Can't open the app

yosef · Post by **yosef** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 5:45 am

I click on the icon to open BZFlag and it fails. Why?

Skeeve · Post by **Skeeve** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 11:25 am

OS?
Installed from where?
Any Messages in the log?
Too few info to be helpful!

testdriver · Post by **testdriver** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 10:05 pm

If linux try to start it in a terminal whit strace to see if you can find a problem:

strace -o bzftrace bzflag

The -o flag is to set an output point to the file ~/bzftrace from the strace you do instead of showing it directly in your terminal.

You need to have strace installed for this, when not:

in debian or other apt-get based distros "apt-get install strace" (in terminal without quotes)

gentoo "emerge strace" (in terminal without quotes)

rpm base distro's ?? I have no idea

CannonBallGuy · Post by **CannonBallGuy** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 10:45 pm

yosefk could be using windows or mac os.

testdriver · Post by **testdriver** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 11:13 pm

CannonBallGuy wrote:yosefk could be using windows or mac os.

Thats why i say if linux

Saber · Post by **Saber** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 11:16 pm

I have the same problem when I try to open 2.0.4 and higher so i have to play on 2.0.2.

CannonBallGuy · Post by **CannonBallGuy** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 11:31 pm

How can we help you if that is all you say?!?!
MANY players use 2.0.8 with no errors, so there has to be something different about your hardware or software, obviously.

Please post all the details of your hardware, OS, etc here if you would like any help.

thunderbolt1 · Post by **thunderbolt1** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 1:50 pm

I have been playing bzflag for a long time, i updated it recently and it plyaed with no hitch for a good 4 weeks. Then suddenly when i try to open the application it does not open. When i look on the windows task manager it shows that bzflag is running and taking all my cpu usage lol.
Bit please can someone help. As said before it was workign normally for a long time then suddenly the application wont work. I have tried playing earlier versions all have same problem.

I have also removed and reinstalled bzflag, No luck,

Thank for your help ppl.

(This is the king of thunder.... Rated on of top 5 players of all time)

thunderbolt1 · Post by **thunderbolt1** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 1:53 pm

my email adress is kosamaster@aol.com
Please contact please.

I have windows home.
Mobility radeon 9200 graphics card.
Dont see hwo this info is useful as it was working fine for a long time.
Must be some simple bug or mistake

please help ppl.

Post by **joevano** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 3:02 pm

Happens to me sometimes. You probably have a corrupted config file. Reinstalling doesn't overwrite your config. To fix it go to 'My Documents\My BZFlag Files\2.0' and delete or rename the config.cfg file you find there. A new one will be created the next time you start BZFlag and hopefullly you will be able to spawn then. Hope this helps.

Sky King · Post by **Sky King** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 7:13 pm

I'd start with what Donny Baker said, and start with the config.cfg file. If you have a default Windows XP install, this is in your "My Documents" folder in:

\My Documents\My BZFlag Files\2.0\config.cfg

Second, I'd look at my video drivers... Did it start failing with a seemingly minor update to your video drivers? As has been said before, often, problems with games that cannot be attributed to video still seem to magically disappear with a fresh install of the very, very most current drivers from the manufacturer. Window Update could be applying tiny changes to OpenGL or DirectX that your card manufacturer has released a seemingly tiny patch for. I can't reiterate that enough... again and again I have found that installing the latest video driver solves some problem that I was 100% certain was not related to video drivers.

Third, if (and only if) you are a geek (a technical type) you may want to do some diagnosis... I use a free tool called Process Explorer from www.sysinternals.com (I have no affiliation with them) and you can use that to look for files that BZ is trying to open, or locked resources, etc.

Last but not least... because it runs full screen, BZ automatically minimizes when other processes want accss to the screen, like yo update a window or pop up a dialog box. Any chance that the problem is that you've installed or configured something... even a background task, or service, that now has BZ thinking that this other program has the "right of way" to the screen?

thunderbolt1 · Post by **thunderbolt1** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 11:35 am

YES IT WAS THE CONFIG FILE... TY VERY MUCH GUYS.
NOWS ITS TIME TO GET BAK ON THE GAMING AND WINNING MORE GAMES HEHE..

A Meteorite · Post by **A Meteorite** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 5:44 pm

thunderbolt1 wrote:YES IT WAS THE CONFIG FILE... TY VERY MUCH GUYS.
NOWS ITS TIME TO GET BAK ON THE GAMING AND WINNING MORE GAMES HEHE..

Dude. Let off the caps lock. It's really annoying and it doesn't make you anymore 1337 than you think you are.

yosef · Post by **yosef** » Mon Aug 07, 2006 3:06 am

I have Linux Fedora 5. When I click on the icon a bzflag window opens for a split second and then disappears. How do I get to the config.cfg file in Linux?

Post by **joevano** » Mon Aug 07, 2006 8:39 am

In linux, it should be in your home directory, here: ~/.bzf/2.0/config.cfg

Official forums for BZFlag.org

Can't open the app

Can't open the app

my bzflag just stopped working one day!

More info !!! help please!!

THANK YOU VERY MUCH PPL!!!

Re: THANK YOU VERY MUCH PPL!!!

Thanks for the info