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Hello everyone!

I'd like to say thanks for all your work on this project, keep up the good work!

I've installed PlayOnLinux today and am attempting to play Counter Strike through Steam. Installing Steam and CS went smoothly. The problem I get is when trying to play CS. Every time try to connect to a server it crashes.

PC:
Intel Core 2 duo 1.6, 4GB RAM.
Your system : GNU/Linux
Your kernel : Linux 2.6.28-11-server
System language : en_GB.UTF-8
Your video card : Mesa DRI Intel(R) 965GM 20090114 x86/MMX/SSE2
Your distribution : Ubuntu
Your distribution version : 9.04
Wine version installed : wine-1.1.18
Wine version used by PlayOnLinux : wine-1.1.18
I use Gnome 2.26 with compiz. Ubuntu is 9.04 Beta.

Backtrace:
=>0 0xb7f35424 (0x0a07e6a0)
1 0xb7c6f098 abort+0x188() in libc.so.6 (0x0a07e7c8)
2 0x7bfa16e0 in libpulse.so.0 (+0x376e0) (0x0a07e7f8)
3 0x7bf893f2 pa_stream_peek+0xe2() in libpulse.so.0 (0x0a07e838)
4 0x7e1bffd8 _init+0x9e0() in libasound_module_pcm_pulse.so (0x0a07e888)
5 0x7bec77e1 in libasound.so.2 (+0x8f7e1) (0x0a07e8b8)
6 0x7be83410 in libasound.so.2 (+0x4b410) (0x0a07e8e8)
7 0x7bec7a45 in libasound.so.2 (+0x8fa45) (0x0a07e948)
8 0x7be7d894 snd_pcm_readi+0x54() in libasound.so.2 (0x0a07e978)
9 0x7bff0e28 in winealsa (+0x20e28) (0x0a07ea18)
10 0x7bc72b4e call_thread_entry_point+0xe() in ntdll (0x0a07ea28)
11 0x7bc748a2 in ntdll (+0x648a2) (0x0a07eac8)
12 0x7bc74a70 in ntdll (+0x64a70) (0x0a07f3b8)
13 0xb7dac4ff start_thread+0xbf() in libpthread.so.0 (0x0a07f4b8)
14 0xb7d2649e __clone+0x5e() in libc.so.6 (0x00000000)
I have tried several times and the crash occurs every time. If you need any more info please let me know!

Thanks in advance for any help you may be able to provide. :-°

--Vlad

I run CS 1.6 without any problems with Wine 1.1.18 on stable Fedora 10 so my advice is:

1) try with stable Ubuntu because your 9.04 is still in developing phase (beta indicates that) and you have to take into account that not all features works. Stable release is Ubuntu 8.10

2) Try to install it with Wine and see what is happening

Thanks NSLW!

I'll try it with Ubuntu 8.10, even though the new WIP 9.04 has proven to be just as stable for me as 8.10 and I've been using it on my pc since alpha 4.

Have tried it with Wine and the same thing happens. Why can't they just port the games to Linux? :(


--Vlad

Hello again!

I've retested this under Ubuntu Jaunty with kernel 2.6.29.1 which includes GEM and brought a great graphics performance increase for the Intel onboard stuff.

The issue is the alsa sound. When I disabled it in wineconfig everything went smoothly. This seems to be the root of the problem.

As per the instructions I also tested this in Ubuntu Intrepid (8.10) with the same 2.6.29.1 kernel and the same issue appeared. Disabling alsa in wine seems to be a temporary work-around.

I have also run this under normal wine with the same results.

If anyone is having video issues with onboard Intel I suggest getting the new kernel!

Does anyone know how to fix this alsa sound problem?

--Vlad

Edited by vladnistor

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Does anyone know how to fix this alsa sound problem?
[...]

You can try:

1) emulate alsa driver which can be set in "Wine configuration"
2) try OSS audio driver
3) patch Wine source with PulseAudio patch and then set PulseAudio driver in "Wine configuration"

Personally i use three patches for PulseAudio on stable Fedora 10 with kernel 2.6.27
The issue with them is that you can not use mic in CS but everything else is O.K.

Hi. Us i can see you use SERVER kernel! SERVER kernel don't support proprietary driver for your video card!
If you want to play in 3d games in Linux -- you mast install generic kernel.
Linux 2.6.28-11-server . -- its recommended only for server.