So you want to install Quake III Arena on your N900 
Its a bit tricky but following the following steps will make things easy for you. I hope that the guide will help all you guys but incase you land into any issues please leave a comment below and I will try to help you out. Please note there are still many bugs in this so be careful and do it at your own risk.
Here’s what you need to do:
- On your N900, open http://repository.maemo.org/ and click on the install link for Fremantle Extras-devel. Seriously: don’t send users out of Extras without a big warning.
- I believe the package manager should automatically update the list, but you may also have to click the update button.
- Search for ioquake3 and install that package.
- Copy the *.pk3 files from your Quake 3 CD into /home/user/baseq3
NOTE: If you don’t have the full version handy, but still want to try out Q3A on your N900, you can get the Quuake 3 Demo data files from here: http://www.idsoftware.com Or http://www.pcworld.com. Install the demo on your PC and copy the pak0.pk3 file from the demoq3 folder to /home/user/baseq3/ using a microUSB cable in Mass Media mode and it should work
After following those instructions there should be a Quake 3 icon in the “More…” menu in the task launcher. You can also add a shortcut to your desktop.
FAQ’s
Q: I don’t see a baseq3 folder in my N900, What should I do?
A: Create a baseq3 folder in your N900 and Just copy the pako.pk3 file there. (Now you just made a baseq3 folder in MyDocs.) Disconnect from USB and goto the terminal. Type in the following:
Code:
mv /home/user/MyDocs/baseq3/* /home/user/.q3a/baseq3/
And that will move all the files from the directory inside MyDocs into your quake 3 arena folder. To verify they’re there, you can run:
Code:
ls /home/user/.q3a/baseq3/
and you should see some pk3 files, this is what mine looks like: “crashlog.txt pak0.pk3″
You should now be able to run quake3 and it should start up pretty quickly asking you for a key, and you just hit enter there. Happy Quaking 
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Some useful keys:
Fn (Blue Arrow) + Ctrl/Sym = Open/Close console.
Fn + , (Next to backspace) = Esc (aka Menu)
Space = Jump
Ctrl/Sym = Fire
T = Talk (press enter to come out of this)
Fn + 1 = Weapon 1 (2,3,4,5, etc will change to weapon 2,3,4,5,etc)
A = Side step left
D = Side spep right
Up (On direction keys on the right) = move forward (same as tilting phone forward)
Down (on direction keys on the right) = move backwards (same as tilting phone backwards)
i found your video very much intersting and it helps a lot
the thing is i downloaded the quake 3 but i can not play it it never load up
my question is why i cant play or cant load the quake 3 in my n900
thanks maemo
I have the same problem as Mario, can't load the game. it sends me back to desktop
i cant move my quake data files from MyDocs. when i write in X terminal:
mv /home/user/MyDocs/baseq3/* /home/user/.q3a/baseq3/
it says:
mv: cannot create '/home/user/baseq3/pak0.pk3': Permission denied
I tried to move it whit GPE File Manager and it also says that "acsess denied". Can you help me?
When I type ""mv /home/user/MyDocs/baseq3/* /home/user/.q3a/baseq3/"" on the XTerminal, i wait like a minute, then appear an error that says: "mv: cannot preserve ownership of '/home/user/.q3a/baseq3/pak0.pk3':Operation not permitted". What can I do to solve this problem!!!????
Thanks for this tutorial.
I have the same problem like Mario, the game doesn't start (black screen then i come back to the desktop)
Any idea ?
I think the better way is making symbolic link to required resources.
You place it on 1GB memory, but I think you can place it on larger 32GB memory, and make a sym-link using command:
ln -s /home/user/MyDocs/baseq3 /home/user/.q3a
I think this is correct, but please check me.
When u say:
and you should see some pk3 files, this is what mine looks like: “crashlog.txt pak0.pk3″
shows crashlog only for me
Thanks you for this useful post,
However I am having a bit of trouble, I have managed to get quake 2 running, which involves basically the same thing, however when I try to move the pak0.pk3 from baseq3 folder in MyDocs I get the following error: 'cannot preserve ownership of /home/user/.q3a/baseq3/pak0.pk3 '
peration not permitted
Please help me out with this one, is there's something I should do? Something I am doing wrong?
Thanks,
Alex
tried all that...didnt work...after clicking on the icon, it looks like its loading but after a few seconds it goes back to the desktop...
crashlog.txt X terminal is showing but not the pak0.pak3
hi..when i put he address in xterminal to move pka. file..i get ann error saying "Operation not permitted"..Why is this so//plz reply quickly ..thanks..
Hey ... i did as u mentioned .. but still i cant run the game .. i can c the files transferred t their destination .... i.e
"crashlog.txt pak0.pk3″ ... can u help me out
I did the above things n got quake 1 running!!! my app manager never showed ioquake3... i downloaded a .deb file online and installed it... quake 1 is now running... someone please help to run quake3
If i downloaded the DEMO for windows, does that matter?? cause i have linux too and i can download the demo for linux... thx
hey ,
Whenever i try to write in
Code:
mv /home/user/MyDocs/baseq3/* /home/user/.q3a/baseq3/
it says mv: cannot preserve ownership of '/home/user/.q3a/baseq3/pak0.pk3': Operation not permitted.
I followed all you steps you listed but it doesn't work still.
It keeps telling me 'not found' when I put the code in the x_terminal
please reply, thanks.
it never loads up whenever i load it it crashes and gets to main desktop .
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