wine users - May 2010 - Request for Help: USB access for Digital Voice Editor

Hello,

I use Wine 1.0.1 on Debian 5.0 ("Lenny") to run Sony Digital Voice
Editor (DVE) v3.2.  I want to use DVE to copy files from my Sony voice recorder
(model ICD-PX720) to my system's hard drive.

DVE installed easily and runs smoothly every time.  There are no crashes or
hang-ups.  But I'm having two major problems: (1) DVE cannot detect the
voice recorder when it is connected to the system via USB, and (2) there is no
sound in Wine; DVE cannot play any audio files present on my hard disk.

Are there ways in which I could handle these two issues?  (At least number 1,
which is more important?)

I notice that many problems with DVE have been discussed on this forum.  But
most of them are about program installation and execution --- my DVE is doing
fine in this regard. Generic problems of USB devices in Wine have also been
discussed.  They point to http://wiki.winehq.org/USB but it is not clear if
anybody found that useful.  Any comments will help.

Thanks! 

Girish.

smyrnensis wrote:
> 
> I use Wine 1.0.1.
Start by upgrading to the latest development release. That version is over a
year and a half old.