Problems in SUSE 9.3

hunt_mat · Post by **hunt_mat** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 3:06 pm

Hi,

I was delighted to find a game very much akin to bards tale which could run natively on Linux. Keep up the good work.

I have however run into the odd problem. About 15 mins into a game it shuts down and I get the following error message

Could not find platform independent libraries <prefix>
Could not find platform dependent libraries <exec_prefix>
Consider setting $PYTHONHOME to <prefix>[:<exec_prefix>]
'import site' failed; use -v for traceback
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<string>", line 1, in ?
ImportError: No module named random
Fatal signal: Segmentation Fault (SDL Parachute Deployed)

What do I do to fix it?

Oh, does Devils Whiskey run on a 64 bit machine? I am in he process of up grading.

Mat

Growler · Post by **Growler** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 9:39 pm

Mat, hopefully someone else who knows the Linux ver can offer much better advice, but here's a couple generic considerations:

-does error happen at same spot/event in game?

-can you provide a few more details re: your O.S./hardware config?

-you might try rebooting sys before launching game (tho' Linux is supposed to be much better at reclaiming resources, etc)

-have you tried tweaking any of the game's video/audio/game settings?

-you might try downloading the game again & re-installing.. (you can backup your 'savegame' file, but may want to test with a brand new party first)

Good luck..

hunt_mat · Post by **hunt_mat** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 8:59 am

Hi,

Thanks for getting back so quickly. In answers to your questions.

-does error happen at same spot/event in game?

Yes, it seems to be. After a certain amount of time the game crashes out and I get the error message that I posted.

-can you provide a few more details re: your O.S./hardware config?

Certainly. OS: SUSE 9.3, graphics card: NVIDIA GeFORCE 6, Processor: AMD Semperon. Is this enough? I am going to be updating to 64bit soon, will that effect anything?

-you might try rebooting sys before launching game (tho' Linux is supposed to be much better at reclaiming resources, etc)

I logged into my system and loaded DW and the same thing happens.

-have you tried tweaking any of the game's video/audio/game settings?

No, any suggestions?

-you might try downloading the game again & re-installing.. (you can backup your 'savegame' file, but may want to test with a brand new party first)

I have found this not to work very well on linux. If it works then it works very well, if not then some tweaking is usally involved.

Mat

Growler · Post by **Growler** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 7:45 pm

If you haven't tried already, you may want to email DW tech support directly, especially since you seem to be getting a reproducible error & what appears to be a specific error message..

Meanwhile, I'll try to be--if not helpful, then entertaining at least

-did the error occur the first time you played the game (within ~15 mins)?

-do you have updated drivers for your motherbd & video card especially?

-try tweaking some of the game's video settings 1st...tweak 'em down if they're high (this doesn't seem very relevant to your situation, so may not be worth the effort)

-which game version are you playing? (if it's one of the latest beta-vers, then a beta-bug is likely the issue & will hopefully be resovled soon--esp if you report it)

-pray to Origen, Goddess of the Martyrs--uh, I mean Modders!

Again, emailing tech directly may be your best bet.. (be sure to mention all the details you can)

Hope you get it resolved soon..it's a fun game

Artificial Intelligence · Thu Jun 01, 2006 11:37 am

Could not find platform independent libraries <prefix>
Could not find platform dependent libraries <exec_prefix>
Consider setting $PYTHONHOME to <prefix>[:<exec_prefix>]
'import site' failed; use -v for traceback
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<string>", line 1, in ?
ImportError: No module named random

You need to install Python version 2.2 as newer distros uses 2.4 by default.