On 2009-01-17 (Saturday) 21:06:20 nonzer0 wrote: > Here is my setup: > Wine version 1.0.1 > Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex x64 > > I have tried installing Call of Duty 4, since my friend has a copy and the > app db says it works. However, during the installation, direct x fails to > install. I downloaded direct x 9c and tried to install it, but it fails > immediately. I have tried different programs over a period of about 9 > months, and nothing will work. Is there a trick to getting applications > and games to work in Wine? Your Wine prefix is probably damaged. First, run this: rm -rf ~/.wine Then try to install some application(s). You may want to read in http://appdb.winehq.org about application you want to try to install. For first try I recommend to install something that works according to appdb. This way you will make sure that your Wine installation is working as you expect. Then you can install whatever you wish. Also I recommend you to install Wine 1.1.13. Your Wine version (1.0.1) is too old. Many bugs was fixed and improvements was made since your version. If you ever need to install any native dll(s), please use winetricks. This is especially true if you are novice. However, remember that any case where you need native dll is a bug in Wine and should be reported to htpp://bugs.winehq.org so we can fix it. Remember that installing native dll(s) may break your Wine prefix. For example, if you install dcom98 many application will fail to work correctly. To restore, just remove corresponding dll entries in winecfg and if nothing else helping - rm -rf ~/.wine. You may want to read in the documentation about using multiple Wine prefixes because installing Windows applications in different Wine prefixes is good practice - it gives you much more stable configuration because Windows application do not conflict with each other when they are installed in separate Wine prefixes.
