wine users - Oct 2005 - New to Wine

I am new to Wine and recently tried to get an application to run under 
Wine. I was able to get the application to work by copying a working 
Program Files folder to the .wine directory. There were two (really 3) 
problems.

1) Install Shield failed to work, I gather this is a common problem
2) The App uses a Rainbow Technologies hardware lock.
3) Install Shield for the hardware lock drivers failed.

My question is there any resource which can assist resolving the Install 
Shield issues and getting the hardware lock to work?
-- 
Rob Steinmetz

>>>>> "Robert" == Robert Steinmetz
<rob@steinmetznet.com> writes:
    Robert> I am new to Wine and recently tried to get an application to run
    Robert> under Wine. I was able to get the application to work by copying
    Robert> a working Program Files folder to the .wine directory. There
    Robert> were two (really 3) problems.

    Robert> 1) Install Shield failed to work, I gather this is a common

You're using an old version of wine.
Major improvemnts with regard to IS have been achieved in the last months.


    Robert> problem 2) The App uses a Rainbow Technologies hardware lock.

Read in the archives what was said about Wine being a users space program,
unable to run custom windows kernel space drives.

    Robert> 3) Install Shield for the hardware lock drivers failed.

There are some parts of advapi (involved in  installing and running these
drives) not fully implemented.

    Robert> My question is there any resource which can assist resolving the
    Robert> Install Shield issues and getting the hardware lock to work?  --

Find small downloadable application showing that error, and post a pointer
to those applications, a receipt how to reproduce the error and an good
error report. Perhaps somebody picks up the problem. Look also in the bug
data base.

Bye
-- 
Uwe Bonnes                bon@elektron.ikp.physik.tu-darmstadt.de

Institut fuer Kernphysik  Schlossgartenstrasse 9  64289 Darmstadt
--------- Tel. 06151 162516 -------- Fax. 06151 164321 ----------

>>>>> "Robert" == Robert Steinmetz
<rob@steinmetznet.com> writes:
    Robert> Uwe Bonnes wrote:
    >>>>>>> "Robert" == Robert Steinmetz
<rob@steinmetznet.com> writes:

Why do you answer in private mail?
I put a CC to wine-user on my reply...

    >>>>>>> 
    >>>>>>> 
    >>
    Robert> I am new to Wine and recently tried to get an application to run
    Robert> under Wine. I was able to get the application to work by copying
    Robert> a working Program Files folder to the .wine directory. There
    Robert> were two (really 3) problems.
    >>
    Robert> 1) Install Shield failed to work, I gather this is a common
    >>  You're using an old version of wine.  Major improvemnts with
regard
    >> to IS have been achieved in the last months.
    >> 
    Robert> I'm using version 200509030 which is the latest version for
    Robert> Slackware at winehq.

Then it's supposed to work and the failing application should be added to
the wine installation  conquest.

    Robert> problem 2) The App uses a Rainbow Technologies hardware lock.
    >>  Read in the archives what was said about Wine being a users space
    >> program, unable to run custom windows kernel space drives.
    >> 
    >> 
    Robert> I understood that by running as root, although not recommenced,
    Robert> it is possible to access the hardware directly.

Direct hardware access is only initialted by win95 programs. Newer program
use a driver for that.

    Robert> 3) Install Shield for the hardware lock drivers failed.
    >>  There are some parts of advapi (involved in installing and running
    >> these drives) not fully implemented.
    >> 
    Robert> My question is there any resource which can assist resolving the
    Robert> Install Shield issues and getting the hardware lock to work?  --
    >>  Find small downloadable application showing that error, and post a
    >> pointer to those applications, a receipt how to reproduce the error
    >> and an good error report. Perhaps somebody picks up the problem.
Look
    >> also in the bug data base.
    >> 
    >> Bye
    >> 
    >> 
    Robert> Thanks for the information. I check further.

The first step is to post a source for download of the application, a
description of the error and a way how to get to that error.

Bye
-- 
Uwe Bonnes                bon@elektron.ikp.physik.tu-darmstadt.de

Institut fuer Kernphysik  Schlossgartenstrasse 9  64289 Darmstadt
--------- Tel. 06151 162516 -------- Fax. 06151 164321 ----------