How do you run the program

jbumgar · **Joined:** Mon Nov 21, 2011 4:57 am **Posts:** 2

Ok I'm a newbie. I finally figured out how to extract the game. So I go to the home folder go into the eschalon 1 folder so now what do I do I do. This is my first linux game and I'm definitly not having a good time. Such a hassle.

BasiliskWrangler · **Posted:** Mon Nov 21, 2011 8:20 am

Click the icon that says "eschalon_book_1".

jbumgar · **Joined:** Mon Nov 21, 2011 4:57 am **Posts:** 2

Did that and it does nothing.

BasiliskWrangler · **Posted:** Mon Nov 21, 2011 10:54 am

What version of Linux are you running? We work exclusively with Ubuntu (specifically 10.04 LTS) and can only ensure that the game runs flawlessly on that distro.

I admit that I am not the most knowledgeable Linux person here, so if you can post more info about your computer and Linux version, there may be someone else here that can better help you.

ManusDei · **Joined:** Sun May 09, 2010 4:41 am **Posts:** 171

Can you open a shell, and run the game through the command-line ?

Code:

#cd /wherever/the/game/is
#./eschalon_book_1

And if the game doesn't start, can you copy/paste whatever is displayed in shell (providing eschalon_book_1 is the binary name)?

SpottedShroom · **Joined:** Fri Jun 04, 2010 7:18 pm **Posts:** 627

You may also need to invoke Book I with the "padsp" audio wrapper program for sound to function correctly:

Code:

$ padsp ./eschalon_book_1

skeletons · **Joined:** Thu Dec 08, 2011 2:16 pm **Posts:** 1

I have this very same issue.

I have an Asus G51jx laptop running ubuntu 10.04

when I tried opening it via terminal I got this message

./eschalon_book_1: error while loading shared libraries: libstdc++.so.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

but I know that it is in that directory

ManusDei · **Joined:** Sun May 09, 2010 4:41 am **Posts:** 171

That message means eschalon can't find libstdc++.so.5

So you have to install it.
Search for the libstdc++ with apt-get, to see if it's installed.
Or you could check if it really isn't there. Not sure exactly where to look in Ubuntu, try /bin/lib (or something/lib) maybe.

SpottedShroom · **Joined:** Fri Jun 04, 2010 7:18 pm **Posts:** 627

In Ubuntu or other Debian-based distributions, libstdc++.so.5 is in the "libstdc++5" package. To install it:

Code:

sudo apt-get install libstdc++5

For x86_64 architectures, you might also need ia32-libs:

Code:

sudo apt-get install ia32-libs

Piripács · **Joined:** Sat Jan 14, 2012 1:51 pm **Posts:** 1

Hi.

I use Ubuntu 10.04 64-bit. I have installed the "ia32-libs" and the "libstdc++5", but when i try to start the game (in terminal with padsp) i always get this error message:

"error while loading shared libraries: libstdc++.so.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory"

WTF????

I reinstall the whole Ubuntu and everything but its not help, get the same error.

The demo of the game runs perfectly!

SpottedShroom · **Joined:** Fri Jun 04, 2010 7:18 pm **Posts:** 627

Piripács wrote:

I use Ubuntu 10.04 64-bit. I have installed the "ia32-libs" and the "libstdc++5", but when i try to start the game (in terminal with padsp) i always get this error message:

"error while loading shared libraries: libstdc++.so.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory"

WTF???? :x

I reinstall the whole Ubuntu and everything but its not help, get the same error.

The demo of the game runs perfectly!

Yeah, that doesn't make a lot of sense. Could you run some commands in the terminal and post the output?

Run "ldd eschalon" in the directory of both the demo and the full version. Run "dpkg -L libstdc++5". The output of all that should be short enough to paste here.

Finally, in the directory of the full version, run "strace -s256 -f ldd eschalon >& strace.txt" and attach the strace.txt file.

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