Ubuntu 7.10 Wine Issue

TheGuyWhoGotOn · Post by **TheGuyWhoGotOn** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 1:50 pm

I can install Wine fine but whenever I try to use anything that associates with Wine (Running an exe, changing settings, ext) my computer just locks up forcing me to restart, I can't even move the mouse, and the clock even stops working on my computer.

I was wondering what I could do to fix this because I need Wine or I have to use my slow assed Windows computer. Thanks

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austin987 · Post by **austin987** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 1:55 pm

On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 1:50 PM, TheGuyWhoGotOn
<[email protected]> wrote:

I can install Wine fine but whenever I try to use anything that associates with Wine (Running an exe, changing settings, ext) my computer just locks up forcing me to restart, I can't even move the mouse, and the clock even stops working on my computer.

I was wondering what I could do to fix this because I need Wine or I have to use my slow assed Windows computer.

What video card/drivers? Wine can't lockup your computer as a user
process (unless you're running it as root, which you shouldn't be).

Can you try:
$ rm -rf ~/.wine
$ winecfg &> winecfg.txt 2>&1

And attach winecfg.txt here

vitamin · Post by **vitamin** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 2:02 pm

TheGuyWhoGotOn wrote:I can install Wine fine but whenever I try to use anything that associates with Wine (Running an exe, changing settings, ext) my computer just locks up forcing me to restart, I can't even move the mouse, and the clock even stops working on my computer.

I was wondering what I could do to fix this because I need Wine or I have to use my slow assed Windows computer. Thanks .

Usually that indicates incorrectly installed or bad video or sound drivers. By definition Wine is a user program and should not lockup/crash your system, unless you are running as root.

TheGuyWhoGotOn · Post by **TheGuyWhoGotOn** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 2:05 pm

vitamin wrote:
TheGuyWhoGotOn wrote:I can install Wine fine but whenever I try to use anything that associates with Wine (Running an exe, changing settings, ext) my computer just locks up forcing me to restart, I can't even move the mouse, and the clock even stops working on my computer.

I was wondering what I could do to fix this because I need Wine or I have to use my slow assed Windows computer. Thanks .
Usually that indicates incorrectly installed or bad video or sound drivers. By definition Wine is a user program and should not lockup/crash your system, unless you are running as root.

Well I used to have Windows on this computer and everything worked fine...Everything works fine except Wine for me so far as well...Ok I'm not sure if Wine is in the root this is all I did:

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wget -q http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt/387EE263.gpg -O- | sudo apt-key add -
sudo wget http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt/sources.list.d/gutsy.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/winehq.list
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install wine

Edit: Also my root folder is empty I think

(BTW I've only been using Linux for 5 hours so I'm a Linux noob)

Gerry Visel · Post by **Gerry Visel** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 2:14 pm

On Sun, 2008-03-30 at 13:50 -0500, TheGuyWhoGotOn wrote:

I can install Wine fine but whenever I try to use anything that
associates with Wine (Running an exe, changing settings, ext) my
computer just locks up forcing me to restart, I can't even move the
mouse, and the clock even stops working on my computer.

I was wondering what I could do to fix this because I need Wine or I
have to use my slow assed Windows computer.

Try reinstalling the latest version. Mine is working fine now that I
went to the winehq website and got the latest and installed it that way.

Gerry,
Ubuntu 7.10, Wine 0.9.58

TheGuyWhoGotOn · Post by **TheGuyWhoGotOn** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 2:25 pm

Gerry Visel wrote:On Sun, 2008-03-30 at 13:50 -0500, TheGuyWhoGotOn wrote:
I can install Wine fine but whenever I try to use anything that
associates with Wine (Running an exe, changing settings, ext) my
computer just locks up forcing me to restart, I can't even move the
mouse, and the clock even stops working on my computer.

I was wondering what I could do to fix this because I need Wine or I
have to use my slow assed Windows computer.
Try reinstalling the latest version. Mine is working fine now that I
went to the winehq website and got the latest and installed it that way.

Gerry,
Ubuntu 7.10, Wine 0.9.58

I've deleted everything and re-installed Wine 4 times in the past two hours

, I really want this to work.

I appreciate the help so far thanks guys

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vitamin · Post by **vitamin** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 2:41 pm

TheGuyWhoGotOn wrote:
Gerry Visel wrote:On Sun, 2008-03-30 at 13:50 -0500, TheGuyWhoGotOn wrote:
I can install Wine fine but whenever I try to use anything that
associates with Wine (Running an exe, changing settings, ext) my
computer just locks up forcing me to restart, I can't even move the
mouse, and the clock even stops working on my computer.

I was wondering what I could do to fix this because I need Wine or I
have to use my slow assed Windows computer.
Try reinstalling the latest version. Mine is working fine now that I
went to the winehq website and got the latest and installed it that way.

Gerry,
Ubuntu 7.10, Wine 0.9.58
I've deleted everything and re-installed Wine 4 times in the past two hours , I really want this to work.

I appreciate the help so far thanks guys .

You are reinstalling the wrong things. You have to reinstall your video drivers and check that sound configuration is correct.

James Hawkins · Post by **James Hawkins** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 2:50 pm

On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 2:05 PM, TheGuyWhoGotOn
<[email protected]> wrote:

vitamin wrote:

TheGuyWhoGotOn wrote:
I can install Wine fine but whenever I try to use anything that associates with Wine (Running an exe, changing settings, ext) my computer just locks up forcing me to restart, I can't even move the mouse, and the clock even stops working on my computer.

I was wondering what I could do to fix this because I need Wine or I have to use my slow assed Windows computer. Thanks .
Usually that indicates incorrectly installed or bad video or sound drivers. By definition Wine is a user program and should not lockup/crash your system, unless you are running as root.
Well I used to have Windows on this computer and everything worked fine...Everything works fine except Wine for me so far as well...Ok I'm not sure if Wine is in the root this is all I did:

There is a huge difference between hardware and drivers. Hardware is
the same between Operating Systems, but the drivers are different. In
the case of Linux, you probably have buggy drivers.

--
James Hawkins

TheGuyWhoGotOn · Post by **TheGuyWhoGotOn** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 3:11 pm

Ok thanks, where/what sound/video drivers should I get?

vitamin · Post by **vitamin** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 3:24 pm

TheGuyWhoGotOn wrote:Ok thanks, where/what sound/video drivers should I get?

The ones for your distro of course.

TheGuyWhoGotOn · Post by **TheGuyWhoGotOn** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 3:29 pm

vitamin wrote:
TheGuyWhoGotOn wrote:Ok thanks, where/what sound/video drivers should I get?
The ones for your distro of course.

Hehe, I think you've forgotten how much of a Linux noob I am. Where would I find these? I've looked in Synaptic but I'm not 100% sure of what I'm looking for...

Dan Kegel · Post by **Dan Kegel** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 4:02 pm

TheGuyWhoGotOn <[email protected]> wrote:

Ok thanks, where/what sound/video drivers should I get?
The ones for your distro of course.
Hehe, I think you've forgotten how much of a Linux noob I am.
Where would I find these? I've looked in Synaptic but I'm not
100% sure of what I'm looking for...

What graphics card do you have?

You should probably go to your Linux distribution's support
group, they can help you better than us. It's not a wine
problem you're having, Wine only triggers it.
- Dan

austin987 · Post by **austin987** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 4:05 pm

On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 3:29 PM, TheGuyWhoGotOn
<[email protected]> wrote:

vitamin wrote:
TheGuyWhoGotOn wrote:
Ok thanks, where/what sound/video drivers should I get?
The ones for your distro of course.
Hehe, I think you've forgotten how much of a Linux noob I am. Where would I find these? I've looked in Synaptic but I'm not 100% sure of what I'm looking for...

What kind of video card do you have? What does:
$ lspci -v | grep VGA
say?

TheGuyWhoGotOn · Post by **TheGuyWhoGotOn** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 7:31 pm

austin987 wrote:On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 3:29 PM, TheGuyWhoGotOn
<[email protected]> wrote:

vitamin wrote:
TheGuyWhoGotOn wrote: The ones for your distro of course.
Hehe, I think you've forgotten how much of a Linux noob I am. Where would I find these? I've looked in Synaptic but I'm not 100% sure of what I'm looking for...

What kind of video card do you have? What does:
$ lspci -v | grep VGA
say?

I will try the Ubuntu support forum if we hit a road block...Ok "lspci -v | grep VGA" returns:

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8378 [S3 UniChrome] Integrated Video (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [VGA])

austin987 · Post by **austin987** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 8:48 pm

On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 7:31 PM, TheGuyWhoGotOn
<[email protected]> wrote:

austin987 wrote:
On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 3:29 PM, TheGuyWhoGotOn
<[email protected]> wrote:

vitamin wrote:
Hehe, I think you've forgotten how much of a Linux noob I am. Where would I find these? I've looked in Synaptic but I'm not 100% sure of what I'm looking for...

What kind of video card do you have? What does:
$ lspci -v | grep VGA
say?
I will try the Ubuntu support forum if we hit a road block...Ok "lspci -v | grep VGA" returns:

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8378 [S3 UniChrome] Integrated Video (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [VGA])

Can you try:
$ rm -rf ~/.wine
$ winecfg &> winecfg.txt 2>&1

And attach winecfg.txt here

Are you running as root?

DARKGuy . · Post by **DARKGuy .** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 10:21 pm

On 3/30/08, Austin English <[email protected]> wrote:

On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 7:31 PM, TheGuyWhoGotOn
<[email protected]> wrote:

austin987 wrote:
On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 3:29 PM, TheGuyWhoGotOn
<[email protected]> wrote:

would I find these? I've looked in Synaptic but I'm not 100% sure of what
I'm looking for...
What kind of video card do you have? What does:
$ lspci -v | grep VGA
say?
I will try the Ubuntu support forum if we hit a road block...Ok "lspci -v
| grep VGA" returns:
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8378 [S3
UniChrome] Integrated Video (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [VGA])

Can you try:
$ rm -rf ~/.wine
$ winecfg &> winecfg.txt 2>&1

And attach winecfg.txt here

Are you running as root?

ARGH, UniChrome pro.... not to be rude, but that card is the biggest
crap VIA has made as of yet, for Linux.

It can indeed lock up the system, I have the same exact video chipset
at work and I must say it's a pain... you'll have to get the
OpenChrome drivers (there are instructions in the Ubuntu community
documentation) and configure your system to use them, it's no easy
task. Involves a bit of compiling and understanding of modules &
xorg.conf, plus getting git and using it, IIRC.

I'd suggest you to get any PCI/AGP/whatever card you can grab your
hands on, hell, even a 4Mb Trident PCI card does the job better,
seriously, no hangs whatsoever and nice res, compared to this
UniChrome.

It has issues with WINE, with OpenGL apps, with almost anything you
throw at it, unless you stick to VESA, and are lucky

.

TheGuyWhoGotOn · Post by **TheGuyWhoGotOn** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 3:32 pm

austin987 wrote:On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 7:31 PM, TheGuyWhoGotOn
<[email protected]> wrote:

austin987 wrote:
On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 3:29 PM, TheGuyWhoGotOn
<[email protected]> wrote:
What kind of video card do you have? What does:
$ lspci -v | grep VGA
say?
I will try the Ubuntu support forum if we hit a road block...Ok "lspci -v | grep VGA" returns:

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8378 [S3 UniChrome] Integrated Video (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [VGA])

Can you try:
$ rm -rf ~/.wine
$ winecfg &> winecfg.txt 2>&1

And attach winecfg.txt here

Are you running as root?

I get a blank file every time, and no I do not use the root account, why would I?

@DARKGuy:

Well I can't believe that it would be that bad I've been using this graphics card for a LONG time and have never had OpenGL issues or anything, There should be an easier way.

I know I need a new graphics card though...64mb is what I'm looking at.

TheGuyWhoGotOn · Post by **TheGuyWhoGotOn** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 6:58 am

Hey guys I can't seem to find where Wine is saved too...I've checked my user folder (Ex. home/user/) but I found nothing...Am I looking in the right spot or is it somewhere else? It's not in the root folder...Where is it?

vitamin · Post by **vitamin** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 8:40 am

TheGuyWhoGotOn wrote:Hey guys I can't seem to find where Wine is saved too...I've checked my user folder (Ex. home/user/) but I found nothing...Am I looking in the right spot or is it somewhere else? It's not in the root folder...Where is it?

Wine is installed under /usr/.... (/usr/bin, /usr/lib/wine)
Wine's configuration is under ~/.wine aka $HOME/.wine (default location).

TheGuyWhoGotOn · Post by **TheGuyWhoGotOn** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 3:16 pm

vitamin wrote:
TheGuyWhoGotOn wrote:Hey guys I can't seem to find where Wine is saved too...I've checked my user folder (Ex. home/user/) but I found nothing...Am I looking in the right spot or is it somewhere else? It's not in the root folder...Where is it?
Wine is installed under /usr/.... (/usr/bin, /usr/lib/wine)
Wine's configuration is under ~/.wine aka $HOME/.wine (default location).

Ok thanks, I found the usr/lib stuff but my home folder does not contain and Wine config.

Gerry Visel · Post by **Gerry Visel** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 3:21 pm

Aren't the "system" folders (whose names start with a period) hidden in
Ubuntu? You might gotta check some settings/preferences somewhere...

Gerry

On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 3:16 PM, TheGuyWhoGotOn <[email protected]>
wrote:

vitamin wrote:
TheGuyWhoGotOn wrote:
Hey guys I can't seem to find where Wine is saved too...I've checked
my user folder (Ex. home/user/) but I found nothing...Am I looking in the
right spot or is it somewhere else? It's not in the root folder...Where is
it?
Wine is installed under /usr/.... (/usr/bin, /usr/lib/wine)
Wine's configuration is under ~/.wine aka $HOME/.wine (default
location).

Ok thanks, I found the usr/lib stuff but my home folder does not contain
and Wine config.

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Dan Kegel · Post by **Dan Kegel** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 3:24 pm

On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 1:16 PM, TheGuyWhoGotOn
<[email protected]> wrote:

Ok thanks, I found the usr/lib stuff but my home folder does not contain and Wine config.

Wine creates the ~/.wine directory the first time you run it.

Since that directory's name starts with a period, it's hidden;
to see it, you might have to do something special, e.g.
"View / Show Hidden Files" for Gnome
http://library.gnome.org/users/user-gui ... es.html.en
- Dan

TheGuyWhoGotOn · Post by **TheGuyWhoGotOn** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 3:40 pm

Dan Kegel wrote:On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 1:16 PM, TheGuyWhoGotOn
<[email protected]> wrote:
Ok thanks, I found the usr/lib stuff but my home folder does not contain and Wine config.
Wine creates the ~/.wine directory the first time you run it.

Since that directory's name starts with a period, it's hidden;
to see it, you might have to do something special, e.g.
"View / Show Hidden Files" for Gnome
http://library.gnome.org/users/user-gui ... es.html.en
- Dan

Ok thanks, also I haven't gotten Wine to run yet.

Dan Kegel · Post by **Dan Kegel** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 4:34 pm

On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 1:40 PM, TheGuyWhoGotOn
<[email protected]> wrote:

Ok thanks, also I haven't gotten Wine to run yet.

Oh, that's right, you're the guy with the unichrome graphics card,
and you were planning on buying a replacement.

TheGuyWhoGotOn · Post by **TheGuyWhoGotOn** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 4:54 pm

Yah...I also have two other graphics cards I could use.