Linux?

discomjim · 08-09-11, 05:02 AM

can I run SH3 in Linux with 'wine' . Im using mint 11. If so how?

sublynx · 08-09-11, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by discomjim

can I run SH3 in Linux with 'wine' . Im using mint 11. If so how?

It seems to be possible:

http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManage...estingId=15768

Getting it to run will probably be no walk in the park, so better be ready to ask advice from some Linux support forum. I'm sure there will be lots of people who'll help you out, if need be, but it does seem like most people in this forum use Windows.

If I was any younger I would probably be trying to use Linux as well, but as most of my PC time is now on spent gaming, I don't have the energy to learn the stuff I would need to know to get the games working - for me it's enough of a hassle trying to get games like SH3 or Il-2 working in Windows 7

I hope you get the game working in Linux

discomjim · 08-09-11, 12:16 PM

Thanks Sublynx, As soon as Linux sorts out its compatability issues with windows software, its gonna eat Microsoft for brekkie (well maybe not but theyre worried

) Its Quicker, slicker, better looking, no viruses. Im converted, i may get hold of a cheap PC just for SH3 though cos i really dont want to go back to windows.

postalbyke · 08-09-11, 10:54 PM

I used to be a Linux fan, ran three different OSs, then realized:
unfortunately, if Linus had anything to offer that was a real threat to windows,
It would have been out by now

But! If I recall, I ran into someone recently who runs SH3 on wine, lemme dig around tomorrow and see if I can't find them

Hang in there, bro!

Capt. Morgan · 08-10-11, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by sublynx

It seems to be possible:...Getting it to run will probably be no walk in the park, so better be ready to ask advice from some Linux support forum. ...

Surprisingly, I found that stock SH3 ran fine under Wine, right out of the box - no futzung about required. Also no problem with the NYGM super mod, but no way with GWX (or the bigger mods like MFM or the animated sub-pens).

Ran as fast as it did on the WinXP side of my box, but graphics were not as good due to limited support for the drivers under Wine. Main graphics problem was that smoke/fire/spray did not show up under some circumstances. I understand there's a fix for that if you custom-compile Wine.

discomjim · 08-11-11, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Capt. Morgan

Surprisingly, I found that stock SH3 ran fine under Wine, right out of the box - no futzung about required. Also no problem with the NYGM super mod, but no way with GWX (or the bigger mods like MFM or the animated sub-pens).

Ran as fast as it did on the WinXP side of my box, but graphics were not as good due to limited support for the drivers under Wine. Main graphics problem was that smoke/fire/spray did not show up under some circumstances. I understand there's a fix for that if you custom-compile Wine.

would you mind telling me how??? i put in the disc, wait for the icon go into its file system, then what? when i try to run autorun, it tells me file not executable and when i try to change that in properties, it wont let me either

Capt. Morgan · 08-11-11, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by discomjim

when i try to run autorun, it tells me file not executable and when i try to change that in properties, it wont let me either

Your disk won't be writable (or even a Linux file-system) so you won't be able to change attributes.

If you look at autorun.inf (a text file) it will tell you what file autorun wants to execute, just run that file directly for the same result. executing a Win32 command on my distro (Slackware 13) automatically passes that command off to Wine. Can't say how it's done in Mint.

Also, I was running the version of SHIII under linux that I had already installed on my Windows partition. I didn't try to install it under Linux. winehq (Sublynx's link above) is the go-to place for advice and accounts.

I guess I'll revise my assessment from "no futzing about" to "some futzing about, but not much - for Linux".

discomjim · 08-11-11, 04:09 PM

ok cool, thanks for the advice, ill get there eventually, also thought id try out Danger from the deep, but cant get that to work either.

. Maybe i'll get windows on another machine after all. not sure yet

08-09-11, 05:02 AM	#1
discomjim Swabbie Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 13 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Linux? can I run SH3 in Linux with 'wine' . Im using mint 11. If so how?

08-09-11, 10:54 PM	#4
postalbyke Chief Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: In the past... Posts: 321 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 1	I used to be a Linux fan, ran three different OSs, then realized: unfortunately, if Linus had anything to offer that was a real threat to windows, It would have been out by now But! If I recall, I ran into someone recently who runs SH3 on wine, lemme dig around tomorrow and see if I can't find them Hang in there, bro! __________________ God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh. -Voltaire

08-09-11, 12:16 PM	#3
discomjim Swabbie Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 13 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Thanks Sublynx, As soon as Linux sorts out its compatability issues with windows software, its gonna eat Microsoft for brekkie (well maybe not but theyre worried ) Its Quicker, slicker, better looking, no viruses. Im converted, i may get hold of a cheap PC just for SH3 though cos i really dont want to go back to windows.

08-11-11, 04:09 PM	#8
discomjim Swabbie Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 13 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	ok cool, thanks for the advice, ill get there eventually, also thought id try out Danger from the deep, but cant get that to work either. . Maybe i'll get windows on another machine after all. not sure yet