Running EQ under LINUX

[Boolean]

I followed the tutorial on YouTube to install EverQuest on Windows, but now I want to try it on Linux Mint 17.2. I have copied the install folder over to "~/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/Sony/Everquest". When I type "wine eqgame.exe patchme" I get this message:

fixme:toolhelp:CreateToolhelp32Snapshot Unimplemented: heap list snapshot
fixme:win:EnumDisplayDevicesW ((null),0,0x32ebd8,0x00000000), stub!

And then a window pops up saying something about Nvidia drivers (I have GTX 700), and an option to "continue anyway" which I hit and then a serious error occurs and this spits out over and over again:

err:winedbg:dbg_handle_debug_event 0027:0028: not a registered process or thread (perhaps a 16 bit one ?)
err:winedbg:dbg_handle_debug_event 0027:0028: not a registered process or thread (perhaps a 16 bit one ?)
err:winedbg:dbg_handle_debug_event 0027:0028: not a registered process or thread (perhaps a 16 bit one ?)
err:winedbg:dbg_handle_debug_event 0027:0028: not a registered process or thread (perhaps a 16 bit one ?)
err:winedbg:dbg_handle_debug_event 0027:0028: not a registered process or thread (perhaps a 16 bit one ?)

My wine version is 1.6.2 and I installed it from the package manager.

[nathan_heath]

This is a pretty good walk through on how to use playOnLinux to run EQ

https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/...inux-pon.1185/

best of luck

[mgellan]

Just installed a new Ubuntu 15.01 on a laptop (mostly cuz Win10 is totally screwed up on a HP Zbook17 with dual Intel / Nvidea graphics) and ran into the "no servers on login server screen" problem. Found this:

https://www.project1999.com/forums/s...d.php?t=218666

Installed and compiled p99-login-middlemand program, and changed my script to the following:

#!/bin/bash
~/bin/p99-login-middlemand &
echo $! >/tmp/p99middle.pid
cd "$HOME/.wine/drive_c/EverQuest99"
taskset -c 0 padsp wine eqgame.exe patchme 2>/dev/null
kill -9 $(cat /tmp/p99middle.pid)

EQ now works like a charm again!

Regards,
Mg

[mrybczyn]

Yup, middlemand fixed my login issues over wifi.
Everything works well except music...

[LazyMonkey]

Am I missing something obvious? Using Ubuntu, I've been able to get EQ installed, copied the most current (at this time) V41 files into the EQ directory. Deleted the listed files from the getting started guide. Set up the desktop wine icon with the script as directed in the first post. That all worked fine. I am able to launch the game, even get past login and to server selection. There, it tells me my spell files are out of date. I have copied the v41 files in again and relaunched the game, to the same result.

Everything I've read says this should be working, but I can't get past the spell files issue.

[krakmojo]

Check the case of the file names in the v41 files vs the ones you are replacing since Linux is case-sensitive.

For instance (I just picked a file at random) dsetup.dll will not replace dsetup.DLL and could cause problems if WINE/Ubuntu is looking for the latter.

[LazyMonkey]

Thank you, that was the exact problem. Now able to log in and get in game.

[Zynn]

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

Thank you, that was the exact problem. Now able to log in and get in game.

I had the exact same problem. To be specific, there is 1 file in v41.zip that has the wrong casing: dsetup.dll should be DSETUP.dll

If you've followed all the other instructions, simply do:

mv DSETUP.dll DSETUP.dll.bak # alternatively, rm DSETUP.dll
ln -s dsetup.dll DSETUP.dll # symlink to correct case, to prevent conflicts in the future

[dude]

Every year I try and get linux running and every year its the same thing, 90% of what I need a computer for will run under it, but that 10% I just cant live without. Well this year I tried Ubuntu 16.04 and wiz bang boom bop, windows is finally history for the dude.

No muss no fuss, install wine, copied eq, turned off some eq.ini's, and I was playing eq like it was 1999 all over again. Thanks for the guide you guys all rock!

[Kioti]

Thanks to everyone who contributed to this thread, I used these instructions under 16.04 with relative ease. The only issue I had(aside from those already listed) was trying to go fullscreen. The game plays fine in windowed mode but anytime I try fullscreen I get an instant crash of wine. Running an Nvidia card, anyone have any info on this issue? Thanks again.

edit:speling