Re: [SLUG] Wine in Mandrake 8

From: Smitty (76543a@mpinet.net)
Date: Tue Jun 26 2001 - 00:04:44 EDT


You may want to try CrossOver from codeweavers.org. I don't know
what stage it is in as far as stability goes, but it may be worth a try.
Smitty

On Monday 25 June 2001 07:04, you wrote:
> Benjamin wrote:
> > can anyone help me please.. i am a beginner with linux but wish to learn
> > all i can
> > well my problem is i am trying to make wine #98 the latest release to run
> > ms-media player 6.4
> > wine installs it just fine but when it is about to execute the program i
> > recieve this error
> > 'unhandled stack overflow at address 0x407762c9'
> > 'Do you wish to debug'
> > 'yes/no'
> > i select yes and nothing happens look in the gnome xterminal and see this
> > 'err:seh:UnhandledExceptionFilter Couldn't start debugger (winedbg
> > 134747096 100) (2)'
> > what do i do now?
> > -Benwa
>
> Sorry, dude. I think this is a match you might not be able to win.
> Unless you're a developer, going to "debug" won't help - you'll need the
> debugger, which usually means you know how to develop wine (or are
> trying to learn). As for the the MS media player, I've tried various
> times to install it or get it running in my machine, and nothing doing.
> The only fix I can even imagine is (are you ready?) creating a "fake
> partition", which means a direc - err, "folder" with a bunch of other
> "folders" familiar to MS programs (like Program Files and Windows), AND
> sticking the necessary libraries, to which I have to say 1) good luck
> and 2) but doesn't that count as a public health hazard?). Now, creating
> the partition is actually pretty easy if you use something like
> Codeweaver's version of Wine (http://www.codeweavers.com), which
> autimatically creates one for you and sets up your wine config file.
> Check it out.
>
> Now, if you REEEEAAAALLLYYY want to dig arround for an answer (always a
> worthy recourse, grasshoppah), check arround http://www.winehq.org for
> an answer to your problem. They might have a couple of success stories.
> If you get it, post it on the list (ie. your own), I know I'd like to
> hear about it. Personally, I'd be interested in having the ability to
> run .asf and .wma files on my system, if for nothing else than for shock
> value!!
>
> Good luck,
>
> Norb
>
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