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Hi,

I am a novice to this forum so excuse any mistakes while posting this topic.

I am trying to install and run Simcity 4 Deluxe on PlayonLinux 4.2.1 on Ubuntu 12.1o x64.

The installation seems to have succeeded and the Simcity 4 installation directory on the virtual windows drive is showing a size of 1.2 GB.

I have dunugged while running the applicaion and the following output is what I get :

In case I have missed any details do let me know.
Your help is much appreciated.

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[06/28/13 15:12:11] - Running wine- --version (Working directory : /home/siddhartha/.PlayOnLinux/wineprefix/simcity4deluxe)
wine-1.4.1

PlayOnLinux logfile
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Date: 06/28/13 15:12:11

> PlayOnLinux Version
  4.2.1
> uname -a
  Linux siddhartha-Notebook-PC 3.5.0-34-generic #55-Ubuntu SMP Thu Jun 6 20:18:19 UTC 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
> lsb_release -a
 
> wine --version
  wine-1.4.1
> POL_WINEVERSION
 
> WINEPREFIX
  /home/siddhartha/.PlayOnLinux/wineprefix/simcity4deluxe
> Distribution
  Ubuntu 12.10
> glxinfo \\| grep rendering
  direct rendering: Yes
    GL_NV_parameter_buffer_object2, GL_NV_path_rendering,
> glxinfo \\| grep renderer
  OpenGL renderer string: GeForce 8200M G/integrated/SSE2
> OpenGL libs (Direct rendering testing)
  32bits direct rendering is enabled
  64bits direct rendering is enabled

[06/28/13 15:12:12] - This is a 32bits prefix!
[06/28/13 15:12:15] - Running wine- cmd /c echo %ProgramFiles% (Working directory : /home/siddhartha/.PlayOnLinux/wineprefix/simcity4deluxe)
C:\\Program Files

[06/28/13 15:12:27] - Running wine- winecfg (Working directory : /home/siddhartha/.PlayOnLinux)
p11-kit: couldn't load module: /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/pkcs11/gnome-keyring-pkcs11.so: /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/pkcs11/gnome-keyring-pkcs11.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
[06/28/13 15:13:08] - Running wine- winecfg (Working directory : /home/siddhartha/.PlayOnLinux)
p11-kit: couldn't load module: /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/pkcs11/gnome-keyring-pkcs11.so: /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/pkcs11/gnome-keyring-pkcs11.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
[06/28/13 15:14:09] - Running wine- regedit /home/siddhartha/.PlayOnLinux//tmp/regkey.reg (Working directory : /media/siddhartha)
[06/28/13 15:14:09] - Content of /home/siddhartha/.PlayOnLinux//tmp/regkey.reg
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REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Wine]
"Version"="win2k"
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[06/28/13 15:14:10] - Running wine- regedit /home/siddhartha/.PlayOnLinux//tmp/regkey.reg (Working directory : /media/siddhartha)
[06/28/13 15:14:10] - Content of /home/siddhartha/.PlayOnLinux//tmp/regkey.reg
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REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Wine\\X11 Driver]
"Desktop"="1024x768"
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[06/28/13 15:14:10] - Running wine- regedit /home/siddhartha/.PlayOnLinux//tmp/regkey.reg (Working directory : /media/siddhartha)
[06/28/13 15:14:10] - Content of /home/siddhartha/.PlayOnLinux//tmp/regkey.reg
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REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Wine\\Explorer\\Desktops]
"Default"="1024x768"
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[06/28/13 15:14:10] - Running wine- regedit /home/siddhartha/.PlayOnLinux//tmp/regkey.reg (Working directory : /media/siddhartha)
[06/28/13 15:14:10] - Content of /home/siddhartha/.PlayOnLinux//tmp/regkey.reg
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REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Wine\\Explorer]
"Desktop"="Default"
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[06/28/13 15:14:10] - Running wine- regedit /home/siddhartha/.PlayOnLinux//tmp/regkey.reg (Working directory : /media/siddhartha)
[06/28/13 15:14:10] - Content of /home/siddhartha/.PlayOnLinux//tmp/regkey.reg
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REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Wine\\Drivers]
"Audio"="alsa"
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[06/28/13 15:15:19] - Running wine-1.1.0 regedit /home/siddhartha/.PlayOnLinux//tmp/regkey.reg (Working directory : /home/siddhartha/Desktop)
[06/28/13 15:15:19] - Content of /home/siddhartha/.PlayOnLinux//tmp/regkey.reg
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REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Wine\\X11 Driver]
"Desktop"="-1"
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wine client error:29: version mismatch 431/340.
Your wine binary was not upgraded correctly,
or you have an older one somewhere in your PATH.
Or maybe the wrong wineserver is still running?
[06/28/13 15:17:33] - Running wine-1.1.0 regedit /home/siddhartha/.PlayOnLinux//tmp/regkey.reg (Working directory : /home/siddhartha/Desktop)
[06/28/13 15:17:33] - Content of /home/siddhartha/.PlayOnLinux//tmp/regkey.reg
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REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Wine\\Explorer]
"Desktop"=-
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err:wineboot:ProcessRunKeys Error running cmd #0 (126)
wine: could not load L"C:\\\\windows\\\\system32\\\\plugplay.exe": Module not found

Could not load Mozilla. HTML rendering will be disabled.
wine: configuration in '/home/siddhartha/.PlayOnLinux/wineprefix/simcity4deluxe' has been updated.
[06/28/13 15:18:33] - Running wine-1.1.0 SimCity 4.exe (Working directory : /home/siddhartha/.PlayOnLinux/wineprefix/simcity4deluxe/drive_c/Program Files/Maxis/SimCity 4 Deluxe/Apps)
wine: could not load L"C:\\\\windows\\\\system32\\\\plugplay.exe": Module not found

wine: Unhandled privileged instruction at address 0x10006c73 (thread 0009), starting debugger...
Can't attach process 0008: error 5
[06/28/13 15:18:47] - Running wine-1.1.0 SimCity 4.exe (Working directory : /home/siddhartha/.PlayOnLinux/wineprefix/simcity4deluxe/drive_c/Program Files/Maxis/SimCity 4 Deluxe/Apps)
err:wineboot:ProcessRunKeys Error running cmd #0 (126)
wine: could not load L"C:\\\\windows\\\\system32\\\\plugplay.exe": Module not found

wine: Unhandled privileged instruction at address 0x10006c73 (thread 0009), starting debugger...
Can't attach process 0008: error 5
[06/28/13 15:35:34] - Running wine-1.1.0 SimCity 4.exe (Working directory : /home/siddhartha/.PlayOnLinux/wineprefix/simcity4deluxe/drive_c/Program Files/Maxis/SimCity 4 Deluxe/Apps)
err:wineboot:ProcessRunKeys Error running cmd #0 (126)
wine: could not load L"C:\\\\windows\\\\system32\\\\plugplay.exe": Module not found

wine: Unhandled privileged instruction at address 0x10006c73 (thread 0009), starting debugger...
Can't attach process 0008: error 5

I got this issue resolved by changing the wine version on playonlinux to system. And adding a no-cd crack to the game.

Yeah. Unforuntately, for some games, that is the only way. We cant even support it, as it uses a crack, but there have been some times where its needed. Sad but true fact of DRM. They obfuscate and lock up the code in a DRM prison, and...... well yeah. It sucks. lol