Sims 3 help

lixn · Post by **lixn** » Mon Jul 11, 2011 8:21 am

Hey, Im new to wine and ubuntu and just downloaded wine (1.2.2-0ubuntu6). Im trying to install "the sims 3" (a game for windows/macOS). Here is what I do, and what happends:

1: I insert the CD.
2: I go to "my computer"
3: I click on the sims3 file or whatever it is.
4: "The SIMS(tm) 3 install.app"-folder shows up.
5: I right-click on it, and click "open with with wine for driving windows programs" or something. 6: A message pops up, saying "Error Could not find the file" or something.

Could someone please tell me EXACTLY what to do? (I use ubuntu 10.04)

Thank you.

Post by **dimesio** » Mon Jul 11, 2011 9:52 am

lixn wrote:Hey, Im new to wine and ubuntu and just downloaded wine (1.2.2-0ubuntu6).

Start by upgrading Wine. That version is old.

4: "The SIMS(tm) 3 install.app"-folder shows up.
5: I right-click on it, and click "open with with wine for driving windows programs" or something.

(I think) what you tried to run is the Mac installer. You need to find the Windows installer on the cd and run that with Wine. The Windows installer will have an .exe extension. Follow the instructions in the FAQ to run it: http://wiki.winehq.org/FAQ#head-f351523 ... 8da63be66f.

lixn · Post by **lixn** » Mon Jul 11, 2011 10:14 am

First of all, thank you for your answer. I was just about to uninstall wine (to install it again), but when I went into the uninstall a button a wild "install..."-button appeard. I clicked it and so i clicked the sims3 SETUP. and i made it. you were right. thank you.

lixn · Post by **lixn** » Mon Jul 11, 2011 10:55 am

now a new problem appears: how do i run the game? (I havent updated wine) when i rightclick on "the sims 3" i can open it, but not open with wine.

Post by **dimesio** » Mon Jul 11, 2011 11:08 am

lixn wrote:now a new problem appears: how do i run the game? (I havent updated wine) when i rightclick on "the sims 3" i can open it, but not open with wine.

http://wiki.winehq.org/FAQ#run_program

lixn · Post by **lixn** » Mon Jul 11, 2011 1:19 pm

I have located the sims 3 launcher (sims3launcher.exe). But when I double click it a window pops up, telling me why i can`t open the program. When I try to open it with wine the mousecursor turns into a loadingsign,for about 30 seconds, and so everything turns back to normal.

I also tried the other method using the terminal, but i couldnt figure out what to type in, so after a few attempts i gave that up to.

John Drescher · Post by **John Drescher** » Mon Jul 11, 2011 1:37 pm

I also tried the other method using the terminal, but i couldnt figure out what to type in, so after a few attempts i gave that up to.

You need to get that working. This is basically the only way we can help you.

John

Martin Gregorie · Post by **Martin Gregorie** » Mon Jul 11, 2011 1:52 pm

On Mon, 2011-07-11 at 13:19 -0500, lixn wrote:

I also tried the other method using the terminal, but i couldnt figure
out what to type in, so after a few attempts i gave that up to.

Right-click on the icon you're using to launch it and look at
'Properties'. Type the command in the 'Command' box into a terminal
session.

You may find that, if the icon is in a menu, right clicking doesn't show
properties. In that case, select 'Add this launcher to desk top'. When
you right click the copy on the desk top you'll be able to see the
properties. Just delete the desk-top copy when you're finished with it.

Martin

lixn · Post by **lixn** » Mon Jul 11, 2011 4:19 pm

Martin, I tried your way, but the game didnt start, and i got this message from the terminal:
"wine: Install the Windows version of Mono to run .NET executables"

I have no idea what "Mono" is :S

John Drescher · Post by **John Drescher** » Mon Jul 11, 2011 4:23 pm

Martin, I tried your way, but the game didnt start, and i got this message from the terminal:
"wine: Install the Windows version of Mono to run .NET executables"

I have no idea what "Mono" is :S

http://wiki.winehq.org/FAQ#head-1a8bea6 ... b3843e2fcf

John

Martin Gregorie · Post by **Martin Gregorie** » Mon Jul 11, 2011 4:42 pm

On Mon, 2011-07-11 at 16:19 -0500, lixn wrote:

Martin, I tried your way, but the game didnt start, and i got this message from the terminal:
"wine: Install the Windows version of Mono to run .NET executables"

My suggestion did what it was meant to do - let you see why the program
wouldn't run. This is usual - run a program by clicking an icon and any
error messages it spits out are lost. You have to run it in a terminal
to see those.

Bottom line: learn enough about the command line to run programs in a
terminal session. This way, the first time you run a new program under
Wine you can do it from a terminal session and see immediately what
problems it has.

Martin

PS: Mono is an open source .NET implementation for Linux.

lixn · Post by **lixn** » Mon Jul 11, 2011 4:46 pm

Thank you John, after readong the FAQ, I think ill rather go for.net 2.0, but i cant figure out how to install it :S

lixn · Post by **lixn** » Mon Jul 11, 2011 4:49 pm

Martin, can I use .net 2.0 on my ubuntu?

John Drescher · Post by **John Drescher** » Mon Jul 11, 2011 4:52 pm

On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 5:46 PM, lixn <[email protected]> wrote:

Thank you John, after readong the FAQ, I think ill rather go for.net 2.0, but i cant figure out how to install it :S

Installation for that and mono should be done with winetricks

http://wiki.winehq.org/winetricks

John

Martin Gregorie · Post by **Martin Gregorie** » Mon Jul 11, 2011 4:56 pm

On Mon, 2011-07-11 at 16:49 -0500, lixn wrote:

Martin, can I use .net 2.0 on my ubuntu?

Use winetricks:
http://wiki.winehq.org/winetricks

lixn · Post by **lixn** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 3:54 pm

i have problem... when i open winetricks i can:

-Wiew Help
-Install an app
-Install a benchmark
-Select a game
-Select default wineprefix
-Select spotify
-Enable silent alarm
-Show broken apps

where do i click?

Post by **DanKegel** » Thu Jul 14, 2011 1:03 am

Click first on 'ok' to select the default wineprefix,
then click on 'Install a windows dll',
then click on 'dotnet20'. That might let you run the sims3 launcher.

But there's a problem: http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26273
Wine can't detect the cd-rom on Linux. A fix for the bug is known,
but requires fixing the linux kernel. Jake Ward runs sims3 fine without
the fix, but I can't tell you how.

lixn · Post by **lixn** » Thu Jul 14, 2011 7:22 am

Yeah, you were right. I could start the upstarter, but when i clicked play it said "No cd detected, insert cd or try again". I read about the bug, but it is possible to play if I copy the disc files onto my computer?