this was the first time I ever needed help with wine, and I get chased away... I get attitude and nothing more... I always thought WINE was a project like other GNU projects, with fellowship and support for each other... but I just get sodded off... I am now sitting with a game, which YOUR website claims runs in YOUR software, but I can't get it to run, and YOU won't advise me... looks like Windows is a better bet after all...
On Sat, Jan 31, 2009 at 1:50 PM, schurtek <wineforum-user at winehq.org> wrote:> this was the first time I ever needed help with wine, and I get chased away... I get attitude and nothing more... > > I always thought WINE was a project like other GNU projects, with fellowship and support for each other... but I just get sodded off... > > I am now sitting with a game, which YOUR website claims runs in YOUR software, but I can't get it to run, and YOU won't advise me... > > looks like Windows is a better bet after all... >You had one comment telling you to not use PlayonLinux, which Wine doesn't support. That's hardly 'attitude'. OUR website says to not use PlayonLinux, so going by your logic, we DON'T support YOUR software. Wine is a volunteer project, no one is REQUIRED to help/advise you. If you want someone to hold your hand and tell you it's all going to be okay, you're the most important person in the world, and we'll fix all your problems because you're so special, ask your mother. If you want advice, ask nicely, and try what we tell you. Start by removing/disabling PlayonLinux, upgrade to 1.1.14 if you haven't already, retest in a clean ~/.wine and check the AppDB for your program. -- -Austin
I didn't find anything on your FAQ etc that says not to use PlayOnLinux... and I don't expect people to hold my hand and tell me I am the most important person in the world... I have since, with out the assistance of WINE forums, worked out how to install DirectX with out POL, since I have now learned that POL doesn't use the version of WINE I have installed but rather it's own version, which means that I can't install NFSU on Wine and DirectX on POL. The POL forums are even richer with help, with them telling me that they won't help me since WINE can't access the net, and if my game needs to be activated it means its a pirate... I have installed the latest version of WINE now, 1.1.14 at it works... I did that with out the [-]help[/-] for WINE forums... maybe if someone had explained to me that what you install in POL has no bearing on WINE... but maybe people didn't read my post... thank you and have a [-]nice[/-] day