[Opensim-users] Using ODE and Mono for Ubuntu Linux

[Paul Fishwick]

I am testing  out a new Linux installation and am having problems if I
use OpenDynamicsEngine as the physics engine. When turned on, I
come into the world and fall through the terrain to negative Z
infinity... forcing me to go back to the basicphysics engine. Here
are the parameters:

Linux (Ubuntu) 8.10, OpenSim r7818
svn install using the build instructions here:
    http://opensimulator.org/wiki/OpenSim_Build_Instructions
copied OpenSim.example.ini to OpenSim.ini before starting
I use an external IP (only change to default) so that I can log in from 
outside

I get into the default world without a problem - can walk around

I then go back and change the PhysicsEngine in OpenSim.ini to
OpenDynamicsEngine. Then I fall through the terrain after logging in.

My question is:

 1) What version of ODE should I be using if not the one supplied in the
      svn checkout?
 2) Mono is 1.9.1 (is this good, or should I try to upgrade this?)
 3) I have seen some Mantis activity on av_capsule_radius, 
av_capsule_standup
     _tensor_linux, and av_density. Are the values in 
OpenSim.ini.example not
     the correct ones?

I appreciate any help along these lines. I didn't have any problems on 
the Windows
ODE setting, so not sure of why there would be this difference in 
installation.

-p

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