wine users - Sep 2010 - Problems running Braid with Gecko

Hi all. First time posting here.
I first did a search around the forums, but didn't find something similar to
my problem.
I'm trying to run Braid full version on openSUSe using Wine and Gecko (Doors
has been shutdown since a while, what a shame... And Gecko is the default
configurator Suse installs).
Firstly Wine crashed with an error message due to an "unexpected
error", then I saw here in the forums that it needed d3dx9_36. So I copied
the dll from my desktop and pasted in Braid's directory. This time it ran,
but it took around 40 sec to show something and, when finally started, it ran at
far less than 1 fps. Later I realized it wasn't dll 36, but d3dx9_39 the one
needed (the one Windows XP complains if it hasn't dx libraries updated).
Same results. After playing a bit with options in the Graphics tab, though I
don't remember what exactly I did, the best I got was either getting the
sound work very well but video still extremly slow, or both sound and video
seemingly good, but graphics itself being a total disaster. Adding both
mentioned libraries in the Libraries tab didn't work at all.
I really think it must be a config issue since Braid has been proved to work
well, but I'm still a novice...
Can you help me? The only thing I remember of the lap's hardware specs is
that it has a Pentium Dual Core and Intel 945 Grpahics. I can't provide more
info right now since my brother took it to the job. But I think hardware should
not be a problem since I tried this same game on this same laptop but on Windows
XP before without problems.
Thanks.

On 9/25/10 7:22 PM, F_style wrote:
> Hi all. First time posting here.
> I first did a search around the forums, but didn't find something
similar to my problem.
>
You needed to search the Applications database.

I just read that NO modifications are needed to run Braid under Wine 1.2 
and by adding Windows dll files you may have broken the ability to run 
this game.

Please try again with a new Wine Prefix and report back what happens.

James McKenzie

On 9/25/10 7:22 PM, F_style wrote:
> Can you help me? The only thing I remember of the lap's hardware specs
is that it has a Pentium Dual Core and Intel 945 Grpahics.
This may be your problem.  Intel graphics and Wine do not get along very 
well under any version of Linux.  Unfortunately, this is a laptop and 
graphic cards/functionality on them is usually NOT upgradeable.

James McKenzie

F_style wrote:
> 
> Can you help me? The only thing I remember of the lap's hardware specs
is that it has a Pentium Dual Core and Intel 945 Grpahics. I can't provide
more info right now since my brother took it to the job. But I think hardware
should not be a problem since I tried this same game on this same laptop but on
Windows XP before without problems.
> 
The fact that the game might work on that system in XP is irrelevant; the
hardware might be the same, but the graphics driver isn't. Linux drivers are
not the equivalent of Windows ones, and Intel's Linux drivers are poor.  
http://wiki.winehq.org/FAQ#head-a96989ff3303c1f6c35a1f85e0680b7f6bcfd16f