Building kaid 7.0.0.7 in Ubuntu

Team XLink Administrator Joined: 27 Aug 2004 Posts: 1826

You can find the sourcecode here: http://www.teamxlink.co.uk/binary/kaid-7.0.0.7-src.tar.gz
(Thanks to MeanMF, retrieved from his post here)
And thanks [TU]JiffyWhip for pointing out the need for flex and bison (see post here). Those are indeed mentioned in the .configure of libpcap.

Now here's a *very* brief installation guide i just followed to build kaid in Ubuntu (also debian based):
1. Download and extract the tar.gz file mentioned above
2. Goto main extraction directory (/path/to/extracted/file/ends/with/kaid-7.0.0.7)
3. sudo apt-get install g++
4. cd pthreadcc
5. make
6. sudo make install
7. cd ../libpcap
8. Use Synaptic Package Manager to install the flex package
9. Use Synaptic Package Manager to install bison package
10. ./configure
11. make
12. sudo make install
13. cd ../socketcc
14. make
15. sudo make install
16. cd ..
17. make (kaid executable is now created)
18. sudo cp kaid.conf /etc/.
19. sudo ./kaid
20. http://jkaiui.sourceforge.net/downloads/
21. javaws http://jkaiui.sourceforge.net/downloads/jKaiUI.jnlp
22. (Always trust content from this publisher)
23. (Specify XTag and password)
24. Save
25. Connect to Engine (button)
26. Switch to Arena mode and back to see users in Messenger Mode

Please let me know if a forgot anything or made a mistake in one of the steps described.

Kai Beginner Joined: 16 Mar 2007 Posts: 14

can we get a guide that isn't *very* brief by chance?

Kai Spammer Joined: 01 Jul 2005 Posts: 1065

I'll put a detailed, picturized, tutorial on my to do list. If you are going to play kai on Ubuntu, I recommend building it from source though. This seems to cure some of the constant crashing. Kudos to TwoCents for doing this up.

Kai Beginner Joined: 23 Mar 2007 Posts: 3

Quote:

8. Use Synaptic Package Manager to install the flex package
9. Use Synaptic Package Manager to install bison package

Can't seem to find these in Synaptic~.. anywhere else I should look at? I'm just typing "flex" and "bison" in the search field.. maybe typing the wrong things?

Kai Spammer Joined: 01 Jul 2005 Posts: 1065

You're missing repositories. Go to this thread, and follow the instructions.

http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=185758

Kai Beginner Joined: 23 Mar 2007 Posts: 3

Got them. Thanks

Kai Regular Joined: 11 Dec 2004 Posts: 159

root@zmastaa-desktop:/home/zmastaa/kaid-7.0.0.7# sudo ./kaid
KAID: Kai Engine for Linux is initialising...
WARNING: Unable to open engine persist data file (/tmp/kaiEnginePersist.txt)
KAID: Kai Engine for Linux is starting...
THREAD: Engine thread started...
KAID: Failed to create UI socket...
root@zmastaa-desktop:/home/zmastaa/kaid-7.0.0.7#

Team XLink Administrator Joined: 27 Aug 2004 Posts: 1826

I was able to get that same message as you just reported.
How? By starting kaid and then starting it in another window for a second time.

So this would mean you already had kaid running and you're trying to start kaid for a second time. kaid cannot open the mentioned file (kaiEnginePersist.txt) since it's already opened by the first instance of kaid.

Best to check if kaid is already running by entering the following command:
ps -ef | grep kaid

It should show 'grep kaid' itself and the actual program 'kaid' running. All you have to do is start the GUI as explained in the above guide starting at step 20.

Kai Beginner Joined: 05 Feb 2006 Posts: 6

i dont understand the ".." in step 7 10 and 13? what am i supposed to use in place of the decimals?

-EDIT-

nvm i think i got it

Team XLink Administrator Joined: 27 Aug 2004 Posts: 1826

Always best to share your solution by adding it to your forum-thead answer Wink

By the way, in step 10 it's one dot, not two as is the case in step 7 and 13.

Kai Beginner Joined: 05 Feb 2006 Posts: 6

yeah i figured out that ".." or "." is for moving thru directories.

Smile

im starting to get the hang of linux.

Kai Beginner Joined: 28 May 2007 Posts: 27

I'm stucked with the jKaiUI... when I select 'yes' to the question if I want to enter user/pass there is only a blank screen... any idea?

Kai Lover Joined: 30 Mar 2007 Posts: 744

are you using jKaiUI RC7?

Kai Beginner Joined: 28 May 2007 Posts: 27

yes I am using the RC7 one... just used the jawaw -internet.file-... tried also downloading a copy in my HD... allways a blank screen (also when I select 'No')

Kai Lover Joined: 30 Mar 2007 Posts: 744

try downloading the file its self from soureforge and save it where you please
then try in the terminal

java -jar /path/to/jKaiUI.jar

you probably already know closing the terminal window will close the ui

Kai Beginner Joined: 28 May 2007 Posts: 27

here I am!

The only thing I could download was 'jKaiUI.jnlp'... java jKaiUI.jnlp or java -jar ... don't work...

elegos@dragon:~/Desktop$ java jKaiUI.jnlp
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: jKaiUI.jnlp
at gnu.java.lang.MainThread.run(libgcj.so.70)
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: jKaiUI.jnlp not found in gnu.gcj.runtime.SystemClassLoader{urls=[file:./], parent=gnu.gcj.runtime.ExtensionClassLoader{urls=[], parent=null}}
at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(libgcj.so.70)
at gnu.gcj.runtime.SystemClassLoader.findClass(libgcj.so.70)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(libgcj.so.70)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(libgcj.so.70)
at gnu.java.lang.MainThread.run(libgcj.so.70)
elegos@dragon:~/Desktop$ java -jar jKaiUI.jnlp
Failed to load Main-Class manifest attribute from jKaiUI.jnlp

and javaws returns me the same problem of the 'online' one

Kai Lover Joined: 30 Mar 2007 Posts: 744

download the jKaiUI.jar file not the jnlp one and launch it how i said befor using java -jar /path/to/jKaiUI.jar
http://superb-west.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/jkaiui/jKaiUI.jar

if your still getting thrown exceptions try updating your javeRE

https://sdlc6a.sun.com/ECom/EComActionServlet;jsessionid=E1D69420D9969B8A863539B5017FC714
Download the one you need for linux.

if you cant run the .bin and your getting permission denied then just do
chmod 777 thefileyoudownloaded.bin

Kai Beginner Joined: 28 May 2007 Posts: 27

ok I've upgraded to java 6 update2...

Now the program normally appears, BUT it doesen't catch any keyboard signal... :S

any suggestion? (I can't insert xtag/pass, for example)

Kai Lover Joined: 30 Mar 2007 Posts: 744

try RC6

Kai Beginner Joined: 13 Sep 2007 Posts: 4

soory i am kinda new at this. Just a question , how do we start the kai each time we play online ? do we click on the jkai link to run it everytime ？?