Help with "cedega" (solved)

[bigpaws]

You paid good money for cedega.  And so did everyone else on Google.

Did something change at Cedega I missed? The only way I am aware of to
get Cedega is to be a member (Which I am) and download from the website
or to try to compile from the source builds.

Bigpaws

[reb]

Thanks people for all your help, but I'm still mired in error problems and I intend to get them solved one way or another.

exterdad: The error mesg I posted above was generated as 'user',  This morning I went back and ran it again as 'root' and it gave me additional information, so here it is:

vector://home/rebel/cod
root:# ./codsp*
/usr/lib/transgaming_cedega/gddb.py:24: RuntimeWarning: Python C API version mismatch for module gddb_parser: This Python has API version 1013, module gddb_parser has version 1012.
  import gddb_parser
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/transgaming_cedega/Point2Play_gui.py", line 2752, in <module>
    Point2Play_ref = Point2Play.Point2Play( config_file )
  File "/usr/lib/transgaming_cedega/Point2Play.py", line 394, in __init__
    config_file.readfp( file( filename, "r" ) )
IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/root/.cedegarc'

So how do I correct the mismatch in 'gddb_parser' versions?

I hope this new info sheds more light on the problem

reb

[uelsk8s]

I dont think you need to worry about the version mismatch error right off. that is not why it is failing.
the program is looking for a config file (/root/.cedegarc) try copying that file from your user account

Code:

cp /home/rebel/.cedegarc /root

and then run the program again to see if it gets farther

[reb]

Hi uelsk8s,

Yes we did get further.  It looks like now we have to contend with the memory corruption thingy.

rebel:$ ./codsp*
/usr/lib/transgaming_cedega/gddb.py:24: RuntimeWarning: Python C API version mismatch for module gddb_parser: This Python has API version 1013, module gddb_parser has version 1012.
  import gddb_parser
*** glibc detected *** python: malloc(): memory corruption: 0x085239e8 ***

reb

[uelsk8s]

try this now
MALLOC_CHECK_=0 ./codsp*

[reb]

Hi uelsk8s, here is the result:

root:# MALLOC_CHECK_=0 ./codsp*
/usr/lib/transgaming_cedega/gddb.py:24: RuntimeWarning: Python C API version mismatch for module gddb_parser: This Python has API version 1013, module gddb_parser has version 1012.
  import gddb_parser
Error: No Cedega engine is currently installed.
Please run the setup wizard to install a Cedega engine.

This is ironic.  while waiting for an answer about the memory corruption problem, I ran "cedega" and got the gui and tried again to figure out what a cedega engine is and where to find it.  In fact I was on the cedega web site when,  the wireless net went down, and shortly after that we had a general power outage in this part of Indiana.  So I have been blacked out since just before noon today.  It is now almost 10:00 pm. So when I finally got your post and ran the command and read the last line about the cedega engine, I was flabbergasted. 

I tried to run the setup wizard, but I can't even connect to the cedega web site. It took me almost 5minutes to just to load this reply page to get this post written.  I just hope it will get sent tonight.

we can continue this tomorrow

reb

[reb]

Well folks, with a lot of help from you people, I downloaded and install the latest cedega engine, but cedega is still crippled.  I can however play the game by starting it from the command line.  I have the same problem that others have mentioned, the game hangs up upon exit.  But that is just a minor irritation, not a problem.

uelsk8s, here is something else.  You may already be aware of this sort of thing.  When I run the MALLOC command in root I get the mesg in the above post.  When I run MALLOC command from user, I get a slightly different mesg and it starts the game.  Is that normal or is it just another wierd turn of events?

Anyway, now that I can play the game, I'll work on the tweeks at a more leasurely pace. 

thanks again people

reb