CDemu Half Life 2 install problem

[guriinii]

Hi!

I'm trying to install HL2 and I have no CD drive, So I've been using CDemu to mount the CDs, which works, but when the installer asks "Insert Disc 2" I eject the CD with

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wine eject d:

I then mount CD2 and click to continue but nothing happens and the window doesn't go away.

I am stuck and exhausted my resources, can anyone help?

[ryan woodsmall]

I am stuck and exhausted my resources, can anyone help?

Yes, don't use pirated software. HL2 is $9.99 on Steam. -r

[vitamin]

I'm trying to install HL2 and I have no CD drive

Install it from Steam.

[DaVince]

I am stuck and exhausted my resources, can anyone help?

Yes, don't use pirated software. HL2 is $9.99 on Steam. -r

That's a rather easy assumption to make... I regularly make ISOs of my completely legally bought games too, because they're more convenient...

But yes, installing through Steam would be the easiest solution to this, probably.

If you insist on installing through CD images... Do both CD images have the same mount point? Or is the mount point based on the CD's name label?

[guriinii]

Do both CD images have the same mount point? Or is the mount point based on the CD's name label?

Not sure, I think the mount point is based on the name. Which are HL2_1 and HL2_2. But I'm thinking of setting up a dual boot of XP, which is also proving to be difficult without a CD drive.

[SpawnHappyJake]

CDemu can mount 2 images at once. Why not have them both mounted at the same time to make a D: drive and an E: drive? Then you don't have to bother with ejecting, unless it looks to the same drive letter; but I think it would be smarter than that.
Also, people having problems with multi-CD/DVD installations with WINE has occurred before, and netbooks (no optical drive) aren't a rarity, plus there are MacBook Airs (no optical drive), so there is no argument that can accuse our op of piracy, though it might look a little suspicious. BTW, who thought that a CD check would reduce piracy? You can just make a physical copy the disc (duh), emulators aside. You need something like phone/ online activation, and have updates override hacked binaries. Did they think pirates were too lazy/ cheap to burn a disc? It's still cheaper than buying the game, even if you buy the blanks. If game discs were protected by drive firmware, then it might make sense, but they're not.

Cheers,
Jake

[DaVince]

Do both CD images have the same mount point? Or is the mount point based on the CD's name label?

Not sure, I think the mount point is based on the name. Which are HL2_1 and HL2_2. But I'm thinking of setting up a dual boot of XP, which is also proving to be difficult without a CD drive.

I suggest you manually mount them on the same mount point (whenever they're needed of course, since you can only mount one thing at one point). That way, Wine will detect both locations as the same CD drive, and the chance of the installer failing lowers quite a bit.

[DL]

Hi!

I'm trying to install HL2 and I have no CD drive, So I've been using CDemu to mount the CDs, which works, but when the installer asks "Insert Disc 2" I eject the CD with

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wine eject d:

I then mount CD2 and click to continue but nothing happens and the window doesn't go away.

I am stuck and exhausted my resources, can anyone help?

You could try the loopback method for mounting CD images:

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sudo mount -o loop <filename.iso> <mount point>

Then once you are prompted for the next disc you could use the same "wine eject d:" method, or you could do a lazy umount:

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sudo umount -l <mount point>

Then mount the next image with the same process. You could also try a lazy umount with cdemu as well.

[DL]

Oh and to be clear, you'll need to add the mount point for a loopback mount as a cd drive with winecfg (or just use whatever mount point you used for cdemu)

[SpawnHappyJake]

Just remember, the loopback thing does not emulate hardware. It won't look like a CD drive.

Cheers,
Jake