Can't start Quake 2 from desktop icon

[ted leslie]

add

./quake2 > /tmp/quake.log 2> /tmp/quake2.log
to the run, to get whatever feed back it might be droping for you.
You're not running the quake from command shell as root? and another account via your desktop launch?
tl

On Mon, 2 Aug 2010 00:33:16 -0400
Thomas Milne <tbrucemilne-TcoXwbchSccMMYnvST3LeUB+6BGkLq7r at public.gmane.org> wrote:

> I have Quake 2 installed to /usr/local/games, and it runs fine from a
> terminal. However, if I create a launcher on my desktop and run it
> that way I just get a black screen and I have to kill Xorg.
> 
> I tried creating a script in ~/bin that just does:
> 
> cd /usr/local/games/quake2
> ./quake2
> 
> and using that as the command in the launcher, but same result.
> 
> Anyone have an idea what's causing this?
> 
> -- 
> TBM
> --
> The Toronto Linux Users Group.      Meetings: http://gtalug.org/
> TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns
> How to UNSUBSCRIBE: http://gtalug.org/wiki/Mailing_lists
> 


-- 
ted leslie <tleslie-RBVUpeUoHUc at public.gmane.org>
--
The Toronto Linux Users Group.      Meetings: http://gtalug.org/
TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns
How to UNSUBSCRIBE: http://gtalug.org/wiki/Mailing_lists