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-====== frequently asked questions ======+== General == 
 +====Besides the installer, what else do i need to install my game?====
  
 +Most of our installers will ask you for the cd or the dvd of the game. So you will need the original discs the game came on.
  
- ===== General ===== +====If the installer still does not find the cd?====
- +
  
 +Make sure your kernel has "Joliet extensions" enabled.
  
-**How to use the installer?**+("File systems" -> CD-ROM/DVD Filesystems -> "ISO 9660 CDROM file system support" -> "Microsoft Joliet CDROM extensions")
  
-Type following commands in a shell:+====The installer does not recognize the cd at all and i tried all solutions below====
  
-//sh installer.run//+Make sure you are using the recommended version of the game for the installer.
  
-or 
  
-//chmod u+x installer.run+===Loki-Installers specific (*.run files)===
  
-./installer.run//+====How to use the installer?====
  
 +Type following commands in a shell:
  
-**Besides the installer, what else do i need to install my game?**+  sh installer.run
  
-Most of our installers will ask you for the cd or the dvd of the game. So you will need the original discs the game came on.+or
  
 +  chmod u+x installer.run
 +  ./installer.run
  
-**How to use the installer on 64 bits CPUs?**+====How to use the installer on 64 bits CPUs/Distributions?====
  
-You will need the linux32 tool(ftp://ftp.x86-64.org/pub/linux/tools/linux32/).+Some older installers do not have native x86_64 support, 
 +you will need the //linux32// tool(ftp://ftp.x86-64.org/pub/linux/tools/linux32/).
  
 Type following commands in a shell: Type following commands in a shell:
  
-//linux32 sh installer.run//+  linux32 sh installer.run
  
 or or
  
-//chmod u+x installer.run+  chmod u+x installer.run  
 +  linux32 ./installer.run 
  
-linux32 ./installer.run//+Of course you also need all the 32 bit compatibility libraries  (look out for something named ia32).
  
- +====The installer does not find the cd.====
-**If the installer still does not find the cd, make sure your kernel has "Joliet extensions" enabled.** +
- +
-("Filesystems" -> "ISO 9660 CDROM file system support" -> "Microsoft Joliet CDROM extensions"+
- +
-**The installer does not recognize the cd at all and i tried all solutions above.** +
- +
-Make sure you are using the recommended version of the game for the installer. +
- +
- +
-=====Loki-Installers specific (.run files)===== +
- +
-**The installer does not find the cd.**+
  
 First try to export the CD-ROM environment variable: (Especially for auto/supermount users e.g. Mandrake). First try to export the CD-ROM environment variable: (Especially for auto/supermount users e.g. Mandrake).
  
-//export SETUP_CDROM=/path/to/your/mounted/cdrom//+  export SETUP_CDROM=/path/to/your/mounted/cdrom
  
-FreeBSD users: //setenv SETUP_CDROM /path/to/your/mounted/cdrom//+FreeBSD users:
  
 +  setenv SETUP_CDROM /path/to/your/mounted/cdrom
  
-**After the installer extracted the files, it can not find some of them?**+====After the installer extracted the files, it can not find some of them?====
  
 By default, the installer extracts to the /tmp directory. If you have limited space in /tmp, change the path to some place where you have enough free space. By default, the installer extracts to the /tmp directory. If you have limited space in /tmp, change the path to some place where you have enough free space.
  
-//export TMPDIR=/where/you/have/lots/of/freespace//+  export TMPDIR=/where/you/have/lots/of/freespace 
  
-FreeBSD users: //setenv TMPDIR /where/you/have/lots/of/freespace//+FreeBSD users:
  
 +  setenv TMPDIR /where/you/have/lots/of/free/space
  
-**I'm trying to start a game which I have installed using one of your installers and I get the error message "Syntax error: Bad substitution".**+ 
 +====I'm trying to start a game which I have installed using one of your installers and I get the error message "Syntax error: Bad substitution".====
  
 You are not using bash as your default shell. This is especially the case for Ubuntu users. You are not using bash as your default shell. This is especially the case for Ubuntu users.
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 Open the relevant script and change the first line from "#!/bin/sh" to "#!/bin/bash". Open the relevant script and change the first line from "#!/bin/sh" to "#!/bin/bash".
  
 +=====MojoSetup-Installers specific (*.mojo.run files)=====
  
 +====How to use the installer?====
 +
 +Type following commands in a shell:
  
-=====MojoSetup-Installers specific (.bin files)=====+  chmod u+x installer.mojo.run 
 +  ./installer.mojo.run
  
-**The installer does not find the cd.**+====The installer does not find the cd.====
  
 First try to export the CD-ROM environment variable:  First try to export the CD-ROM environment variable: 
  
-//export MOJOSETUP_MEDIA0=/path/to/your/mounted/cdrom//+  export MOJOSETUP_MEDIA0=/path/to/your/mounted/cdrom/
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