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jN> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
jN> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
jN> I've been trying to run several svga games and keep getting this
jN> error:
jN> /usr/games/doom-1.8/sdoom: can't load library
jN> '/usr/lib/libvga.so.1' Unknown error
jN> /usr/games/doom-1.8/sdoom: can't load library '/lib/libvga.so.1'
jN> Unknown error
jN> /usr/games/doom-1.8/sdoom: can't find library 'libvga.so.1'
jN> I have svgalib1 version 1.210-3 installed. /usr/lib/libvga.so.1
jN> *does* exist, and /lib/libvga.so.1 is a link to it. In fact,
jN> /usr/lib/libvga.so.1 is a link to /usr/lib/libvga.so.1.2.10.
jN> I've tried using strace, but I didn't get any useful info from
jN> there. What am I doing wrong?
Almost 2 years ago, the linux community switched from a.out executables and
libs to ELF. Doom didn't. You're probably using ELF svgalib with a.out doom.
Get a.out versions of svgalib, and put'm where doom needs'm.
Greetz,
Dave
