Fatal error: Cannot obtain local TCP/IP port!

[johoho_idle]

Hi,

There's a piece of software I'd like to run on my ubuntu 13.10 machine namely HistCite.

However, when running the program via wine it gives me the below warning and then terminates:
“Cannot obtain local TCP/IP port! Fatal error.”

When attempting to run the software via my terminal I get the following output:

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~/.wine/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/HistCite$ wine HistCite.exe
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/50-user.conf", line 14: reading configurations from ~/.fonts.conf is deprecated.
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/50-user.conf", line 14: reading configurations from ~/.fonts.conf is deprecated.
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/50-user.conf", line 14: reading configurations from ~/.fonts.conf is deprecated.
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/50-user.conf", line 14: reading configurations from ~/.fonts.conf is deprecated.
fixme:msvcrt:MSVCRT__wsopen_s : pmode 0x01b6 ignored
fixme:msvcrt:MSVCRT__wsopen_s : pmode 0x01b6 ignored
fixme:msvcrt:MSVCRT__wsopen_s : pmode 0x01b6 ignored
fixme:msvcrt:MSVCRT__wsopen_s : pmode 0x01b6 ignored
fixme:msvcrt:MSVCRT__wsopen_s : pmode 0x01b6 ignored
fixme:msvcrt:MSVCRT__wsopen_s : pmode 0x01b6 ignored
fixme:msvcrt:MSVCRT__wsopen_s : pmode 0x01b6 ignored
fixme:msvcrt:MSVCRT__wsopen_s : pmode 0x01b6 ignored
fixme:msvcrt:MSVCRT__wsopen_s : pmode 0x01b6 ignored
fixme:msvcrt:MSVCRT__wsopen_s : pmode 0x01b6 ignored
fixme:msvcrt:MSVCRT__wsopen_s : pmode 0x01b6 ignored
fixme:msvcrt:MSVCRT__wsopen_s : pmode 0x01b6 ignored
fixme:msvcrt:MSVCRT__wsopen_s : pmode 0x01b6 ignored
fixme:msvcrt:MSVCRT__wsopen_s : pmode 0x01b6 ignored
HistCite 12.03.17
fixme:msvcrt:MSVCRT__wsopen_s : pmode 0x01b6 ignored
print() on unopened filehandle LOG at hist line 8653, <DATA> line 61.

I'd much appreciate any help that will make this software work. The wine version I'm running is 1.6.1.

/john

[dimesio]

Try upgrading Wine to the latest development release and installing the app to a 32 bit wineprefix. http://wiki.winehq.org/FAQ#32_bit_wineprefix

[puercostar]

I am also attempting to run HistCite.exe on wine 1.6.2 installed via homebrew for Mac OS X 10.9.4.

Created a new wineprefix using the WINEARCH=win32 method suggested by dimesio. Installed HistCite into the new wineprefix. Installation of HistCite (from .msi) proceeded without any erros. Run in the newly-created wineprefix with:

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WINEPREFIX=~/.wine-histcite wine "C:\\Program Files\\HistCite\\HistCite.exe"

Get exactly the same "Fatal error" as noted above, though: "Cannot obtain local TCP/IP port!"

Terminal output below:

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fixme:msvcrt:MSVCRT__wsopen_s : pmode 0x01b6 ignored
fixme:msvcrt:MSVCRT__wsopen_s : pmode 0x01b6 ignored
fixme:msvcrt:MSVCRT__wsopen_s : pmode 0x01b6 ignored
fixme:msvcrt:MSVCRT__wsopen_s : pmode 0x01b6 ignored
fixme:msvcrt:MSVCRT__wsopen_s : pmode 0x01b6 ignored
fixme:msvcrt:MSVCRT__wsopen_s : pmode 0x01b6 ignored
fixme:msvcrt:MSVCRT__wsopen_s : pmode 0x01b6 ignored
fixme:msvcrt:MSVCRT__wsopen_s : pmode 0x01b6 ignored
fixme:msvcrt:MSVCRT__wsopen_s : pmode 0x01b6 ignored
fixme:msvcrt:MSVCRT__wsopen_s : pmode 0x01b6 ignored
fixme:msvcrt:MSVCRT__wsopen_s : pmode 0x01b6 ignored
fixme:msvcrt:MSVCRT__wsopen_s : pmode 0x01b6 ignored
fixme:msvcrt:MSVCRT__wsopen_s : pmode 0x01b6 ignored
fixme:msvcrt:MSVCRT__wsopen_s : pmode 0x01b6 ignored
HistCite 12.03.17
fixme:msvcrt:MSVCRT__wsopen_s : pmode 0x01b6 ignored
print() on unopened filehandle LOG at hist line 8653, <DATA> line 61.
logout

[Process completed]

Would welcome any suggestions.

[puercostar]

After installing HistCite on a VM (VirtualBox, Win7) I think I found the problem. HistCite is not a self-contained executable as it first appears, rather, it runs entirely inside the browser (perhaps IE only...). So it's actually not a great candidate for a stand-alone installation. For some similar functionality, however, Harzing's Publish or Perish runs just fine in Wine.

So, I would recommend to anybody else who encounters this problem: if you really need HistCite, you really need a VM.

[dimesio]

You could try installing IE7 with winetricks.