Error when attempting to launch ./Foldit ON LINUX

Started by ro0tux

paramodic Lv 1

That's why it didn't work. My bad. I've tried getting foldit to install directly into X86, and it does, but all to no avail. The dreaded 'Foldit has previously not started up correctly' message continues to appear. I'm thinking I might have to go in and delete any trace of foldit from the registry before I try again. I'm open to suggestions, though.

Rav3n_pl Lv 1

In linux just unzip it in your home directory, not into system ones.
On windows just install it somewhere else than "program files" ie c:/games/foldit or something

paramodic Lv 1

I've already tried installing Foldit in places other than program files, I keep getting that 'Foldit has previously not started correctly' error. I've tried putting it in 'my documents' and 'my games' now without success.

Rav3n_pl Lv 1

delete files from foldit directory:
initial_run
startup
options.txt
stderr.txt
stdout.txt

Then run client.

Backup options.txt :)

pkn Lv 1

For anyone new to Linux, here is what worked for me:

From a terminal

1) sudo apt-get update

-This will update your apt database to the most recent available packages.

2) sudo apt-get install build-essential

  • This installs the necessary development tools for building source code.

3) sudo apt-get install freeglut3
4) sudo apt-get install freeglut3:i386

  • This installs freeglut and the 32-bit headers you need to run Foldit.

FlynnLives Lv 1

I installed FoldIt from the AUR (Arch User Repository), but if I attempt to run FoldIt, the login screen appears for a second and then vanishes, leaving a line in the terminal:

"/usr/bin/foldit: line 3: 20004 Segmentation fault ./Foldit"

I have the freeglut package installed (version 2.8.0-1). Do I need lib32-freeglut as well, even though I am on a 32-bit system? I had hoped to avoid that if possible, as lib32-freeglut has a large number of missing dependencies that need to be tracked down, but if that package is required, then I will endure the Dependency Wasteland.

FlynnLives Lv 1

It seems that, when installing through the AUR, Foldit's data was stored in /usr/local/games, which a user does not have permission to modify by default in Arch Linux. Thus, when Foldit attempted to update, it was unable to modify the data, causing the crash.

For future Arch users who see this:
Either run Foldit as root the first time you run it, or do not install Foldit through the AUR.