uses the same data files as the Windows binary, and all the > audio should be in there. What's been others' experience with this? > > Here's the mobo specs: > > <http://us.dfi.com.tw/Product/xx_product_spec_details_r_us.jsp?PRODUCT_ID=3471&CATEGORY_TYPE=LP&SITE=US> > I've played Doom3 (and Doom3 ROE) under FC4/x86-64, I assume that being based on the same engine (and same Linux code), the Quake 4 code is no different. (I'll be getting Quake4 once I see it). Anyways, which sound driver do you use? Alsa or OSS? More-ever, how did you configure it? I had severe sound problem with Doom3 (choppy sound) till I tweaked my Alsa configuration. Once I configured Alsa, I got a clear 5.1 sound out my Audigy 2ZS / Logitech speakers setup. Gilboa
