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**Telengard** · Jul 20, 2010, 02:45 PM

Re: Help with wine

Originally posted by Methos94

PS-I don't know how much of a difference it makes but the games I'm trying to run where installed on another computer (windows 7) and then transfered to my kubuntu.

If you simply copy the files from one computer to another then you are missing the registry entries which were created when the game was installed and run for the first time.

**Methos94** · Jul 20, 2010, 02:48 PM

Re: Help with wine

Here I forgot to add this in my first post:
Please include the following information in your posts:

What release of Kubuntu you are using. 10.4? Im pretty sure
If Kubuntu is installed, is it installed 'inside' of Windows (Wubi installation). No
What version of KDE you are using. Idk the default when installing 10.4
What version of Grub you are using. Same as above
What other Operating Systems are installed. None

Information about your PC:

Type (Desktop or laptop) Laptop
CPU (Central Processor Unit) make (Intel, AMD, ?) and whether 32-bit, 64-bit, or ? AMD 64 bit
GPU (Graphics Processor Unit) manufacturer and model ATI mobility radeon HD 4200
RAM (how much installed) 2 gigs i think but i don't know how to check on kubuntu Tongue
HDs (number of and type internal - number of and type external) 1 internal
Optical Drives (number of and type internal - number of and type external) DVD reader? 1 internal

And in response is there any workaround? Some of my games are old and I don't have the original install discs so am I just going to have to suck it up and take my losses or are there other ways?

**Telengard** · Jul 20, 2010, 03:37 PM

Re: Help with wine

It is good of you to include that information, but I don't think it will help us in this case. For future reference, you can always find version information about your Kubuntu system by entering in Konsole the commands lsb_release -dc and konqueror --version (or dolphin --version). For example:

Code:

$ lsb_release -dc
Description:  Ubuntu 8.04.4 LTS
Codename:    hardy
$ konqueror --version
Qt: 3.3.8b
KDE: 3.5.10
Konqueror: 3.5.10
$ dolphin --version
Qt: 3.3.8b
KDE: 3.5.10
Dolphin: 0.9.2

It would be good to know your Wine version. For example:

Code:

$ wine --version
wine-1.1.42

And in response is there any workaround? Some of my games are old and I don't have the original install discs so am I just going to have to suck it up and take my losses or are there other ways?

I don't know for a fact that the problem is missing registry entries. If it is then you could laboriously search through the Windows registry and manually transfer all the entries related to each program into the Wine registry. It would be a great deal of work, and still might not solve anything.

If you don't have the original CDs then have you considered that you probably are not licensed to use the games? Usually being licensed is contingent upon having made a purchase, and I'm assuming that if you made a purchase then you would have the original install media.

Another option I can think of would be to create a VirtualBox guest and set it up with the exact same version of Windows which is on your Windows computer. To do so legally you must purchase another copy of the exact same version of Windows, assuming you are not ready to retire the Windows computer. Once you have the VirtualBox guest set up then you can copy the entire system over and see if it works. This would also be a great deal of work, and chances of success are questionable at best.

If you want to keep trying in Wine, then please post your Wine version. Then try starting one of the games with Wine inside a Konsole window. Here's how:

Code:

$ cd $HOME/.wine/drive_c/Program\ Files/My\ Game/
$ wine My\ Game.exe

The code above assumes that the game installed into "C:\Program Files\My Game". Some very old games (Windows 95 era) used to install into "C:\Game".

When you start the game Wine will produce some information, usually including any warnings about possible problems. Copy the output from the Konsole window and paste it in your reply.

**Methos94** · Jul 20, 2010, 03:47 PM

Re: Help with wine

version is 1.1.42 and as far as having made a purchase on the games its just that a couple of them that I really enjoy are older games and the disks where made useless a long time ago because I live with 3 younger siblings and the games were for everybody, naturally 1 game disk going through 4 different sets of hands regularly they took damage to say the least :P I'm getting ready to run it through konsole like you said and ill post the results in a minute.

**Methos94** · Jul 20, 2010, 03:56 PM

Re: Help with wine

ok im running into a problem, how do i get my game files to the c drive i cant find it in my folder directories...

**sithlord48** · Jul 20, 2010, 03:58 PM

Re: Help with wine

Originally posted by Methos94

ok im running into a problem, how do i get my game files to the c drive i cant find it in my folder directories...

your "C" drive is /home/<username>/.wine/drive_c (the . is not a typo)

edit:

h wow i did forget a '/' in there.. oops.

**Telengard** · Jul 20, 2010, 04:23 PM

Re: Help with wine

Originally posted by Methos94

ok im running into a problem, how do i get my game files to the c drive i cant find it in my folder directories...

Sithlord is not wrong, except I think he forgot a slash character.

Anyway, inside the Konsole window enter the following commands exactly as shown ( you can copy/paste them), and post the output here.

Code:

cd $HOME/.wine/drive_c/Program\ Files
ls -hl

**Methos94** · Jul 20, 2010, 06:48 PM

Re: Help with wine

Its not showing up in my home folder and in konsole it tells me that there is no such file or directory

**Telengard** · Jul 20, 2010, 07:57 PM

Re: Help with wine

Originally posted by Methos94

Its not showing up in my home folder and in konsole it tells me that there is no such file or directory

Okay. We'll go one step at a time then. Perform each of these, and post the output after the first one that fails.

Code:

cd $HOME

Code:

ls -dhl .wine

Code:

ls -dhl .wine/drive_c

Code:

ls -dhl .wine/drive_c/Program\ Files

I really need you to copy the Konsole buffer and paste it into your reply. I can't see what you see.

**Methos94** · Jul 20, 2010, 09:37 PM

Re: Help with wine

ls: cannot access .wine/drive_c/programfiles: No such file or directory >

Thats the bad one >

PS - Can you please explain what the command you put in was doing exactly?

**Telengard** · Jul 20, 2010, 09:58 PM

Re: Help with wine

Originally posted by Methos94

ls: cannot access .wine/drive_c/programfiles: No such file or directory

The reason it is failing is because you are not typing the command correctly. That is why I suggested you copy the text of the command from my post and paste that into Konsole.

PS - Can you please explain what the command you put in was doing exactly?

Of course, and I'm glad you asked. I'll break it down for you.

Code:

cd $HOME

The cd command changes the current directory. You can operate on any files in the current directory without having to specify the full path starting from "/" (the root of the file system). The $HOME variable contains the full path to your home directory. If your login name is methos94 then the full path to your home directory would be /home/methos94, but I don't know that. I had you do cd $HOME to ensure that we were starting from your home directory, not some other directory.

Read more about the cd command

Code:

ls -dhl .wine/drive_c/Program\ Files

The ls command is used to list the names (and other information) of files. The -dhl part is a group of command options which tell ls exactly how we want our files listed.

Read more about the ls command

The reason I'm having you perform these steps is so that I can establish the location of your games. From what I gather in your responses so far, I think you must not know exactly what directory the games are installed in. If I'm mistaken about that then please do speak up.

**Methos94** · Jul 20, 2010, 10:04 PM

Re: Help with wine

SPEAKING UP!!! my games are in home/methos94/games

I knew that the whole time sorry for not being clear enough *smacks self in head*

**Telengard** · Jul 20, 2010, 10:20 PM

Re: Help with wine

Originally posted by Methos94

SPEAKING UP!!! my games are in home/methos94/games

I knew that the whole time sorry for not being clear enough *smacks self in head*

My fault for not asking first

That location will only work if Wine can access it. Wine maps certain directories on your Linux system to drive letters which the Windows programs can access. I believe that in Kubuntu drive "Z:" is automatically mapped to "/" (the root of the file system) by default. If that is the case then we are okay.

So in Konsole you will want to enter these commands:

Code:

cd /home/methos94/games

That should put you inside the games directory. If it does not, and you receive an error message, then you should remember that Linux file names are case sensitive. If there are any upper case letters you must type them in the correct case.

Code:

ls -hl

That should show the list of files contained in the games directory.

**Methos94** · Jul 20, 2010, 10:23 PM

Re: Help with wine

YES!!!
now what

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