Running in VirtualBox on linux - no avatar models

[Peppermint]

I KNOW i have seen something similar to this around before but been searching like mad.

I managed to get EQ running under VirtualBox on Ubuntu (so i can sneak play at work ;)
However i get no character models, i only see weapons/items in hands floating in the air...

Anyone got any hints on how to fix it or is it simply unfixable due to the virtualization layer? With Vbox Guest additions it IS supposed to get direct access to the HW tho i believe...

Any ideas?

[Savok]

Are you running it in a windows virtualbox on Ubuntu or under Wine? I'm assuming windows?

[Peppermint]

Ubuntu as host - WinXP as guest in the Vbox.

[Savok]

I'm installing XP Home on Ubuntu 10.04 Virtualbox atm to test. Are you running Virtualbox 3.2?

[mr.miketastic]

I had the same thing running WiNe. But my issue was the crappy intel GM965 drivers for linux. I went ahead and installed the latest Beta from winehq.org and everything works reasonably well now.

[mgellan]

Why run Virtualbox? I run EQ in Ubuntu under WINE no problem...

See http://www.project1999.org/forums/showthread.php?p=54429

Regards,
Mg

[mgellan]

I KNOW i have seen something similar to this around before but been searching like mad.

I managed to get EQ running under VirtualBox on Ubuntu (so i can sneak play at work ;)
However i get no character models, i only see weapons/items in hands floating in the air...

Anyone got any hints on how to fix it or is it simply unfixable due to the virtualization layer? With Vbox Guest additions it IS supposed to get direct access to the HW tho i believe...

Any ideas?

FWIW this is an issue with stock WINE in LINUX, if you run it stock no char models. You need to make a minor change in WINE to resolve it... see the thread I quoted above.

Regards,
Mg

[Peppermint]

Why run Virtualbox? I run EQ in Ubuntu under WINE no problem...

See http://www.project1999.org/forums/showthread.php?p=54429

Regards,
Mg

Well been trying all kinds of ways to get it to run under Wine but kept crashing when trying to initialize the graphics. I think it has to do with the unorthodox video mode im running at work (1920x1200). Gonna look through that thread though see if i can get it to work!

Thanks for the hints.

[cheswick]

Hello,

I have, like the original poster, decide to go the hard path versus the easy(easier). And I installed EQ on a Windows XP Guest fully patched virtual on an Ubuntu 10.10 fully patched install. After much wrestling with WineD3D and Guest additions and 3d acceleration settings I got it to load and logged in to Project 1999 server. I get the following screenshow character creation screen. No amount of pressing the buttons on the left displays any characters.

http://www.qsl.net/ky1t/pictures/Screenshot-Games%20(EQ:Clean_Titanium)%20[Running]%20-%20Oracle%20VM%20VirtualBox.png

Any help would be appreciated. I'll probably try Wine Emulator. But I haven't compiled from source lately since there are .deb binaries available.

**UPDATE** - I have gotten a little further. The download and install of the latest NVidia drivers on the Linux host gave me a better experience. The buttons actually responded and opened up new menu choices. That worked for awhile then at random times the buttons sometimes crashed to the Windows Guest desktop. There was an option to submit an error report. I am not sure if these bug reports are sent to Sony or the project1999 team. But I clicked send once out of the multiple crashes.

Thanks in advance,

Cheswick