SimCity 4: Won't launch after attempted install

[SimCityFan4]

This might appear to be a semi common issue. Wine 1.6.2 running on Linux Mint 17.1 won't launch SimCity 4 after I attempt to install it. I run the installer from the autorun file (contents of CD1 copied to a folder on my desktop ) with CD2 already in the drive. The installer just quits without running the DirectX setup. I then browse to the drive_c directory where the game is installed. I double-click, the mouse appears to be busy, but nothing happens. If anyone can help I'd be greatly appreciated.

[dimesio]

SimCity 4 has problems with multicore systems (on Windows, too), so you should bind it to one core with taskset when running it. The command I use is:

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taskset -c 0 env WINEPREFIX=/wine/sc4 wine '/wine/sc4/drive_c/Program Files/Maxis/SimCity 4 Deluxe/simcity 4.exe' -intro:off

The game is installed in /wine/sc4 on my system; use whatever the actual paths are on your system.

If your system is 64 bit you should also try installing to a 32 bit wineprefix. http://wiki.winehq.org/FAQ#32_bit_wineprefix

If none of that helps, post terminal output. http://wiki.winehq.org/FAQ#get_log

[SimCityFan4]

SimCity 4 has problems with multicore systems (on Windows, too), so you should bind it to one core with taskset when running it. The command I use is:

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taskset -c 0 env WINEPREFIX=/wine/sc4 wine '/wine/sc4/drive_c/Program Files/Maxis/SimCity 4 Deluxe/simcity 4.exe' -intro:off

The game is installed in /wine/sc4 on my system; use whatever the actual paths are on your system.

If your system is 64 bit you should also try installing to a 32 bit wineprefix. http://wiki.winehq.org/FAQ#32_bit_wineprefix

If none of that helps, post terminal output. http://wiki.winehq.org/FAQ#get_log

But I still don't understand your context and environment. Where does "/wine/sc4" come from?

[dimesio]

That's the wineprefix I installed it to. The default is ~/.wine. http://wiki.winehq.org/FAQ#wineprefix