Help requested for Aeris Dive Computer interface

trherald · Post by **trherald** » Fri May 22, 2009 8:50 am

Hi,

I'm attempting to run the Aeris Dive Computer interface (ACI V2.x) using WINE under Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jakalope release on an ASUS 1000HE netbook.

However, it doesn't seem to be working very well.

the install process seemed to work fine. It successfully created an icon under the WINE application for the interface.

On startup of ACI, it says that it cannot read the previous dive log (which is normal on a fresh install). It then allows me to create a new log (the file is successfully created in C:\Program Files\AERIS\Aeris Computer Interface 2.x\Logs, but then the process immediately complains that it cannot read the file and terminates.

I've run it under the terminal window and I found the following messages:

daryl@daryl-linux:~/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/AERIS/Aeris Computer Interface 2.x$ wine ACI.exe
fixme:ole:OleLoadPictureEx (0xdf5fdc,3270,0,{7bf80980-bf32-101a-8bbb-00aa00300cab},x=0,y=0,f=0,0x32f5d4), partially implemented.
fixme:ole:OleLoadPictureEx (0xdf5fdc,334,1,{7bf80980-bf32-101a-8bbb-00aa00300cab},x=0,y=0,f=0,0x32f5d4), partially implemented.
fixme:ole:OLEPictureImpl_QueryInterface () : asking for un supported interface {b196b283-bab4-101a-b69c-00aa00341d07}
fixme:ole:OLEPictureImpl_SaveAsFile (0x157ae8)->(0xdf816c, 1, (nil)), hacked stub.
fixme:ole:OleLoadPictureEx (0xdf816c,21558,1,{00020400-0000-0000-c000-000000000046},x=0,y=0,f=0,0x32ec7c), partially implemented.
fixme:ole:OLEPictureImpl_QueryInterface () : asking for un supported interface {b196b283-bab4-101a-b69c-00aa00341d07}
fixme:ole:OLEPictureImpl_SaveAsFile (0x16cda0)->(0xdfb0d4, 1, (nil)), hacked stub.
fixme:ole:OleLoadPictureEx (0xdfb0d4,9270,1,{00020400-0000-0000-c000-000000000046},x=0,y=0,f=0,0x32ec7c), partially implemented.
fixme:ole:OLEPictureImpl_SaveAsFile (0x13fcf0)->(0x169c90, 0, (nil)), hacked stub.
daryl@daryl-linux:~/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/AERIS/Aeris Computer Interface 2.x$

any thoughts or ideas as to what I can try to get this to work? I'd really like to get this to work so that I can use this netbook as a lightweight computer when I'm travelling so that I can download the logs off the dive computer.

thanks so much!

Daryl

James Mckenzie · Post by **James Mckenzie** » Fri May 22, 2009 9:16 am

trherald wrote about [Wine] Help requested for Aeris Dive Computer interface

Hi,

I'm attempting to run the Aeris Dive Computer interface (ACI V2.x) using WINE under Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jakalope release on an ASUS 1000HE netbook.

Does this product use special drivers to access the Dive Computer?

The errors you refer to are caused by picture manipulation and Wine's limited abilities to do so. This should not be related to a program's ability to save log files, if they are plain text.

James McKenzie

austin987 · Post by **austin987** » Fri May 22, 2009 9:27 am

On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 8:50 AM, trherald <[email protected]> wrote:

Hi,

I'm attempting to run the Aeris Dive Computer interface (ACI V2.x) using WINE under Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jakalope release on an ASUS 1000HE netbook.

What version of wine?

--
-Austin

trherald · Post by **trherald** » Fri May 22, 2009 9:42 am

Wow, I wasn't expecting people to reply so quickly - thanks!

The log files are not plain text, I believe they use an underlying database mechanism, although it will take me some research to find out just what it does use.

As for the version of Wine, I don't have the machine immediately handy to me, so I'll check that later this afternoon and post when I have the info.

thanks again!

trherald · Post by **trherald** » Fri May 22, 2009 8:46 pm

ok, based one the previous replies, here's the information requested:

1. WINE version is 1.1.21

2. The ACI interface DOES use a special driver to access the computer itself via a USB port and special cable, although at this point I haven't got as far as trying that. First step is to open a dive log to start with.

3. The ACI interface seems to use a run time version of the Microsoft Access database to store the dive log information.

Looking around on the web, it looks like I'm not the first person to try running ACI under WINE and encountering problems It doesn't look good that this is a solvable problem, at least in the near future. Too bad really.

Daryl

James McKenzie · Post by **James McKenzie** » Fri May 22, 2009 9:56 pm

trherald wrote:

ok, based one the previous replies, here's the information requested:

1. WINE version is 1.1.21

That's the latest/greatest. 1.1.22 was released today.

2. The ACI interface DOES use a special driver to access the computer itself via a USB port and special cable, although at this point I haven't got as far as trying that. First step is to open a dive log to start with.

This may prove problematic. Wine in its present form does not support
USB attached devices unless the underlying *Nix can see the device.
Work is progressing, but it is still not ready for inclusion into the
main Wine product.

3. The ACI interface seems to use a run time version of the Microsoft Access database to store the dive log information.

This may be solved by using Winetricks to install the Jet40 engine.
Please look at the FAQ to see how to use it.

Looking around on the web, it looks like I'm not the first person to try running ACI under WINE and encountering problems It doesn't look good that this is a solvable problem, at least in the near future. Too bad really.

Wine has come a long way and it still has a long way to go. I'm
actually impressed with what has happened since I started using it about
a year and a half ago in an attempt to run several programs that I like
and there is no *nix version going to be produced (this includes Mac
versions as well.)

James McKenzie