Problem with Wine on SuSE

Tears Of Blood · 08-30-2004, 05:10 PM

im trying to install a program with Wine and im running SuSE 9.1 and this is the first time im using wine. Im trying to install Msn Messenger and when i run the command to install the program it gives me this error:

linux:/home/rgreene/documents # wine SetupDl.exe
Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
Xlib: No protocol specified

x11drv: Can't open display: :0.0
Please ensure that your X server is running and that $DISPLAY is set correctly.
linux:/home/rgreene/documents #

if someone can please explain what im doing wrong or what is wrong it would be greatly appreciated! thanks!

geniarse · 08-30-2004, 05:14 PM

I can't help you with the wine problem, but rather than using msn messenger, why not use a native linux client i.e. amsn from http://amsn.sf.net so you dont't have to bother with wine

Tears Of Blood · 08-30-2004, 05:34 PM

well the thing is i have amsn and it dosent support all the features that the real msn does..they are working on the features now i guess.

geniarse · 08-30-2004, 05:41 PM

I can;t iamgine msn runnig easily on linux especially for the more advanced featues like the games as they will use activeX which will cause problems with wine, I just can't see how it is worth the hassle for the benefits using msn messenger gives you. Just persuade all you mates to use another worthwhile instant messenger (good luck cos I failed with my mates)

Tears Of Blood · 08-30-2004, 07:34 PM

i see. Thanks

mhearn · 09-01-2004, 10:38 AM

It didn't work because you are running it as root, and SuSE (like most other distros) still hasn't figured out how to use pam_xauth - grrr.

Donboy · 12-09-2004, 04:20 PM

I'm running as an unpriv user and it does the same thing to me.

Quote:

donboy@linux:~> wine Notepad.exe
Could not stat /media/floppy (No such file or directory), ignoring drive A:
Could not stat /media/cdrom (No such file or directory), ignoring drive M:
x11drv: Can't open display:
Please ensure that your X server is running and that $DISPLAY is set correctly.
donboy@linux:~>

mhearn · 12-10-2004, 11:25 AM

Your $DISPLAY is not set correctly. Try:

DISPLAY=:0 wine Notepad

raynet11 · 12-10-2004, 11:30 AM

If you login as root in Suse you don't have X access.. Try logging into root with the -m option, this will allow you to fire up windows from the console.

Donboy · 12-10-2004, 11:46 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by mhearn
Your $DISPLAY is not set correctly. Try:

DISPLAY=:0 wine Notepad

Ok, that worked! Now, how can I set my display everytime I login? Or do I need to append this to every wine command I run?

mhearn · 12-12-2004, 12:19 PM

I think you have a broken system. DISPLAY should always be set.

SlackerLX · 12-12-2004, 01:56 PM

There is nothing wrong with system guys!

Suse just does not handle Wine well. I mean in my terms it does not handle it at all.
Suse has problems with wine and winex and cedega, does not matter!
That is why I went to Slackware

I still puzzled why MSN messenger?? I am really not for windows and gates and other sort of fences

Use either Gaim or Kopete.