Installing Gameranger using Wine (OS X)

[georgesw]

Hi, I'm new to Wine and this forum so sorry if I make any mistakes or sound stupid.

I'm trying to install Gameranger using Wine so that I can play Star Wars Battlefront 2 online. However, I can't figure out how to open the gameranger installer exe using Wine. It just disappears and nothing happens.

Any help? Thanks very much.

[dimesio]

The AppDB has some instructions. https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager. ... &iId=20206

[georgesw]

Thanks dimesio, I've come across that page before but am not sure how to install the dll files 'mfc40' and 'mfc42'. Can you help please? (This is for OS X by the way)
Thank you

[dimesio]

Use winetricks. http://wiki.winehq.org/winetricks

[georgesw]

I've tried installing Winetricks, it seemed to have worked but when I try to use any commands in the terminal, I get the errors '-bash: winetricks: command not found' or 'Wineserver not found'.

I know I'm being very stupid here but I'm really clueless as to using Winetricks. Have I not installed it properly?

Thanks

[dimesio]

'-bash: winetricks: command not found'

Try

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sh winetricks

and do it from the directory where you have winetricks.

or 'Wineserver not found'.

That shouldn't happen. How did you install Wine?

[aflare]

Hey dimesio, I'm having problems with this exact same thing. So I installed GameRanger. I get it to show the games. I can even enter a room. But when I click join, it partially freezes. I've pointed gameranger to my copy of SWBF2 (steam) on disk. Do you have any suggestions? Thanks!

[iPenguin67]

I'm running into the same issue (not with Gameranger but with a similar install). I installed Wine per the instructions on the WineHQ FAQ. In brief I did the following:

1. Install XQuartz
2. Install WineHQ packages: https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/macosx/download.html
3. Install xcode command line tools. Then install macports and use to build Wine in the Terminal
4. In terminal enter: sudo port install -v rdepof:wine-devel
5. Install app in question, realize that I need directplay libraries, determine I will need winetricks. Download winetricks file here: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Winet ... winetricks
6. Move to home user folder on OS X. Return to terminal, set directory to user folder. Enter: sudo chmod +x winetricks
7. Enter sh winetricks directplay
8. Get error: wineserver not found!