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Double click on gta_sa.exe.Then the screen turns black, white again, black, white,black. Then you can understand that it puts you into the game's menu but the are no letters and no pictures. The letters have turned into pink boxes but the sound (when the cursor goes through the pink boxes) works fine. I start the game (with a difficulty, because i remember the buttons i have to press from when I had windows) and then the game closes down and the resolution of my pc goes wrong and i have to correct it every time i try to play. Any suggestions?

PS: i do right click to gta_sa.exe and then -----> open with wine windows programm loader. is there any other way to open it with playonlinux? (Note: I've already install playonlinux, but there is no option "open with playonlinux" when i do right click on gta_sa.exe)

Thx in advance:)

Open a terminal, write "playonlinux" (without the quotes), select San Andreas in your menu and choose "Run". Post any errormessages in your terminal. =)

Thank you! It started, it downloaded some updates, and then a window was opened.
Unfortunately, I pressed run and nothing happened, i tried ctrl+o and still nothing :(
Suggestions?

You mean that nothing happens when you selected San Andreas and pressed "Run"?
That seems weird, nothing I've heard of before. Which version do you use?

Well, i use ubuntu 9.10 and playonlinux.v.3.7.2
What do you mean to select San Andreas?
Look in this URL to understand the situation:

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/2343/screenshotev.png

....see? When i press "run" nothing happens.....How to select gta_sa.exe and prees run?

HELP!!!! DONT LEAVE ME!!!

Hi! Now I understand your problem. =)
You have not installed GTA San Andreas with POL, but with wine. =)

Open POL (either with "playonlinux" in terminal, or in your main menu under "Games") and press the "install" button. Search for San Andreas and follow the instructions. You might need a crack to your game, but we can't help you with that.

Here is some guides on how to do:
http://www.playonmac.com/en/manual.html
http://playonlinux.wikia.com/wiki/Starters_Tutorial

Look for installing games.

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Got it! THX Dr Phill :)

Your welcome. =)
Tell us if you got anymore problems. =)

Geee, I wonder how many problems here can be explained in such straight and obvious way? :)

Hi, I have the same problem, but I installed the game from POL and running from the terminal it doesn't show any error message.. If i click "debug" it writes "WINED3D_SWAP_EFFECT_FLIP" Now I tried to install various versions of d3dx but it doesn't work, now I have the error that I need at least directX 9, when I installed the 11.. help please

Experiencing the same problem.
White, white, white, black, white, game UI all wierd (no letters only bacground photos), and than by memory i try to run the game and it crashes it down. Trying wine one by one, instalation of more DX, config in POL for the graphic card and so on and on... I tried all i could and knew. Now i'm without ideas that to do
 

Edited by TivenX

Dude. Necromancy. This thread is super old, and you also did not post up anything that we can use to troubleshoot your issue. Please re-read the wiki and forum rules, and start a new thread about your issue.