# SDL "tiles have no foreground nor background"
**URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/sdl-tiles-have-no-foreground-nor-background/10014
**Category:** The Garage
**Created:** [July 8, 2015, 9:35pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/sdl-tiles-have-no-foreground-nor-background/10014 "2015-07-08T21:35:47Z")
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### Author:  [@Scampada](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Scampada)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2015, 9:35pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/sdl-tiles-have-no-foreground-nor-background/10014/1 "2015-07-08T21:35:47Z")
> From time to time people download the SDL version and then have it not work. Usually they're on windows 7.
>
> In this case, try going into the config/options.txt folder, and changing the setting for the software renderer (it’s a true/false thing). Usually that fixes the problem. If it doesn’t, then let us know what’s going on by posting in this board, please.
>
> Thanks.
Here I am.
I’m using cdda-0.C.
The game screen is black, if I change output to tiles=false it’s drawed with text and works properly.
Anything else doesn’t work, no matter which tileset I’m trying or whether software rendering is set or not.
If I press keys when seeing black screen, it may draw strange blue squares and that’s all. I can also invoke an inventory screen, but when I close it, it doesn’t disappear properly but its parts remain erratically on the display.
The main menu and all menu stuff are displayed properly.
Hmmm…
On board configuration:
- Tiny Core Linux
- Xvesa server
- SDL; SDL2; SDL2\_mixer built manually OK; SDL2\_ttf built manually OK; SDL2\_image built manually OK; lua-lib is not liblua5.2.so.0 but liblua.so.5.2, created a softlink liblua5.2.so.0-\>liblua.so.5.2; all other stuff.
What is important: I’m also using dosbox which uses SDL too, and Angband\FAangbband which both have tilesets working fine. I think they are also using SDL.
I would like to play with tilesets. It’s Moria that’s cool in ASCII, but Cataclysm is cooler with tiles. What can I do?
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### Author:  [@Scampada](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Scampada)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2015, 10:54am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/sdl-tiles-have-no-foreground-nor-background/10014/2 "2015-07-09T10:54:33Z")
Here are some strings from my debug.log:
13:34:3.504 SDL :
blah blah numbers numbers
> >
src/cata\_tiles.cpp:338: tile tr\_boobytrap has no (valid) foreground nor background
And there is a huge amount of these strings, telling that the whole throng of tiles have no foreground nor background.
What can I do to get it wroking? Please help.