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Project 1999 under Linux Mint 11 via WINE?

I'm a relatively new Linux user, so I don't quite know all the ins and outs of the OS yet... so I need a little extra help getting this running. After a couple hours of tinkering around I was able to get EQ running under WINE, but only after patching (which I know i'm not supposed to do for P99). I couldn't find a way to change the target for the desktop link or "shortcut" to add the "patchme" to the eqgame.exe path. I successfully installed project 1999 on my windows 7 system, but can't get it working on Linux yet. I'm hoping to get it figured out before P1999Red releases on the 18th. Any help would be AMAZING! I tried following some of the Linux guides already posted, the UBUNTU guide (which would probably be closest to mine) is pretty outdated, was just wondering if anyone knew how to get this running under the newest release of WINE?

My specs are:
OS: Linux Mint 11
CPU: Phenom II x6 1090T
Memory: 16gigs
MB: Sabertooth 990FX
GPU: Nvidia GTX 560

So I know my computer should have no trouble running this at all, I just can't figure out the technical details. I'll be happily annoyed to find out that what I was doing wrong was something small and incredibly simple. Keeping my fingers crossed, lol.

Make a file on desktop called EQEmu.sh, then put the following script in it

Code:

#!/bin/bash

cd "/path/to/Sony/EQEmu"

taskset -c 0x1 wine eqgame.exe patchme

Right click->properties->Permissions: Read&Write, Allow execution as program.

Give it a pretty icon

You might not need the 'taskset -c 0x1' since your processor is 6 cores, its a "dual core bug" fix and not sure if it affects you or not.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Naez 4.20 (Post 457215)

Make a file on desktop called EQEmu.sh, then put the following script in it

Code:

#!/bin/bash

cd "/path/to/Sony/EQEmu"

taskset -c 0x1 wine eqgame.exe patchme

Hey, thanks for the response!

Did a fresh install of the game, double-checking all the normal things. Created the .sh file and copied in the script. When I click the .sh file I get a dialogue box that says:

"Do you want to run "EQEmu.sh", or display its contents?"
("EQEmu.sh" is an executable text file)

With the options to 1) Run in Terminal 2) Display 3) Cancel 4) Run.

Both Run and Run in Terminal don't do anything at all. Even watching my system monitor there is not even a slight rise in processor activity after choosing either of the options.

Oh. I also tried both the full script you listed, and then again without the 'taskset -c 0x1'

post the output of the Run in Terminal option imo

It flashes something really fast, but I couldn't read it. I managed to take a screen shot, but the window is always half gone in the screen shot. It looks like it's saying:

Code:

/home/alex/desktop/EQEmu.sh: line 2: cd: /path/to/Sony/EQEmu: No such file or directory exists

I installed EQ via EQTitanium CD .iso's in WINE btw

haha yea I had a feeling it might be something simple like that.

you gotta edit the "/path/to/EQEmu" to wherever eqgame.exe actually is on the drive!

Sounds like it might be in:

"/home/USERNAME/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/Sony/EverQuest"

But you'll have to find it yourself to make sure. BTW you'll have to "view->hidden files/folders" to see the .wine directory or find it with cmd line

That's what I was thinking as soon as I saw the partial screen shot. I'm gonna change it now and see what pops out

Its giving me the same error when my script is:

Code:

 #!/bin/bash

cd "/home/alex/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/Sony/Everquest"

wine eqgame.exe patchme

Do I need to be linking it directly to the eqgame,exe file like this?:

Code:

#!/bin/bash

cd "/home/alex/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/Sony/Everquest eqgame.exe"

wine eqgame.exe patchme

the 1st way would be right

try /yadda/EverQuest, because of linux case sensitivity maybe?