WoW and WINE troubles

NEVERTRUSTPEAS · #1 8th January 2007, 10:26 PM

Another noob here,

I have just installed FC6 x64 to my new machine and am trying to use games under the syestem for the first time. As i have no knowledge on downloading and configuring the latest wine from wine hq i decided to download and yum the version from the FC repo's.

As far as im aware the installation went correctly, but when i open the installation disc the WoW menu came up about half screen size with wording that is so small i can only just tell it is there, as i knew which icon to choose i selected to install the game.

When the user liscence agreement came up it was like it was in another language, as in clear to read but made of random characters, i chose agree anyway and the installation proceeded until it came to changing the disc, then the drive would not open!

Can anyone help me with this, i assume it is the right WINE for this os as there was not a x64 specific download. I have lightly toyed with the configuration in the WINE menu but with no success, so they are now back at default, [it would help if i knew what to look for!]

Are there any threads adressing wine configuration or is it simply that i need to do the more complicated install from WINE hq?

The Graphics drivers are standard nvidia ones from install, Cheers

NEVERTRUSTPEAS · #2 8th January 2007, 10:50 PM

I have just tried with vampire the masquerade, the display on the installation menu was good, however it froze when i selected exit and left the title menu in the middle of the screen.

This is making me think it is just the version of WINE im using, can anyone point me in the direction for installing a later version, or a how to for manual install [non yum]

rick3878894 · #3 8th January 2007, 11:17 PM

WINE has always given me crap. I can't even get it to run on this platform. I think that using WINE requires some real know how in the workings of Linux.

Try out Cedega. Its based off wine but made more for gaming. I hate it because.. of its doesn't have a good support community any good faqs and it costs $5.50 a month. but others have better luck with it. If you do get Cedega you can PM me with any questions.

NEVERTRUSTPEAS · #4 8th January 2007, 11:29 PM

what are the graphics setting options like in cedega? i have heard they are quite limited.

rick3878894 · #5 8th January 2007, 11:35 PM

They are and the way it runs is very limiting as well. You can't alt tab out of the program once a game is in full screen.

there is a menu that lets you play with the settings a little, turning a bunch of settings with esoteric explanations on and off. The good news is that it keeps all the most popular games in a data base and if it has it there it will set all these things up for you when you install it. I will let you play around with my account if you want.

NEVERTRUSTPEAS · #6 8th January 2007, 11:50 PM

Thanks for the offer but your reccomendation is enough, sounds like what im after so i've just subscribed!

It is really cheap anyway so it's worth a try, just about to log in and try it out when i find my password.

I did not enter one so i hope they have e-mailed me one!

rick3878894 · #7 8th January 2007, 11:58 PM

WOW, Thats what I did and now I want my 15 bucks back.

NEVERTRUSTPEAS · #8 9th January 2007, 01:19 AM

All is installed, with the latest engine. now i am still having problems:

Open gl rendering test failed
3d acceeration failed failed

Also when i try and install the disc the following error comes up:

Error #134 (0x5100086) fatal condition
Program: e:blizzard installer bootstrap - 0000007f\installer.ex
File: .\sfile.cpp
Line: 5446
Out of memory! trying to allocate 524288 bytes

Does this mean ram? i have a 1gb installed! or is it to do with me using the x64 os? the only cedega engines i could find are i386.

rick3878894 · #9 9th January 2007, 01:27 AM

when you run the test run it once and then turn off oss. Then when you get it running go into the globel settings and change the default sound controller over to ALSA.

it looks like there isn't enough space (50 MB short) on the fake drive that cedega uses, that might be ram. How much ram/swap does you system have?

rick3878894 · #10 9th January 2007, 01:28 AM

A reset might help.

NEVERTRUSTPEAS · #11 9th January 2007, 01:52 AM

3d acceleration is now working, opengl isn't though

I have 1992mb of swap space, can the cedega virtual hard disk be incresed?

I have also tried the last engine release with no success, when you say reset i take it you mean the pc or do you mean the cedega settings?

NEVERTRUSTPEAS · #12 9th January 2007, 01:53 AM

and 1gb of ddr400 ram

rick3878894 · #13 9th January 2007, 02:05 AM

I meant the pc. I have no reason, some times that just works.

I am having pc problems my self or I would install it my self.

I was digging around on cedega's forum and it looks like error # 134 is anything that has to do with writing to the hard disk. I don't think that its really a drive ether. I think its just a folder that cdega tricks the apps to think it is a drive. So it should get a big as you have free space. You can check buy just typing mount (in terminal) and see if there is any drives there that did not put in.

I haven't been able to find any one else with the same error message so I don;t know where to go from here yet.

Its bed time. I don't even think i am spelling things right. its been 25 1/2 hours.

Check out the forum and I will keep looking tomorrow.

NEVERTRUSTPEAS · #14 9th January 2007, 02:09 AM

yor signature suits you to a tee the lol, ill start trawling through some forums
thanks for all the help mate

snoze · #15 9th January 2007, 02:12 AM

try to avoid it, it is bulky and most of the time don't work. May be codeweaver game!!!