unable to start when WINELOADER is set to path of winconsole

[ajaygarg]

Hi all.

I am wanting to run the following command from the shell ::
wineconsole explorer /desktop=ajay

Since I intend to launch Windows CUI executables after launching explorer, I use wineconsole; and secondly, I set WINELOADER to the path of 'wineconsole' binary. (These steps are in conjunction with the link http://www.winehq.org/docs/wine

But the application just hangs, always.

However, if I omit the second step, (or explicitly set the WINELOADER=''), the application runs vanilla fine.


Now, the reason I am asking this is because I want to run explorer and windows applications, by launching through a wine script. By simply using wineconsole (and not setting WINELOADER), the explorer runs fine, but when I launch windows applications, I am not able to input from keyboard. If I do set WINELOADER to the path of wineconsole, the application just fails to start.



So, in nutshell, why is the application hanging when I set WINELOADER to the path of wineconsole binary?


Regards,
Ajay

[ajaygarg]

Hi all.

I am wanting to run the following command from the shell ::
wineconsole explorer /desktop=ajay

Since I intend to launch Windows CUI executables after launching explorer, I use wineconsole; and secondly, I set WINELOADER to the path of 'wineconsole' binary. (These steps are in conjunction with the link http://www.winehq.org/docs/wine

But the application just hangs, always.

However, if I omit the second step, (or explicitly set the WINELOADER=''), the application runs vanilla fine.


Now, the reason I am asking this is because I want to run explorer and windows applications, by launching through a python script. By simply using wineconsole (and not setting WINELOADER), the explorer runs fine, but when I launch windows applications, I am not able to input from keyboard. If I do set WINELOADER to the path of wineconsole, the application just fails to start.



So, in nutshell, why is the application hanging when I set WINELOADER to the path of wineconsole binary?


Regards,
Ajay

[ajaygarg]

Hi all.

I am wanting to run the following command from the shell ::
wineconsole explorer /desktop=ajay

Since I intend to launch Windows CUI executables after launching explorer, I use wineconsole; and secondly, I set WINELOADER to the path of 'wineconsole' binary. (These steps are in conjunction with the link http://www.winehq.org/docs/wine

But the application just hangs, always.

However, if I omit the second step, (or explicitly set the WINELOADER=''), the application runs vanilla fine.


Now, the reason I am asking this is because I want to run explorer and windows applications, by launching through a python script. By simply using wineconsole (and not setting WINELOADER), the explorer runs fine, but when I launch windows applications, I am not able to input from keyboard. If I do set WINELOADER to the path of wineconsole, the application just fails to start.



So, in nutshell, why is the application hanging when I set WINELOADER to the path of wineconsole binary?


Regards,
Ajay

Corrected one thing. I want to launch explorer from a python script.

[oiaohm]

ajaygarg There is a reason why no one has answered. Did you read what wineconsole is exactly.

wineconsole as loader only runs non gui applications(yes ones that look text mode can still have a hidden window causing them to fail). explorer is a gui application. So of course it don't run.

wineconsole cmd may work. Hanging because you are not ment to be running explorer with it as loader plan and simple.

With loader left as wine explorer will work because wineconsole will still use graphical.

wineconsole due to its low amount of testing is not exactly known for its quality at times.