winetools/wine problem with fallout 2

MvD · 09-29-2003, 01:29 PM

I've got the latest winetools (as of 29/9/2003) and I am running the defualt version on wine that come with Mandy 9.1

I've just tried to install fallout 2, when I choose the setup.exe file and click install nothing happens the box where the path to setup.exe is simply cleared and nothing happens, I've tried to install DCOM98 but I always get a installation failed message.

Any ideas people?

Mega Man X · 09-29-2003, 02:19 PM

Well, the first thing you've to do is to remove your wine. Chances are that Mandrake shipped with a pretty old version of wine (Mandy is not so new either anymore).
In second, if you are willing to run games, wine will make things pretty difficult sometimes. I recommend winex for games:

www.transgaming.com

As you can see here: http://www.transgaming.com/gamepage.php?gameid=54

Fallout 2 works just fine. If you still want to try with wine, get a new one here:

www.winehq.com

There might be packages for Mandy 9.1 there.
Good luck!

MvD · 09-30-2003, 03:10 AM

Yes but you have to pay don't you?

But how do I install this CSV thing? I am not a techie and I've never compiled anything in my life (at least to my knoledge).

Can anyone give me FAQ or something to help and install it?

Mega Man X · 09-30-2003, 10:19 AM

With CVS is free, precompile packages are not. I've never had to compile WineX, because I have pre-compiled packages

. Here are some good tutorials:

Downloading WineX CVS:

Go to your shell:

1) Loggin in into CVS server (when asked for a password press enter):

$ cvs -d

server:anonymous@cvs.winex.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/winex login

2) Getting CVS sources:

$ cvs -z3 -d

server:anonymous@cvs.winex.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/winex co wine

A more detailed tutorial about downloading and installing WineX is here:

http://astonia.que.com.br/index.php/AstoniaUnderLinux

Another WineX CVS install tutorial:

http://mssmcamp2.tripod.com/merritt/winex.html

General info about installing programs from source (compiling) and other ways, this is a nice thread:

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...threadid=45094

Good luck!