wine users - Mar 2006 - Steam nearly nearly nearly works

Hi!

I'm finding that while Valve's Steam nearly works perfectly, I can only
sometimes successfully actually connect to online games.

For example, in "Counter-Strike: Source", when I select a server from
the
list, the game loads right up to the point where it says "Sending Client
info" and it hangs.

I'm sure it's only a tiny tiny thing, and very occasionally, the game
works.

Thanks in advance for any help,
Phil

Phil Costin wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> I'm finding that while Valve's Steam nearly works perfectly, I can
only
> sometimes successfully actually connect to online games.
> 
> For example, in "Counter-Strike: Source", when I select a server
from the
> list, the game loads right up to the point where it says "Sending
Client
> info" and it hangs.
> 
> I'm sure it's only a tiny tiny thing, and very occasionally, the
game
> works.
> 
> Thanks in advance for any help,
> Phil
I found that the problem is related to having selected ALSA and not OSS in
winecfg. Selecting OSS suppresses the error relating to DirectSound HEL not
being available.

Phil.