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#1

Hi anyone know why when I open quake 3 it says this

X Error of failed request: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter)
  Major opcode of failed request: 137
  Minor opcode of failed request: 4
  Serial number of failed request: 49

from this

puff3r@linux-lc2e:~/Desktop> quake3
Q3 1.31 linux-i386 Dec 17 2001
----- FS_Startup -----
Current search path:
/home/puff3r/.q3a/baseq3
/usr/local/games/quake3/baseq3/pak7.pk3 (4 files)
/usr/local/games/quake3/baseq3/pak6.pk3 (64 files)
/usr/local/games/quake3/baseq3/pak5.pk3 (7 files)
/usr/local/games/quake3/baseq3/pak4.pk3 (272 files)
/usr/local/games/quake3/baseq3/pak3.pk3 (4 files)
/usr/local/games/quake3/baseq3/pak2.pk3 (148 files)
/usr/local/games/quake3/baseq3/pak1.pk3 (26 files)
/usr/local/games/quake3/baseq3/pak0.pk3 (3539 files)
/usr/local/games/quake3/baseq3
./quake3.x86/baseq3

----------------------
4064 files in pk3 files
execing default.cfg
execing q3config.cfg
execing autoexec.cfg
Hunk_Clear: reset the hunk ok
Joystick is not active.
----- Client Initialization -----
----- Initializing Renderer ----
-------------------------------
----- Client Initialization Complete -----
----- R_Init -----
...loading libGL.so: Initializing OpenGL display
...setting mode 4: 800 600
Using XFree86-VidModeExtension Version 2.2
XF86DGA Mouse (Version 2.0) initialized
XFree86-VidModeExtension Activated at 800x600
Using 4/4/4 Color bits, 24 depth, 8 stencil display.
X Error of failed request: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter)
  Major opcode of failed request: 137
  Minor opcode of failed request: 4
  Serial number of failed request: 49
GL_RENDERER: (null)
----- CL_Shutdown -----
RE_Shutdown( 1 )
-----------------------
----- CL_Shutdown -----
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Sys_Error: Q_strncpyz: NULL src

Thanks for any help

#2

You could try manual editing of the .config file which should be somwhere inside here: /home/‘user’/.qt3. Try to change the resolution to 1024x768 for a start.

Cheers