Help needed with wine!!!!
 

i have downloaded the wine rpm package======>wine-0.9.2-1fc3winehq.i386.rpm
and have installed it with the command

rpm -i wine-0.9.2-1fc3winehq.i386.rpm

but the problem is how will i be able to use it to run a game that is installed in windows xp( i have a dual booting with fedora core 3 and win xp pro) and would i need to install fresh *.dll files in order to get it up and running with the same smoothness as in windows???:confused:
or would the dll files provided by directx 9.0b suffice to run it in the linux distro???

one more thing:
do i need to mount an entire windows partition in linux in order to play any game such as half-life in linux???

Please help!!!

you'd need to make sure that the windows partition is mounted to access the data files and then just run 'wine windows program. However, its best to actually run the installer to with wine and install it inside linux - otherwise you run into missing files, etc.

Your mileage may vary as far as games. I've had prev games running well (Sim City 3000, Icewind Dale), better than windows (Diablo 2, believe it or not...) and most worse (World of Warcraft, Warcraft III). As far as games are concerned, if you're really hard core, transgaming's winex (www.transgaming.com) may be the best bet, however you have to pay for it.

thanks a lot that was helpful!:)

but there is just one more problem how do u i improve the performance of the games ???
do i need to download and install fresh drivers meant for the game.....in that case how do i know that which package to install??
isn't there anything corresponding to directx in linux distros?
:scratch:
and how do i uninstall the game when i'm done with it??

thanx and regards!

Usually there are a few things that can be done to improve performance -- this is true for windows as in linux.

1.) RAM - make sure you have enough :) Especially with wine and winex (currently called cedega), make sure you have more than the recommended amount per game. Also, uneccessary programs runing in the background can eat up precious system resources.

2.) Hard Drive - Most of the user friendly distros (i.e. FC, Mandriva) use the hdparm program behind the scenes to tweak hard drive performance. You can use it to make sure that your hard drive (and even your optical drives) have DMA turned on. A simple 'hdparm -c1d1k1 /dev/hda' can ensure this.

3.) Latest video card drivers - For most of the 'modern' video games, high end video cards are at least recommended and sometimes even required. Checkout the homepages for those cards (typically nvidia.com and ati.com) to get the latest drivers. Be sure to read the FAQ for those drivers, especially when it comes to GL.

4.) Compile new kernel - This option is not really as obvious, but if you recompile the kernel (not for the faint of heart) you can prune out stuff that doesn't need to be running and increase overall system performance.

Well, not a precise answer, but an overview. Hope tha helps.