Minimize ET on Linux??

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Minimize ET on Linux??

Postby Checker » Sat Sep 06, 2008 15:38

hey mates,
someone knows how i can minimize ET on Linux / Ubuntu?

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I am back to ET and Prime Squadron :)

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Postby flow » Sat Sep 06, 2008 16:01

well i dont have minimize programm to linux but here is some sites where you can download 1...

http://hem.bredband.net/b400150/

with those ones im not sure does they work on linux:

http://returntocastlewolfenstein.filefr ... 5x#1140254
http://returntocastlewolfenstein.filefr ... iz0r;85833


well hope those works...

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Postby soulblade » Sat Sep 06, 2008 18:40

You can use ET switch :

Get this : http://hem.bredband.net/b400150/etswitch/etswitch-0.1.14.tar.gz

Then open your console and enter :
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sudo apt-get install build-essential xserver-xorg-dev libxxf86vm-dev libxpm-dev libxmu-dev


Then extract and complie using those cmds :
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tar xvzf etswitch-0.1.14.tar.gz
cd etswitch-0.1.14/
sudo ./configure --prefix=/usr
sudo make install
sudo chmod 777 /usr/bin/etswitch
sudo chmod -R 755 ~/.etswitch


If you succeeded those steps, you have now to bind your etswitch in order it works during the game :
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etswitch -c


Then final step, you must had a command line in your ET start script (which you prolly already have). Your launch script should looks like this :
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#!/bin/bash

echo "et.x86 0 0 direct" > /proc/asound/card0/pcm0p/oss  // line which redirect ET sound to oss sound manager
echo "et.x86 0 0 disable" > /proc/asound/card0/pcm0c/oss   // id.

etswich &  // this is the line which launch your ET switch when you're execing your ET script
et "$*"  // line which launch ET



Well from my part i use a way more simple method but which was reported as not working by many ubuntu users ... Anyway here is what i do to minimize ET :

- just do Alt+ENTER during game >> it minimizes your game as expected but your mouse pointer disappears as well when you're on your desktop
- to get back your pointer just push your console bind (usually ² on keyboard) and the mouse pointer should magically appeared :P

(you can also open you console before doing Alt+ENTER of course)

Hope it'll help you.

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