Linux POP_OS install crashing

[Elwood]

Hello all,

I'm new here and trying to install p99 on my POP_OS system. (hardware: a Razer Blade 15 2018 with an older 24" external 60hz monitor) I've been running POP_OS 20.04 on this machine for several months with very few problems and usually install game through Steam. The few problems I had were more due to my newness to this distro than probs with the machine. (I used to use Manjaro)

My p99 install issues
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1. Tried using Lutris to install at first
a. The p99 install script crashes(made ~4mo. ago last edited ~4 days ago) It has one comment from 1 month ago that mentions the exact issue I ad with it.
b. The script crashes when trying to access the p99 files v53 with a permissions error message.
2. I next tried using PlayonLinux front end wrapper to install it.
a. Under a 32bit environment with default, 2.0, or 2.1 staging the install starts, but crashes/locksup
b. I tried a 64bit environment, just to see, and it was worse. I tried it even though I understand a 32bit win7 environment is prefered for p99, but I was taking stabs in the dark at this point.

3. For BOTH methods I made sure to install MS core fonts, d3dx and d3dx_43 files.

I am running out of ideas and hope their is a fellow "linux nerd" around with more skills than me to provide some options for me.

In the meantime, I am going to try various wine staging versions in the 32bit environment and see if that helps get me through the install using PlayonLinux. If anyone knows of a wine staging version that has worked for them, please let me know as there are A LOT of versions....hehehe

I have been a watcher of various Twitch and Youtuber people for P99 and love the content. I simply can not stand EQLive anymore and feel very grateful for all the good work this community has done. I hope to become a part of it soon and contribute what I can.

Peace out.

[xaix1999]

hello fellow Linux user
so lutris, playonlinux, staging, tkg, and all other wines or wrappers for wine don't work
two kinds of wine work
wine-stable and wine (plain ol' vanilla)
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt install wine
sudo apt autoremove
sudo apt autoclean

once you have done that

cd "${HOME}"
rm -rf .wine
wine wineboot
*opitional* winecfg
sudo apt install mesa dxvk (you will have to look up the package names, https://packages.ubuntu.com/)
dxvk_install

get your eq titanium cds ready ( i saved mine as iso's ) extract the contents to folders named as eq1 eq2 etc etc
run the titanium install and point to those folders
wine titanium_install.file
once the install is running and copying files goto p99 main page and grab v53 patch files
check https://wiki.project1999.com/EverQuest_in_Linux_Guide
for the files you need to rename as Linux is case sensitive since DSETUP.DLL and dsetup.dll are two separate files
you will probably have to make/compile the p99mimd also on the guide
let me know if you still have problems

DON'T INSTALL DIRECT X IT WILL BORK YOUR VIDEO AND SOUND
mesa wine and dxvk will handle that

[xaix1999]

i also suggest making a EQ.desktop in your ~/Desktop folder
there you can make a script to launch eq with wine (32bit) or wine64 (64bit)
the desktop shortcut i use is in the Linux guide on the wiki

[elkboot]

Hello there Elwood. I made this install script for people such as yourself. https://github.com/ejhpas/Project1999-For-Linux
Give it a look. Easy way to get it up and running.

[xaix1999]

a. The p99 install script crashes(made ~4mo. ago last edited ~4 days ago) It has one comment from 1 month ago that mentions the exact issue I had with it.
b. The script crashes when trying to access the p99 files v53 with a permissions error message.


he already tried it

[xaix1999]

also your script mentions needing qsynth
which is not needed as alsa and pulseaudio works just fine
trying running your audio through mesa with wine's wined3d or dxvk

my video and audio shows up as polaris10 (rx580) llvm extension and it's hdmi audio with amdgpu drivers

[elkboot]

he already tried it

also your script mentions needing qsynth
which is not needed as alsa and pulseaudio works just fine
trying running your audio through mesa with wine's wined3d or dxvk

my video and audio shows up as polaris10 (rx580) llvm extension and it's hdmi audio with amdgpu drivers

I am 90% sure he has not used the revised and revamped/reloaded script found at https://github.com/ejhpas/Project1999-For-Linux as I just released it yesterday.

The old script had many issues.

You don't "need" qsynth, but if you want to listen to the MIDI tracks you do need qsynth. Are you able to listen to all of EQs music without qsynth/fluidsynth? Merchant music, dungeon music, etc?

[xaix1999]

yes i can listen to the music, I've listened to the music so much that it is off now
dx8 handles midi

it's called directmusic

[elkboot]

yes i can listen to the music, I've listened to the music so much that it is off now
dx8 handles midi

Splendid!

[xaix1999]

sorry for the extra post

setup_dxvk install or setup_dxvk uninstall
so that you make sure it's installed correctly

[Elwood]

Thank you so much for all the replies!

I'll give Elk's script a go within the next day or 2 and see where I stand with that....if that doesn't work for me I'll need to school myself up on using wine without the help of wrappers and such.

I've dabbled in Linux since 2012, but only since the COVID-19 events have I decided to kick windows to the curb fully. I have always, at least, used PlayOnLinux to help with wine. I've never used wine without the help of a 2nd program to manage things in the background.

I'll keep you posted on my progress this weekend....and Thanks Much again!