Hi there, I get a black screen at the launcher. No error messages (in terminal or otherwise). I can alt-tab out and can see the launcher behind other windows, but when I click on it the screen goes completely black again. I can hear the music at first too. Not sure how to proceed. I'm using Salix 13 (based on slackware). Any help would be greatly appreciated.
With Book I, I have had zero trouble running it on Slackware 13.0. I'm running Slackware x86_64, so I've got 32 bit Slackware installed in a chroot jail, which runs Book I like a champ. This is just as a point of reference (meaning, if your problem is with Book I, there's hope).
On the other hand, I've been getting almost exactly the same symptoms with Book II on Slackware 13.0 (after upgrading glibc to 2.11.1 in my 32 bit chroot jail).
Are your 3d drivers installed an working? (Meaning, does glxinfo report that you've got 3d acceleration?)
This will turn off all authentication on your X server (all connections have maximum permission, and everyone is allowed to connect), so I don't suggest running this way on networks you don't control, nor running this way as a matter of habit, but it's a good test.
Thank you for the replies guys! sorry I haven't gotten back to you in some time. Was fiddling with it again today and discovered that if I alt+tab, I can double click on items on the Eschalon menu and they will load. So if I open it the screen still goes black, but I can alt+tab to another open window, move it out of the way and I can see the start button which I double click. The game then loads without issue. Though it has CTD'd a few times since then it seems to be working just fine. Thanks for the tips though. Very odd, but at least I can get it working.