wine users - Dec 2008 - Trying to run (tweak) a few games on Wine

Hello,

I'm a relatively new user to Linux, it's only been two weeks since
I'm using it. I'm trying to run two games right now : Halo and Live for
Speed. Here are the issues for each.

Halo :
Performance in Halo is excellent, it's actually better in Linux than it was
in Windows XP. Frame rate is good, looks like solid 60 FPS all the time. The
only problem is the mouse movement is really choppy. I've tried to move the
pointer with a USB Mouse and the Touchpad and they both have similar behavior.
It feels like the mouse can only move on a grid of positions rather than whole
screen. I've tried switching resolutions and using a virtual desktop and the
same thing happens.
Version of Halo being used : Halo Custom Edition 1.07

Live for Speed :
I've noticed that performance for this game was worse than Windows XP. I was
able in Windows XP to race with multiple cars at 60FPS. Now in Linux, at the
same track, and the same amount of cars, I can't do more than 30FPS, which
isn't good enough for me as I'm very sensitive to low framerate. Are
there any tweaks that are known to increase performance in DirectX8 games ?
Also, trying to register the game gives the message : "Cannot find Windows
Product ID". Everything else works fine though.
Version of Live for Speed : Live for Speed S2Z

Specifications :
Wine 1.1.11
Ubuntu Linux 8.10 Intrepid Ibex
Dell XPS m1530
Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 2.2 GHz, 4MB Cache
nVidia GeForce 8600m GT 256MB DDR3
3GB RAM DDR667

Anyone willing to help ?

Does LFS print a lot of Text to Console? If so, try disabling this:
WINEDEBUG=-all wine LFS.exe (lfs.exe???)

Getting more FPS?

I am very new to Linux (only 3 weeks), and I simply run Wine by clicking on
LFS.exe for example. Also, I don't have WineDebug as far as I know.

Check here for your Halo mouse issue:
http://bugs.winehq.org/attachment.cgi?id=17547
Turning off V-Sync is suggested, although it may not help.

dimesio wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I'm a relatively new user to Linux, it's only been two weeks since
I'm
> using it. I'm trying to run two games right now : Halo and Live for
Speed.
> Here are the issues for each.
> 
> Halo :
> Performance in Halo is excellent, it's actually better in Linux than it
> was in Windows XP. Frame rate is good, looks like solid 60 FPS all the
> time. The only problem is the mouse movement is really choppy. I've
tried
> to move the pointer with a USB Mouse and the Touchpad and they both have
> similar behavior. It feels like the mouse can only move on a grid of
> positions rather than whole screen. I've tried switching resolutions
and
> using a virtual desktop and the same thing happens. 
> Version of Halo being used : Halo Custom Edition 1.07
> 
> Live for Speed :
> I've noticed that performance for this game was worse than Windows XP.
I
> was able in Windows XP to race with multiple cars at 60FPS. Now in Linux,
> at the same track, and the same amount of cars, I can't do more than
> 30FPS, which isn't good enough for me as I'm very sensitive to low
> framerate. Are there any tweaks that are known to increase performance in
> DirectX8 games ? Also, trying to register the game gives the message :
> "Cannot find Windows Product ID". Everything else works fine
though.
> Version of Live for Speed : Live for Speed S2Z
> 
> Specifications :
> Wine 1.1.11
> Ubuntu Linux 8.10 Intrepid Ibex
> Dell XPS m1530
> Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 2.2 GHz, 4MB Cache
> nVidia GeForce 8600m GT 256MB DDR3
> 3GB RAM DDR667
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
Hi! :]

About the registering, open wine configuration, add the patch or crack youre
using to register Live For Speed, in application settings to use windows
version windows 98. The patch doesnt read Product id`s from old windows
versions. 
:)

Worked for me, hope it works for you.  :)
Have a nice day.
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