Hi Dan, Are you trying to run wine as root? If so, why? - Walter On Tue, 9 Nov 2004, Dan O wrote: > Here we go... > > Version > SuSE:/home/gbdoco # wine --version > Warning: the specified Windows directory L"C:\\Windows" is not accessible. > Warning: the specified System directory L"C:\\Windows\\System" is not > accessible. > Wine 20041019 > > I can see the config file, > > I have not modified anything. > > And I have tryed to install a couple apps, ABC bittorent client (just cause > I had it lying around) > WinAmp > and exam essencials 5.5 > > They all get the same error. "Error writing temporary file. Make sure your > temp folder is valid." > > > > > "Mark Knecht" <markknecht@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message > news:5bdc1c8b04110906414316d78@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > On Tue, 9 Nov 2004 00:27:26 -0600, Dan O <legacyboy@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > > "Error writing temporary file. Make sure your temp folder is valid." > > > > > > Can someone help out with this one? I have been trying to figure it out > all > > > day :( > > > > > > I have installed from the newest RPM for SuSE 9.1, and get the above as > any > > > user. I suspect there is something to be changed in the config file, but > I > > > have no idea where to start. > > > > > > Thanks All, > > > > Hi Dan, > > A few questions: > > > > 1) What version of Wine? Run the command > > > > wine --version > > > > 2) Are you using a config file? Assuming things are in the normal > > place, run the command > > > > ls -al ~dan/.wine > > > > 3) Have you modified any of the links in dosdevices? > > > > ls -al ~dan/.wine/dosdevices > > > > 4) What application are you running that is causing this message? Is > > it known to work according to the WineHQ application database? > > > > Let's start with that much and see where it leads. > > > > good luck, > > Mark > > > > _______________________________________________ > wine-users mailing list > wine-users@xxxxxxxxxx > http://www.winehq.org/mailman/listinfo/wine-users > _______________________________________________ wine-users mailing list wine-users@xxxxxxxxxx http://www.winehq.org/mailman/listinfo/wine-users
