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To run Lego Racers 2 perfectly in WINE under Linux, simply rename the folder containing LR2's movies (e.g. change "Movies" to "_Movies").
This will resolve the crash that normally occurs upon launch, and allow LR2 to run, albeit without movies (the intro movie, and the movies that show when you enter each world).
Lego Racers 2 In Linux
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SpyboticsAgent
, Mar 21 2012 12:49 PM
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Posted 21 March 2012 - 03:00 PM
My LEGO Racers 2 won't even install on Ubuntu. When I press install from the launcher, it starts preparing the install, but then it says "Not enough memory". Quite weird, i would say, when the game hardly demands any.
But it is good that you have found a way to start it. If I get it installed, I'm sure it will be helpfull.
But it is good that you have found a way to start it. If I get it installed, I'm sure it will be helpfull.
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Posted 21 March 2012 - 03:03 PM
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My LEGO Racers 2 won't even install on Ubuntu. When I press install from the launcher, it starts preparing the install, but then it says "Not enough memory". Quite weird, i would say, when the game hardly demands any.
But it is good that you have found a way to start it. If I get it installed, I'm sure it will be helpfull.
The "not enough memory" thing occurs on Windows as well, if I remember right it won't install normally if you have over 1GB of RAM.
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Posted 21 March 2012 - 03:38 PM
Hmm... Nothing to do about in then. Sad, it is a good game.
My LEGO Racers 2 won't even install on Ubuntu. When I press install from the launcher, it starts preparing the install, but then it says "Not enough memory". Quite weird, i would say, when the game hardly demands any.
But it is good that you have found a way to start it. If I get it installed, I'm sure it will be helpfull.
The "not enough memory" thing occurs on Windows as well, if I remember right it won't install normally if you have over 1GB of RAM.
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Posted 21 March 2012 - 03:39 PM
My LEGO Racers 2 won't even install on Ubuntu. When I press install from the launcher, it starts preparing the install, but then it says "Not enough memory". Quite weird, i would say, when the game hardly demands any.
But it is good that you have found a way to start it. If I get it installed, I'm sure it will be helpfull.
The "not enough memory" thing occurs on Windows as well, if I remember right it won't install normally if you have over 1GB of RAM.
Correction: it'll throw "not enough memory" if you've got 2GB or more of RAM. This is because they used a 32-bit signed integer to represent the amount of available RAM, which overflows at the 2GB mark.
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Posted 21 March 2012 - 03:50 PM
It overflows at 3GB and change, right? Either way, you can remove some of your RAM temporarily to install LR2. If you don't have a single RAM chip/module less than 3 GB, there are ways to force your computer into using less. I know of a way to do it in Windows but not Linux. You can look at this anyways in case you're dual-booting:
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_vista-performance/reduce-ram-from-4-gb-to-2-gb/c2089331-121b-4bc2-bae4-ebfc6263ebe6
Just a thought: if it overflows, shouldn't installing more RAM beat the overflow? As in, if it overflows at three and change and you have four installed (so it thinks you have less than 1GB), install one more so LR2 thinks you have more than one GB. Or would this just not work/cause major errors?
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_vista-performance/reduce-ram-from-4-gb-to-2-gb/c2089331-121b-4bc2-bae4-ebfc6263ebe6
Just a thought: if it overflows, shouldn't installing more RAM beat the overflow? As in, if it overflows at three and change and you have four installed (so it thinks you have less than 1GB), install one more so LR2 thinks you have more than one GB. Or would this just not work/cause major errors?
#7
Posted 21 March 2012 - 04:46 PM
Changing the compatability fixes the "not enough memory" problem for me.
This should have been posted in the LR2 section (we have one), not the LR section.
This should have been posted in the LR2 section (we have one), not the LR section.
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Posted 21 March 2012 - 05:04 PM
@Cirevam You must not know about the LR1/2 FAQ, do you? It has that same link, plus some more info on how to fix the installer problem. And changing the compatibility mode to XP SP2 let me install it on a computer with 12 GB of RAM. 
Edited by Cirevam, 21 March 2012 - 05:07 PM.
I do know about the LR1/2 FAQ, that's where I got the link.
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Posted 21 March 2012 - 10:29 PM
Why is it a problem? I just run the installer in compatibility mode and it works for me...
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Posted 21 March 2012 - 10:57 PM
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Why is it a problem? I just run the installer in compatibility mode and it works for me...
Because Compatibility Mode doesn't exist in Linux/WINE.
The WINE development team is working on adding a feature to allow you to specify the amount of memory an app sees as available, but for now it seems that the best way to run the LR2 installer on a system with too much RAM is to remove some prior to installation and put it back afterwards.
#11
Posted 21 March 2012 - 11:00 PM
I'll have to test this on my secondary OS myself. On my machine it would probably overflow the variable twice-over and then some (as in almost 2 GB "then some"). If it doesn't work I'll do some research and experimentation.
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Posted 21 March 2012 - 11:24 PM
You can set how much memory windows is allowed to use with msconfig. There's a button that says 'Advanced' on one of the tabs. You should be able to figure it out.
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Posted 22 March 2012 - 12:57 AM
You can set how much memory windows is allowed to use with msconfig. There's a button that says 'Advanced' on one of the tabs. You should be able to figure it out.
In Windows, yes, but this thread is about running LR2 in Linux.
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Posted 22 March 2012 - 01:00 AM
Arghablargh install it on windows and steal the install folder and use it on linux there problem solved.
You can set how much memory windows is allowed to use with msconfig. There's a button that says 'Advanced' on one of the tabs. You should be able to figure it out.
In Windows, yes, but this thread is about running LR2 in Linux.
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Posted 22 March 2012 - 02:00 AM
Arghablargh install it on windows and steal the install folder and use it on linux there problem solved.
What if someone installed Linux via the Wubi installer without a secondary drive partition, thus making it impossible to transfer files from one OS to the other? Or what if they only had Linux?
The first issue can be solved that way with a flash drive, but the second...
#16
Posted 22 March 2012 - 03:09 AM
Also a great way to bypass all the intro videos!To run Lego Racers 2 perfectly in WINE under Linux, simply rename the folder containing LR2's movies (e.g. change "Movies" to "_Movies").
This will resolve the crash that normally occurs upon launch, and allow LR2 to run, albeit without movies (the intro movie, and the movies that show when you enter each world).
On this issue, I though it wouldn't install on 4 gigs of RAM (maybe I'm wrong, I can't remember). For the reason origamiguy said, depending on if it's signed integer or unsigned integer, it would either be at 2GB or 4GB, not 3 and some.
My LEGO Racers 2 won't even install on Ubuntu. When I press install from the launcher, it starts preparing the install, but then it says "Not enough memory". Quite weird, i would say, when the game hardly demands any.
But it is good that you have found a way to start it. If I get it installed, I'm sure it will be helpfull.
The "not enough memory" thing occurs on Windows as well, if I remember right it won't install normally if you have over 1GB of RAM.
Correction: it'll throw "not enough memory" if you've got 2GB or more of RAM. This is because they used a 32-bit signed integer to represent the amount of available RAM, which overflows at the 2GB mark.
#17
Posted 22 March 2012 - 06:46 PM
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Arghablargh install it on windows and steal the install folder and use it on linux there problem solved.
What if someone installed Linux via the Wubi installer without a secondary drive partition, thus making it impossible to transfer files from one OS to the other? Or what if they only had Linux?
The first issue can be solved that way with a flash drive, but the second...
2. Well good job. Either take some ram out, or boot with special arguments.
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Posted 22 March 2012 - 08:24 PM
2. Well good job. Either take some ram out, or boot with special arguments.
Which is exactly where the conversation was going in the first place. Still, be careful with the 'mem=' argument. For the purposes of this thread you'll usually be safe, but don't ever exceed the amount of physically installed RAM or the system will eventually go into a kernel panic.
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Posted 29 March 2012 - 06:30 PM
Are you running the gamw with the disc, or are you using a *gasp* no-cd. The last test results for LR2 under Wine aisclly said you have to install it everytime you want to play. Those results are from 2009 though, and they need to be run again. (But alas, I can't do it because I don't have Linux anyhwere. 
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Posted 06 January 2013 - 03:29 PM
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I successfully installed this game but when I start it up (in Windows or Linux) it tells me to insert the disc and then press enter. First, I had it loaded on a virutal disk in Linux, but I obliged and actually stuck the disc in. However, it doesn't respond to my pressing enter, in Linux or Windows. It just keeps showing that box and I have to abort.
Anyone else have successes beyond this/tips for how to fix that?
Anyone else have successes beyond this/tips for how to fix that?
