Wine doesn't work for me
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Wine doesn't work for me
Hi
The reason i'm posting is because when i try to run a program in wine it doesn't work. if i try launching from terminal it says: wine: cannot find L"C:\\windows\\system32\\fgfs.exe" Assuming the program is fgfs (flightgear). Could anyone help me?
The reason i'm posting is because when i try to run a program in wine it doesn't work. if i try launching from terminal it says: wine: cannot find L"C:\\windows\\system32\\fgfs.exe" Assuming the program is fgfs (flightgear). Could anyone help me?
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Re: Wine doesn't work for me
It sounds like the problem is with the path to the file you're trying to execute rather than wine itself.
Are you trying to run programs from a windows partition?
Are you trying to run programs from a windows partition?
Re: Wine doesn't work for me
Have you tried using the commercial version of Wine:-
https://www.codeweavers.com/products/windowsmac/
see if your program is in the supported list ....
https://www.codeweavers.com/products/windowsmac/
see if your program is in the supported list ....
Please edit your original post title to include [SOLVED] - when your problem is solved!
and DO LOOK at those Unanswered Topics - - you may be able to answer some!.
Re: Wine doesn't work for me
No i only have mint on my computer, and the fgfs.exe file is in the correct .wine c_drive file.
Re: Wine doesn't work for me
$ wine fgfs. Or just clicking on the flightgear icon in the wine programs folder in "start menu" , then just nothing happens. By the way iv'e tried other programs too, and nothing works, i'm just using flightgear for an example
Re: Wine doesn't work for me
$ wine fgfs
should work if the terminal is in the directory where the program is installed. Have you tried using the absolute path to the .exe?
$ wine "~/.wine/whatever/fgfs.exe"
should work if the terminal is in the directory where the program is installed. Have you tried using the absolute path to the .exe?
$ wine "~/.wine/whatever/fgfs.exe"
Re: Wine doesn't work for me
I get this: error of failed request: BadAlloc (insuficient resources for operation
Major OPT code of failed request: 153 (GLX)
Minor OPT code of failed request: 3 (GLX ceatecontent)
Serial number of failed request : 217
current serial number in output stream: 221
does this mean my computer ins't up to par? it is Pentium 4, 489 Mb ram
Major OPT code of failed request: 153 (GLX)
Minor OPT code of failed request: 3 (GLX ceatecontent)
Serial number of failed request : 217
current serial number in output stream: 221
does this mean my computer ins't up to par? it is Pentium 4, 489 Mb ram
Re: Wine doesn't work for me
It's usually caused by insufficient memory on your video card (or bugs with the display manager).
I don't know how resource-heavy/light the program you're trying to run is, but it does appear to be an older system.
Somewhat useful discussion on the error here: http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?t=32259
I don't know how resource-heavy/light the program you're trying to run is, but it does appear to be an older system.
Somewhat useful discussion on the error here: http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?t=32259
Re: Wine doesn't work for me
Well the Program worked when i still had Windows installed... but lots of other things didnt and Mint is a million times better than that even if i can´t fly with it...
BTW could it be i haven't got the correct video/graphics driver installed?
BTW could it be i haven't got the correct video/graphics driver installed?
Re: Wine doesn't work for me
can a person get Video-graphic driver updates for Linux?
Re: Wine doesn't work for me
Yes. The options depend on your graphics card though.
eg. modern nvidia cards can use nvidia-current, older ones use nvidia legacy drivers, etc.
If in doubt, google your video card + ubuntu.
eg. modern nvidia cards can use nvidia-current, older ones use nvidia legacy drivers, etc.
If in doubt, google your video card + ubuntu.
Re: Wine doesn't work for me
Ok this sounds horribly dumb, but how do i know what model my video card is? (i never was much of a geek)
Re: Wine doesn't work for me
Hey Thanks for all your time, passerby, its really cool that you guys do all this for free. It´s just that my ¨mint¨ is 32 bit and my computer is 64....
Re: Wine doesn't work for me
Hey Thanks for all your time, passerby, its really cool that you guys do all this for free. It´s just that my ¨mint¨ is 32 bit and my computer is 64....
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Re: Wine doesn't work for me
open your Home folder and "CTRL+H" to show hidden filesa and folders. then go to .wine-->Drive_C and find the EXE of the program and run it manualy and see if it open. If it does then the shortcut in the menu is broken ( it is not uncommon for that to happen ).
To create a shortcut to Wine apps just right click desktop and choose create launcher, under type set it to "Location", then browse to app via home/.wine/Drive_c/ to where EXE is, give it a name and icon and shortcut created
To create a shortcut to Wine apps just right click desktop and choose create launcher, under type set it to "Location", then browse to app via home/.wine/Drive_c/ to where EXE is, give it a name and icon and shortcut created