Graphics Card - DC Universe Online (DCUO)

[undrline]

Ubuntu Lucid 10.04
WINE 1.2.3
WINEtricks 20111115

I followed all the instructions in the AppDB, and I was able to install DCUO using the EXE downloaded from their site. I'm not using Steam. Another exception is that I'm using Adobe Flash 11 instead of 10. Launchpad comes up after a little wait. Before downloading the game components, it checks my "system," and decides that I don't have a compatible graphics card, which it identifies as "X11." Their minimum system requirements on their site (strangely) don't actually give graphic card specs, they give NVIDIA and ATI graphic card series as examples. Since it sees the graphics card as X11 (I have a 512Mb Intel graphics card), I'm guessing that's what WINE is telling it.

I've been researching, and came across something saying that WINE's default is to say that there is a 64Mb graphics card, and to change this for gaming. I tried to change the default prefix using WINEtricks to get it to say otherwise, but changes I make don't seem to "stick." Meaning, I see them in the WINEtricks log, but when I go back in, those options are not checked, and I get the same error, unchanged, from DCUO.

For all I know, I did everything correctly, and really don't have a powerful enough card. On the other hand, if I've set up WINE incorrectly, I'd like to know, and continue trying. Then, there's a third option ... if I've set up WINE correctly, and my graphics card should work, then WINE doesn't work with this app, and I should file a test report giving the error.

Help appreciated. Thanks.

[vitamin]

WINE 1.2.3

This version is over a year and a half old - update. Latest development version is wine-1.3.37. And no, stable is Wine version is not any better then latest dev. version.

[undrline]

Sorry. Thanks for calling me on that ... I copy/pasted the wrong one.
I am using wine-1.3.37

[vitamin]

To set video memory size set VideoMemorySize registry value. It should be string and vram size in Megabytes.
See this for details: http://wiki.winehq.org/UsefulRegistryKeys

[undrline]

Thanks for continuing to give input. I had tried that. I also tried looking up and adding my VideoPciDeviceID and VideoPciVendorID. This forum, as well as those sites warned that the value of the HKCU>Software>Wine>Direct3D>VideoMemorySize key should be a string ... so that shouldn't've been an issue, either. I've tried the actual resolution of my monitor, and also 800x600. I've also tried permutations of all things attempted with and without "virtual desktop" checked.

Sorry about neglecting to say everything I had tried up front at the outset. I've spent a bit of time on this issue, and I'm sure there are other things I've tried that I haven't remembered to put down.

I didn't try DirectDrawRenderer being set to opengl, figuring that wouldn't have anything to do with how my video card was read by the software ... though it was also mentioned by sites recommending how to get gaming issues resolved with wine. I'll try it when I get home, though, since it can't hurt.

It'd be nice if knew someone I could borrow a gaming graphics card from, to help troubleshoot.

[vitamin]

I have a 512Mb Intel graphics card

I've spent a bit of time on this issue, and I'm sure there are other things I've tried that I haven't remembered to put down.

Unfortunately there isn't much you can do at this point short of getting real video card. BTW on their website they don't even mention intel as a possible supported GPU. Ati or Nvidia only.

BTW it does start on a system with Nvidia card, and goes all the way to the login screen.