Installing on Linux using GOG.com

[Bolche]

I have bought CTP2 on GOG.com today, wanting to install on Linux.
Everything compiled without problems. To install the data files I adapted the instructions on README.linux, basically copying everything from the GOG Windows Install (installed with wine) and making the required changes.
It starts well, but when I try to run, I get a "Please make sure the Call to Power 2 CD-ROM is in your CD-ROM drive" error.
According to this thread the new version disabled the CD-ROM check, but apparently not in the linux branch.
Could the patch from trunk be applied in the linux branch? I could give it a try, even if it is necessary to make small modifications, but I don't know where to start...

Any help is appreciated.

P.S.: Instead of creating a FAT partition as recommended by README.linux, I used ciopfs. It seems much cleaner as it does exactly what is needed: mount a directory in a case insensitive fashion. Seems to work well.

P.P.S.: Another problem that I had is that the intro movie don't show. I'm not sure if this is related. I'm almost sure that while running ./configure I had some complaint about SDL_ffmpeg, even tough I think it's installed...

[Bolche]

Ok, never mind.
I search the svn log and adapted the changes to the linux branch. It worked!

Attached is the patch I used. It would be good if someone with svn access could commit it.

The video issue I talked about is still present. When I run the game I get in the console the message "Mídia não encontrada" (that means "media not found" in Portuguese). Since the message is in Portuguese I assume it is a SDL error because CTP2 doesn't have Portuguese translations. Anyone got a clue?

[Martin Gühmann]

Ok, never mind.
The video issue I talked about is still present. When I run the game I get in the console the message "Mídia não encontrada" (that means "media not found" in Portuguese). Since the message is in Portuguese I assume it is a SDL error because CTP2 doesn't have Portuguese translations. Anyone got a clue?

I guess for the videos to play you need a Indeo codec.

-Martin

[ngnetzky]

The file keeps coming up as empty (at least for me), if anybody still has the patch can you send it to me via PM or post it again?

Thanks!

[Martin Gühmann]

The file keeps coming up as empty (at least for me)

Problem fixed.

-Martin