Running EQ under LINUX

[omegadot]

I tossed EQ on my Linux bartop so I could play and more easily watch what goes on in my house. My kid likes to do his own thing, but I still gotta make sure he's not killing himself(he's 1). I was able to just copy my updated install from windows and run it no troubles using the version of wine in the Ubuntu repos. Had to disable the VertextShader dealie(that laptop rocks intel integrated graphics from around 07) and it was good to go. I debated seeing where the updates are pulled from and writing a gtk/python app to do that for me if it's possible since the neat updater app never worked for me in any WINEses.

[Eslade]

I might be in over my head a little bit here, but I've been trying to run a copy of EQ Titanium that I installed in windows and then copied into a Linux wine directory. I got it to work, but I ran into the head banging on desk no character models bug.

I've replaced the d3dx9_30.dll with the http://funcamp.net/w/d3dx9_30.dll one. I've editied the ini file to turn off vertex shaders and what not. I'm about to try to install ATI proprietary drivers and see if that works.
This is the exact laptop that I'm trying to use, except I have 3 gb of ram and my processor is 3.4ghz.
http://www.linlap.com/hp_pavilion_zd8000
It's running Mint 15 32bit. Ive kinda ran out of Ideas short of scratching everything and starting over again.

[mgellan]

Originally Posted by Eslade [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

This is the exact laptop that I'm trying to use, except I have 3 gb of ram and my processor is 3.4ghz.
http://www.linlap.com/hp_pavilion_zd8000
It's running Mint 15 32bit. Ive kinda ran out of Ideas short of scratching everything and starting over again.

^^^ ATI Mobility Radeon X600 might be your problem.

Regards,
Mg

[Handpartytowel]

anyone have some wisdom on what causes/fixes the issue with the login server not showing any servers?

copied the eqclient.ini file wholesale to get to this point.

i am running ubuntu 13.04 + wine 1.6 with no modifications. also i copied a working eq folder from my windows box.

[Smedy]

Can confirm that handpartytowel is running linux to isolate the everquest related processes in a clean virtual windows box, resulting in antihax.dll scanning a clean windows envoirment while on the linux side he can use haxx.dll to sniff the packets routed to the virtual machine and track people and pixels.

I think a ban is in order.

[Handpartytowel]

haxx.dll best .dll

[Menemas]

I still get blank server screens at home (Boston area) on my linux laptop. However, when I recently traveled to Toronto and tried to log in so my buddy and I could diagnose the issue, it worked fine. Upon return home, the server select screen was blank again.

[mgellan]

Originally Posted by Menemas [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I still get blank server screens at home (Boston area) on my linux laptop. However, when I recently traveled to Toronto and tried to log in so my buddy and I could diagnose the issue, it worked fine. Upon return home, the server select screen was blank again.

But you get Server Select screens under Windoze?

Personally, if it works in the Peoples Republic of Canuckistan and not at home, I blame the NSA surveillence boys.

Regards,
Mg

[mgellan]

My original posting has been updated to reflect Ubuntu 12.04 - just got an HP Z620 workstation with Xeon E5-2620x12 CPU, 21GB RAM, a solid state drive a while ago, finally found some time to install LINUX and, of course, EQ. EQ is faaaaaaast LOL [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Regards,
Mg

[Menemas]

Yes, under windows at home I get servers.