WINE + TrackManiaNations4Ever on OsX 10.7 (Lion)

testifix · Post by **testifix** » Mon Aug 29, 2011 7:47 pm

Hi all,

I am completely new to OS X and Wine, so I might ask a very stupid question now. If so, please forgive me; I searched the Forum, WineHQ and Google and couldnt find an answer to my problem.

I would like to run TrackManiaNations4Ever on my Mac (Os X 10.7 Lion), and i downloaded the program from
http://www.gamefront.com/files/10013754

I have MacPorts and Wine installed, and i was successful in installing the program. I can also start the program, which then opens a window where I can change some configuration settings. Leaving the settings to the defaults, when i click "Play", the terminal responds the following and then exits:

LaptopName:~ username$ /opt/local/bin/wine ~/.wine/drive_c/Programme/TmNationsForever/TmForeverLauncher.exe
fixme:d3d_caps:init_driver_info Unhandled vendor 8086.
fixme:win:EnumDisplayDevicesW ((null),0,0x32eab8,0x00000000), stub!
fixme:d3d_caps:init_driver_info Unhandled vendor 8086.
fixme:win:EnumDisplayDevicesW ((null),0,0x32eba8,0x00000000), stub!
fixme:d3d_caps:init_driver_info Unhandled vendor 8086.
fixme:win:EnumDisplayDevicesW ((null),0,0x32f198,0x00000000), stub!
fixme:exec:SHELL_execute flags ignored: 0x00000100
fixme:ntdll:find_reg_tz_info Can't find matching timezone information in the registry for bias 180, std (d/m/y): 20/02/2011, dlt (d/m/y): 16/10/2011
fixme:exec:SHELL_execute flags ignored: 0x00000100
LaptopName:~ username$

Anyone an idea how to go about this?

Thank you in advance for your feedback!
Testifix

jjmckenzie · Post by **jjmckenzie** » Mon Aug 29, 2011 10:06 pm

On 8/29/11 5:47 PM, testifix wrote:

Hi all,

I am completely new to OS X and Wine, so I might ask a very stupid question now. If so, please forgive me; I searched the Forum, WineHQ and Google and couldnt find an answer to my problem.

I would like to run TrackManiaNations4Ever on my Mac (Os X 10.7 Lion), and i downloaded the program from
http://www.gamefront.com/files/10013754

I have MacPorts and Wine installed, and i was successful in installing the program. I can also start the program, which then opens a window where I can change some configuration settings. Leaving the settings to the defaults, when i click "Play", the terminal responds the following and then exits:

LaptopName:~ username$ /opt/local/bin/wine ~/.wine/drive_c/Programme/TmNationsForever/TmForeverLauncher.exe

Try running it from the command line like so:

cd $HOME/.wine/drive_c/Programme/TmNationsForever
wine TmForeverLauncher.exe

This should work better.

Also, this program does have an entry in the Applications Database at:

http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.p ... n&iId=7064

You might want to look at that page for more information.

James

testifix · Post by **testifix** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 9:38 am

Thank you James, now it works like a charm. I saw the entry of the program in the Application Database, but I could not really use the information to make my installation work.

Best,
Testifix

testifix · Post by **testifix** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 9:48 am

only one quick followup question:

I originally wanted to launch the program through an applescript:

tell application "Terminal"
do script "/opt/local/bin/wine ~/.wine/drive_c/Programme/TmNationsForever/TmForeverLauncher.exe"
end tell

with the result that it didnt work (the program started, but did not work properly, probably because of the wrong WorkingDir?)

Manual solution would be to provide a terminal window with this:
cd $HOME/.wine/drive_c/Programme/TmNationsForever
wine TmForeverLauncher.exe

Is there a way to do this through applescript?

Thanks in advance!
Best,
testifix

testifix · Post by **testifix** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 8:04 pm

Here's the working code:

tell application "Terminal"
activate
do script "cd $HOME/.wine/drive_c/Programme/TmNationsForever"
do script "wine TmForeverLauncher.exe" in window 1
end tell

thanks again for your help, james!

jjmckenzie · Post by **jjmckenzie** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 8:34 pm

On 8/30/11 6:04 PM, testifix wrote:

Here's the working code:

tell application "Terminal"
activate
do script "cd $HOME/.wine/drive_c/Programme/TmNationsForever"
do script "wine TmForeverLauncher.exe" in window 1
end tell

thanks again for your help, james!

You are welcome, testifix.

James

doh123 · Post by **doh123** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 10:37 pm

testifix wrote:Here's the working code:

tell application "Terminal"
activate
do script "cd $HOME/.wine/drive_c/Programme/TmNationsForever"
do script "wine TmForeverLauncher.exe" in window 1
end tell

thanks again for your help, james!

wont that cause a Terminal to appear? You can do this with Applescript with no terminal at all.

You do not need to tell Terminal those commands... you should be able to do...

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do shell script "cd $HOME/.wine/drive_c/Programme/TmNationsForever; wine TmForeverLauncher.exe"

testifix · Post by **testifix** » Wed Aug 31, 2011 10:02 am

Thanks for the insightful input, doh123. Havent tried your one-line solution yet, but assuming it is working it is a very elegant solution. I just learnt something new!

Regarding the approach I posted: Yes, the terminal will appear this way. This code shows all the possible modifications:

tell application "Terminal"
activate -- If a terminal window is desired; if not, delete this line
do script "cd $HOME/.wine/drive_c/Programme/TmNationsForever"
delay 0.5 -- Improves Reliability
do script "wine TmForeverLauncher.exe" in window 1
end tell

Now, with your one-line solution, I guess the solution here is redundant. I just posted it to complete the discussion

cheers!

testifix · Post by **testifix** » Wed Aug 31, 2011 10:08 am

doh123 wrote:
You do not need to tell Terminal those commands... you should be able to do...
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do shell script "cd $HOME/.wine/drive_c/Programme/TmNationsForever; wine TmForeverLauncher.exe"

Just tested it, didnt work: "Command not Found". Altered as follows, however, it works (without opening a terminal window):

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do shell script "cd $HOME/.wine/drive_c/Programme/TmNationsForever; /opt/local/bin/wine TmForeverLauncher.exe"

doh123 · Post by **doh123** » Wed Aug 31, 2011 4:47 pm

testifix wrote:
doh123 wrote:
You do not need to tell Terminal those commands... you should be able to do...
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do shell script "cd $HOME/.wine/drive_c/Programme/TmNationsForever; wine TmForeverLauncher.exe"
Just tested it, didnt work: "Command not Found". Altered as follows, however, it works (without opening a terminal window):
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do shell script "cd $HOME/.wine/drive_c/Programme/TmNationsForever; /opt/local/bin/wine TmForeverLauncher.exe"

yeah... depends how your default path is set up... thats a better way to do it to make sure there are no problems.

I have a AppleScript in the Mac OS X FAQ that you can use with normal Script Editor to make custom app launchers for normal Wine usage.

http://wiki.winehq.org/MacOSX/FAQs#head ... fc87fd3911