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I tried running ZiNc on two games, I get this:
/home/nach/zinc> zinc 16
ZiNc 1.1 (C)1997-2005 Drunken Muppets (www.emuhype.com)
Opening game: Justice Gakuen (JP 991117) [jgakuen, parent rvschool, BIOS cpzn2]
GPUOPEN: ptr cfgfile=0, ptr game name=134954954
NVIDIA Corporation
GeForce 7600 GS/PCI/SSE2
DynaChicken Compiler initialising
Memory Access Caching version
CPU identification: AMD unknown model
Optimizing for: Unknown class
rom files loaded ok
Segmentation fault
/home/nach/zinc>

/home/nach/zinc> zinc 12
ZiNc 1.1 (C)1997-2005 Drunken Muppets (www.emuhype.com)
Opening game: Street Fighter EX 2 PLUS (ASIA 990611) [sfex2pa, parent sfex2p, BIOS cpzn2]
ERROR: missing rom file: roms/sfex2p.zip [ extp-04a ]
/home/nach/zinc> zinc 11
ZiNc 1.1 (C)1997-2005 Drunken Muppets (www.emuhype.com)
Opening game: Street Fighter EX 2 PLUS (JP 990611) [sfex2pj, parent sfex2p, BIOS cpzn2]
GPUOPEN: ptr cfgfile=0, ptr game name=134955633
NVIDIA Corporation
GeForce 7600 GS/PCI/SSE2
DynaChicken Compiler initialising
Memory Access Caching version
CPU identification: AMD unknown model
Optimizing for: Unknown class
rom files loaded ok
Segmentation fault
/home/nach/zinc>

Info which may help narrow this down:

/home/nach/zinc> uname -a
Linux NachBox 2.6.17-1-amd64-k8-smp #1 SMP Sat Jul 29 17:01:45 CEST 2006 x86_64 GNU/Linux

/home/nach/zinc> cat /proc/cpuinfo
processor : 0
vendor_id : AuthenticAMD
cpu family : 15
model : 43
model name : AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3800+
stepping : 1
cpu MHz : 2010.341
cache size : 512 KB
physical id : 0
siblings : 2
core id : 0
cpu cores : 2
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 1
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt lm 3dnowext 3dnow pni lahf_lm cmp_legacy
bogomips : 4023.80
TLB size : 1024 4K pages
clflush size : 64
cache_alignment : 64
address sizes : 40 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
power management: ts fid vid ttp

/home/nach/zinc> glxinfo
name of display: :0.0
display: :0 screen: 0
direct rendering: Yes
server glx vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
server glx version string: 1.4
server glx extensions:
GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig,
GLX_SGIX_pbuffer, GLX_SGI_video_sync, GLX_SGI_swap_control,
GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_NV_float_buffer, GLX_ARB_fbconfig_float
client glx vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
client glx version string: 1.4
client glx extensions:
GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_visual_info,
GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_EXT_import_context, GLX_SGI_video_sync,
GLX_NV_swap_group, GLX_NV_video_out, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_pbuffer,
GLX_SGI_swap_control, GLX_NV_float_buffer, GLX_ARB_fbconfig_float
GLX version: 1.3
GLX extensions:
GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig,
GLX_SGIX_pbuffer, GLX_SGI_video_sync, GLX_SGI_swap_control,
GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_NV_float_buffer, GLX_ARB_fbconfig_float,
GLX_ARB_get_proc_address
OpenGL vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
OpenGL renderer string: GeForce 7600 GS/PCI/SSE2
OpenGL version string: 2.0.2 NVIDIA 87.74
OpenGL extensions:
GL_ARB_color_buffer_float, GL_ARB_depth_texture, GL_ARB_draw_buffers,
GL_ARB_fragment_program, GL_ARB_fragment_program_shadow,
GL_ARB_fragment_shader, GL_ARB_half_float_pixel, GL_ARB_imaging,
GL_ARB_multisample, GL_ARB_multitexture, GL_ARB_occlusion_query,
GL_ARB_pixel_buffer_object, GL_ARB_point_parameters, GL_ARB_point_sprite,
GL_ARB_shadow, GL_ARB_shader_objects, GL_ARB_shading_language_100,
GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp, GL_ARB_texture_compression,
GL_ARB_texture_cube_map, GL_ARB_texture_env_add,
GL_ARB_texture_env_combine, GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3, GL_ARB_texture_float,
GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat, GL_ARB_texture_non_power_of_two,
GL_ARB_texture_rectangle, GL_ARB_transpose_matrix,
GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object, GL_ARB_vertex_program, GL_ARB_vertex_shader,
GL_ARB_window_pos, GL_ATI_draw_buffers, GL_ATI_texture_float,
GL_ATI_texture_mirror_once, GL_S3_s3tc, GL_EXT_texture_env_add,
GL_EXT_abgr, GL_EXT_bgra, GL_EXT_blend_color,
GL_EXT_blend_equation_separate, GL_EXT_blend_func_separate,
GL_EXT_blend_minmax, GL_EXT_blend_subtract, GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array,
GL_EXT_Cg_shader, GL_EXT_depth_bounds_test, GL_EXT_draw_range_elements,
GL_EXT_fog_coord, GL_EXT_framebuffer_object, GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays,
GL_EXT_packed_depth_stencil, GL_EXT_packed_pixels,
GL_EXT_pixel_buffer_object, GL_EXT_point_parameters,
GL_EXT_rescale_normal, GL_EXT_secondary_color,
GL_EXT_separate_specular_color, GL_EXT_shadow_funcs,
GL_EXT_stencil_two_side, GL_EXT_stencil_wrap, GL_EXT_texture3D,
GL_EXT_texture_compression_s3tc, GL_EXT_texture_cube_map,
GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp, GL_EXT_texture_env_combine,
GL_EXT_texture_env_dot3, GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic,
GL_EXT_texture_lod, GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias, GL_EXT_texture_mirror_clamp,
GL_EXT_texture_object, GL_EXT_texture_sRGB, GL_EXT_timer_query,
GL_EXT_vertex_array, GL_HP_occlusion_test, GL_IBM_rasterpos_clip,
GL_IBM_texture_mirrored_repeat, GL_KTX_buffer_region, GL_NV_blend_square,
GL_NV_copy_depth_to_color, GL_NV_depth_clamp, GL_NV_fence,
GL_NV_float_buffer, GL_NV_fog_distance, GL_NV_fragment_program,
GL_NV_fragment_program_option, GL_NV_fragment_program2,
GL_NV_gpu_program_parameters, GL_NV_half_float, GL_NV_light_max_exponent,
GL_NV_multisample_filter_hint, GL_NV_occlusion_query,
GL_NV_packed_depth_stencil, GL_NV_pixel_data_range, GL_NV_point_sprite,
GL_NV_primitive_restart, GL_NV_register_combiners,
GL_NV_register_combiners2, GL_NV_texgen_reflection,
GL_NV_texture_compression_vtc, GL_NV_texture_env_combine4,
GL_NV_texture_expand_normal, GL_NV_texture_rectangle,
GL_NV_texture_shader, GL_NV_texture_shader2, GL_NV_texture_shader3,
GL_NV_vertex_array_range, GL_NV_vertex_array_range2, GL_NV_vertex_program,
GL_NV_vertex_program1_1, GL_NV_vertex_program2,
GL_NV_vertex_program2_option, GL_NV_vertex_program3,
GL_NVX_conditional_render, GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap, GL_SGIS_texture_lod,
GL_SGIX_depth_texture, GL_SGIX_shadow, GL_SUN_slice_accum
glu version: 1.3
glu extensions:
GLU_EXT_nurbs_tessellator, GLU_EXT_object_space_tess

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id dep cl sp sz l ci b ro r g b a bf th cl r g b a ns b eat
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0x21 16 tc 0 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 4 16 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x22 16 dc 0 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 4 16 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x23 16 tc 0 16 0 r . . 5 6 5 0 4 16 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x24 16 tc 0 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 4 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x25 16 tc 0 16 0 r . . 5 6 5 0 4 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x26 16 tc 0 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 4 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x27 16 tc 0 16 0 r . . 5 6 5 0 4 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x28 16 tc 0 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 4 0 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x29 16 tc 0 16 0 r . . 5 6 5 0 4 0 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x2a 16 tc 0 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 4 16 0 16 16 16 16 2 1 Ncon
0x2b 16 tc 0 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 4 16 0 16 16 16 16 4 1 Ncon
0x2c 16 tc 0 16 0 r . . 5 6 5 0 4 16 0 16 16 16 16 2 1 Ncon
0x2d 16 tc 0 16 0 r . . 5 6 5 0 4 16 0 16 16 16 16 4 1 Ncon
0x2e 16 tc 0 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 4 24 0 16 16 16 16 2 1 Ncon
0x2f 16 tc 0 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 4 24 0 16 16 16 16 4 1 Ncon
0x30 16 tc 0 16 0 r . . 5 6 5 0 4 24 0 16 16 16 16 2 1 Ncon
0x31 16 tc 0 16 0 r . . 5 6 5 0 4 24 0 16 16 16 16 4 1 Ncon
0x32 16 tc 0 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 4 24 8 16 16 16 16 2 1 Ncon
0x33 16 tc 0 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 4 24 8 16 16 16 16 4 1 Ncon
0x34 16 tc 0 16 0 r . . 5 6 5 0 4 24 8 16 16 16 16 2 1 Ncon
0x35 16 tc 0 16 0 r . . 5 6 5 0 4 24 8 16 16 16 16 4 1 Ncon
0x36 16 dc 0 16 0 r . . 5 6 5 0 4 16 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x37 16 dc 0 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 4 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x38 16 dc 0 16 0 r . . 5 6 5 0 4 24 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x39 16 dc 0 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 4 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x3a 16 dc 0 16 0 r . . 5 6 5 0 4 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x3b 16 dc 0 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 4 0 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x3c 16 dc 0 16 0 r . . 5 6 5 0 4 0 0 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x3d 16 dc 0 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 4 16 0 16 16 16 16 2 1 Ncon
0x3e 16 dc 0 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 4 16 0 16 16 16 16 4 1 Ncon
0x3f 16 dc 0 16 0 r . . 5 6 5 0 4 16 0 16 16 16 16 2 1 Ncon
0x40 16 dc 0 16 0 r . . 5 6 5 0 4 16 0 16 16 16 16 4 1 Ncon
0x41 16 dc 0 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 4 24 0 16 16 16 16 2 1 Ncon
0x42 16 dc 0 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 4 24 0 16 16 16 16 4 1 Ncon
0x43 16 dc 0 16 0 r . . 5 6 5 0 4 24 0 16 16 16 16 2 1 Ncon
0x44 16 dc 0 16 0 r . . 5 6 5 0 4 24 0 16 16 16 16 4 1 Ncon
0x45 16 dc 0 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 4 24 8 16 16 16 16 2 1 Ncon
0x46 16 dc 0 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 4 24 8 16 16 16 16 4 1 Ncon
0x47 16 dc 0 16 0 r . . 5 6 5 0 4 24 8 16 16 16 16 2 1 Ncon
0x48 16 dc 0 16 0 r . . 5 6 5 0 4 24 8 16 16 16 16 4 1 Ncon

/home/nach/zinc> cat renderer.cfg
; renderer settings

XSize = 640 ; window/fullscreen X size
YSize = 480 ; window/fullscreen Y size
FullScreen = 0 ; Fullscreen mode: 0/1
ColorDepth = 16 ; Fullscreen color depth: 16/32
ScanLines = 0 ; Scannlines: 0=none, 1=black, 2=bright
Filtering = 0 ; Texture filtering: 0-3
Blending = 0 ; Enhanced color blend: ogl: 0/1; D3D: 0-2
Dithering = 0 ; Dithering: 0/1
ShowFPS = 1 ; FPS display on startup: 0/1
FrameLimitation = 1 ; Frame limit: 0/1
FrameSkipping = 0 ; Frame skip: 0/1
FramerateDetection = 1 ; Auto framerate detection: 0/1
FramerateManual = 100 ; Manual framerate: 0-1000
TextureType = 3 ; Tetxures: 0=default, 1=4 bit, 2=5bit, 3=8bit
TextureCaching = 2 ; Caching type: 0-2
TurnDisplay = 0 ; Turn the whole display (0-2, 0=default)


I tried playing with it a bit, but it's always crashing. I tried running it under 32 and 64 bit modes, nothing is working. A bug in ZiNc or am I just not configuring something right? It worked fine on my old PC (Linux x86-32, Athlon TB, GeForce 2), and also works fine on my brother's PC (Linux x86-64, Sempron 64, Radeon 9700).

The released ZiNc is not compatible with the NX (no execute) capability of recent CPUs. This will be fixed next version, and there's some kernel parameter you can use to turn it off that I don't remember now.

Ah okay, thanks for the info. Doing some dynamic recompilation?
Also weird that I setup my brother's PC and he basically has everything the same as mine, except different modules/drivers for his hardware, I wonder why his NX is disabled.

Yup, exactly (on the dynamic recompilation).

Only very recent distros/kernels turn it on in my experience, so if he's not bleeding-edge that may be why.

One thing I wanted to point out, since I'm not sure what you're currently doing or plan to do with the next version.

However, at runtime it doesn't seem to check current directory to find the shared object file, and requires moving them to lib directory or adding a path.

Ever though of adding -R. to the link command? That should make run time shared objects loading check the current directory.

We call dlopen() directly - will that actually work?

I haven't actually tried it personally, but I read about it once in a Solaris development book, and there it said it'll work as long as what you pass dlopen() contains no '/'.

If you're using gcc or g++ to link, pass it "-Wl, -R." so it'll pass -R. onto ld, see if that works for you.