From 2aa330697f3183cce3cfdc7ab2fb7afdf495c698 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Alexander=20Nicolaysen=20S=C3=B8rnes?= Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 03:10:53 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] - Fix the ancient use of --debugmsg - Add an explanation for how to run a program with Wine - Refer users with sound problems to winecfg --- help/generic.help | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/help/generic.help b/help/generic.help index 9b1dab3..160fda3 100644 --- a/help/generic.help +++ b/help/generic.help @@ -17,14 +17,14 @@ for a certain program doesn't exist.

-

  • Run your program

    • +

  • Run your program (something like ‘wine yourprogram.exe’, or tell your file manager to open .exe files with 'wine').

  • If it gives an error about missing files, or does not start at all, try running it from the directory where it was installed.

  • Many newer games contain copy protection, which is often not supported in Wine. Cracks are available from sites such as MegaGames.

  • In case of failure, try different builtin, native DLL settings: -Run Wine with --debugmsg +loaddll to find out which +Run Wine with ‘WINEDEBUG=+loaddll wine yourprogram.exe’ to find out which DLLs are loaded as native or builtin. Then make sure appropriate native versions are in the c:\windows\system32 directory as configured in Winecfg’s DLL overrides tab. There are four options you can choose from when setting @@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ dll overrides.

    • (builtin) +

  • For sound problems, run ‘winecfg’ and look at the audio tab.

  • In case of persisting failure, you may want to read over the Wine Documentation