$ wine start SteamInstall.msi
fixme:exec:SHELL_execute flags ignored: 0x00000100
Application could not be started, or no application associated with the specified file.
ShellExecuteEx failed: Success
Or by running outside terminal, I get the wine error dialog "Success" with the red circle next to it and a little OK under it.
lol, "Error: Success"
Wine 1.1.14 64-bit
Ubuntu 8.10
Also, when I try steaminstall.exe, Steam installs properly up to the point that it must update. Then it gets stuck at "Steam is looking for updates." and does nothing.
Last edited by kynan on Tue Feb 03, 2009 7:38 pm, edited 3 times in total.
I've tried some older versions, as well as the 1.0.1 on the Ubuntu repos, but nothing works. At least iexplore works with the stable version. The newer WINEs complain about not being able to load mozilla and disable HTML.
Could it be an issue with the 64-bit version of WINE? I have Ubuntu 8.10 on my laptop and 1.1.14 WINE and Steam installed perfectly.
EDIT
Switched to Gecko 0.9.0 as per WINE Wiki instructions. Gecko works fine now.
EDIT 2
Solved: used "msiexec /i SteamInstall.msi"
For some reason 64-bit WINE does not recognize that it must choose "msiexec /i" to run SteamInstall.msi
Also, wine msiexec SteamInstall.msi doesn't work. It has to be exactly what I used. Weird as hell. In 32-bit, i just double-clicked SteamInstall.msi in nautilus and it installed perfectly. Go figure.
EDIT 3
Steam/WINE crashes when I try to install any games.
I tried running Steam while running Ubuntu in low-graphics mode. Games install properly in low graphics mode. This leads me to believe there is something wrong with the interaction between the Nvidia graphics driver and WINE.
Turning off xinerama and reducing the number of displays does not help. I would like to try Steam using the Ubuntu-packaged Nvidia driver, but I cannot figure out how to do this.
This said, I have not attempted to run any games yet.
Hey everybody! I fixed it! I can play L4D in Ubuntu now! It was a graphics driver issue. Apparently the latest nVidia drivers don't play nice with WINE. I reverted to the Ubuntu packaged driver, and now everything works fine. L4D needs to be on really low settings to play smoothly though =P. I think I'll be keeping Windows for that one.
