I got Wine for my MacBook because I was tired of always having to use Windows to play my favorite games, most of which require DirectX. But I can't install DirectX in Wine! Any help will be greatly appreciated.
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Installing DirectX in Wine
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HELP PLEASE?
Tried! And a dialog popped up saying "Prefix creation ended with error." What the heck is a prefix, and why does this happen every time I use it?
HELP PLEASE?
You didn't create a prefix for Wine files to live in first. You need to do that BEFORE installing DirectX. This is easy enough with WineBottler:
- Go to the Wine menulet.
- Choose Change Prefix...
- Click New
- Choose where it should go and what to name it
- Click OK
- Wait while Wine initializes the new prefix to default settings
Once that's done, activate your new prefix by clicking its name in the Change Prefix dialog. Then, install the DirectX runtime as usual.
Wine has its own directX implementation. Installing MS DirectX is not a good idea ad can actually break things or make things run worse. It can help with some games, but you shouldn't do it unless the game will not work without it... that doesn't mean the game says it wants directx that you should install it... you should only install it if, and only if the directX in Wine is not working right.
Installing d3dx9 is just using a few dll files from DX9, not installing all of directX... do it if you game errors related to those specific dlls. Most games will run better without MS DirectX 9 installed than with it.
Installing d3dx9 is just using a few dll files from DX9, not installing all of directX... do it if you game errors related to those specific dlls. Most games will run better without MS DirectX 9 installed than with it.
is installing the directx prefix in wine/winebottler the same as installing a ."msi"prefix?
if so, i am having trouble running a file with a ".msi" (microsoft installer) prefix.
if so, i am having trouble running a file with a ".msi" (microsoft installer) prefix.
No. MSI files DO work in the Wine environment, but you normally have to invoke them via the Wine Command Prompt, not by double-clicking.
This is the command to use:
Code:
msiexec /i drive:\path\to\msi\fileFor example, if you put the installer file in a folder called Installers inside the prefix's virtual C drive, and it is called setup.msi, then the command to invoke it is:
Code:
msiexec /i C:\Installers\setup.msithanks for this clarification!
in this case would i need to create a new prefix virtual drive? or is there one already created? i noticed in winebottler one can create a new virtual drive depending on the prefix, but i am uncertain if the ".msi" is native.
regardless thank you for your guidance
@wrldwzrd89 type the wine commands in the "wine" command prompt or type the "wine" commands in mac os x terminal?
Yes, you need to create a prefix first.
Wine Command Prompt, NOT the Terminal.
You are correct.
Your not supposed to install DX9/10/ because its already in wine. It also clearly states to NOT install DX because it will fu** it up.
Yes, DirectX is already in Wine, BUT the Wine implementation is a bit lacking in some areas. This is why winetricks allows installation of various DLLs to make up for the missing functionality.
start.exe (part of Wine) will run msi files as well as .bat or any file type that has an associated installed program for (like a .txt will open in notepad).
You can just do like...
wine start /unix "/path/to/my/program/exectuble.msi"
If you use Wineskin, I have a built in option when you select the file to run to use start.exe if you need/want to.
You can just do like...
wine start /unix "/path/to/my/program/exectuble.msi"
If you use Wineskin, I have a built in option when you select the file to run to use start.exe if you need/want to.
Thanks, I did not know about that little program. That will make my Wine experience easier.
Start Wine by clicking it in the Applications folder, once it's installed. Then follow the directions you quoted. Wine / WineBottler can be downloaded here: http://winebottler.kronenberg.org/