Errors using WINE with certain programs

Elliander · Post by **Elliander** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 11:17 pm

So far I have tried using 4 programs with WINE so far and I have not been able to get any of them to work right. An Emulator program kept blinking, a small desktop application called "catwalk" also was blinking. It took me a while to get those programs closed because of the blinking.

I also tried installing the Windows Version of TrueCrypt. It had an error on install. Files were installed, but nothing was written to the registry. (of that, however, I was able to get the Unix version to work.)

And just now I tried installing a program called "Resurrection Matchmaker" from http://mm.wildman-productions.org/ and it installs ok, but when it runs I get:

Run-time error '380':

Invalid Property Value.

I'm not sure what I need to do to get that one to work if it is even possible.

I am using Ubuntu 8.10 64-bit updated. And I installed WINE from Synaptic Package Manager.

Gert van den Berg · Post by **Gert van den Berg** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 11:51 pm

On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 6:17 AM, Elliander <[email protected]> wrote:

So far I have tried using 4 programs with WINE so far and I have not been able to get any of them to work right. An Emulator program kept blinking, a small desktop application called "catwalk" also was blinking. It took me a while to get those programs closed because of the blinking.

I am using Ubuntu 8.10 64-bit updated. And I installed WINE from Synaptic Package Manager.

http://wiki.winehq.org/FAQ#head-db2fa15 ... 768ec6ec47

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+sour ... bug/237209

Gert

Elliander · Post by **Elliander** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 12:04 am

What is a "composite display manager" how do I know if I am using it and how would I disable it?

The program that had the run-time error didn't blink so I don't think it's related to the blinking programs not working. Is there an error reporting function, to forward these errors directly? And how can I request that a program be reviewed for compatibility?

John Drescher · Post by **John Drescher** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 12:16 am

I also tried installing the Windows Version of TrueCrypt. It had an error on install. Files were installed, but nothing was written to the registry.

I doubt that this could work being that it is a device driver. Use the
linux version.

John

Elliander · Post by **Elliander** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 12:33 am

How would encryption software act as a device driver?

austin987 · Post by **austin987** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 12:37 am

On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 11:33 PM, Elliander <[email protected]> wrote:

How would encryption software act as a device driver?

I think the better question is how would it NOT?

--
-Austin

John Drescher · Post by **John Drescher** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 12:55 am

On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 12:33 AM, Elliander <[email protected]> wrote:

How would encryption software act as a device driver?

Its not the encryption part but the virtual drive.

John

Elliander · Post by **Elliander** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 9:00 pm

ok, well what about the program, "Resurrection Matchmaker" which was written in Visual Basic for Windows. How could I get that to work?

Gert van den Berg · Post by **Gert van den Berg** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 12:51 pm

On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 7:04 AM, Elliander <[email protected]> wrote:

What is a "composite display manager" how do I know if I am using it and how would I disable it?

Destop effects settins somewhere.

Try googling for "ubuntu disable compiz" or "ubuntu disable desktop effects"

Else ask on the Ubuntu forum..

The program that had the run-time error didn't blink so I don't think it's related to the blinking programs not working. Is there an error reporting function, to forward these errors directly? And how can I request that a program be reviewed for compatibility?

Look if it is listed in the AppDb (somwhere on the Wine site)

http://appdb.winehq.org/

Gert