Hey G00R00, I have no idea what's going on, but I can't get Netrunner
Terminal to work on my laptop. I downloaded the latest version from the website, works great on my desktop, but when I try to run it on my laptop it crashes saying "Unable to initialize video". Both machines are running the
same version of Ubuntu (20.04) and I've already made sure that the laptop is running the latest libsdl2. Any assistance will be greatly appreciated.

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On 23 Feb 2021, Geri Atricks said the following...

Hey G00R00, I have no idea what's going on, but I can't get Netrunner Terminal to work on my laptop. I downloaded the latest version from the website, works great on my desktop, but when I try to run it on my
laptop it crashes saying "Unable to initialize video". Both machines are running the same version of Ubuntu (20.04) and I've already made sure
that the laptop is running the latest libsdl2. Any assistance will be greatly appreciated.

SAME here... I'm new to Linux so I thought it was me... I installed Mint though.

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laptop it crashes saying "Unable to initialize video". Both machines are running the same version of Ubuntu (20.04) and I've already made sure

Are you running in a VMware/VirtualBox?

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On 23 Feb 2021, g00r00 said the following...

laptop it crashes saying "Unable to initialize video". Both machines running the same version of Ubuntu (20.04) and I've already made sure

Are you running in a VMware/VirtualBox?

Um, I got the same error. I had it in a VM and just this morning I installed Linux Mint on my laptop and got the same error.

I initially thought it was me... because I'm new with Linux but then I say someone else having the same issue.

Thanx

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laptop it crashes saying "Unable to initialize video". Both machines running the same version of Ubuntu (20.04) and I've already made sure

Are you running in a VMware/VirtualBox?

Nope regular CLI terminal window. Gnome Terminal 3.36.2
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A few weeks back someone posted a message about an error they were getting with the linux version of netrunner... I was having the same problem and we keeping an eye out to see if there was a way to fix this... and I see nothing.

I installed Mint onto a laptop, so it's not a VM. When I go to start Netrunner it says it cannot start the video. I am an absolute nuwbe with Linux and have no clue how to fix things...
:)
Thanx

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Re: Netrunner
By: IB Joe to g00r00 on Mon Mar 22 2021 11:57 am

A few weeks back someone posted a message about an error they were getting with the linux version of netrunner... I was having the same problem and we keeping an eye out to see if there was a way to fix this... and I see nothing.

I installed Mint onto a laptop, so it's not a VM. When I go to start Netrunner it says it cannot start the video. I am an absolute nuwbe with Linux and have no clue how to fix things...

Netrunner is a desktop app that depends on SDL2. It's a great app on the desktop but it won't run from a terminal, it has to be run from the desktop, xorg and friends.

If you want a telnet app for the terminal I find nodespy is great. Just run nodespy and hit the space bar.

Ttyl :-),
Al

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On 22 Mar 2021, Al said the following...

Re: Netrunner
By: IB Joe to g00r00 on Mon Mar 22 2021 11:57 am

A few weeks back someone posted a message about an error they were ge with the linux version of netrunner... I was having the same problem we keeping an eye out to see if there was a way to fix this... and I nothing.

I installed Mint onto a laptop, so it's not a VM. When I go to start Netrunner it says it cannot start the video. I am an absolute nuwbe w Linux and have no clue how to fix things...

Netrunner is a desktop app that depends on SDL2. It's a great app on the desktop but it won't run from a terminal, it has to be run from the desktop, xorg and friends.

If you want a telnet app for the terminal I find nodespy is great. Just run nodespy and hit the space bar.

Ttyl :-),
Al

I now have something to sink my teeth into now....

Thanx

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Re: Netrunner
By: Al to IB Joe on Mon Mar 22 2021 17:39:32

If you want a telnet app for the terminal I find nodespy is great.

if one is on a KDE system, they can simply open Konsole and use telnet directly from there... zmodem transfers work, too... i use telnet and ssh from Konsole without any problems 99% of the time...


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Re: Netrunner
By: mark lewis to Al on Tue Mar 23 2021 06:44 am

if one is on a KDE system, they can simply open Konsole and use telnet ML> directly from there... zmodem transfers work, too... i use telnet and ssh ML> from Konsole without any problems 99% of the time... i really like Konsole.. i'll have to remember that if i need to make a recommendation to KDE users..

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Re: Netrunner
By: mark lewis to Al on Tue Mar 23 2021 06:44 am

if one is on a KDE system, they can simply open Konsole and use telnet directly from there... zmodem transfers work, too... i use telnet and ssh from Konsole without any problems 99% of the time...

Yes, that is a handy thing that Konsole has. It's only available to those using Konsole on KDE. I use xfce.

Ttyl :-),
Al

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Re: Netrunner
By: Al to mark lewis on Tue Mar 23 2021 07:05:56

Yes, that is a handy thing that Konsole has. It's only
available to those using Konsole on KDE.

yeah, i don't know if konsole is available without KDE...

I use xfce.

i'm sorry ;) :lol:


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Re: Netrunner
By: mark lewis to Al on Tue Mar 23 2021 03:42 pm

I use xfce.

i'm sorry ;) :lol:

No need to be sorry.. ;)

I'm very happy with xfce. I was very happy with KDE3 years ago and went to xfce when KDE4 became so eye candyish.

Newer versions of xfce seem to be more eye candyish! Maybe I'll start using openbox. :)

Ttyl :-),
Al

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